Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can shared at the CBJ tasting, thanks to LKS, 15/11/23. Dark black with a good sized lasting khaki cap. Nose is dark malts, chocolate, spice, liquorice, charr, dates. Taste comprises coffee bean, chocolate, spice, toffee, fruit rinds. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a subtle spike of booze. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
440ml can @ 6% from Beer52 as part of Cyberfest. Hazy orange-gold, small white head. Aroma of juicy orange, grape, malts, slight touch of pine resin. Taste is quite sharp and mild sour with citrus notes but with a malty almost grainy background with a pine like resin. Bittersweet tangy finish. Body is medium and creamy to chewy on the palate, fine carbonation. Very much a citrus led IPA but some good beer elements throughout.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
440ml can from Beer52. Slightly cloudy gold, small white head, minor retention. Aroma is quite grainy, sweet, with a fruity hop. Taste is smooth grain accentuated malts, lemony hops, some stone fruit notes. Body is light to medium, carbonation works well. Nice hoppy Pils.
dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Gift 3 from Boundary Brewing (NI) 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
440ml can at 9.3%. Pours black with tanned fizzy head, circular retention. Aroma of roasted and sweet malts, chocolate, cream, some light ash. Taste is bitter roast, dark chocolate, cream, some lighter berry notes, less sweetness than the aroma suggested, quite dry with slight ash notes. Medium to full body smooth, a touch clingy on the palate, soft carbonation, a nice alcohol warmth going down. I like it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
440ml can from Honest Brew. Cloudy orange-gold colour, moderate sized white head, leaves a lovely consistent top with lacing. Aroma is grains, yeast, lemon, bread. Taste is very sharp citric to the point of sourness. A very serious situation occurred during brewing. Bread, yeast and floral notes also present. I got used to the sharp citric element after a while but is a little overdone, intentional or not. I still found it perfectly drinkable but wont be getting another!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
Can from House of Trembling Madness, online. Pours a light hazy orange-gold, small white head, some retention. Aroma of grains and caramel malts, citrus, earthy and herbal hops. Taste is very hoppy but its medicinal, with sharp floral citrus notes and very sweet malts makes this quite sickly. I prefer cough medicine. A totally unbalanced beer to the extent of being nearly undrinkable. Maybe infected.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
c0axial (8164) ticked Still Taking Notes from Boundary Brewing (NI) 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 0,33ltr: Hazy dark amber colored brew with an dry bitter taste and very nice hints of orange, mandarins and fruits like that. I added this beer because i didn't see the hops version.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can 0,44 ltr: Opaque black coloured brew with an dry bitter taste with some sweetness. Hints of dark chocolate, coconut, roasted malts, bit of milk chocolate and faunt vanilla.