Subsidiaries
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle - Very dark brown pour. The mild aroma is mainly roast malt. I'm not really noticing the cherries. The flavor is sweet and roasty with a little bit of cherry and chocolate. It's okay but kind of underwhelming.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2017
at 09:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle. Amber copper pour. Large rocky beige head. Subtle doughy, spicy nose. Toasted malt flavor has notes of cinnamon, ginger and allspice. Some peppery bitterness in finish. The holiday spices are subdued, making this an enjoyable alternative to so many Christmas spice bombs.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2017
at 20:35
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release . Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense 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 retaining the cap. Aromas of big peppermint, milk chocolate, cocoa, fudge, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, vanilla, marshmallow, brownie batter, and toasted dark/brown bread; with light notes of coffee, nuttiness, smoke, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, chocolate, and peppermint notes; with great strength. Taste of big peppermint, milk chocolate, cocoa, fudge, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, vanilla, marshmallow, brownie batter, and toasted dark/brown bread; with light notes of coffee, nuttiness, smoke, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal/roast bitterness and increasing mint coolness on the finish. Lingering notes of peppermint, milk chocolate, cocoa, fudge, caramel, toffee, brown sugar, vanilla, marshmallow, brownie batter, toasted dark/brown bread, light nuttiness/coffee, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, chocolate, and peppermint flavors; with a nice roasted bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Minimal bitter/roasted dryness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and slightly silky/sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is an awesome dessert style brown ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, chocolate, and peppermint flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the very mild bitter finish. Nicely rich without being overly sweet/heavy for the ABV. Perfectly balanced between all flavors, nothing is overwhelming. Tastes like a mint iced fudge brownie all the way though. A really enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2017
at 19:34
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
bottle, rated in spring 2017 - Hazy orange pour, mild citrus hop aroma. Flavor is citrusy and mild to moderately bitter. Bready malt. Decent enough but a bit below average.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2017
at 19:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 10/11/2017. Pours hazy golden orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lightly tart/tangy apricots, blood oranges, rose petals, pear, apple, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruits, rose petals, fruity/spicy yeast, and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of tart/tangy apricots, blood oranges, rose petals, pear, apple, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/grassy bitterness, yeast spiciness, fruit tartness, and wheat tang on the finish. Lingering notes of apricots, blood oranges, rose petals, pear, apple, light pepper/clove, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruits, rose petals, fruity/spicy yeast, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from tart/bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and slightly sticky/tangy mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is a delicious fruited wheat ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruits, rose petals, fruity/spicy yeast, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink. Very flavorful for the low ABV. Pretty much perfectly balanced between all flavors; nothing is overdone or feels out of place. A very enjoyable offering, and great style example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2017
at 18:44
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
bottle - Lightly hazy gold pour, mild aroma of yeast, spice, and grainy malt. Flavor is mostly sweet, some yeast, spice, grain. Light bodied. Overall pretty meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Oct 2017
at 15:37
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Shared bottle, in snifters. Looks like a typical imperial stout, but that is the only typical trait. Cranberry juices dominates but lends to a thin palate. Just hints of bourbon, chocolate, et al.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Oct 2017
at 16:15
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle. Pours almost black with a small beige head. Aroma is largely vanilla, with coffee and chocolate notes. Taste follows nose. Finish is sweet vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2017
at 00:18
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Sampled on draft at Tapped this beer poured a golden amber color with a large foamy yellow-white head that rose over the glass, lingered and left decent lacing. The aroma was dryish, earthy and citric. The flavor was sweet and tangy with tropical fruit and moderate astringency. Long finish. Medium body. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Sep 2017
at 14:12
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into weizen glass, bottled on 11/18/2016. Pours hazy deep reddish copper/light brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big raisin, plum, peach, pear, apricot, red apple, banana, bubblegum, clove, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/roast, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge raisin, plum, peach, pear, apricot, red apple, banana, bubblegum, clove, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/roast, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal bitterness and yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of rfaisin, plum, peach, pear, apricot, red apple, banana, bubblegum, clove, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/roast, herbal, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Minimal dryness. Medium-high carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy, bready, silky, and rich mouthfeel that is awesome. Minimal warming alcohol for 10.5%. Overall this is a fantastic weizenbock! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the huge ABV. Very rich with perfectly balanced yeast and malt complexity. Just as great as most classic German versions(though higher on ABV). A highly enjoyable offering, and pristine style example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Sep 2017
at 17:35