8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours fairly crystal clear dark ruby/brown color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tart/sour cranberry, lemon, cherry, raisin, plum, fig, date, apricot, red/green apple, red grape, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and brown bread; with lighter notes of pepper, nuttiness, roast, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart/sour cranberry, lemon, cherry, raisin, plum, fig, date, apricot, red/green apple, red grape, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, and brown bread; with lighter notes of pepper, nuttiness, roast, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate lactic tartness and light yeast/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart cranberry, lemon, cherry, raisin, plum, fig, date, apricot, red/green apple, red grape, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, bourbon, coconut, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, pepper, light funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel flavors; with a fantastic malt/tartness balance, and zero puckering flavors after the finish. Very unique with this being a lager, clean finishing. Lightly increasing dryness from tartness and yeast/oak spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky/grainy, fairly acidic, and lightly tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.6%. Overall this is a fantastic dark sour ale! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and bourbon barrel flavors; very smooth, clean, and easy to drink; with the mellowly lactic/tannic/drying finish. This tastes very close to a Flanders Oude Bruin on style. Loved the amount of barrel presence for being a wild ale. Balanced dark fruity Brett complexity, dark/bready malts, and bourbon barrels. Not overly lactic, making this extremely drinkable. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2018
at 20:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Very dark with an off-white head. Lightly roasted malts with plenty of sweet chocolate to round that out. A hint of dry coffee grounds, too. Finish has plenty of sweetness and a little bitterness from the coffee notes. Thin bodied. An enjoyable and very accessible porter.
Tried
on 11 Jan 2018
at 21:19
5.5/10
Tried
on 05 Jan 2018
at 17:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
22oz bottle pours a muddy brown with some sticky, tan head. Nose is yeasty brown bread, caramel, treacle, light booze, toast. Flavor is bready, caramel, sweet, some booze, some wood, earthy. Finishes boozy and astringent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2018
at 14:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Roast, a bit of vanilla and some solid dark chocolate like your relatives ruined your Christmas diet. Pretty decent balance here. Caramel. Bittersweet finish. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2017
at 22:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown, nice boozy, bit choc nose, sweet, lush sugars, light fruit, Spice is well balanced.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2017
at 20:30
8/10
4.1
Tried
on 25 Dec 2017
at 22:39
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
On tap at The Map Room. Pours a clear deep amber with a ruby hue and a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of red wine with sweet grains, toffee and a hint of grass supporting. Flavor has lots of sweet grains and red wine with grass and a hint of toffee.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Dec 2017
at 18:58
7.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Dec 2017
at 17:31