7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
12 oz. can, pours black with a small tan head. Nose brings out full dark roast coffee, followed by the vanilla beans, and some charred oak to round things out. Flavour is robust, with very rich dark roast coffee, accentuated by vanilla beans, big bourbon barrels, and charred woody oak. Some nice dark sugars in there with can be felt on the aftertaste especially in conjunction with big vanilla beans. Solid enough malts, with appropriate balance of the adjuncts and pleasant barrel character—sugars could be dialed back a tad. Very good.
Tried
from Can
from
Chuck's Hop Shop - Seward Park
on 04 May 2026
at 02:50
7.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Pours clear copper, small off white head, good lacing. Aroma is hardwood smoke, caramel, wood. Flaky is light plus sweet, medium smoke, light bitter. Medium body. Interesting.
Tried
on 28 Apr 2026
at 03:04
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Elizabeth Station. Pours a slightly hazy blonde with a white head. Bright pine, dank oils, and sweet pale malts on the nose. Flavour has dry pine, dank oila, floral grass, and some bright, tangy NZ hop notes in the background; crisp cracker malt base. Great IPA, vibrant hop expression.
Tried
from Draft
from
Elizabeth Station
on 18 Apr 2026
at 17:47
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Urban Family, pours a clear amber brown with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of campfire smoke, bread malt, and a hint of caramel malt. Flavour is dry, with gentle campfire smoke (not close to the level in, say, Aecht Schlenkerla), with bready malt and almost no residual sweetness. Pretty timid for a rauchbier, but pleasant enough.
Tried
from Draft
at
Urban Family Brewing Co.
on 06 Apr 2026
at 06:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12oz @ Ryan's shared with Alex and Peter.
Aroma: dark fruits, caramel, American oak.
Taste: along the same lines, toffee.
Overall: good one.
Aroma: dark fruits, caramel, American oak.
Taste: along the same lines, toffee.
Overall: good one.
Tried
from Can
from
Community Food Co-op - N Forest St
on 04 Apr 2026
at 07:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 355mL can (2025 vintage). Poured from 473mL can. Hazed amber brown with small off white head. Woody toffee malt, light rye underlay, very feint citrus hops and dark dried fruits. Quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2026
at 07:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12oz @ Ryan's shared with Alex and Peter.
Aroma: roasty, oak, a bit of whiskey notes.
Taste: pretty sweet, a lot of dark sugars, wouldn't assume it has this taste based on the aroma.
Overall: enjoyable, but lacks barrel character.
Aroma: roasty, oak, a bit of whiskey notes.
Taste: pretty sweet, a lot of dark sugars, wouldn't assume it has this taste based on the aroma.
Overall: enjoyable, but lacks barrel character.
Tried
from Can
from
Community Food Co-op - N Forest St
on 04 Apr 2026
at 03:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 355mL can (2025 vintage; 12.3% abv; canned Nov 2025). Very dark brown with minimal off white head. American whiskey barrels with very feint background charred peat, dark sugars, decent.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2026
at 03:34
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Orange body with white head. Hoppy aroma, citrus and evergreen. Hoppy taste with a bit of malt tang. Over mouth finish
Tried
from Can
at
Saraveza
on 27 Mar 2026
at 20:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 oz. can, pours a clear dull golden with a small white head. Aroma has vibrant melony hops, some citrusy and piney hops, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour has bright tropical melony hops, citrus, some woody pine courtesy of the Chinook, and bready malt. Very nice tropical and woody piney hops expression. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
from
Elizabeth Station
on 05 Mar 2026
at 03:21