6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 5
Overall 7
Canned 12/18/25, drunk 2/2/26, as pictured.
Heavy vanilla and heavy roast in the nose. Fruitiness maybe from yeast, but mostly from vanilla bean.
Then you get to the flavor and it mimics the nose and it's fine. Then you get to the body and it's just like, WTF, man. They go through the trouble of not just adding lactose to their IPA, but also add oats, both to make the body/texture better. And then you have this, a vanilla porter, probably one of the most obvious candidates to get both lactose and oats, and yet they add neither and it has one of the most unsatsifyingly thin, watery bodies. Super disappointing, but at least the flavor/aroma are competent.
Heavy vanilla and heavy roast in the nose. Fruitiness maybe from yeast, but mostly from vanilla bean.
Then you get to the flavor and it mimics the nose and it's fine. Then you get to the body and it's just like, WTF, man. They go through the trouble of not just adding lactose to their IPA, but also add oats, both to make the body/texture better. And then you have this, a vanilla porter, probably one of the most obvious candidates to get both lactose and oats, and yet they add neither and it has one of the most unsatsifyingly thin, watery bodies. Super disappointing, but at least the flavor/aroma are competent.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2026
at 00:27
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2026
at 00:20
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
6 pack canned 12/10/25, drunk 1/23/26, as pictured.
LOTS of juice. But it's not sugary or fake/cheap. Just wish there were a bit more hops. Still, there are some (citrus, hint of pine) and there's a bit of oat and lactose to balance.
Juicy flavors with mango leading the way. Appreciate that it's pretty well attenuated with a bit of piney and citrus rind hop bitterness. Lingering juice with soft, chewy oat and minimal lactose, adding slight sweetness and slickness. Another one, like Disarm, that is pretty nicely done and has more body than usual on account of the oat.
LOTS of juice. But it's not sugary or fake/cheap. Just wish there were a bit more hops. Still, there are some (citrus, hint of pine) and there's a bit of oat and lactose to balance.
Juicy flavors with mango leading the way. Appreciate that it's pretty well attenuated with a bit of piney and citrus rind hop bitterness. Lingering juice with soft, chewy oat and minimal lactose, adding slight sweetness and slickness. Another one, like Disarm, that is pretty nicely done and has more body than usual on account of the oat.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jan 2026
at 17:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 12/1/25, drunk 1/20/26, as pictured.
Was pretty skeptical of the use of lactose, but it's very minimal. The nose is rather garlicy. Not intensely-so, nor really, problematically-so, but it's certainly the main character. There's enough lemongrass, light grapefruit and dry papaya-like character to take the focus off it. Some bland oat/biscuit character behind it with seemingly low acidity.
Seems even less given to the garlic character in the flavor and I'm pretty impressed with the body here. Somehow the lactose and the oats get the job done. One of the better textures on an NA that I've had, and that's usually their weak point. There's a bit of sweet lactose which detracts, and the hops do have some garlic to them, but by and large, I think there's good bitterness, some interesting lemongrass and tropical notes and a great drinkability to it.
Was pretty skeptical of the use of lactose, but it's very minimal. The nose is rather garlicy. Not intensely-so, nor really, problematically-so, but it's certainly the main character. There's enough lemongrass, light grapefruit and dry papaya-like character to take the focus off it. Some bland oat/biscuit character behind it with seemingly low acidity.
Seems even less given to the garlic character in the flavor and I'm pretty impressed with the body here. Somehow the lactose and the oats get the job done. One of the better textures on an NA that I've had, and that's usually their weak point. There's a bit of sweet lactose which detracts, and the hops do have some garlic to them, but by and large, I think there's good bitterness, some interesting lemongrass and tropical notes and a great drinkability to it.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2026
at 21:27
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Can
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 19 Jan 2026
at 23:12
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jan 2026
at 02:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
8584 18
Opaque, Cloudy Haze, Reddish Orange Que Color, Huge Wet Foam Head, Dissipates Quickly, Thin Soapy Drip Dashes of Lacing. Watermelon Juice Aroma. Watery, Watermelon Juicy, Lightly Tart, Slightly Sweet, Vitamin C, Light Bitter. Watery, Lightly Tart, Vitamin C, Watermelon Juice, Light Bitter Aftertaste. Was Not Sure About It From First Sip, Yet It Grew On Me... Pretty Good For What It Is. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
Opaque, Cloudy Haze, Reddish Orange Que Color, Huge Wet Foam Head, Dissipates Quickly, Thin Soapy Drip Dashes of Lacing. Watermelon Juice Aroma. Watery, Watermelon Juicy, Lightly Tart, Slightly Sweet, Vitamin C, Light Bitter. Watery, Lightly Tart, Vitamin C, Watermelon Juice, Light Bitter Aftertaste. Was Not Sure About It From First Sip, Yet It Grew On Me... Pretty Good For What It Is. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
Tried
from Can
on 21 Oct 2025
at 05:07
5.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Sixer from Appalachian earlier this year. Last one left. Forgot about it in the back of the fridge with all the rest. Like $10.99.
Pint glass at home. Pale gold, some protein haze, lingering thin froth.
Watered down OJ, yellow onion juice, cucumber, subtly sweet nose.
Acidy, earthy, lingering soap, weak grapefruit, bitter plastic.
Spritzy, irritating, super thin.
Flavor is wrong.
Pint glass at home. Pale gold, some protein haze, lingering thin froth.
Watered down OJ, yellow onion juice, cucumber, subtly sweet nose.
Acidy, earthy, lingering soap, weak grapefruit, bitter plastic.
Spritzy, irritating, super thin.
Flavor is wrong.
Tried
from Can
from
Appalachian Vintner
on 03 Oct 2025
at 23:43
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Can - hazy light gold - semi-watery texture, especially up front, but fills in a bit through the middle - light acidity - moderate tropical hop character- the fruit addition is distracting - finish is moderately bitter and lightly “juicy” - I do like the hop character in this, but the thin texture and lightly metallic tang on the back end is no fun.
Tried
from Can
from
Lowry Liquors
on 05 Sep 2025
at 23:05