8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

A good and fair ipa, on the way of the brewdog but in my point of view is a better one, subtle, floral and aromatic, note of pineapple, fruity, a bit resinous, generous side of bitterness, citrus, really refreshing and tasty, 25.05.22

8.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle courtesy of Freethyhops. Thanks Riley!

Served near room temperature, it pours a pitch black with a 1 finger head of dark chocolate foam. The rather good head of foam surprised me. I wonder if there's any lacing? Yes sir eee.

The smell has notes of vanilla and roasted malt, cocoa, and some spice. Could be the cinnamon mentioned on the label. Not an overly big bold nose. And just when I say that, the smell *does* intensify and is big and bold. Resmells are always a must as giving time for the beer to "breathe", perceptions can easily change.

The taste has a BIG blast of a cocoa bitterness and roasted malt, vanilla, cinnamon spice, some sweet malts, and a spicy kick about mid palate that has *got* to be from the chiles. Wow. What a kick to the flavours they are. I can taste a little bit of tartness floating around in there but not much and it isn't needed at all. Some warming starts to creep in but I can't say the alcohol is a big factor tastewise. Delicious brew.

Full bodied with lightish carbonation. Super good mouthfeel.

Drinkability? For the abv and the really thick body that this brings to the table, very good. This will easily be close to a one hour session but I ain't complaining...
May 30, 2010

7

Brings up memories but boozy af

7.3

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Color ámbar claro, velada, espuma amarillenta y jabonosa de media retención. Aroma y sabor herbal y afrutado, cierta nota pimentosa, amplia en boca, muy rica.

6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Almost clear golden, small head. Mildly citric, lactic nose. Tart with light body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Slender and tart with notes of pickle. Low bitterness.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

(Can) Brownish red colour, slightly hazy, with frothy beige head. Spicy, malty nose with notes of dried fruit, pumpkin, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, vanilla and orange peel. Spicy, malty taste with dried fruit, cinnamon, clove, pumpkin, caramel, nutmeg, vanilla, white peppercorns, orange peel and a generous spicy bitterness in the finish. More than medium body, quite sweet. I'm usually not overly impressed by pumpkin beers, but this is really rich, complex and tasty. Very nice.

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Thanks fonefan! Pitch black colour, small brown head. Aroma is toffee, some mild raisins, chocolate, mild biscuity tones with a wee bit coconut to it. Flavour is chocolate, some biscuity and mild coconut tones with some raisins and mild vanilla tones. A bit syrupy elements in the aftertaste.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Thanks fonefan! Pitch black colour, small beigeish brown head. Aroma is toffee, liquorice, chocolate and some mild dates and spiciness. Flavour is vanilla, mild spiciness, some wood, a bit toffee and chocolaty and dried fruity tones. Smooth.

3.5

Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3.5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 2.5

Slightly opalescent, almost clear golden colour, minimal white head; aroma and taste of intensive (artificial) berries (blueberry, mainly)...and basically nothing else, just some hoppyness; not really good...

5.6

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

19.2 fl.oz can. From Systembolaget Haparanda.
Poured light orange in color.
Amaretto nose, almond paste, cactus and soda. Hides abv. Not for me. Still some interesting flavors here.