7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear, vibrant, amber pour. Smell is big on fruity habaneros. Nothing else. Strawberry jam & habaneros. Fruity peppers, but more green than usual, like jalepeno. Super obvious. Pricky, not spicy. Taste is malic acid, pretty tart, softly smokey, habanero fruit. Expect heartburn. Well done, but these one-sided flavors are pretty boring after a few sips. Some slick body. Hidden abv. Okay.
Tried
on 16 Jan 2022
at 19:41
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle pour @TreeRock. Bright vibrant clear, metallic. Smell is complex spices, alcohol & wax. Obvious black pepper is inviting. Taste is mellow lime & a slew of bold spices. Not cinnamon dominant. Carob, some burnt milk sugar or honey. Residual sweetness, but not too much. Slick, strong, bit too bold to drink a lot. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jan 2022
at 19:31
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Baby goblet @TreeRock. Clear, dark, vibrant, garnet grape juice. Astringent, complex berry compote nose. Less blueberry, more mulberry. Very unfermented scent. Taste is deep sangria, Beaujolais, blackberry flavor. Tart, maybe some vanilla. Brown sugar somewhere? Very dry finish. No honey leftovers. Low perceived abv. Pretty good.
Tried
on 15 Jan 2022
at 23:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Bottle pour @TreeRock. Shiny, clear, gold. Acidic, sweet, cherry & orange scent. Mostly dry. Floral, bittersweet, cardboard-y oxidation. Salad-y finish. Some body, but thin. Most of the honey is gone. Heat is on par, if softer than their other barrel treatments. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2021
at 22:01
6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle @TreeRock. Short pour. Clear, vibrant gold sheen. Warm, bitter, floral, coffee-ish/oxidized. Mellow, savory mushroom, very bitter, very oxidized but fine. Barrel sweetness doesn't hit till the end. Lingering old coffee. Watery, dry, hidden booze, lacking. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2021
at 22:19
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle pour @TreeRock. Clear, with an almost metallic pale gold sheen. Bitter, spicy, caramelized nose. Honey, cereal grain, apple juice, strong acidity, low tartness, lingering sweet rice starchiness, maybe some oxidation. Soft but obvious pear brandy finish. Mostly dry, super thin, intentionally flat. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Dec 2021
at 22:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz pour at Tree Rock. Opaque, pale straw, somewhat still pour. Smell is light, fresh lavender, lemon oil & beeswax. Taste is mellow lavender that isn't soapy, along with tart, very sugary lemonade. Drier, floral honey & wax finish. Too much lemonade, but the base is good. Sugary, okay carbonation that falls fast, good acid. Drink cold. Okay to good.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2021
at 20:24
7/10
2015. Clear gold bod mild legging. Sweet lavender arma. Lavender honey and citrus flav. Med full bod no carb. 7/3/8/4/15 3.7
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2019
at 12:28
7/10
Clear gold bod no head. Chai spicy arma. Spicy chai herbal flav. Med bod no carb. 8/3/8/4/15 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2019
at 18:38
7/10
Clear gold no head. Big ginger arma. Big ginger citrus flav. Med full bod no carb. 8/3/8/4/15 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2019
at 18:36