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D9 Brewing Company, in Lake Norman, N.C., was started by two engineers and a doctor, with a mission to inspire and support community through the creation of exciting and original crafted ales. Since our inception in late 2014, we have invested in the scientific exploration of the natural world to produce the highest quality, and unquestionably original, crafted ales. D9 Brewing is striving to become the leading producer of mixed wild fermented beer in the southeastern United States, and has been awarded multiple prestigious medals in the sour and mixed-wild categories at the Great American Beer Festival (2016/2018).
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
16 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours a crystal clear, dark bronze color with a small beige head and poor retention. Decent lacing. Strong pumpkin pie spices aroma. The flavor is very alcohol-forward with only a little spice flavor cutting through. The 10% ABV is way too strong, suppressing all the flavors. Tastes like pumpkin-spiced NyQuil cough medicine. Light carbonation. Medium body with a semi slick mouthfeel. Not enjoyable. Hard to finish. At least it's not bitter. Not a fan.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2022
at 22:57
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2022
at 18:20
7.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pecan, malt, and dry hay aroma. Black with large brown head. Mildly sweet pecan, chocolate malt, and mildly bitter dry hay flavor. Body on the light side.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jan 2022
at 20:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Crisp copper and bronze coloured body with a thin layer of an off-white stays on top, but after a few seconds, a bit of a violet and purple glow are noticeable at the bottom - nice! Aroma of very succinctly - concord grapes and nuts with a light dose of earthy and rustic malts and some caramelised sugar sweetness, with a lot of the grapes here in the nose and some alcohol, too. Light to Medium-bodied; Elegant tart concord grape notes show through everything with a lot of nuttiness here, but on the crisp and light side of things without any real malts here at all - perhaps a touch of rustic graininess, with the tartness really amped up at the end. Aftertaste shows the fairly good balance (as good as it can be) of concord grapes, tart fruits, a light sweetness and the pervasive cashew and peanut flavours that are strong, funky, but somehow work - just enough. Overall, a nice and funky beer for those who like Peanut Butter & Jelly with a very crisp, tart and elegant mouthfeel that somehow works, although is a bit funky for those who like 'pure' sours without the added peanuts. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased from the Crystal City Wine Shop in Arlington, Virginia on 03-April-2020 for US$3,59 sampled a few blocks away at my house here in Washington on Thanksgiving Day, 25-November-2021 with my family.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2021
at 17:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Deep dark brown coloured body with a thick, large-bubbled *nd fast-dying rich light brown head that stays afloat but leaves an ugly lace on the sides of the glass. Aroma of pure raisins, molasses, grapes, pitted fruits, earth, toffee, nuts and a bit of syrup, all with some alcohol and warmth shining through. Medium to Full-bodied; Super rich and dense malty notes with pitted fruits, raisins, earth, mushrooms and a good deal of brown sugar all here that shows a subdued yeastie and bready note that ends with some alcohol as well. Aftertaste shows some caramelised sugars and toffee, but the pitted fruits, raisins, figs and pure grapes remain stronger and much more dense than I was expecting. Overall, a nice, rich, earthy and incredibly sweet beer that has a solid complexity as well from the mushroomy, raisiny and pungent bready notes that hit with a solid Belgian yeast finish. Great to have and very easy-drinking considering the alcohol, range of flavours and robust sugars here. I sampled this sixteen ounce pint-sized can purchased from Joe ccanal's in Lawrenceville, New Jersey on 21-December-2020 for US$3,49 sampled on the train to New York on 02-December-2021 with my family.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Dec 2021
at 23:26
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Not bad, semi-dry, light bodied, with a combo of citrus and tropical fruit hops. Pretty drinkable though maybe the fruitiness is not totally palatable.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2021
at 00:46
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
Tap at the BeerTemple, 18th November 2021. Had this as a palate cleanser, in between imperial stouts. It really was a passionfruit cream. Not bad and refreshing
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Nov 2021
at 16:37
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
473ml can [6.6% abv]. Clear, ruby-brown colour with average, frothy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, sulphureous-beige head. Sweet-ish, minimally nutty, dark malty, spicy aroma, notes of vanilla, nougat, some coffee, whiffs of strawberry. Taste is sweet-ish, minimally nutty, dark malty, minimally dry roasty, slightly grassy, earthy hoppy, minimally spicy, hints of coffee, mocha, some nougat, vanilla, a touch of strawberry. Creamy-oily texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, fine, soft, mildly prickly carbonation. Vanilla dominated aroma, rather weak coffee flavours - OK.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Nov 2021
at 18:26
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
355ml bottle. Slightly cloudy, yellow-ish golden colour with small, frothy, fading, white head. Fruity, tangy, and spicy aroma, notes of passion fruit, vanilla, salt. Taste is tart-ish, fruity, tangy, spicy, notes of passion fruit, vanilla, salt, Watery texture, minimally astringent palate, fine, mildly prickly carbonation. Nice composition, light, refreshing - decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Nov 2021
at 18:13
5/10
Tried
on 06 Nov 2021
at 13:23