5.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 ounce bottle from Woodman's Appleton, 8/22/19. Been about a million years since I had an Atwater beer, much less a new one. But that's the BYO six pack life. It was either this or an Abita. Hazy orange, thin fizzy white head, fair retention. Aroma of a weird dank and acrid note, some mango. Just smells weird. Maybe some peach skins? Taste is mango, wheat, apricot, pale malt. Thankfully tastes much better than it smells. A bit thin, some lingering spice.

6.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Cherry, malt, salt, and straw aroma. Reddish amber with small head. Moderate sweet-tart cherry, biscuit malt, mildly salty, and mildly straw flavor. Okay body.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Refrigerated 12 oz. aluminum can from shrubber85 poured into a glass. Slightly hazy deep golden with small white head. Aroma is light cherry, medium body, lower carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is light cherry and light brine.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 11/5/2018. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color wit ha 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big juicy, lightly tart/tangy raspberries, mango, melon, fruit skin/seed, lemon, peach, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, bread dough, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of honey, banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruits, fruity/light spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy, lightly tart/tangy raspberries, mango, melon, fruit skin/seed, lemon, peach, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, bread dough, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of honey, banana, bubblegum, clove, peppercorn, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, woody, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; light yeast spiciness, and fruit/wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy/tart/tangy raspberries, mango, melon, fruit skin/seed, lemon, peach, pear, red apple, wheat, cracker, bread dough, toasted biscuit, light banana/clove, peppercorn, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruits, fruity/light spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no astringent hop/fruit flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness, tart/tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, fairly crisp, and lightly acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.9%. Overall this is an excellent fruited American pale wheat ale. All around great fruits, fruity/light spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp to drink; with the mellowly bitter/tart/spicy/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Great balance between juicy fruits, clean pale/wheat malts, American wheat yeast, and earthy hops. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp hop/fruit dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive base style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect, pretty much perfectly balanced between all flavors.

5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice thick soapy lacing clings on the glass with some light streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big hazelnuts, vanilla, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, coffee, cream, and toasted dark/brown bread; with light notes of dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, hazelnut, coffee, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big hazelnuts, vanilla, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, coffee, cream, and toasted dark/brown bread; with light notes of dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/grassy hop, and roast/char/coffee bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of hazelnuts, vanilla, milk chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, coffee, cream, toasted dark/brown bread, light smoke/char, herbal, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, hazelnut, coffee, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a nice roast/hop bitter/sweet balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky/grainy, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent flavored English porter. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, hazelnut, coffee, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful for the ABV, despite the lighter body. Great balance between nicely rich malts, coffee, and flavorings; with solid earthy hop presence against sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

7.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled in 10/2018. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a small fairly dense and fluffy khaki head with solid retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Minimal spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Good appearance. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, nuts, and dark bread; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, raisin, prune, fig, date, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Slight booze in the aromas as it warms, but not overwhelming. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, coffee, bourbon barrels, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, nuts, and dark bread; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, raisin, prune, fig, date, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness. Mild herbal, roast, char bitterness; and bourbon/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, vanilla, cream, marshmallow, fudge, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, nuts, dark bread, light molasses/dark fruit, smoke, char, leather, tobacco, herbal, and yeast/roast/toast/oaky earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, coffee, bourbon barrels, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet and bourbon/oak spiciness balance; with no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness and bourbon/oak spiciness. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is great. Mildly increasing warmth of 11%, with minimal barrel booziness lingering after the finish. Overall this is an excellent barrel aged flavored imperial stout. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, vanilla, coffee, bourbon barrels, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV with the mellowly bitter/tannic/drying finish. Great balance of rich malts, vanilla, coffee, and bourbon barrel presence/integration; with light fruity yeast and earthy hop balance. Not overly boozy/tannic on barrels, or bitter/charred on malts. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. Very minimal complaints.

3.5

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3

So, is this new? You'd think I'd've downed one of these already? Atty, a local beer? Perhaps it smells a little spicy from the bottle. Darker iced tea looking brew. First taste is big rude ass malty cloying thangy. Yes, sweeter bitter bite, weird cold spiced christmas beer? And, so lubkuckin pfefferkuchen is a traditional German baked Christmas treat, somewhat resembling gingerbread? Not sure if ginger is really coming thru the spicy sweet christmas winter herbs of this one. Difficult, as with most winter warmers. Yes, one big bahhhhhddddd mouth coating alky beer brew; lots of personality. What else can, be winter warmer, sweet cloying, almost volatile, funny brew, be said? Mouth coating kids old school, cough medicine, calming medicinal finish. Whew! Quite an impression. Big time shortest day of winter beer, if you can call this beer.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/amber/light copper color with a small fairly dense and fluffy off white 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 clover honey, orange, lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. A bit too fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of honey, pale/wheat malts, fruity yeast, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big clover honey, orange, lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of clover honey, orange, lemon, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of honey, pale/wheat malts, fruity yeast, and light earthy hop flavors; with a nice nice malt/honey/bitterness balance, and no cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, lightly sticky, and slightly slick mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.7%. Overall this is a very good American pale wheat ale/braggot. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of honey, pale/wheat malts, fruity yeast, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Great balance between rich honey, pale/wheat malts, fruity yeast; and mild earthy hops against sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Reminds me of mead a lot, definitely a significant amount of honey in the beer.