7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Werk Force. A true NZ Pale Ale, not a hazy Pale. Great hop combination...Nectaron, Motorola, NZ Cascade. Tropical seaside, a little bit of Italian Pils in there underneath. Medium bodied, enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Dec 2024
at 21:48
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Werk Force. Big oak, lesser rye. Yeast is under control, not too perfumy or astringent. Oak centered, which is nice. Smooth and sweet.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Dec 2024
at 21:39
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Rating the 2023 version, aged in Buffalo Trace barrels. Very decent chocolate nose. Also getting that matches and Graham cracker just from the first sniff. Taste is more of the same, like a chocolate pie with marshmallow topping. Chocolate parfait fluff with graham cracker crust all the way down.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Dec 2023
at 22:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Grapefruit, unripe peach. Some tangerine. Not super fruity. Bottle shared at tasting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2023
at 23:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle pour. Nice. Malo lactic. Plenty of stone fruits and butter and perfume and herbs. 8 4 8 3 13
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2023
at 16:41
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Taster from bottle at Rotary Grove Fest Beer Garden, Downers Grove, 6/25. Suitably black and viscous in my small sample glass. I'm spelling both chocolate and vanilla, which is not always an easy thing to accomplish. Taste is also full of both chocolate and vanilla. Thick mouthfeel with whiskey notes. Wonderfully done BBA stout. What more can you ask for?
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2022
at 02:58
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tiny taster at Prestige, probably more than enough. Big whiskey on the nose. Deep black pour with a thin ring of foam. Taste is sweet and bourbony, like a dessert. Its mouthfeel remains surprisingly light, with little viscous character.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2022
at 04:31
7.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at DRBT 10. Pours black with small tan head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is vanilla, roast, cocoa, wood. Slick body, roasted malt, vanilla, wood, boozy finish, very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Aug 2021
at 16:25
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Can shared at Jimmy's farewell party. Pours a pitch black with a small brown head that lingers. Great bourbon notes on the nose with vanilla and coconut underneath. Dark chocolate, coconut and vanilla on the palate. Finishes up with lingering bourbon and oak. Good body.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2021
at 15:19
8/10
Delicious and we'll balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jan 2021
at 15:34