7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Soft and delicate, white drinkable, sourdough, wheat, soft white pepper, light yeast. Active, massaging carb. Tasty stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Night Shift Brewing - Everett
on 08 Aug 2026
at 16:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle [2017] at tasting shared with Joes, Judyvv, Ansjelaah, DutchDrebus and Laura. Dark brown color, red glare, small white to off-white head. Aroma and flavor are malts, roast, chocolate, somewhat sweet, nicely bitter. Very very solid.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2026
at 23:00
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Lovejoy draught, 8/1/26.
Nice mix of mango, orange, lemongrass and lower Galaxy notes. No chalk or resin/spruce. Really just a lighter pine note on the end. Soft malts with white bread and biscuit.
Very malty, bordering too sweet with a huge, overripe pineapple character. Low bitterness, probably too low. Very little sign of the Galaxy; I daresay I want more. Though it dries out somewhat on the finish, it's a bit too sweet and syrupy initially.
Nice mix of mango, orange, lemongrass and lower Galaxy notes. No chalk or resin/spruce. Really just a lighter pine note on the end. Soft malts with white bread and biscuit.
Very malty, bordering too sweet with a huge, overripe pineapple character. Low bitterness, probably too low. Very little sign of the Galaxy; I daresay I want more. Though it dries out somewhat on the finish, it's a bit too sweet and syrupy initially.
Tried
from Draft
at
Night Shift Brewing - Lovejoy Wharf
on 01 Aug 2026
at 18:45
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Lovejoy draught, 8/1/26.
Deep, woodsy hop mixing with pear and a touch of bubblegum. Pretty well wedded, the hop and yeast. No alcohol noted. The last time I had this series the malt was too thin and crusty and the yeast too crude. I'm not convinced that's not the case again here.
Tons of pear with a pine-and-pepper hop character. Alternating soft and biscuit malt structure is leaner but still supportive and nicely dry on the end. No clove or banana here which is fantastic. Wow...Night Shift is BACK, BABY (No, not really, I can't back that up).
Deep, woodsy hop mixing with pear and a touch of bubblegum. Pretty well wedded, the hop and yeast. No alcohol noted. The last time I had this series the malt was too thin and crusty and the yeast too crude. I'm not convinced that's not the case again here.
Tons of pear with a pine-and-pepper hop character. Alternating soft and biscuit malt structure is leaner but still supportive and nicely dry on the end. No clove or banana here which is fantastic. Wow...Night Shift is BACK, BABY (No, not really, I can't back that up).
Tried
from Draft
at
Night Shift Brewing - Lovejoy Wharf
on 01 Aug 2026
at 18:38
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Lovejoy draught, 8/1/26.
Very fruity with some sweetness behind it as well as acidity, bit neither are overdone. Not really any gross lactic character, though the fruit is rather dominant. Bread and crust from malt balances.
Soft, rounded from the salinity with a very flavorful fruitiness and gentle sweetness. Tons of flavor for its size with a biscuity-wheaty dryness on the end. Has Night Shift got its act together??
Very fruity with some sweetness behind it as well as acidity, bit neither are overdone. Not really any gross lactic character, though the fruit is rather dominant. Bread and crust from malt balances.
Soft, rounded from the salinity with a very flavorful fruitiness and gentle sweetness. Tons of flavor for its size with a biscuity-wheaty dryness on the end. Has Night Shift got its act together??
Tried
from Draft
at
Night Shift Brewing - Lovejoy Wharf
on 01 Aug 2026
at 18:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Lovejoy draught, 8/1/26.
Good dose of aromatic, fresh, herbal hop notes. Clean, with sparse malt adding cracker and light bread.
Quite malty for its size; great depth and texture. Lemon-pepper and fresh herb with yeasty mineral and hard water on the finish. Clean, with a fairly spritzy carbonation. At least Jacks Abby's influence on NS is a positive note for them.
Good dose of aromatic, fresh, herbal hop notes. Clean, with sparse malt adding cracker and light bread.
Quite malty for its size; great depth and texture. Lemon-pepper and fresh herb with yeasty mineral and hard water on the finish. Clean, with a fairly spritzy carbonation. At least Jacks Abby's influence on NS is a positive note for them.
Tried
from Draft
at
Night Shift Brewing - Lovejoy Wharf
on 01 Aug 2026
at 18:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
US Pint can from Benny’s Place, Kuala Lumpur. Poured a murky golden orange colour with little life. The aroma is citrus fruits, light herbal. The flavour is moderate sweet, light bitter, with a smooth, rich, melon mango, light herbal, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jul 2026
at 19:30
6/10
Tried
from Draft
on 20 May 2026
at 17:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Poured from a can dated 01/09/26 in to a nonic pint glass
Pours deep dark cola brown, almost black with a finger of tight tan head that settles to tight ring leaving a very light bit of lace
Aroma of roast coffee is in the forefront, followed by some sweeter smelling caramel that melds with mocha notes
Taste leads with dark semi sweet coffee, roasty dark malts meld with the caramel moving into the bitter dark cocoa with a slightly ashy bitterness in the end.
Medium body with a medium carbonation, kind of prickly mouth feel, roast malt and bitterness linger in the finish.
Overall I wish this was a bit more smooth in the mouth feel, a touch more body or a bit lighter carbonation might make this one more enjoyable for me. Still I'd come back to this as it's a good coffee porter.
Pours deep dark cola brown, almost black with a finger of tight tan head that settles to tight ring leaving a very light bit of lace
Aroma of roast coffee is in the forefront, followed by some sweeter smelling caramel that melds with mocha notes
Taste leads with dark semi sweet coffee, roasty dark malts meld with the caramel moving into the bitter dark cocoa with a slightly ashy bitterness in the end.
Medium body with a medium carbonation, kind of prickly mouth feel, roast malt and bitterness linger in the finish.
Overall I wish this was a bit more smooth in the mouth feel, a touch more body or a bit lighter carbonation might make this one more enjoyable for me. Still I'd come back to this as it's a good coffee porter.
Tried
from Can
from
Alkies Brews and More
on 02 Apr 2026
at 00:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: black in color with a finger's worth of tan foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: milk chocolate, black coffee roast, light notes of dark chocolate, light maple tones and some vanilla
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a sweet to roasty blend with a finish of coffee and maple
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat sessionable, good lengthy smoothness
Overall: nicely done rich imperial oatmeal stout very worthy of returning to.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: black in color with a finger's worth of tan foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: milk chocolate, black coffee roast, light notes of dark chocolate, light maple tones and some vanilla
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a sweet to roasty blend with a finish of coffee and maple
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat sessionable, good lengthy smoothness
Overall: nicely done rich imperial oatmeal stout very worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Feb 2026
at 00:44