6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
a: hazy straw yellow body | ugly frothy white head
a: lactose | rich wheats | alcohol warmth
f: vanilla | icing sugar | nutty finish
t: drying | cloying sugars | pungent at end
o: robust flavours | super creamy | sweet throughout, but hidden alcohol
16 ounce can | Total Wine: Scottsdale, Arizona | 03-January-2025 | US$7,49 | into store: 09-December-2024 | sampled: 20-December-2025 while walking the streets of Washington (and seeing the trees) with my family of five at Christmas, as Beer #20 of my 2025 Advent Calendar
a: lactose | rich wheats | alcohol warmth
f: vanilla | icing sugar | nutty finish
t: drying | cloying sugars | pungent at end
o: robust flavours | super creamy | sweet throughout, but hidden alcohol
16 ounce can | Total Wine: Scottsdale, Arizona | 03-January-2025 | US$7,49 | into store: 09-December-2024 | sampled: 20-December-2025 while walking the streets of Washington (and seeing the trees) with my family of five at Christmas, as Beer #20 of my 2025 Advent Calendar
Tried
from Can
from
Total Wine & More - Phoenix (Camelback)
on 20 Dec 2025
at 16:04
6/10
Tried
on 12 Oct 2024
at 23:47
7/10
Tried
on 12 Oct 2024
at 19:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pretty close to black. Thin head. On the nose this leans into the chocolate/coffee side of the style. So it'�s sweetish, but doesn'�t bring malt complexity. It is not bad but if I am thinking in terms of what it doesn'�t have rather than what it does, that says something.
Tried
on 30 Dec 2023
at 04:13
3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 1
Only the most minimal of haze, no head. This is off, phenols, gasoline, fuck off. Way too lazy.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2023
at 04:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Angel's Trumpet (tapped 2 months ago), pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is somewhat muted, with piney hops, earthy notes, and bready malt. Flavour has a nice bright piney hop character despite the age, with some bitter citrus skins, and earthiness. Would've been even better fresh, but this stands up. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Dec 2023
at 06:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
16oz can pours a mostly clear brown with two fingers of off white head. Nose has caramel and malt and brown sugar and baking spice. Flavors of Christmas cookie and butterscotch and baking spice. It's a holiday ale. Off dry, full bodied.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2022
at 02:52
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Waxed bomber pours with a deep rutty ruby red body that supports a thin tan head of foam. The mild aroma offers up a bit of malts and then a growing boozy bourbon barrel booziness. The taste delivers smooth rich bourbon barrel boozy heat tempered nicely by a slick malty sweetness. This does attain a pleasing balance and depth. Nice.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2022
at 23:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear copper amber with an off white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has lots of pumpkin spice with some sweet grains and a bit of bourbon underlying. Flavor is full of pumpkin spice with some sweet grains and a bit of bourbon in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Dec 2022
at 22:50
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled from nitro at the brewery. Pours a clear amber brown with a tan head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces thickly. Aroma has earthy dark grains and roast with a bit of old chocolate underlying. Flavor has earthy chocolate and dark grains with roast growing through the finish.
Tried
on 17 Dec 2022
at 22:44