7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can, from Costco. Pours almost inky black with spongy chocolate-colored head, faint coconut flavor, medium carbonation, bitter dark chocolate-mocha taste with an oily mouthfeel, alcohol undertones, thin body, long medium bitter finish with some alcohol aftertaste. Quite potent, not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Aug 2022
at 17:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark brown with light orange highlights and a large foamy tan head that lingered and left good lacing. Malty and sweet with gingerbread and molasses. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2022
at 20:31
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Gold with lots of tiny particles and a huge soapy white head. Tart with notes of lime and cracker. Alcohol well controlled. Medium finish and body.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2022
at 20:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Dark orange with a medium sized soapy white head. Tart with lemonade, sugar and a bit of cracker. Medium finish and body.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2022
at 21:13
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Can from the $1 rack at JR's. Must be past due? Looks like alky content is less than many December holiday brews but it got the typical spices in there. It pours with a nice brown cloudy eye. Smell is your typical over the top winter spices in beer, can't really appreciate that. It does have a nice creamy head, almost tan in color. Yea, first taste is what I expected, mostly spices like vanilla and cinnamon. Smooth easy co2 but those spices are sometimes hard to take like any other domestic winter holiday brew. I just wish it had a little more of that alky in there so I could forget about the taste. Whew. Never could get used to these spiced holiday beers, quite rude and over the top with spices. Put these in the same category as most domestic pumpkin brews.
Tried
from Can
on 04 May 2022
at 19:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16oz can. Filtered amber body, thin off-white head. Big, bold, heavy aroma. The body is a little sugary, perhaps the filtration doesn't work here. More of an English Barleywine, alcohol soaked red fruit notes. OK.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Apr 2022
at 04:09
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
This review was imported from my RateBeer ratings.
12 oz. can, 9.6% ABV
AROMA: It has a little bit of dankiness to the nose followed by a faint orange scent. If I put my nose close enough I get an orange smell that reminds me of the old Orange Crush soda from my youth.
APPEARANCE: Pours a translucent amber-orange with a thin, wispy, white head that dissipates almost instantaneously and has no lacing.
TASTE: My palate is first hit with orange flavor and then followed by sweetness. The finish has a very mild bitterness that fades quickly. Honestly, the flavor is very similar to an orange soda, just not as sweet.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a somewhat rough texture and average carbonation.
OVERALL: I'm not really impressed with this beer. About the only aspect that I can give it a "plus" for is its high ABV. Everything else, I would rate as medicore or poor. It's not horrible, mind you, but it's nothing special either. Given that they are asking a craft beer price for it, I would suggest saving your money and buying something else. There are plenty of better craft beers that are in the same price range or cheaper. I got it as a BOGO at my local supermarket, so I'm too upset about my purchase. However, even as a BOGO, I wouldn't buy it again. Of course, if you like high-octane orange soda, then this might be the beer for you.
12 oz. can, 9.6% ABV
AROMA: It has a little bit of dankiness to the nose followed by a faint orange scent. If I put my nose close enough I get an orange smell that reminds me of the old Orange Crush soda from my youth.
APPEARANCE: Pours a translucent amber-orange with a thin, wispy, white head that dissipates almost instantaneously and has no lacing.
TASTE: My palate is first hit with orange flavor and then followed by sweetness. The finish has a very mild bitterness that fades quickly. Honestly, the flavor is very similar to an orange soda, just not as sweet.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a somewhat rough texture and average carbonation.
OVERALL: I'm not really impressed with this beer. About the only aspect that I can give it a "plus" for is its high ABV. Everything else, I would rate as medicore or poor. It's not horrible, mind you, but it's nothing special either. Given that they are asking a craft beer price for it, I would suggest saving your money and buying something else. There are plenty of better craft beers that are in the same price range or cheaper. I got it as a BOGO at my local supermarket, so I'm too upset about my purchase. However, even as a BOGO, I wouldn't buy it again. Of course, if you like high-octane orange soda, then this might be the beer for you.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Apr 2022
at 16:34
6/10
Pours clear amber with a thin white head. Aroma of blood orange. Taste has bright Valencia orange, some mild hop. Palate has mild smokey notes, more orange, some ethanolic notes. Good.
Tried
on 03 Apr 2022
at 02:58
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap. Pours dark copper. Cinnamon, nutmeg, orange zest, biscuit, dusty, sweet spice notes. Medium body. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Feb 2022
at 23:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can, from Costco. Pours faintly cloudy light amber-copper with a small foamy beige head, pumpkin aroma with faint alcohol in the background, low carbonation, medium sweet roasted pumpkin taste with alcohol undertones, thin body, long pumpkin finish. Drinks well.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2021
at 19:20