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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8.5/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Can.

A- Black color, opaque liquid, no head.

A- Cinnamon, cognac, chocolate covered espresso beans, blackberry.

F- Cinnamon, maple, sweet, bourbon, fudge, cognac, dark berries.

T- Full body, thick texture, average carbonation, rich finish.

O- My 1,000th brewery! Definitely booze forward with loads of cognac on the nose and palate and bourbon more so on the palate. Quite sweet from the maple. The cinnamon is definitely the strongest adjunct and I get no coffee or chocolate which I wish I would get more off. Perhaps not quite as balanced as I'd like and a big rich beer so 8 oz was plenty but definitely tasty. I think 6 months to a year more spent in the cellar and this would be prime as it's just a tad too sweet at the moment.
Tried from Can on 20 Feb 2026 at 00:37

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 9
Undated can (November 2025 release, I believe), drunk 1/27/26, as pictured.
Lovely mix of barrel in the nose with no excessive sugar, alcohol or adjunct. Bourbon leads the way but there's some elegant cognac notes on the very end. Lots of vanilla, fudge, maple and chocolate, but the adjuncts are tastefully woven-in to the beer and don't stand out individually, which is fantastic.
Sweet, soft, lightly syrupy and round in the mouth, with plentiful cocoa, chocolate, vanilla, maple and fudge character. Adjuncts a bit more prominent in the flavor than the nose, but still tastefully-done. No alcohol and a good helping of bourbon with light cognac on the very end. Was debating whether to hold this longer, and it should ease up on the sweetness some, but it's quite balanced now and there's probably a bit more barrel now than there will be in, say, six months.
Tried from Can from Tavour on 27 Jan 2026 at 20:18

7.8/10 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

6.5/10 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

7/10 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

7.6/10 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

7.4/10
Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2025 at 21:49

8.5/10 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

8.8/10 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

8.5/10 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