8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A deep dark reddish brown barley wine with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with vinous notes, licorice, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet caramel malt with light licorice, alcohol warmth, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2026
at 23:52
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at BeerTemple, Amsterdam, with Teemu, 14th January 2026. Pours a milky colour orange, aroma is dry, taste is dry, earthy, grainy, I think this was the last off the keg - OK
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jan 2026
at 22:13
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
16 oz. can. Hazy yellow in appearance. Aroma bold with grapefruit, lemon and herb. Flavor is moderate grapefruit with lemons. Ends on mild herb. Hints of citrus peel. Somewhat juicy in texture. Nicely balanced and easy to drink.
Tried
from Can
from
Greg & Jane's Beer and Wine
on 10 Jan 2026
at 20:56
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
16 oz. can. Crystal clear, Golden in appearance. Flavor has a nice soft grain showing honey and hay. In the rest of the sip is mild spicy notes. Light pepper, resin and wood. Nicely crisp texture that gives a refreshing quality after the swallow. Very well constructed hopped Pilsner.
Tried
from Can
from
Greg & Jane's Beer and Wine
on 09 Jan 2026
at 22:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can, thank you tfontana for the share. Aroma is cooking herbs and mild grapefruit hints. I will say that is a good amount of grapefruit and bread like malt to go with the herb. Good body and texture.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2026
at 23:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from The City, Seabrook. Opaque, dark yellow, thin head fading to a ring, nice lacing. Aroma is strong cooking herb over citrus. Taste is strong herb but more balanced with the citrus/grapefruit than the aroma, background malt. Smooth, frothy texture, medium bodied, soft carbonation, finish as taste. A lot of good aspects but the aroma is an herb bomb; fortunately taste is more balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2026
at 23:01
8/10
Tried
on 02 Jan 2026
at 21:17
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at home, from Craft Central.ie, 01/01/2026.
First Scope of '26 ... let's boost!
Hazed orange to golden topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is bitter orange, grapefruit, pine needle, grass, mixed tropicana.
Taste comprises bitter orange, mango flesh, pine resin, melon, mandarin, guava.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness allied to an imposing boost level.
Tidy QIPA ... punchy, ballsy and doesn't run overly sweet.
First Scope of '26 ... let's boost!
Hazed orange to golden topped with a lasting just off white head.
Nose is bitter orange, grapefruit, pine needle, grass, mixed tropicana.
Taste comprises bitter orange, mango flesh, pine resin, melon, mandarin, guava.
Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness allied to an imposing boost level.
Tidy QIPA ... punchy, ballsy and doesn't run overly sweet.
Tried
on 01 Jan 2026
at 16:38
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can at home, from Craft Central.ie, 30/12/2025.
Murky orange topped with a big old lasting white head.
Nose is grass, mandarin, papaya, orange zest, ripe melon, hint of mango, fleshy tropical fruit pulp.
Taste comprises bitter orange, pine resin, grass, dank chimes, hop spice, mandarin, boozy Um Bongo.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with juicy come resinous hop bitterness allied to a balanced rising boost.
Solid hop shizzle.
Murky orange topped with a big old lasting white head.
Nose is grass, mandarin, papaya, orange zest, ripe melon, hint of mango, fleshy tropical fruit pulp.
Taste comprises bitter orange, pine resin, grass, dank chimes, hop spice, mandarin, boozy Um Bongo.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close peppered with juicy come resinous hop bitterness allied to a balanced rising boost.
Solid hop shizzle.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2025
at 18:29
8.4/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can: Poured a hazy/cloudy yellow color ale with a large white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with some juicy topical/vinous notes and a semi-dry finale. Taste is also a good mix of citrusy hoppy notes with some juicy floral hops undertones with some tropical/vinous notes and a semi-dry finish. Body is full for style with good carbonation. Good imperial NEIPA with tons of juicy citrus notes and tropical/vinous notes from the NZ hops.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2025
at 20:53