8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Eli's draught, 6/27/26.
Nose is reserved, subtle, earthy. Things you'd expect from an "English" IPA. Also it's nitro so that impedes aroma, as well. But it's clean, primarily malty, with twiggy, slightly herbal hop notes behind it. More of a cellar mustiness than a bright or vivacious fruitiness.
Malty but not too sweet with a strong nuttiness and lots of the earthy and lightly herbal hop notes to gently balance. Soft and lightly watery from the nitro, with an interesting yeastiness showing the aforementioned musty cellar quality, for lack of a better descriptor. Super unique. Almost reminds me of something like Tetleys, but not nearly so thin and watery, nor filtered/pasteurized.
Nose is reserved, subtle, earthy. Things you'd expect from an "English" IPA. Also it's nitro so that impedes aroma, as well. But it's clean, primarily malty, with twiggy, slightly herbal hop notes behind it. More of a cellar mustiness than a bright or vivacious fruitiness.
Malty but not too sweet with a strong nuttiness and lots of the earthy and lightly herbal hop notes to gently balance. Soft and lightly watery from the nitro, with an interesting yeastiness showing the aforementioned musty cellar quality, for lack of a better descriptor. Super unique. Almost reminds me of something like Tetleys, but not nearly so thin and watery, nor filtered/pasteurized.
Tried
from Draft
at
Eli Cannon's
on 27 Jun 2026
at 21:37
8.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
16 oz can from the brewery.
The flavor has layers of malt. Caramel, toffee, raisins, fig. The Cacao nibs show in the finish. The alcohol is mellow and the sweetness helps cover it up for sure. Has a mild alcohol warming is felt after the sip. It warms the belly without showing alcohol in the taste.
The brewer was going for Samichlaus Classic and hit his mark. Well done sir!
The flavor has layers of malt. Caramel, toffee, raisins, fig. The Cacao nibs show in the finish. The alcohol is mellow and the sweetness helps cover it up for sure. Has a mild alcohol warming is felt after the sip. It warms the belly without showing alcohol in the taste.
The brewer was going for Samichlaus Classic and hit his mark. Well done sir!
Tried
from Can
at
Dead Language Beer Project
on 07 Jun 2026
at 20:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
16 oz draft at Republic GastroPub, Bloomfield, CT. Crystal clear golden appearance. Flavor is soft corn, bread, very light lingering salt. It shows a mild salinity in the finish. Light bodied. Crisp texture. The brewer hit his mark for a lager that would pair well with Mexican food.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 May 2026
at 00:59
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
12 oz draft. Aroma has Bready, honey -ish malt and mineral notes. Wonderful malt blend in the flavor. Bread and honey dominate with hints of minerals and very soft toffee. Also has a hint of acid with a weak hop in order to give some balance. Super crisp texture with a great malt background. Great.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dead Language Beer Project
on 23 May 2026
at 21:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz draft. Aroma and flavor or subtle. Soft bubblegum, banana, and bread like malt. Flavor overall is mild with a lighter body (as it should be ) Overall, drinkable with the German yeast still having a bolder character. Good.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dead Language Beer Project
on 23 May 2026
at 20:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz draft. Clear amber color. Aroma of dark bread with soft spice. Flavor is darkish bread, floral hop, a light spice hint in the finish. Light body with a lighter malt profile. Super drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dead Language Beer Project
on 23 May 2026
at 19:54
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz draft. Crystal clear golden appearance. Aroma is delicate of cereal grain, honey malts. Taste is medium sweet, cracker / honey. Finish is a little sweet of honey. Crisp texture. Easy drinking German lager.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dead Language Beer Project
on 23 May 2026
at 19:49
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
16 oz can shared by tfontana. Thank you Tom! Aroma is strong citrus, mellow minerals and a hint of lemongrass. Flavor is a copy of aroma. Crisp texture. The lemongrass note make this so refreshing after A bombardment of barley wines!
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2026
at 01:08
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours dark amber with a thin cafe-colored head. Aroma of misc fruits and malt. Taste has plum and malt notes, some lingering earthy tones, grainy. Palate is heavier than expected, with more of the same dark fruits. Good.
Tried
on 11 Mar 2026
at 17:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Undated can drunk 9/30/25.
Clear, very dark. Big dark beige head, well-retained.
Smells like a wonderful mix of base malt and light dark malt. Gentle caramel and rich honey with an herbal, almost minty hop character. Earth, mineral, licorice, molasses...
Great mix of base and dark malt with low roast, low toast. Almost fudgey, with definite tootsie roll-like character and some slight syrupy chew to it. That said, it's nice and dry on the finish with mild earth, herb, mineral. I applaud the lack of toast and roast here; I get tired of overly toasty/roasty dark lagers.
Clear, very dark. Big dark beige head, well-retained.
Smells like a wonderful mix of base malt and light dark malt. Gentle caramel and rich honey with an herbal, almost minty hop character. Earth, mineral, licorice, molasses...
Great mix of base and dark malt with low roast, low toast. Almost fudgey, with definite tootsie roll-like character and some slight syrupy chew to it. That said, it's nice and dry on the finish with mild earth, herb, mineral. I applaud the lack of toast and roast here; I get tired of overly toasty/roasty dark lagers.
Tried
from Can
from
Harvest Wine & Spirits Elmwood
on 30 Sep 2025
at 23:24