7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
S: dirt - chocolate (duh!) - roasted malts A: dark brown body - big tan head T: oatmeal - cherries - vanilla P: figs - earth - cream O: rich malt - bitter - rustic (not worth carrying halfway around the world, though) 440 mL can - GlenGerry (beer shop): NewMarket/Auckland, New Zealand - purchased: 04-August-2023 - best before: 01-June-2024 - tagline: '9900 BRNCO' - NZ$8,50 - sampled: 30-July-2024, a day before leaving back to Australia
Tried
from Can
on 29 Aug 2024
at 17:08
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
S: fruits - light wheat - tart A: slightly hazy golden body - not much movement T: tropically - light brine - yeast P: fruit punch-y (duh!) - medicinal - funky O: decent at best - not worth bringing halfway around world - soured-ish 440mL can - GlenGerry (store): NewMarket, Auckland, New Zealand - purchased: 05-August-2023 - best by: 03-July-2024 - NZ$8,00 - sampled: 16-July-2024 (~1 year after purchase)
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2024
at 18:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz can pours out hazy golden topped with a white head. Nose is tropical fruit hops some citrus a nice vanilla cream kick and some chocolate maybe. Taste is more of the nice sweet tropical fruit hops some citrus vanilla cream and I can get the chocolate chip cookie dough very interesting.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jul 2024
at 12:03
7.2/10
Good hazy, tangerine, some melon, slight creaminess
Tried
from Can
on 24 Mar 2024
at 17:16
6.2/10
Been reading about aroma pools in a recent Randy Mosher article. This nails the cola profile, but not sour enough or that interesting beyond that.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Feb 2024
at 20:25
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
There's definitely a strong aroma of marshmallow, biscuit and strawberry jam. Some notes of grapefruit in the mouth as well. There's a slight lack of punch as the back end.
Tried
on 19 Jan 2024
at 12:07
6.8/10
Peach, soft up front, dry at the back. Not much Nelson
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2024
at 17:36
6/10
An odd choice. The toasted marshmallow is well-done, especially on the finish, but why… citrus, not super hazy.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2024
at 16:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Panda at home, thanks to Graham Grumbo, 21/12/23. Black with a khaki head that settles to a swirl. Nose is chocolate, dark malts, nutty, light spice, toffee crisp, dried fruit rinds. Taste comprises chocolate, dark malts, hazelnut, spice, light coconut shavings, dried fruit rinds. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced kiss of alcohol. Tidy old skool leaning impy stout ... has a good bitter bite about it compared to the pastry era sweet bois.
Tried
on 21 Dec 2023
at 20:49
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
13/12/2023. Can from New Zealand Beer Collective. Pours black with a small frothy tan coloured head. Aroma is hoppy, tropical, roasted malt, chocolate, toffee, coffee, waxy, coconut, hints of strawberry and pine. Medium sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness, slight tart edge. Quite full bodied, sticky, average carbonation. Developing roasty bitter finish. Nicely done.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2023
at 20:29