8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
My 2,500th New Jersey beer rating. Draft at Old Town Pub in Bordentown. Also, number one with a bullet. Hazy yellow gold pour. Creamy white head. Aromas of sweet berries, lime, citrus and tangerine. Flavor is sweet citrus, pineapple, cherry and lemon. Some juiciness in middle. Boozy, peppery notes on backend. Smooth and flavorful. Another Carton crusher!
Tried
from Draft
at
Old Town Pub
on 30 May 2026
at 01:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 6
Carton Will It Melba?
Draft, small pour, at Paragon, 5/1/26. Unclear orange, thin head. Straight sugar water, peach juice, nothing else. Smells pretty good, taste is unbelievably sweet. Fine up front, finishes…yeah, not good.
8/8/5/5/6
Draft, small pour, at Paragon, 5/1/26. Unclear orange, thin head. Straight sugar water, peach juice, nothing else. Smells pretty good, taste is unbelievably sweet. Fine up front, finishes…yeah, not good.
8/8/5/5/6
Tried
from Draft
at
Paragon Tap & Table
on 01 May 2026
at 17:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can from Petrock’s Liquors in Hillsborough, NJ. Number one with a bullet. Hazed orange gold color. Pillowy white head is two-fingers high. Aromas of stone fruit and citrus. First sip brings notes of sweet tangerine, lemon and peach. Medium bodied and refreshing. Late notes of crushed pineapple and melon. Wonderful balance and depth.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Mar 2026
at 04:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Maloney's, 3/16/26. Fully hazy yellowish color, white head, moderate lace. Papaya, passion fruit, and peach. Fairly juicy, somewhat sweet. ABV is noticeable but not overwhelming. Fun beer.
Tried
from Draft
at
Maloney's Pub and Grill
on 16 Mar 2026
at 16:55
9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Can to snifter.
Appearance: thoroughly black all the way around the glass and a nice looking two finger eggshell white foamy head. This dissipated to leave some light messy lace.
Aroma: deep, dark and danky piney/resinous hops, some oniony to some hemp-like hops then a deep dark roasty coffee bean quality
Flavor: wraps those prior mentioned aromas together bittersweetly, minor aftertaste of danky hops and coffee beans
Texture: medium to full bodied, only a sipper, piney resin and dankiness is doing what I expected - the slaying of my tongue, that astringency that cannot be avoided in this style but to be honest, I like it and know the purpose of it; and so a dry piney and danky finish is the one finish that tells me "oh palate wrecker, oh palate wrecker, where have you been? I've waited for you for so long and now I've found you!"
Overall: not even sure how much else I need to say about this beer other than of course I would want to have again!
Appearance: thoroughly black all the way around the glass and a nice looking two finger eggshell white foamy head. This dissipated to leave some light messy lace.
Aroma: deep, dark and danky piney/resinous hops, some oniony to some hemp-like hops then a deep dark roasty coffee bean quality
Flavor: wraps those prior mentioned aromas together bittersweetly, minor aftertaste of danky hops and coffee beans
Texture: medium to full bodied, only a sipper, piney resin and dankiness is doing what I expected - the slaying of my tongue, that astringency that cannot be avoided in this style but to be honest, I like it and know the purpose of it; and so a dry piney and danky finish is the one finish that tells me "oh palate wrecker, oh palate wrecker, where have you been? I've waited for you for so long and now I've found you!"
Overall: not even sure how much else I need to say about this beer other than of course I would want to have again!
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jan 2026
at 00:16
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can to snifter.
Appearance: bronzed yellow transparent color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head and dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet coffee tones with sweet cream
Flavor: sweet through those aromas, mild aftertaste of sweet cream
Texture: medium to full bodied, clearly this is a sipper, some noticeable booziness, smooth on the tongue, finishes sweet and creamy
Overall: I believe Carton did what they were going for and I believe I could come back to.
Appearance: bronzed yellow transparent color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head and dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet coffee tones with sweet cream
Flavor: sweet through those aromas, mild aftertaste of sweet cream
Texture: medium to full bodied, clearly this is a sipper, some noticeable booziness, smooth on the tongue, finishes sweet and creamy
Overall: I believe Carton did what they were going for and I believe I could come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2026
at 23:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can to nonic pint glass.
Appearance: nice looking dark red color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: lots of rye - deep floral, sweet and spicy rye tones running through a great dose of piney hops, great balance of malts entering in
Flavor: follows the aroma - sweet, spicy and floral character, crisp spicy and floral rye aftertaste
Texture: medium bodied, more of a sipper, some rye sting but I expected that, good carb, finishes crisp floral, semi-dry and spicy
Overall: a stellar rye beer, not sure if I would go as far as to label this a Roggenbier but hey, I've only had so many Roggenbiers in life. Still, I'd return to this.
Appearance: nice looking dark red color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: lots of rye - deep floral, sweet and spicy rye tones running through a great dose of piney hops, great balance of malts entering in
Flavor: follows the aroma - sweet, spicy and floral character, crisp spicy and floral rye aftertaste
Texture: medium bodied, more of a sipper, some rye sting but I expected that, good carb, finishes crisp floral, semi-dry and spicy
Overall: a stellar rye beer, not sure if I would go as far as to label this a Roggenbier but hey, I've only had so many Roggenbiers in life. Still, I'd return to this.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2026
at 23:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at The Office Tavern and Grille, Morristown, NJ when I visited my sister.
Appearance: bronzed yellow color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which slid off nicely and left some sly lace
Aroma: deep piney hops, lots of dankiness, some tropical fruits, clean malts underneath
Flavor: bittersweet and danky adding some oniony character here; sly aftertaste of piney hoppiness
Texture: medium to full bodied, good sipper, some chewiness to the hoppiness, finishes with that hoppy crisp bite I was about to expect
Overall: had one before dinner came and had another with dinner and was certainly one great night.
Appearance: bronzed yellow color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which slid off nicely and left some sly lace
Aroma: deep piney hops, lots of dankiness, some tropical fruits, clean malts underneath
Flavor: bittersweet and danky adding some oniony character here; sly aftertaste of piney hoppiness
Texture: medium to full bodied, good sipper, some chewiness to the hoppiness, finishes with that hoppy crisp bite I was about to expect
Overall: had one before dinner came and had another with dinner and was certainly one great night.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jan 2026
at 23:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 oz can, 1/25/26. Darker orange. Bread, caramel. Some herbal notes. Very drinkable. Pretty solid. Surprised I've not previously rated this, I've definitely had it before.
8/7/7.5/8/7.5
8/7/7.5/8/7.5
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2026
at 20:34
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Bitter lemon, some peel. Pours clear golden with good head. A fair amount of tartness in the finish, mostly lemony. Some bitterness. Snally.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2025
at 13:39