Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Pint can. Pours a clear copper with a medium sixed sudsy white head that has decent retention. The aroma is strong with grapefruit rind pine resins. The taste however had very little grapefruit, instead there was a big pine presence followed by bitter caramel. The palate was light and crisp. Finished long, dry and piney-bitter. Overall: just a tad disappointed with this one, I suspect this may be an old can. Its more like a barleywined DIPA.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Can. pours opaque orang-ish with a massive white head that has fair retention. The aroma is strong with oranges, grapefruit and other mixed tropicals. The taste was well balanced tropical fruits with a pronounced grapefruit bitterness. The palate was full and even. Finished a bit short, but dry and clean. Overall: Decent quaff, better than your average IPA. Fifteen years ago this would have been world class, but alas, time has raised the bar and my expectations. Will likely buy again.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Can shared by explosivedog: pours black with beige head. Aroma is vanilla, chocolate. Taste is sweet, lightly boozy, vanilla. Run of the mill. Fine.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can, at share, thanks to me, courtesy of chinhaez. Pours black. Chocolate, prune, oatmeal, biscuit, vanilla. Good body. Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
1 pint 3.2 oz. can. 2021 vintage…. Aroma is soft bourbon and chocolate. In the flavor of the maple does not overwhelm. Bourbon, oak, roasted malt and chocolate nuances. Body is thick and full. 12.3 is not really noticed. Overall, no sticky texture or overly sweet / brownie batter character. Pretty nice!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from Tavour. Pours dark brn/blk with a small creamy tan head. Aroma of bourbon, smooth darkly toasted/burnt malt and vanilla. Full bodied. Flavor is chocolate, bourbon, burnt malt and vanilla. Maybe a slight wood note. Not dry. Bitter equivalent from heat and burnt malt. Smooth and tasty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
Can from Tavour. Pours dark brn/blk with a transient, slight dark tan head. Aroma of dark chocolate covered cherries. Not unlike those wonder things from Trader Joe's, except this has bourbon! Full bodied in a silky/oatie way. Flavor is slightly, slightly tart cherry with dark chocolate, bourbon aspects, and smooth toasted/burnt (not harsh) malt. When I get to Asgard, I'll ask for this!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from Tavour. Pours dark brn/blk with no head. Aroma of maple, bourbon and toasted/burnt malt. Full bodied. Flavor of maple, bourbon/vanilla and t/b malt. Not at all dry. Burnt malt bitter, and arguably some heat subs for hop bitter. Tho heat is not strong. Oatmeal is discernible after all the other things wash away. Tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from Tavour. Pours very dark brown with a dark tan head. Aroma is moderate pie spice with some detectable rum. Full bodied. Flavor is pie spice, particularly nutmeg, with rum, chocolate and arguably some non-musty wood. Neither dry nor bitter. I'm sure malt is in it, but I can't find it. Very nice flavor.