8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from a 510 ml bottle.
Aroma is malt forward with lots of chocolate notes and some lighter dark caramel and toffee. Moderate vanilla notes with some roast. Light barrel and bourbon notes with light alcohol notes.
Pours jet black with dark brown hues on the edges and a medium sized, thick, dark mocha head that recedes quickly to the edges where it lingers on the edges.
Flavor is very sweet with lots of chocolate and quite a bit of dark caramel and toffee. Lighter roast and some tootsie roll notes. Medium bitterness and medium light alcohol notes. Fairly strong vanilla notes. Faint oak and light bourbon notes.
Mouthfeel is fairly full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid barrel aged vanilla imperial stout. Fairly sweet, but not overly so. Balanced bitterness and alcohol notes. Great malt complexity and good vanilla notes.
Aroma is malt forward with lots of chocolate notes and some lighter dark caramel and toffee. Moderate vanilla notes with some roast. Light barrel and bourbon notes with light alcohol notes.
Pours jet black with dark brown hues on the edges and a medium sized, thick, dark mocha head that recedes quickly to the edges where it lingers on the edges.
Flavor is very sweet with lots of chocolate and quite a bit of dark caramel and toffee. Lighter roast and some tootsie roll notes. Medium bitterness and medium light alcohol notes. Fairly strong vanilla notes. Faint oak and light bourbon notes.
Mouthfeel is fairly full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid barrel aged vanilla imperial stout. Fairly sweet, but not overly so. Balanced bitterness and alcohol notes. Great malt complexity and good vanilla notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jul 2026
at 06:45
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Poured from a 510 ml bottle. Aroma is a balanced blend of chocolate and roast with some dark caramel, toffee and graham crackers as well. Lighter treacle and molasses. Faint leather. Light rye bourbon and alcohol notes. Honest of oak. Pours jet black with a medium large, thick, frothy, dark mocha head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges. Light lacing and long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of chocolate, dark caramel, toffee and graham crackers. Lighter roast, molasses and treacle. Hints of leather and ash. Medium bitterness and medium light alcohol notes. Medium light rye bourbon notes and hints of oak and vanilla. Mouthfeel is full bodied and a bit silky and creamy with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, this is an exceptional stout. I remember first having Silva Stout from Green Flash and this is even better. Great malt notes with loads of flavor and a mouthfeel that really accentuates the malt notes. Rye notes come through really nicely as well. Alcohol is well hidden and this goes down super easy without being an overly sweet pastry stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2024
at 04:52
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from an undated 16 oz can. Aroma is moderately hop forward with citrus notes of grapefruit pith, orang and some lemon lime notes. Light cracker malt notes and light alcohol notes. Pours a somewhat hazy, slightly dull, golden color with a medium large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges. Moderate lacing and small legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with medium light cracker malt notes and a touch of light caramel. High bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong hop notes of grapefruit pith and herbal, resin notes. Lighter orange, lemon and lime notes. The herbal, oily resin notes linger in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a decent West Coast IPA. I'm not sure equanot is a hop I really like, but it works well in West Coast IPAs. Alcohol is well hidden and the malt and is just big enough to carry the assertive bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2024
at 04:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Poured from an undated 16 oz can. Aroma is moderately smokey with notes of various wood. Light chocolate and medium light roast notes. Some toffee and caramel with hints of dark fruit. Light alcohol notes. Pours black with a medium large, thick, pillowy, mocha head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Light lacing and faint legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with notes of chocolate, roast, toffee and dark caramel malt notes. Medium bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong smoke notes with some apple wood and pecan notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall a solid smoked porter with really nice, complex smoked notes. Good malt character and balances bitterness and alcohol notes.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2024
at 05:43
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Part of three beer flight inside Paso Market Walk on 11th July 2024 after a day of wine tasting, the evening in here was to give me six new rates! Clean and clear light golden body, fast fading white top. Semi-dank citrus feel to this Mosaic hop brew, refreshing but a little too bland for my palate.
Tried
on 12 Jul 2024
at 14:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Golden beer with a cream head. Light grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and light mineral flavor. Medium bodied. Grapefruit and light mineral notes linger.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2024
at 16:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Golden beer with a whitish head. Light grass aroma. Grass and mineral flavor. Medium bodied. Mineral and grass linger.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jun 2024
at 21:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
tons of grapefruit rinds. Citrus and modestly heady. Very dry and super bitter. Very nice.
Tried
on 24 May 2024
at 06:41
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can pour from Valley Beverage. Opaque black with cap of beige head with poor retention and trace lacing. Aroma is strong roasted malt, molasses, toffee and hint of licorice. Taste mirrors aroma. Smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Strong, non-adjuncted stout.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2024
at 04:06
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
tons of dark malt chocolate, truffles, licorice and dark cherries. , A bit simple and Actis, but nice. 15
Tried
on 26 Jul 2023
at 13:47