Forgotten Road Ales
Microbrewery
in
Graham,
North Carolina,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Forgotten Road Ales
Established in 2019
Contact
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can shared by ClarkVV. Thick dark brown, nice viscosity, no head, or lacing. Aroma is maple, bourbon. Taste is strong fruit/bourbon, maple. Smooth texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2026
at 23:01
8.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
8 oz. Can Thank You Clark! Mild rum, bold maple, coconut (from bourbon)soft bourbon in the aroma. Flavor is a crazy amount of barrels with zero alcohol. Flavor is incredibly smooth with maple, bourbon, coconut, vanilla.
Good amount of acidity for balance. WOW!!
Good amount of acidity for balance. WOW!!
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2026
at 22:53
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2025 can drunk 6/20/26.
Oh yeah, after a long day of bourbon barrel beers that you wonder where the bourbon is, this hits the spot. Rich fudge integrating with spirited barrel and a lovely vanilla and light char. No alcohol. Lovely bourbon spice and warming intensity. Maple not overdone for all of that.
Soft, sweet, rich, maple-forward with smoke and spice and big vanilla. Soft and succulent with comforting sweetness and yet enough attenuation and acidity to keep it decadent but balanced. Lovely, lovely stuff.
Oh yeah, after a long day of bourbon barrel beers that you wonder where the bourbon is, this hits the spot. Rich fudge integrating with spirited barrel and a lovely vanilla and light char. No alcohol. Lovely bourbon spice and warming intensity. Maple not overdone for all of that.
Soft, sweet, rich, maple-forward with smoke and spice and big vanilla. Soft and succulent with comforting sweetness and yet enough attenuation and acidity to keep it decadent but balanced. Lovely, lovely stuff.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 20 Jun 2026
at 22:38
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
8 oz can from Tavour
Appearance: dark brown with a tan head
Aroma: chocolate, maple, cinnamon, vanilla
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, light heat from habanero
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, full body, long finish
Delicious
Appearance: dark brown with a tan head
Aroma: chocolate, maple, cinnamon, vanilla
Flavor: medium sweetness, medium bitterness, light heat from habanero
Texture: light carbonation, creamy feel, full body, long finish
Delicious
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 07 Jun 2026
at 21:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2026
at 19:07
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
6/5/2026. Bottle shared by SHIG, cheers! Decent pour. Very woody, drying, tart citrus, vinegar, vanilla. Dry and tangy tart. A little creamy. Enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2026
at 18:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 7
Overall 8.5
Thanks Shiggy!
Mojito glass at home during Zoom beer chatz.
Pours out like Lipton iced tea with a spritzer but short head.
Sweet n sour nose, with something like sticky, cooked apricots, macerated grain & bubble gum.
Honey front end, long oak, citrus rind bite, medium-easy funk, grainy finish; bold.
Sharp, oily, unintentional blip of carb.
Non-traditional. Tis good.
Mojito glass at home during Zoom beer chatz.
Pours out like Lipton iced tea with a spritzer but short head.
Sweet n sour nose, with something like sticky, cooked apricots, macerated grain & bubble gum.
Honey front end, long oak, citrus rind bite, medium-easy funk, grainy finish; bold.
Sharp, oily, unintentional blip of carb.
Non-traditional. Tis good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2026
at 23:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a murky orange with a bubble white ring head. Aroma is funky, fruity, acidic, acetone, woodsy. Taste is fruity, acidic, tart, woodsy, funky, finish is very tingly to the palate and cheeks.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2026
at 00:07
8.5/10
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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.
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
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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.
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