Sampled on draft at Tapped this beer poured a cloudy orange-gold color with a small foamy white head that left good lacing. The aroma was tangy, sweet and fruity. The flavor was tangy, sweet and fruity with faint perfume, sweettart candies and pepper. Medium length finish. Medium body.

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 3/22/2018. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy golden orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, honey, wheat, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, honey, wheat, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, honey, wheat, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is a delicious NEIPA! All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Very juicy/dank balanced hop complexity; nice bready malt backbone, not overly sweet/heavy. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Feels like Citra, Mosaic, and Amarillo hops for the most part.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 11/9/2016. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of juicy/lightly tart/tangy cherries, fruit skin, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toasted dark/brown bread, light smoke/herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt and cherry notes; with solid strength. Taste of big juicy/lightly tart/tangy cherries, fruit skin, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toasted dark/brown bread, light smoke/herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/roast bitterness and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of cherries, fruit skin, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toasted dark/brown bread, light smoke/herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and cherry flavors; with a nice roasted bitter/sweet and fruit tartness balance; with zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/tartness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, fairly acidic, and lightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is a very nice fruited American stout. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and cherry flavors; very smooth and easy to drink, with the mildly tart/bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful, and never overly tart or bitter. Nice well rounded stout malt complexity; great cherry flavor balance, without being overwhelming. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. --- Beer merged from original tick of Cherry Stout on 13 Apr 2015 at 20:51 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5. Original review text: 12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled in 2/2015. Pours crystal clear very dark brown color with a 1 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of tart cherry, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, light herbal, and roasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of trart cherry and roast/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tart cherry, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, light herbal, and roasted earthiness. Fair amount of fruity tartness and roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart cherry, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, light herbal, and roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of tart cherry and roast/bready malt flavors; with a great roasted bitterness/sweetness and fruit tartness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good fruited stout style. All around good balance and robustness of tart cherry and roast/bready malt flavors; and very smooth to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottle in 4/2018. Pours crystal clear very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky light khaki head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big milk chocolate, cocoa, coconut, nutty medium roast coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toasted brown bread, light herbal/pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, coconut, vanilla, coffee, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk chocolate, cocoa, coconut, nutty medium roast coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toasted brown bread, light herbal/pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/spicy hop and roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, coconut, nutty medium roast coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toasted brown bread, light herbal/pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coconut, vanilla, coffee, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a delicious flavored English porter! All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coconut, vanilla, coffee, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful for the low ABV. Awesome balance of base beer and coconut flavoring, with nothing being overwhelming. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

Different from the old vanilla java? Who knows. Tap at bowsers. Darker brown, lots of vanilla in the nose, almost like cream soda. Taste is alarming over the top vanilla. Lots of sweetness in there almost artificial in nature. Very little beer flavor in this one. Actually becomes medicinal and bitter in the end. Not too enjoyable.

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 1/2018. Pours slightly hazy medium orange/amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper/pine, light caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity hops and moderate bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper/pine, light caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Mild pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper/pine, light caramel, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and fairly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is a nice low IBU IPA. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the very mildly bitter/drying finish. Pretty unique and interesting, almost feels like an ESB with American hops. Possibly Centennial and Amarillo. Fairly juicy and lightly dank hop complexity, balanced bready malts; and just enough bitterness to balance sweetness. A nicely enjoyable offering.

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled in 1/2018. Pours crystal clear very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big milk chocolate, cocoa, nutty coffee, vanilla, whipped cream, marshmallow, fudge, caramel, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, vanilla, and lactose notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk chocolate, cocoa, nutty coffee, vanilla, whipped cream, marshmallow, fudge, caramel, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal/roast bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, nutty coffee, vanilla, whipped cream, marshmallow, fudge, caramel, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, vanilla, and lactose flavors; with a nice roasted bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/silky lactose mouthfeel that is great. Minimal sticky hops, chalky roast, or dryness. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a delicious dessert style English porter! All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, vanilla, and lactose flavors; very smooth, flavorful, and easy to drink with the minimally bitter finish. Tastes just like the dessert in every way. Very big creamy lactose flavors; with balancing vanilla, coffee, and malts. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a black color with a medium sized foamy brown head that lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was dry with mint and chocolate. The flavor was bitter and roasty with cocoa powder and mint. Long finish with lingering mint. Medium body. Decent.

Tap bowsers. Root-beer brown eye. Flat. Is this a brown ale? Not sher. More like a flavored stout or porter, if you think about it. Taste is a little disappointing. Slight mint cookie and perhaps, if you look for it, some dark chocolate, but don't think this is sweet chocolate mint. Nothing like those girl scout cookies, heheh. Does not hide alky well. Medicinal in the middle. Yes, not as described, but still, can drink it. JMHO. Its a little better than an impy stout - fer sher.