Subsidiaries
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Okay gold body and modest foam. Aroma is lemony with slight spicy cereal. Taste is a nice cereal, soft lager hops and honey, finishing crisp. Not bad, an easy approach.
Tried
on 05 Mar 2022
at 19:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
650mL bottle, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Nose brings out mostly fermented out honey, with some toasted caramel and bready malt. Flavour is surprisingly lacking depth for a 10% strong ale -- there's fermented out wildflower honey, toasted caramel and bready malt. Light palate, with little depth. Nothing wrong with this; but there's also little right with it. Lacklustre.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Mar 2022
at 07:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
473 ml can. Pours a dull amber with light foamy head. Aromas of pears and candied citrus as advertised plus bready malts. Flavors of pears, limes, lemon wax, sharp bitter banana skin, and bready malts. Nice
Tried
from Can
on 24 Feb 2022
at 00:37
8/10
Tried
on 14 Feb 2022
at 01:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2024-02-10, can from the brewery, 7-4-7-3-15=36
Dark chocolate, good body, but not much depth of flavours, light liquorice. Meh.
2022-01-21, can at Weathered 2022, Vancouver, 7-4-7-3-15=36
Dark colour, almost black. Moderately sweet, good body, dark chocolate flavour, some roastiness, alcohol, light barrel.
It's a bit rough, no much complexity; it's not a winning Imperial Stout, but it's quite powerful.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Feb 2022
at 07:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2022-08-13, can from Jak's, Parkcrest, 7-4-8-4-16=39
Dark brown, looks dirty. Good treacle and caramel flavour, nutty; it doesn't have the malt richness of the best barley wines, and the finish is a bit short; strong alcohol warmth.
Good effort.
2022-01-21, can at Weathered 2022, Vancouver, 7-4-7-3-15=36
Dark amber colour. Slightly more chocolatey than the average Barley Wine, but it lacks depth, and the alcohol is fairly strong; as it goes, it's getting thinner, boozier, less complex by the sip.
Ok beer.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Feb 2022
at 07:52
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
473 ml can. Pours a very dark brown with moderate tan head. Aromas of chocolate nougat, vanilla, soft bourbon and soft roasted malts. Flavors follow same with emphasis on soft oaky bourbon and a bitter chocolate finish. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Jan 2022
at 23:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at Weathered 2022. Clear-ish mahogany with small beige head. Dark dried fruits, toffee, bourbon. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jan 2022
at 06:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
473mL can, pours jet black with a small tan head. Aroma is cohesive, with gentle bourbon barrels, moderate roast, and a touch of dried fruits. Flavour is much the same, with plenty of bourbon barrel character, moderate roast, a touch of espresso, and light fruitiness. Cohesive and complex; this elevates the base Pothole Filler beautifully. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jan 2022
at 05:08
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
473 ml can. Pours a dark reddish brown with light head. Aromas of brown sugary syrup/treacle, raisins, sweet bourbon, caramel and bready malts. Flavors of sweet toasted malts, raisins, candi sugar, bread crust and just a bit of bittering hops. Quite sweet but still had an edge worthy of aging. Very good, as expected!
Tried
from Can
on 22 Jan 2022
at 04:15