8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
In-store sample. March 20, 2013. Deep black color with a smooth, Hershey’s Milk Chocolate bar nose. Rich, mellow chocolatey taste, now and again broken up by the usual stout roastiness. Not enough of a sample to make a good impression perhaps, and I’m just sitting on a bomber at home from 3-4 years ago. Rating: 8, 8, 7, 8, 7.5, Total 7.6.
Updated from cellared 2008 bottle. Full on Hershey's syrup chocolate nose. Solid black with a thin tan head, that leaves some legs as I swirl it. Taste is full on-chocolate liqueur. Still some roasty bitterness in the malt. Alcohol is on the side, clearly not from barrel aging.
Updated from cellared 2008 bottle. Full on Hershey's syrup chocolate nose. Solid black with a thin tan head, that leaves some legs as I swirl it. Taste is full on-chocolate liqueur. Still some roasty bitterness in the malt. Alcohol is on the side, clearly not from barrel aging.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2026
at 22:09
4.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 5
Overall 4
$2.75 pint can, TJs. Pale gold, light haze, white head. Nose is candied orange, almost Flintstone's vitamin. Flavor is aspirin, citrus, rotten citrus. Not into this one.
Tried
from Can
from
Trader Joe's - Charlottesville
on 03 Mar 2026
at 23:29
8.5/10
Aroma and flavor are just straight Irish coffee. Honestly one of the best cream ales I’ve ever had had and the best beer I’ve had from Southern Tier in ages!
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 00:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Gold pour. Thin foam head. Scattered lace. Grapefruit and grassy weeds flavor. Zesty palate. Full bodied and medium carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Feb 2026
at 01:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
a: clear golden body | thinnish white head
a: cranberries (duh!) | floral | soft wheat
f: bread | full oranges | crisp
t: mellow fruits | caster sugar | clean finish
o: nice wheat | refreshing | balanced fruits
16 ounce can | Red Eye Beverage: Salamanca, New York | 01-February-2026 | US$2,38 | best by: 01-April-2026 | sampled: 13-February-2026
a: cranberries (duh!) | floral | soft wheat
f: bread | full oranges | crisp
t: mellow fruits | caster sugar | clean finish
o: nice wheat | refreshing | balanced fruits
16 ounce can | Red Eye Beverage: Salamanca, New York | 01-February-2026 | US$2,38 | best by: 01-April-2026 | sampled: 13-February-2026
Tried
from Can
on 13 Feb 2026
at 16:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Very malty with a touch if diacetyl butteriness, offering up a buttered caramel popcorn front and a gentle yeast-tinged bitter finish. Decent.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2026
at 13:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Gold pour. Thick foamy head. Scattered lace. Orange flavor with grass and hay notes. Earthy palate with citrus zest notes. Light bodied and full carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Feb 2026
at 01:47
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Orange nose. Clear amber, medium head. Orange, lilly, moss. Medium body, easy carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Feb 2026
at 01:44
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Backlog November 2009. Deep red/amber body under a nice, dense beige head. Aroma of malt, toast, some fruit and hint of pine. Taste is sweet, slightly roasted malt, dry fruit, citric fruit, some pine, medium bitterness and less alcoholic than expected. Fine body with long lasting sweet aftertaste. Well made.
Tried
on 05 Feb 2026
at 12:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gold pour. Thin foam around the rim. Grapefruit with lemon flavor and floral notes. Light bodied and light carbonation
Tried
from Can
on 02 Feb 2026
at 02:45