5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4.5
Texture 2
Overall 4.5
Can pours clear reddish orange brown 231. Very little head, just some pond skum. Quite sweet on the nose, with an addition feel of ropey leather character on the olfactory. Very malty taste on the uptake, some sweetness breaking thru. Easy manners yet the sweetness gets on my nerves a bit. Just maybe some earthiness comes thru in the middle. Some odd leather and perhaps a touch of peat mixing with the sweetened malt. Sweetness at the end of every gulp. Not enough to be cloying, but certainly more than is needed. Hides its 6% very well.
Tried
from Can
from
Vintage Estate Wine and Beer
on 09 Jun 2026
at 17:19
2.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 1
Can, looks like rootbeer as well as a rootbeer foamy head. Nose is somewhat boozy, heavy spices. First taste is a clinging treacly spiced nutmeg bomb. Maybe I'm getting other spices in there but this is certainly yer typical domestic heavy duty holiday spiced beer blaster. Very difficult to enjoy such an in yer face brew. Come now, shouldn't I be able to sense or taste some aspect of beer in this? Very soft carbonation, needs more to help me not think about this blitz to the senses. On the finish I'm getting this warming sensation down the throat into the gullet. Oh schnitz, what was I expecting? Anyway, its a cheap ticking can and I'm not surprized about what I got.
Tried
from Can
from
Chalet Premier
on 01 Apr 2026
at 16:58
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Black with a medium sized tan head. Roasty, dry and lactic. Long finish. Moderately full bodied.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Mar 2026
at 17:32
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pour is a dark brown with some red highlights. Aroma is some ok tasted bread notes. Flavor is sweet caramel with some dark fruit. Americanized version of a marzen with a heavy malt bill with a bit of bitter hops on the back end.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2025
at 21:14
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Aromas are dark malt and roast with hints of molasses and banana. Flavors are not quite as good as nose. A little bit simmer but add in some sour. Don't know if it's going bad or just poor brewing skill. Date stamp is unreadable. Just barely drinkable I hope.
Tried
from Can
from
Belgian Style Ales / Monastery Greetings
on 04 Oct 2025
at 04:31
5.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 4.5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Arrows are somewhat similar to traditional Bavarian hefeweizens but not quite as good. Some of the aromas but muted and not quite as aromatic or fresh. Flavors are similar to nose and in the same vein - this is a little more citric tart and bitter without the fruity more sweet than bitter traditional
brew. A few swallows in actually seems expired.
brew. A few swallows in actually seems expired.
Tried
from Can
from
Belgian Style Ales / Monastery Greetings
on 28 Sep 2025
at 00:17
7/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 4
Overall 8
From a 2$ can this pours a fantastic looking dark cola colored brew with a really nice big choco moose foaming head. Nose is mild chocolate malt. First taste is pretty good too! Very mild dark beer attitude with just a tad of tartness. Some burnt damp wood flavors coming thru in the middle, but never in yer fave. Well balanced. I'm liking this. I really like dunkel beers and this one lives up to my expectations, even tho they say its an ale. I probably should have picked up a sixer of this. I see its referring to a kolsch ale in the description but I don't get any negative bitter kolsch character. Decent co2 throughout. Very nice dark dunkel beer finish. Not bad! A fun dark beer for a change. The first beer I had from the brewer, good job Schnetzle.
Tried
from Can
from
Chalet Premier
on 16 Aug 2025
at 16:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a murky brown with a large foamy tan head. Aroma is all nutmeg. Flavor is nutmeg and cherry juice with some raisin and plum. An ok spiced winter warmer. Goodbye Ratebeer!
Tried
on 05 Jan 2025
at 02:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Red brown with a medium sized foamy head. Toasty malt with cinnamon sugar and nutmeg. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2024
at 21:23
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Black with a medium sized tan head. Toasty and dry with strong roasted peanut. Long finish. Medium body.
Tried
on 15 Oct 2024
at 20:54