5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Bottled, from Mexico City. Black, mid sized creamy beige head. Aroma of coffee, caramel and ash. Sweet with full body and rounded mouthfeel. Dusty caramel, chocolate and coffee. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2026
at 20:23
6.2/10
Thanks Omhper
Tried
on 11 Dec 2025
at 15:48
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Thanks omhper! Hazy amber colour, big off-white foamy head. Aroma is toffee, some floral and mild herbal and earthy tones to it. Flavour is floral, mild wooden, herbal and a bit earthy tones with some sweet malty tones too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Oct 2025
at 16:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottled, from Queiro Chela, Mexico City. Almost clear darkish amber, rich head. Grapefruity nose with hay and bready caramel. Mid sweet with medium body and firm, rounded mouthfeel. Biscuits and salted grapefruit. Mid bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Queiro Chela
on 13 Sep 2025
at 17:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Lots of lime and some grapefruit. Some bitter bark, oak. A touch of leather. Orange amber pour. Tangy and boozy finish with some bitterness. Quite a good barley wine. Bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Feb 2022
at 19:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottled. Clear nut brown, mid sized head. Peppery aroma with pear and caramel. Mid sweet with full body and dense mouthfeel. Caramel, elderflowers and marzipan, plenty of pear brandy. Peppery warming finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jul 2020
at 20:29
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Mar 13, 2026 (7/3/7/3/16=3.6): Poured from 355mL bottle. Clear copper brown with minimal beige head. Belgian yeast, some toffee, dark fruits, abv hidden for 14%. A touch thin, but decent. Seems the booziness is much more balanced now.
Jan 27, 2020 (7/3/6/3/13=3.2): Poured from the tap. Copper brown with tan head. Candied sugar, mild dry pitted fruits, and a ton of booze. A decent attempt, but it’s gotta dial back on the ABV as it takes away from the flavour.
Jan 27, 2020 (7/3/6/3/13=3.2): Poured from the tap. Copper brown with tan head. Candied sugar, mild dry pitted fruits, and a ton of booze. A decent attempt, but it’s gotta dial back on the ABV as it takes away from the flavour.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jan 2020
at 04:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz bottle pours a dark, cola brown with some grey head. Nose has molasses and chocolate syrup, BBQ sauce, raisin. Flavor has the chile, raisin, malt, some red peppercorn, a bit of tar or very burnt toast. Full bodied, sticky finish. 8 3 7 3 13
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2019
at 18:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12oz bottle at El Grifo, pours a dark black, tan head. Malty nose, nutty, toasty, licorice. Flavor has some smoke now, nutty, toasty, licorice. Full bodied but dry. Well made. 7 4 8 4 14
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Aug 2019
at 18:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at Dancing Camel. Thanks Alexey. Black with a tan head. Great roasty aroma with lots of chocolate, cocoa, a bit of ash, and a bit of espresso notes. Sweetish flavor, roasty, with dark chocolate, ash, a bit of coffee. Medium-bodied. Very nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2015
at 06:06