Forgotten Road Ales

Microbrewery in Graham, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Forgotten Road Ales

Established in 2019

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41 E Harden St, Graham, NC, 27253, United States
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7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Mini-can from Tavour: pours black oily with small beige head. Aroma is loads of vanilla, chocolate, molasses, light spice. Thick. Fairly sweet, vanilla and cognac very present. Adjuncts not overly represented. Generally quite nice.

Tried from Can on 25 Dec 2025 at 15:57


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle pour shared by AdamChandler--thanks, Adam, at OT Camp tasting. Cloudy light brown with thin ring of head, no lacing. Aroma is strong tart fruit. Taste is strong funk/barnyard and tart fruit. Smooth texture, thin bodied, soft carbonation, quite tart finish.

This is well made but I just don't like tart beer that much.

Tried from Bottle on 21 Sep 2025 at 02:10


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

375 ml Bottle shared by Clarkvv. Thank you! Aroma and flavor has old wood, funky yeast, barnyard. Lots of long, lingering funk character. Interesting.

Tried from Bottle from Tavour on 21 Sep 2025 at 02:01


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

375mL bottle drunk 9/20/25.
Clear honey.
Funky white wine and big poop with syrupy, rich, honey. Soft oak and huge funk.
Soft, sweet, rich, big oak and light strawberry. Citrus rind and sweet vanilla. Very lovely sour.

Tried from Bottle from Tavour on 21 Sep 2025 at 01:47


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Can from Tavour
Appearance: dark brown with a thin tan head
Aroma: bourbon, brandy, woody, vanilla, cinnamon, maple syrup, chocolate
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, light pepper burn
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, full body, long finish
Delicious

Tried from Can from Tavour on 30 Aug 2025 at 23:19


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Can from Tavour drunk 8/26/25.
Dark, undetermined clarity. Small, tan head, quickly to bubbles on the edge.
Rich cacao but not dominating. The other three adjuncts, while notable do not dominate either and add light complexity while letting the fudgey, minimally roasty, rich stout through, alongside bright, peppery, spicy bourbon, soft vanilla, oak and no alcohol or excess sugar.
Similar flavors in the mouth with a large, but not excessive helping of rich bourbon adding lovely acidity to balance the deep, fudgey, rich malts. Great attenuation, taking the body near syrupy, but not quite and leaving no excess/syrupy sugar on the palate. The adjuncts are incredibly tasteful for a 2025 vintage beer and obviously someone knows what they're doing here, not blasting the beer full of them. Rich, intensely flavorful, but properly aged and attenuated, making it possible to drink probably 3 of these cans in one sitting, potentially.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 27 Aug 2025 at 13:26


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Bottle from Tavour
Appearance: hazy golden/amber, thin short-lived white head
Aroma: barnyard, straw, funk
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium tartness
Texture: light carbonation, slick feel, light body, tart finish
Tasty

Tried from Bottle from Tavour on 09 Aug 2025 at 17:07


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can, I don't think I see a date, but I think this is early 2025. Drunk 8/6/25.
Dark, possibly clear? Little/no head.
Smells great! Rich malt with fudge and raisin, lots of vanilla from the barrel with a woody dryness and a fruity port, perhaps. Amazing how well-homogenized the adjuncts are. It's not even completely clear there are any here. No booze, not sugary.
Cinnamon and rich barrel. VERY spicy bourbon and the habanero accents it on the finish leaving lingering capsaicin. Not usually a fan of putting habanero in a beer, especially one you've worked so hard and long on like this. But whatever, I love it, even if it does distract somewhat. Maple and brown sugar tones with chocolate and mild cinnamon lingering. Pretty incredible for its age. Not boozey, not even syrupy. No excess sugar. Well, I don't know who these guys are but this is excellent and I'd buy more. Port does build up a bunch on the finish, adding lots of sweet grape. But the habanero keeps it at bay.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 06 Aug 2025 at 22:10


8.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

8 ounce can from Tavour. Number one with a bullet. Jet black pour. Bubbly brown head resembles swamp gas bubbles. Aroma of dark roasted malt, cold brew espresso and rich black earth. Wow! Intense and decadent. Strong espresso, Maple, vanilla, brandy, dark chocolate, chilis, cinnamon and black currants. I know, that seems like a lot, but it’s all there. Now I know why this comes in an 8 ounce can! Thick and viscous on the palate. This one requires patience and should be sipped slowly.

Tried from Can from Tavour on 05 Aug 2025 at 04:08


8

Dark black bod thin brown head. Roast choc toffee caramel aroma. Roast ash choc fruit flav. Full bod low carb. 8/5/8/4/15 4.0

Tried from Bottle on 25 Jan 2025 at 16:15