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

Can from Liquor Junction, Reading. Deeply hazy, bright yellow with light sparkle, thin head with poor retention, trace lacing. Aroma is strong mango, orange, papaya. Taste is mango, strong citrus astringency, papaya, late bread crust. Citrus astringency, lively carbonation, frothy texture, dry, lingering bitterness. Good strength of aroma and flavor but citrus astringency becomes an overwhelming presence. Overall, OK.

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

Undated can graciously provided by tfontana, drunk 4/8/2025.
Clear, deep ruby-garnet. Small-to-medium, dark beige head, low retention.
I keep thinking I smell dough, but maybe that's the oak. Whatever it is, it's mild. Good acidity from the medium malts, balancing rich caramel, toffee, red fruit. No alcohol noted.
Soft, malty, round and comforting with rich red fruit, toffee and brown sugar, but good dryness on the end via biscuity, toasted malts and melanoidin-like acidity. Very mellow with that interesting, rich, cedary wood character that Jow notes. Was worried this would be just another big, malt, sugar and alcohol bomb, but it's none of that, and really well-done with tasteful oak and well-attenuated malts that aren't chalk full of toast, iced tea, paper and all the other awful things that crystal malts often provide.

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

Can from Bert's
Hazy murky pale yellow with a decent sized bone white head that slowly recedes. Citrus and tropical fruit with hints bread and earthy grass to counter. Pretty nice.

Thanks, Tom. Aroma is toffee, oak, Taste is nice, sweet toffee, caramel, lightly toasted wood, with a balanced smooth finish.

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

Can (1/10/25) from Liquor Junction, Reading. Orange juice with nice sparkle, decent head with excellent retention and nice lacing. Aroma is mostly orange creamsicle with a little bit of herb thrown in. Taste is generic citrus, strong apricot followed by late orange. Smooth, creamy texture, medium body, average carbonation and dry, crisp finish with yeasty, minimally bitter finish. Pretty nice.

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

Can (1/6/25) pour from Liquor Junction, Reading. Lightly hazy golden yellow with tons of sparkle, thin cap of head with excellent retention and tons of lacing. Aroma is sweet malt, yeast. Taste is strong and as aroma. Smooth, frothy, creamy texture, average carbonation and finish as taste with mild bitterness. They get the most out of a pale Lager but, at the end of the day, it's a pale Lager.

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

Can at home. Dark brown pour. Nose is dark fruits and molasses. Tastes similar of figs, dates, raisin, caramel. Woody cedar, plum molasses. Decent body. Quite plea sat.

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

Can from Andover Classic Wines. Opaque, dark yellow with tons of sparkle, large head with excellent retention and nice soapy lacing. Aroma is strong orange, dark fruit, berry, mild pine. Taste is strong dark fruit, berry, citrus, pine. Smooth texture, soft carbonation, juicy finish as taste with mild yeasty bitterness. Sneaky good!

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from Andover Classic Wines. Lightly hazy amber-red with nice sparkle, thin, fizzy head with poor retention, trace lacing. Aroma is strong caramel, raisin, toffee, butterscotch. Hint of oak only as it warms. Taste is strong initial cherry/dark fruit, then caramel, background suggestion of cedar, late hint of oak. Smooth texture, average carbonation, vague alcohol presence, finish as taste. Not getting too much in the way of oak/cedar but this is lovely in its own right. Why don't I have this style more often?