7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Taster pour from a can at CT Brew Fest 2024. Opaque black w/ring of head and trace lacing. Aroma is smoky, peaty malt. Taste follows aroma w/mild rye spice. Smooth thick texture, soft carbonation & finish as taste.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Apr 2024
at 12:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Taster pour from a can at CT Brew Fest 2024. Lightly hazy reddish-amber w/ring of head. Aroma is strong bourbon. Taste is strong bourbon, green apple. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation & finish as taste. Interesting aging the Irish Red in bourbon barrel but the bourbon buries the base & too harsh. At the very least, this needs to sit a bit.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Apr 2024
at 12:00
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can pour from the brewery. Appearance is cloudy dark yellow-light brown with lots of dark floaties, light sparkle, 2-finger width foamy white head with excellent retention and decent soapy lacing. Aroma is strong citrus and evergreen, mildly musty. Taste follows aroma with strong fruit, milder pine/spruce; slightly musty. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with thick texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste with only mild lingering bitterness. Overall, I wish the spruce had been higher in the mix. Still, a lot to like otherwise.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2020
at 00:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can from tfontana, thanks again. Lightly hazy with the faintest of gold color and a good sized bubbly white head that persists. Grapefruit and hints of pine with sweet bread earth and faint alcohol to round this out. Easy to drink, but not horribly complex.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2020
at 00:16
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16 oz. can in a trade with tfontana, thanks Tom! Aroma shows me sweet malt and pine. Flavor is surprisingly light. Spruce, light tropical fruit notes, with the alcohol is hidden. Drinks easy enough even tho light.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Dec 2020
at 22:34