pictoman (9684) reviewed Hoppy Boy from Garrison Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Poured from the tap (at the Seaport Beer Festival). Clear-ish gold with full white head. Grapefruit and floral hops with mild biscuit malt.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3
Brown bottle, 650 ml, 2016 vintage, from and with Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), savoured on 11 December 2021; eye: dark brown, opaque, no effervescence, ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: madeira, light alcohol, light roasting, light alcohol; mouth: madeira, light alcohol, light roast, light alcohol, unpleasant acridness, finale in cardboard with presence of acridness, medium body, average carbonation, lightly sweet, lightly raspy texture; in summary: too old FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 650 ml, millésime 2016, de et avec Sébastien Bertrand (merci!), savourée le 11 décembre 2021; œil : brun foncé, opaque, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : madère, léger alcool, légère torréfaction, léger alcool; bouche : madère, léger alcool, légère torréfaction, léger alcool, âcreté déplaisante, finale en carton avec présence d'âcreté, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement râpeuse; en résumé : trop vieille
cmacklin (5055) reviewed Deja Moo from Garrison Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
473ml can. Pours a clear dark brown with red hue and a small, foamy, short lived, tan head that laces. Sweet aroma of roasted malt, milk chocolate, vanilla and faint coffee. Sweet flavour of lightly roasted malt, lactose, milk chocolate and day old coffee in a dry, mild bitter finish. Light to medium body with a smooth, oily texture and soft carbonation. Not bad, but I would like to try this on nitro.
cmacklin (5055) reviewed Pucker Up! from Garrison Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
473ml can. Pours a slightly hazy magenta with a medium, foamy, short lived, pale pink head that laces. Sweet fruity aroma of bready wheat malt, cranberry, raspberry, pomegranate, yogurt and hibiscus. Sweet fruity flavour of bready wheat malt, pomegranate, cranberry, cherry, yogurt and rosehip in a dry, slightly tart, acidic finish. Light body with an oily texture and average carbonation. The name is misleading. This is more sweet than sour, but it is tasty and refreshing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tasting at Phill's, bottle
Black colour. Mild malt and chocolate flavour and aroma, the body is a bit thin for the style, there's some roast and ash in the finish, burnt hazelnut, strong alcohol but not clearly marked as bourbon.
It's ok.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Wintervention from Garrison Brewing Company 5 years ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Jet black brown with a decent beige head. Lots of boozy barrel notes with chocolate roast. Chocolate, bourbon barrel and toffee. A long boozy finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
22oz on Phill's deck. Appearance: brown with a beige head. Aroma: lots of bourbon, some red apples and chocolate, caramel. Taste: along the same lines with grassy notes and quite a lot of roasted malts. Overall: ok.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
650mL bottle, pours black with a medium tan head. Aroma reveals a robust bourbon barrel character upfront, subdued cocoa, and medium roast. Flavour is rich , with lots of bourbon barrel character upfront, lots of chocolate, and prominent roasted malt. Really nice bourbon character, without being too boozy, though there definitely is some warming. The mouthfeel is a little thin There are more complex and better integrated BA impie stouts out there for sure, but this is nothing to scoff at. Very good.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
(Bottle) clear, bright fluorescent orange amber colour with a small white head; aroma of compote, toffee; dryish flavour with a long, medium bitter finish
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Le caramel brulé s’amalgame au coté herbacé du houblonnage à cru pour nous donner un olfactif puissant et bien malté. Profondes nuances de caramel, de biscuit, sur des houblons orangés et tropicaux. Les esters de fruits sont représentés par la cerise et l’alcool ressort assez bien. Liquide ambré et limpide, dégageant quantité de bulles et se couvrant d’une bonne mousse blanc cassé persistante à souhait. Chaleureux et malté en entrée de bouche. La chaleur se maintient jusqu’en finale et s’incorpore à une puissante amertume résineuse de conifères. Des notes de caramel brulé bien en évidence, du puissant sapin bien amère et un alcool fort et chaleureux compose cette palette simple mais efficace. Le corps est rond et onctueux. L’alcool est cependant un peu trop fort et une complexité plus élaborée en aurait fait un grand Barley Wine.