Bytemesis (16323) reviewed Lager from Private Press Brewing 1 week ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap. Pours clear golden, small white head, good lacing. Aroma is biscuit, cracker, grain bread, straw. Flavor is light sweet, medium bitter. Light body. Quite excellent.
bb (18607) reviewed Individual Skulls from Private Press Brewing 2 weeks ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Draft. Black beer with a tan head. Caramel and light chocolate aroma with light bourbon. Chocolate and coffee flavor with bourbon and sticky caramel. Fuller bodied. Chocolate and coffee linger with bourbon and sticky caramel.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Panda at home, thanks to Kenneth, 17/03/2026.
Black topped with a tan cap that thins to a swirl then veers to the edge.
Nose is dried fruit rinds, bourbon nip, molasses, chocolate, dark malts.
Taste comprises chocolate shavings, dark malts, figs, dates, fruit cake mix, molasses, bourbon bite, light spice.
Full bodied, oily feel, drying close with a balanced rising boost.
Solid sipper.
bb (18607) reviewed Lark Dream from Private Press Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Draft. Black beer with a brown head. Dried fruit and vanilla aroma. Dried fruit and vanilla flavor with bourbon. Medium-plus bodied. Dried fruit and vanilla linger with bourbon. Too much vanilla, turns a little into playdough.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
19th February 2026
Nowhere on the bottle does this say it's Batch 5. The label says Double Barrel. Shouldn't that be the name - Electric Roads Double Barrel? We do make life hard for ourselves! Anyway, this is a 16.7% double barrel aged barleywine called Electric Roads. It's a near opaque dark brown beer, ephemeral small pale tan head. Smooth palate, pretty light for the abv, but there is a slight viscosity in the lightness. Decent fine minerally carbonation, doubly so for a barleywine that is well past any non fortified wine. Light bodied but rich malts, mild caramel and dark toffee and decent malt cream. Big rich bourbon barrel, rich ripe bourbon soaked fruits. Savoury bourbon. Some offset from oak barrel induced vanilla. Airy finish. Quite the slave to its barrels but, that's fine, coz the barrelling is bloody marvellous!
Taplokaal Gist. Vatgerijpt. Post-Midwinterprog
Pikzwart, ondoorzichtig, geen schuim
Chocolade!!!
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9.5 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
Draft at festival vatgerijpt. Color: Black, thin brown head. Aroma: Blend of roasted malt, maple syrup and Bourbon. Taste: Vanilla, Bourbon, roasted malt, maple syrup. Boozy notes, warming mouthfeel. Hints of nuts and almond. Full body, low carbonation. Very well balanced. Smooth mouthfeel. Medium sweet, moderate to over moderate bitterness. Nice complexity. Very nice. Nearing perfection.
Bytemesis (16323) reviewed Between Raindrops from Private Press Brewing 2 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
Bottle, shared with friends. Pours clear mahogany, small head, bit of lacing. Aroma. is full of candi sugar, belgian yeast, cocoa, fig, bourbon. Flavor is quite sweet, light bitter. Full body.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Bottle, shared with friends. Pours clear hazel, small beige head, some lacing. Aroma is werthers, bourbon, dark sugars, toffee, vanilla. Flavor is quite sweet, light plus bitter. Full body, silky mouthfeel. Good.