6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
On tap at HopCat Livonia (though labeled as "King Elder" at HopCat). Pours a hazy copper with a white head. Aroma is... freezer burn? I think that's the rye. Light dark fruit. Flavor is kind of odd, rye I guess (again a little freezer burn-like), yeasty, red grape. It's interesting, but I'm just not a fan.
Tried
from Draft
at
HopCat - Livonia
on 26 Aug 2025
at 00:35
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Slow's draught, 11/30/24. Dark, clear. Neat, hazelnut head. Cola, mild licorice, hints of cacao and finally good yeast character with strongly herbal, almost minty hops that complement the chocolatiness well. Clean, very malty with pretty good attenuation, great yeast character and excellent, but not overdone hops. Wow, to think I've been passing up these guys all these years and thus is my first experience with them. If their other beers are even close to as well-done as this, I should be trying them all.
Tried
on 01 Dec 2024
at 04:08
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Oct 2024
at 02:33
7.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Oct 2024
at 02:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from Faisan. Pours a ruby red copper with a finger of off-white head that dissipates. Toffee, toasted caramel, dried honey and fig on the nose. Good carbonation on the palate with red fruit, honey and more caramel, toasted malt. There is some bitterness that balances out some of the sweetness on the palate. Lingering dryness on the finish with a sweet rounded note as well. Enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Apr 2024
at 02:39
7.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2024
at 04:22
7.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2024
at 04:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear amber with a slight red hue and a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is bread forward with a bit of sweet grain and a light leafy note underlying. Flavor has sweet bread and grains with a bit of cookie and light straw underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2023
at 22:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear gold with a slight copper hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has some melon and light pine with a growing citrus and a light sweet grain underlying. Flavor has grassy hops with a bit of pine, citrus rind and a bit of bread underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2023
at 22:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the brewery. Pours a clear brown with a slight amber hue with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is quite bready with a bit of dark grains with some roast and a hint of pine underlying. Flavor has earthy roast and bread with a pine bite and a bit of dark grain underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Dec 2023
at 21:52