7/10
Tried
on 18 Nov 2022
at 23:02
6/10
Tried
on 18 Nov 2022
at 22:50
6/10
Tried
on 18 Nov 2022
at 22:41
6/10
Tried
on 18 Nov 2022
at 22:38
6/10
Tried
on 18 Nov 2022
at 22:24
7/10
Tried
on 18 Nov 2022
at 22:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
An increasingly rare 22 oz bottle, this Gingerbread Stout is the 2021 vintage and was obtained last fall in Ft. Worth at a Total Wine. Wax dipped, not a fan, I work to get the cap off. Ironically I have a Buffalo Bayou snifter, bought at the brewery a few years ago, providing the service this evening. The liquid is dark brown veering into black and there is no head. I do detect some active carbonation fortunately. I find the nose to be spicy first and foremost with perhaps some chocolate. A drink now, there is a gingerbread connection. Nutmeg, cinnamon, dark chocolate and malt. Some sweetness, some bitterness, not bad for a stout wanting to be a pastry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jan 2022
at 01:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. A- Smoke, faint sweetness. A- Copper color, cloudy liquid, off white head. T- Smoke, chilies, very mild sweetness. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly spicy finish. O- Pretty good but almost too much trying to happen. Lots of smoke for sure and the chilies are present on the palate but not really the nose. There is a lingering spice and the right amount. I really don't get any maple other than a faint sweetness and really no berries at all which I had hoped for. All in all, this could be phenomenal but I think it stopped at being just really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2021
at 18:30
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Hughies. Pours a hazy orange gold with medium white head that lasts. The aroma is citrus, passionfruit, wheat. Thin body, lemon zest, passionfruit, wheat, straw, light dry finish, good.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2021
at 06:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours black with small beige head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is roast, peanuts, cocoa, vanilla, booze. Slick body, similar flavors to nose, boozy finish, good.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Oct 2021
at 06:43