7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Notes from 10/28/2008. Forgot about a can of this in the back of the fridge that I received from Pitmonkey in a trade last year. Only remembered it once I got my hands on this year's batch. Short arms & the fact that I haven't changed the bulb in there in a long time means there are always surprises. :) Pours out ugly from both cans. Sediment-y, hazy, & greasy-looking, it saves itself a bad score with a strong cascading effect that builds into a nice bit of fluff topping off the glass. A little stiffer in the vintage stuff, which looks a touch more grainer & dirty after it settles. More caramel in the nose of the older one, but both are dominated by dry-hopping. A little more resiny in the elder, where the newer stuff is more sharp with citrus. Touch more rye twang in the fresh stuff, maybe some honey-ish notions, but both have a considerable talcum drying effect leading the way to zesty juiciness. A feels more grainier then B, but both powder on the hops. Not an intense bitterness, but very constant after the brief unfamiliarity in the beginning. All left turns once you get past the intersection of rye & malt. My tongue is a bit numb to boot.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Dec 2024
at 23:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
10.5 oz draft at The Burg & Barrel in Overland Park, Kansas. The pour is a slight haze orange golden with a well formed one inch white head. The aroma is bright hop bitter resin and a nice malt sweetness. The taste is initially resin hop, dry floral, then moves into clean fresh malt. Bright flavors, with not much alcohol present. The palate is medium bodied with soft natural carbonation and the warming soft sweet finish, really integrates the alcohol level well.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Dec 2024
at 14:53
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can from Jack's Fresh Mart Menominee, 4/21/24. Hazy peach, medium white head, average retention. Aroma of melon, grapefruit, hay. Taste is grapefruit, melon, pine, dank, tangerine. Hint of booze. Well balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2024
at 02:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from CBC Westford--finally got this bad boy! Opaque dark brown--virtually black--thin, creamy head, light lacing. Aroma is strong raisin, cherry, toffee, milder chocolate, coffee. Taste is strong sweet malt and toffee over milder roasted malt/coffee, hint of dark fruit. Smooth texture, medium bodied, no sign of alcohol, finish as taste. Glad to have this legendary brew. While complexity is good, strength pales in comparison to modern-day adjuncted stouts.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2024
at 05:15
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
GTMW 2023. Aged in Parkers Reserve. Whiskey is not noticeable, quite dry, bitter and hoppy, just a hint of sweet malt. Not my thing.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2024
at 16:26
4.9/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
They hacked this one. Totally out of balance. Way overdone lemon against a little bit of chocolate. Could have been nice if it would have been more balanced but barely drinkable. I hope that I can finish instead of dumping it. Praise be. Seems to be AKA Chocolate Lemoncello Darkness.
Tried
from Can
at
Festival Foods - La Crosse
on 25 Dec 2024
at 19:37
2.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
Very disappointing from Surly. Almost $9 for this beer and smoke is barely perceivable in the aroma and none in the flavor. A weak and sad effort that should have been dumped by the brewery.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2024
at 02:59
5/10
Hazy pinkish body large foamy off white head. Cranberry wheat aroma. Cranberry wheat flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 6/2/6/3/12 2.9
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2024
at 15:46
7/10
Dark black body medium foamy tan head. Bready toasty aroma. Bready nutty toasty flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/5/7/4/15 3.8
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2024
at 15:38
8/10
Dark black body thin tan head. Roast chocolate spicy bready aroma. Spicy rye bready chocolate roast flavor. Full body moderately low carbonation. 8/5/8/3/17 4.1
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2024
at 15:36