9/10
Oh Lord, glad I saw the abv before I cashed it. It's deliciously smooth, you can tell the abv cause it cleans off a layer of your skin in your mouth, but otherwise so smooth. Chocolatey heaven.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Aug 2023
at 16:10
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from the brewery - dark amber pour - no head - cloyingly sweet - a lot of dark fruit and treacle - boozy - sherry - whisky - messy and hot, and will probably give me diabetes - but I paid 18 bucks for the bottle, so I will spend the next two hours choking it down.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2023
at 23:10
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
6 ounce at the Washington Street location - certainly does deliver what is promised - loads of blueberry in the nose and flavor - distinctly Belgian waffle sweetness - these qualities lead, but a gentle tartness develops through the middle before a spicy finish - blueberry lingers throughout - I enjoy this a lot more than I thought I would.
Tried
on 23 Jul 2023
at 21:08
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at the Washington Street location - black pour - soapy lace - nose is initially bright and fruity, but has underlying notes of treacle, sweetbreads, brined cocktail cherries - well-masked alcohol, creamy texture - caramelized sugars, dark fruit, treacle, candied cherry, sweet vinousness, warming booziness - overall impression is slightly like a Manhattan cocktail, actually, and I dig Manhattans.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2023
at 01:03
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap at Washington Street location - 2023 edition, listed at 14.8% - inky black with a moderate dark tan lace - aged in Spirit Hound Whiskey barrels - nose is heavy with the spirit, moderate oxidation , mild oak - slick mouthfeel - extraordinarily smooth for the strength and time in barrels - lots of chocolate and whiskey - dark fruit, caramelized sugars - warming whiskey finish - mostly bourbon and chocolate flavors, so perhaps not super complex, but the depth of those two flavors is wonderful and the finish is deep and warming - really dig it.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2023
at 00:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap at Washington Street location - black with a bright white lace - lots of chocolate and vanilla - light bourbon oak character - a little spiciness - finish is a little hot and messy - it’s okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2023
at 00:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft. Pours a dark brown black color with a tan head. Has a woody bourbon caramel vanilla aroma. Fruity malty woody bourbon dark fruit caramel and vanilla flavor. Has a fruity malty dark fruit woody caramel finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jul 2023
at 08:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
2023 bottle from the brewery - aged in CO Rye Whiskey barrels from Spirit Hound Distillery - 14.8% abv - turbid amber pour - headless - though it pours fizzy at first, is appears still and feels mostly so in the mouth - nose of rye, treacle, brown sugar, oak, vanilla, sherry/oxidation - flavor is heavy on whiskey, treacle, dark fruit, tamarind, spicy rye, oak, vanilla - finish is really warming and spicy - quite a complex sipper, and a big improvement over the base beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2023
at 02:09
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Tavour. Ddark brown pour, thin beige head. Aroma brings roasty malts and bourbon, chocolate, anise. Taste is a smooth concoction of roast, chocolate, barrel, raisins and licorice. Nice warm feel will give you a glow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2023
at 17:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Tavour. Pours darkish ruddy amber with a decent beige head. Caramel aroma with some fruit notes. Arguably full bodied. Flavor is caramel/toffee with pale stone fruit notes - not dry, but avoids sticky. Heat is present. There's a compensating bitterness from something. Somehow slightly harsh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2023
at 00:16