7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Canned 2/3/26, drunk 8/9/26.
Just have to say, these guys are probably my favorite brewery in the last year AND naming a beer after this incredible (though extremely challenging) album. Love it.
Pretty forward dark malt here, outdoes the rice and hop, though doesn't take it too far, I don't think. Mineral, ash, cocoa...very rich, as it should be for one of the strongest beers they make.
Soft base malt/rice sweetness with chocolate/dusty cocoa throughout. Like the aroma, you can tell they went pretty hard on the dark malts. That said, it's not burnt/stale/tannic. Tastes almost stout-like but for the lack of fruitiness. Bit of toasted rice on the end and maybe a dab of herbal, grassy hop. Somehow this feels like it has less flavor than most of their 4% abv beers. Or maybe just the relative lack of complexity, given the somewhat dominant dark malt. Gets a bit unbalanced (sweet) as it warms.
Just have to say, these guys are probably my favorite brewery in the last year AND naming a beer after this incredible (though extremely challenging) album. Love it.
Pretty forward dark malt here, outdoes the rice and hop, though doesn't take it too far, I don't think. Mineral, ash, cocoa...very rich, as it should be for one of the strongest beers they make.
Soft base malt/rice sweetness with chocolate/dusty cocoa throughout. Like the aroma, you can tell they went pretty hard on the dark malts. That said, it's not burnt/stale/tannic. Tastes almost stout-like but for the lack of fruitiness. Bit of toasted rice on the end and maybe a dab of herbal, grassy hop. Somehow this feels like it has less flavor than most of their 4% abv beers. Or maybe just the relative lack of complexity, given the somewhat dominant dark malt. Gets a bit unbalanced (sweet) as it warms.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 09 Aug 2026
at 22:57
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Canned 06/02/2026, drunk 08/06/2026.
Beany coffee is very earthy, lightly fruity and there isn't a lot of supportive malt here. Acid from yeast and adjunct seems prominent. A bit of glue on the edges? Doesn't smell like a mess, as much as that sounds, though. Just very, very dry.
Ok, it's not too dry, as I was worried. Still, the coffee character lends bitterness and acid that isn't supported/balanced by softer, fruitier, lighter flavors. Still, I appreciate the texture here, especially for its size. Reasonably deep malts yet still dry. Seems to be cleaning up somewhat as it warms and breathes, too. But it just goes to show, coffee is one of the most variable, difficult adjuncts to brew with. No doubt I shouldn't have let this sit even the (fairly short) two months that I did. Not my favorite, but I suspect fresh on tap this is significantly better, so I'm not going too hard on the rating.
Beany coffee is very earthy, lightly fruity and there isn't a lot of supportive malt here. Acid from yeast and adjunct seems prominent. A bit of glue on the edges? Doesn't smell like a mess, as much as that sounds, though. Just very, very dry.
Ok, it's not too dry, as I was worried. Still, the coffee character lends bitterness and acid that isn't supported/balanced by softer, fruitier, lighter flavors. Still, I appreciate the texture here, especially for its size. Reasonably deep malts yet still dry. Seems to be cleaning up somewhat as it warms and breathes, too. But it just goes to show, coffee is one of the most variable, difficult adjuncts to brew with. No doubt I shouldn't have let this sit even the (fairly short) two months that I did. Not my favorite, but I suspect fresh on tap this is significantly better, so I'm not going too hard on the rating.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 06 Aug 2026
at 17:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500mL bottle, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma reveals rich spicy rye whiskey barrels, bready caramel, and a touch of dark dried fruits. Flavour is very rich, with lots of dark dried fruits, caramel, and accentuated by the spicy rye whiskey barrels. Rich, malty, somewhat spicy; not the most complex, but nice malty base. Solid stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Bizarre Brewing
on 24 Jul 2026
at 06:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 500mL bottle (bottled Feb 2025). Very dark brown with very minimal off white head. Dark sugars with mild rye notes, feint dark dried fruits, decent. A little bit subdued overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2026
at 06:06
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL bottle. Pours nearly black with a small beige head. Light bready malts, dried light berries, and rye whiskey barrels on the nose. Flavour has golden raisins, dried light berries, bready malts, and some rye whiskey on the finish. Good complexity, solid base, good barrels. Great beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jul 2026
at 02:24
7.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Pours clear reddish copper, medium beige head, good lacing. Aroma is malty, caramel, pine. Flavor is light plus sweet, medium bitter. Malty, lingering bitternes. Medium body. Red ipa
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2026
at 21:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
16oz can from Tavour. Light amber pour, creamy off-white head. Malty aroma, toasty, minor fruity notes. Taste is malty, brown bread, caramel. Mildly dry at the finish.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 15 Jul 2026
at 00:39
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
16oz can from Tavour. Dark brown pour, small foamy head subsides. Roasty aroma, bitter, cola. Taste is dark roast, coffee-ish, bitter, with a small bite at the finish.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 13 Jul 2026
at 04:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Tavour. Pours clear amber with a moderate near-white head. Aroma of amber malt/toffee with some light citrus. Med body. Malty/toffee. Not quite dry. Definitely enough bitter for balance. Flavor is citrus and some grass/spice. Prickles a bit. Good carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 13 Jul 2026
at 00:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Undated can (ca. early May), drunk 7/8/26.
For as much NZ hop is in here, it smells oddly peppery and woody/vegetal. Not at all like what I'd expect, though not to say unpleasant. I'd say it smells like PNW Cascade, but this is NZ Cascade, and those smell nothing alike. Crackery malts with lime, lemon zest, light mineral and, perhaps, a touch of gummy fruit.
Clean, juicy and quite NZ Cascade-forward in the mouth, giving a ton of gummy fruit candy-like character. Good malt depth, yet good attenuation, with light lemon-lime character lingering. Maybe some melon and light berry, as well, but not the big white grape that you'd expect. Pleasant, for sure, but maybe not Bizarre's wheelhouse.
For as much NZ hop is in here, it smells oddly peppery and woody/vegetal. Not at all like what I'd expect, though not to say unpleasant. I'd say it smells like PNW Cascade, but this is NZ Cascade, and those smell nothing alike. Crackery malts with lime, lemon zest, light mineral and, perhaps, a touch of gummy fruit.
Clean, juicy and quite NZ Cascade-forward in the mouth, giving a ton of gummy fruit candy-like character. Good malt depth, yet good attenuation, with light lemon-lime character lingering. Maybe some melon and light berry, as well, but not the big white grape that you'd expect. Pleasant, for sure, but maybe not Bizarre's wheelhouse.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 08 Jul 2026
at 18:57