8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Shared with Josh during our trip to Festival of Dark Arts 2026.
Aroma: way more on the raspberry side, than 2024 one.
Taste: tastes like a lot of raspberry puree dumped into a nice BBA imperial stout.
Overall: very different to 2024, more fruity, kinda getting to the smoothie style Imperial Stout 😂 (and guess where 2023 is in the picture 😁).
Aroma: way more on the raspberry side, than 2024 one.
Taste: tastes like a lot of raspberry puree dumped into a nice BBA imperial stout.
Overall: very different to 2024, more fruity, kinda getting to the smoothie style Imperial Stout 😂 (and guess where 2023 is in the picture 😁).
Tried
from Draft
at
Oakshire Beer Hall (Portland)
on 13 Feb 2026
at 23:45
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared with Josh during our trip to Festival of Dark Arts 2026.
Aroma: mix of raspberries, chocolate, and American oak. Bold and sweet with some acidity.
Taste: along the same lines, prominent raspberries and chocolate, with noticeable American oak notes on the back.
Overall: very good.
Aroma: mix of raspberries, chocolate, and American oak. Bold and sweet with some acidity.
Taste: along the same lines, prominent raspberries and chocolate, with noticeable American oak notes on the back.
Overall: very good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Oakshire Beer Hall (Portland)
on 13 Feb 2026
at 23:38
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Shared with Josh during our trip to Festival of Dark Arts 2026. Vintage 2015.
Aroma: caramel, hops, moderately sweet, bold.
Taste: along the same lines, a bit dusty, resinous and quite bitter.
Overall: good American bw, but too bitter for me.
Aroma: caramel, hops, moderately sweet, bold.
Taste: along the same lines, a bit dusty, resinous and quite bitter.
Overall: good American bw, but too bitter for me.
Tried
from Draft
at
Oakshire Beer Hall (Portland)
on 13 Feb 2026
at 02:26
9.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9.5
500ml bottle, 2025 vintage. Dark chocolate aroma with notes of roasted malt, molasses, cherry, vanilla, bourbon and oak. Pours deep brown with a thin mocha brown head that has no retention and no lacing. Starts with rich dark chocolate, cherry, molasses and vanilla flavors as well as having a rich, full body and slick, viscous mouthfeel. Finishes incredibly smooth with roasted malt, bourbon and oak flavors as well as having a wonderful warming booziness as the very end that warms the belly on this chilly evening. Fantastic.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Coaltrain Wine and Liquor
on 26 Oct 2025
at 05:41
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle, 500 ml, shared with Hrvoje. Black with tan head. Lots of chocolate, cocoa, vanilla, bourbon, medium sweetness. Tad bitter in finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2025
at 22:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Oakshire Beer Hall, Portland. Hazy orange yellow with medium white head. Hoppy, citrus, some tropical notes, some medium bitterness in finish. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Draft
at
Oakshire Beer Hall (Portland)
on 28 Jun 2025
at 22:00
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at Oakshire Beer Hall, Portland. Cloudy orange with medium white head. Citrus, pine, malty, some caramel notes, sweetish, moderate bitterness in finish. Medium bodied. Pretty average.
Tried
from Draft
at
Oakshire Beer Hall (Portland)
on 28 Jun 2025
at 22:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
750ml (thx, Matt!) @ SF
Aroma: Brett, bold, funky.
Taste: along the same lines, low carbonation, some sweetness. Almost no complexity in taste, mostly one (Brett) dimensional.
Overall: ok.
Aroma: Brett, bold, funky.
Taste: along the same lines, low carbonation, some sweetness. Almost no complexity in taste, mostly one (Brett) dimensional.
Overall: ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2025
at 03:13
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
750mL bottle, pours an opaque dulled orange with a small white head. Aroma has a ton of brett, plenty of fartiness, and some feint tangy citrusy hops. Flavour is much the same, with plenty of farmhouse funk, some floral dry-hopping, and a touch of oakiness. Oaky, bretty, and nicely constructed. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Oakshire Beer Hall (Portland)
on 26 Jun 2025
at 03:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Dullish, pale tan. Thin head. It's got a bit of brett on it, nice floral, citrusy hop accents. On the body, very soft, low carbonation, although maybe a bit of somewhat harsh graininess.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2025
at 03:07