8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
16 oz can from AE, 1/1/23. Canned 12/27/22. Pours a hazy orange, white head, moderate / spotty lacework. Bright pineapple, lime, and grapefruit. Bright and fruity with a nice funky / musty thing as well. Lots of flavor. Really drinkable. I really like this one.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2023
at 20:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle, 1/1/23. 1st tick of 2023, had to go with my friends at AE for this one! Kicking off the new year on an unseasonably warm Sunday with some nice outside time, and now it's time to watch RedZone! Pours dark brown-black, no head or lace. Coconut and vanilla on the aroma with some wood, bourbon, and roast. The body is soft, and a touch thinner than expected. The alcohol is well hidden. Solid overall.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Alternate Ending Beer Co.
on 01 Jan 2023
at 19:07
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
12 oz can from AE, 12/29/22. Mostly clear amber color, beige / off white head. Moderate-plus lace. Bread, toffee, sweet grain. Caramel and a bit of roast. Hints of smoke. Flavorful stuff. Clean and very drinkable. Smooth stuff. Tasty, with strong notes of explaining the elaborate manor by which you will kill Bond.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Dec 2022
at 21:12
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 oz can from AE, 12/27/22. Hazy yellowish-orange, foamy white head. Grapefruit, lemon, and pineapple. Resin and peach notes as well. Touch of coconut. Tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2022
at 03:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle from AE, 12/11/22. Bright and clear gold in color with a thin, fizzy white head. Soft stone fruit and yeast aroma. Light pepper, clove, earth, and wood. Floral honey sweetness toward the conclusion. Drinks very clean. Nice flavor profile. Good balance between the underlying Saison and the honey + peach adjuncts. Exceptional mouthfeel. Tasty beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2022
at 20:19
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle from AE, 12/4/22. Poured this 1st Beautiful Friendship from the 2nd Anniversary into one of my 1st Anniversary glasses, just to confuse things. Pours a very dark brown-black, basically no head or carbonation present on the pour, but there is some drippy tan lace. The nose is rich, with bourbon, chocolate, vanilla, and pumpernickel. Rich and flavorful. Leans sweet, but still well balanced. Boozy, smooth, rich, and flavorful. Really enjoying this one. Right up there with the best stuff I've had from AE, which is 101 unique beers at this point.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2022
at 19:17
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle from AE, 11/27/22. My 100th Alternate Ending Beer rating here in just over 2 years, and it is another excellent one. Only my 7th 100 tick brewery, joining 5 other NJ breweries and one NY (Other Half). Unclear golden color with a white head and fairly strong lace. Aroma is grains, spice, and lemon zest. Rather funky. White wine grape. Herbal notes. Flavorful. Very drinkable. Tons going on. I'm happy to drink as much beer as these guys want to make, especially in the lager and funky genres. Great work by Brendan, Steve, and the rest of the brew team. Here's to the next hundred!
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Nov 2022
at 19:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16 oz can from AE, 11/26/22. Canned 11/22/22. Fully headed yellow-orange, off white head. Pungent mangonion thing to it early, with apricot / peach, pine, grapefruit, resin, and pepper. Flavor is on the bitter side for this series, there's a decent fruity sweetness as well, a dankness, a slightly astringent component as well. Something not totally working here for me.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Nov 2022
at 00:28
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 oz can from AE, 11/14/22. Canned 11/8/22. NJ rating #2001, a Garden Space Odyssey. Fully hazed darker yellowish-orange color. Juicy and sweet, lots of orange and pineapple. Smooth and full of flavor. ABV is well hidden. Tasty stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2022
at 03:35
Red Panda pic from San Diego Animal Prison. Thanks Brendan! Tad grassy. Lot a flavor. Got out and rocked the vote today before work.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2022
at 16:53