6.6/10
Tried
from Can
on 11 May 2024
at 21:09
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
16 oz. can from a liquor store in Arvada, CO. Pours a crystal clear deep gold color with an eggshell colored head and very good retention. Good lacing too. Lots of streaming bubbles. As expected, it has a sweet, sugary aroma. The taste is similar to the nose: Sweet birthday cake-like flavor, but not as sweet as the aroma would suggest. Maybe a sugar free cake? Tastes more like a cream ale than a blonde ale. It's clean and smooth. Okay, but not something I would reach for again. Medium-light body. Soft, creamy mouthfeel. Lower than average carbonation. Not bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2024
at 21:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
500ml bottle - viscous purple pour - pours basically still - nose of caramelized sugars, treacle, plum, brown sugar, light smoke, oxidation, mild background buttery diacetyl - slick mouthfeel - medium to high sweetness - treacle, plum, black cherry - light earthy peat - mild oxidation and a light acidity that might be the onset of an infection, but at this stage just adds a balancing contrast to the sweetness and compliments the fruity qualities to a degree - lingering dark fruit and a hint of chocolate - overall it is actually fairly enjoyable despite the minor flaws - with some fine tuning, particularly in the barrel aging process, it could be a real winner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2023
at 02:31
Tried
from Can
on 15 Dec 2023
at 13:23
6.8/10
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2023
at 11:48
7.4/10
Tried
from Draft
on 04 May 2023
at 18:33
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
16 oz. can. Pours a clear, golden color, with a fleeting, fizzy head. The aroma is cinnamon, lemon zest, coconut, butterscotch, and grass clippings. Sweet and malty, with a light bitterness. Light and smooth. Reasonable.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Aug 2022
at 20:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Tap. Pours hazy yellow, small off white head, great lacing. Aroma is melon, peach, lime. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Merlin body, soft mouthfeel.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Oct 2021
at 03:43
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap. Pours clear reddish black, small beige head, decent lacing. Aroma is roast, rubber, leather, vanilla, ashtray. Flavor is medium sweet, light plus bitter, weird and worse than it smells. Light body.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Oct 2021
at 03:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Pours clear reddish amber, small beige head, great lacing. Aroma is pine, grapefruit, roast, hint of aspirin, rye malt. Flavor is light plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body. Creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Oct 2021
at 03:09