7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Tavour: pours amber with a whitish head. Aroma is caramel, grainy. Taste is lightly bitter, not too sweet. Pretty solid. Does what the style is supposed to do.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Feb 2026
at 02:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle shared by Joen. Opaque black color, small beige to light brown colored head. Aroma and flavor are malts, soft roast, soy sauce lightly, "katjes-drop" some sweetness in there of course. Boozy. Full body, thick texture, soft carbonation. Good, but over the top, I'd say and definitely overpriced.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2026
at 16:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can. Pours a very fizzy gold (medium gold, nothing special) with a thin head. The amount of carbonation rising is pretty ridiculous. Aromas are kind of odd... not the big, punchy resin I would expect from something that bills itself "West Coast IPA" but more of a pear and peach with a touch of almost Brett-like funk. Flavor is fruity... more of that sweet pear and peach or maybe nectarine, a kind of fruity with an edge that strikes me as more peppery than resinous. It's a pretty interesting one, to say the least. Not what I was expecting but I kind of like it.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Feb 2026
at 01:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Refrigerated 12 oz orange wax bottle. Aroma is bourbon, thick body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is bourbon, fudge, wood, and a little booze.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Feb 2026
at 01:44
9.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
В аромате вообще кокоса нету, что удивило. На вкус образец идеального барлика в старой формации, никакого намека на стаутность. Много карамели, патоки, ириски, меда, сухофрукты, бочки конечно, кокос есть но только где то на третьем плане, а хотелось его чуть больше.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2026
at 22:22
9.4/10
I assume this is the September edition despite the banner. Still awesome slow sipper, now with even more barrel notes, sweet coconut chocolate overdose and massive amounts of vanilla, some warming notes but ABV is quite well hidden. Great stuff, nice one
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jan 2026
at 19:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Undated but recent, 375mL bottle, drunk 1/23/26, as pictured.
Man, phantasm powder is such a strong, distinct substance. I immediately get it in the nose, alongside soft oak, rich vanilla and honey-like malt and a lovely, funky Brett which does work well with the phantasm and passion fruit. Sort of magnifies what the Brett is already doing. Nothing weird, not too much foeder, no big acid.
Malty and round in the mouth, though with good dryness coming from the powder, the oak and light-to-moderate Brett-like acidity. Citrus and white grape galore with biscuit and honey gently balancing. Juicy, rich, malty and complex with good lingering balance of malt, brett, oak and such. Really lovely, even fresh. This would age really nicely.
Man, phantasm powder is such a strong, distinct substance. I immediately get it in the nose, alongside soft oak, rich vanilla and honey-like malt and a lovely, funky Brett which does work well with the phantasm and passion fruit. Sort of magnifies what the Brett is already doing. Nothing weird, not too much foeder, no big acid.
Malty and round in the mouth, though with good dryness coming from the powder, the oak and light-to-moderate Brett-like acidity. Citrus and white grape galore with biscuit and honey gently balancing. Juicy, rich, malty and complex with good lingering balance of malt, brett, oak and such. Really lovely, even fresh. This would age really nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 23 Jan 2026
at 16:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Canned 10, 11 or 12/17/25, can't tell which one. Drunk 1/22/26, as pictured.
Hmm, there's something weird in the nose. Or, likely, it's just specialty malt, but it smells a little corny, a little chemical-y to me. Yeah, just some sweet toffee/caramel, likely, with some light red fruitiness and light yeast intricacies. It does integrate better as it warms/breathes. Lightly peppery, grassy hop behind it.
Similar flavors to the nose. Still has that dry fruit-and-corn flavor that I don't love, mixed with a surprisingly bitter, grassy hop element. The texture is nice and malty, and the attenuation is great, but i kind of hate the flavors. Bitter grassiness and weird berries-and-caramel-corn.
Hmm, there's something weird in the nose. Or, likely, it's just specialty malt, but it smells a little corny, a little chemical-y to me. Yeah, just some sweet toffee/caramel, likely, with some light red fruitiness and light yeast intricacies. It does integrate better as it warms/breathes. Lightly peppery, grassy hop behind it.
Similar flavors to the nose. Still has that dry fruit-and-corn flavor that I don't love, mixed with a surprisingly bitter, grassy hop element. The texture is nice and malty, and the attenuation is great, but i kind of hate the flavors. Bitter grassiness and weird berries-and-caramel-corn.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 22 Jan 2026
at 21:00
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Tried
from Bottle
from
Komplekx.bar
on 17 Jan 2026
at 19:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
US Pint can from Benny’s place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head and some broken lace. The aroma is grainy, tropical citrus. The flavour is over moderate bitter, light sweet, with a silky smooth, rich, juicy mango, melon, warm boozy alcohol bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Over medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jan 2026
at 16:23