6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draught @ Geneva Ale House, Geneva IL (Nov 2025). Pours faintly cloudy reddish brown with a small frothy beige head, very faint caramel aroma, medium carbonation, bitterish caramel malt taste, thin body, long finish. Decent brew.
Tried
from Draft
at
Geneva Ale House
on 15 Feb 2026
at 20:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
A bit of a pillow head, nice surprise for an adjunct beer in a small glass. Darker gold than previous. Smell is pretty light but after a while I just catch some unmodified wheat. Not as much coffee taste to this, but the notes of grain from a home made style farmhouse. Date & hazelnut latte to pair does affect the taste, but this nice and complex, with both coffee and plum with the wheat.
Served at this Beer & Coffee pairing with Folklore Coffee Date & Hazelnut Latte.
Served at this Beer & Coffee pairing with Folklore Coffee Date & Hazelnut Latte.
Tried
from Draft
from
Orange & Brew Bottle Shop & Tap Room
on 19 Sep 2025
at 23:46
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
16oz can. Perhaps a little faded, but still enjoyable. Lack of dates on the can are the one thing I don't like about Brother Chimp. Viney, Neo-Mexicanus hop tone. A little thin, juicy, oaty. OK.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2024
at 00:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can. Rich, bready, awesome Bock. Perfect lagering. Deep malt depth. Rich caramel, pumpernickel, brown chocolate. Excellent stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 25 May 2024
at 01:23
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at Skeleton Key. Fantastic stuff, perhaps the best mouthfeel of any dark lager I've had. Super clean and drinkable, great malt tone as well. Really good.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Feb 2024
at 17:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at BT. Rich and malty. Plum fig. Richer, sweeter. Really solid beer, great example of the style.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Feb 2024
at 18:08
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tap at Brother Chimp. Just awesome. Premium UK malt. Classical and just perfectly executed. I'm not sure there is a better Porter than this in 2024.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Feb 2024
at 00:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap at Brother Chimp. Very drinkable Dubbel, yeast restrained...no bold esters or anything like that. Great balance. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Feb 2024
at 00:15
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Skeleton Key. Nice rye chocolate tone. Smooth, sweet, quite a nice beer. Full bodied, but not overly sugary or sweet. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2023
at 17:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from the brewery. Excellent stuff. I was sort of expecting a really big juicy hop tone, but this is closer to a classical Pils. Probably a few months old but holds up fine. Hop tone is sort of restrained but unique too, which is always nice. Supremely drinkable, well executed stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Oct 2023
at 06:25