Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Keg at the downtown brewpub, 11/2/23. Dark red, thin tan head, poor retention. Aroma of toffee, cherry, toasted malt. Taste is toffee, caramel, cherry, toast. Mild booziness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
On tap at Explorium - Milwaukee, pours a murky dark mahogany, no head. Aroma is very rich and malty, with tons of dark dried fruits, toffee, caramel, brown sugar, and gentle bourbon. Flavour is extremely sweet, which masks some of the booze, bringing out cloyingly sweet caramel, toffee, big bourbon, alcohol, and brown sugar. Way too sweet, hot, and rough. It�s good some good things going on but the flaws are too detracting for it to be drinkable in more than an ounce.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Doc Rae Scotch Ale from The Explorium Brewpub 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 1.5
On tap at Explorium - Milwaukee, pours a dark ruby red with a small beige head. Aroma has plenty of dark dried fruits, esters Belgian yeast, and caramel. Flavour is fairly sweet, with dark dried fruits, booze, and ester. Needs more carb and generally better expression of the Belgian yeast, but this is reasonably done. Not bad for an American Belgian.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Ctrl+Alt+Repeat from The Explorium Brewpub 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Explorium - Milwaukee, pours a deep dark mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma is messed up � there�s some kind of infection here I can�t quite place (diacetyl, butyric? Because it�s a scotch ale, I�m having trouble placing it). I can�t believe I�m going to take a sip� Flavour is almost as bad, with bitter caramel�that must be diacetyl�and a dry, astringent finish. This is big time messed up.
mcberko (47456) reviewed The Whole Buffalo from The Explorium Brewpub 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at Explorium - Milwaukee, pours a deep dark red with a small beige head. Aroma has plenty of toasted bready malt and caramel�seems like it�ll be sweeter than it should be. Flavour is very malty but dry enough, with toasted dry caramel, bready malt, and a metallic tinge that shouldn�t be there. The maltiness and dryness are there, but it�s a bit too metallic. Okay.
mcberko (47456) reviewed DAMN! That's Good! from The Explorium Brewpub 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Explorium - Milwaukee, pours a clear golden orange with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of resinous hops, sweet caramel malt, and a touch of pine. Flavour is balanced between sweet caramel malt and oily resinous hops. Sweet and malty, but the hops are strong enough to impart plenty of bitterness to balance. Pretty solid.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12oz can. Big barrel notes in the flavor and aroma. Lactose is wholly unnecessary but it is there and adds sweetness and mild vanilla. Heavy, sweet, enjoyable for what it is.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed The Whole Buffalo from The Explorium Brewpub 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pleasant enough brewpub version, not even close to as real Belgian. Deep red fruits. OK.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed BA Brown from The Explorium Brewpub 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Minimal barrel tone. Sweet, sugary. No real depth. Quite a boring beer. lacks barrel tone. Lacks body. In general just lacks.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Rye So Serious from The Explorium Brewpub 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at Explorium. Easy drinking medium body. Mild rye tone. OK. Not a lot going on. Not so impressive.