8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 2023. Pours inky black, small brown head, decent lacing. Aroma is woody, bourbon, vanilla, dark cocoa, molasses. Flavor is medium plus sweet, medium plus bitter, rich and woody. Fully body, silky mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2026
at 08:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Tried
from Can
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 13 Apr 2026
at 00:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
2023 500mL bottle drunk 3/28/26.
Cacao mixing with spicy rye and a bit more lactose than I'd like to see. Char/roast is fairly heavy and there's anise character further deepening the dark, black character. Just doesn't seem to be ameliorated by anything brighter/spicier/softer. No sweet fudge or fruity barrel. Almost smells like raw molasses at points, but not boozey, at least.
Softer and sweeter in the mouth but there's a huge burst of anise licorice character initially. Balances against the sweet, caramel-rich maltiness and light fudge. Like the nose, no alcohol noted whatsoever. And the lactose isn't as heavy as the nose suggests, either, thankfully. There's cookie, chocolate, caramel and fudge all the while balanced by that undercurrent of strong black licorice. It somewhat grows on me, and thank god it's vastly better than the nose, but still a bit of an odd one. Cola-herb-licorice with a big, milky-caramel-fudge sweetness is not exactly my idea of a good time, but they make it work better than it should. Barrel character is severely lacking, but the barrel aging is felt, at least (no big, punchy sugar, and has soft, round textures).
Cacao mixing with spicy rye and a bit more lactose than I'd like to see. Char/roast is fairly heavy and there's anise character further deepening the dark, black character. Just doesn't seem to be ameliorated by anything brighter/spicier/softer. No sweet fudge or fruity barrel. Almost smells like raw molasses at points, but not boozey, at least.
Softer and sweeter in the mouth but there's a huge burst of anise licorice character initially. Balances against the sweet, caramel-rich maltiness and light fudge. Like the nose, no alcohol noted whatsoever. And the lactose isn't as heavy as the nose suggests, either, thankfully. There's cookie, chocolate, caramel and fudge all the while balanced by that undercurrent of strong black licorice. It somewhat grows on me, and thank god it's vastly better than the nose, but still a bit of an odd one. Cola-herb-licorice with a big, milky-caramel-fudge sweetness is not exactly my idea of a good time, but they make it work better than it should. Barrel character is severely lacking, but the barrel aging is felt, at least (no big, punchy sugar, and has soft, round textures).
Tried
from Bottle
from
Half Time
on 29 Mar 2026
at 01:08
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
2023 500mL bottle drunk 3/28/26.
Cacao mixing with spicy rye and a bit more lactose than I'd like to see. Char/roast is fairly heavy and there's anise character further deepening the dark, black character. Just doesn't seem to be ameliorated by anything brighter/spicier/softer. No sweet fudge or fruity barrel. Almost smells like raw molasses at points, but not boozey, at least.
Softer and sweeter in the mouth but there's a huge burst of anise licorice character initially. Balances against the sweet, caramel-rich maltiness and light fudge. Like the nose, no alcohol noted whatsoever. And the lactose isn't as heavy as the nose suggests, either, thankfully. There's cookie, chocolate, caramel and fudge all the while balanced by that undercurrent of strong black licorice. It somewhat grows on me, and thank god it's vastly better than the nose, but still a bit of an odd one. Cola-herb-licorice with a big, milky-caramel-fudge sweetness is not exactly my idea of a good time, but they make it work better than it should. Barrel character is severely lacking, but the barrel aging is felt, at least (no big, punchy sugar, and has soft, round textures).
Cacao mixing with spicy rye and a bit more lactose than I'd like to see. Char/roast is fairly heavy and there's anise character further deepening the dark, black character. Just doesn't seem to be ameliorated by anything brighter/spicier/softer. No sweet fudge or fruity barrel. Almost smells like raw molasses at points, but not boozey, at least.
Softer and sweeter in the mouth but there's a huge burst of anise licorice character initially. Balances against the sweet, caramel-rich maltiness and light fudge. Like the nose, no alcohol noted whatsoever. And the lactose isn't as heavy as the nose suggests, either, thankfully. There's cookie, chocolate, caramel and fudge all the while balanced by that undercurrent of strong black licorice. It somewhat grows on me, and thank god it's vastly better than the nose, but still a bit of an odd one. Cola-herb-licorice with a big, milky-caramel-fudge sweetness is not exactly my idea of a good time, but they make it work better than it should. Barrel character is severely lacking, but the barrel aging is felt, at least (no big, punchy sugar, and has soft, round textures).
Tried
from Bottle
from
Half Time
on 28 Mar 2026
at 23:00
4.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 5
Overall 4.5
From Beer Drop, no dating on the can.
Pours a pale gold with an inch of foam, retention and lacing are fine.
Smell is grassy, grainy, earthy and to be honest, old Shrugs.
Taste is very grainy, some grass, earthy, again, I feel it's on the older side. No real Pilsner qualities to me at all.
Light bodied, I would not drink this again.
Pours a pale gold with an inch of foam, retention and lacing are fine.
Smell is grassy, grainy, earthy and to be honest, old Shrugs.
Taste is very grainy, some grass, earthy, again, I feel it's on the older side. No real Pilsner qualities to me at all.
Light bodied, I would not drink this again.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Mar 2026
at 12:49
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can, from Warehouse Liquors, Chicago IL. Pours cloudy dark yellow with a large foamy off-white head, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrus peel taste with mango, thin body, long finish. Solid NEIPA.
Tried
from Can
from
Warehouse Liquors
on 23 Mar 2026
at 01:19
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Fat på Peters . Här har vi utseende? Ha ho meningslöst är ju en imp stout . Doftar då!! Jo lite portvin . Smakar portvin och madeira . Kola samt lite rostad malt. Löning sirap God . Rätt söt som du fattar . Bra som fan men liiite för söt .
Förresten fan vad vi saknar Ratebeer ölsiten som var gjord för ölnördar . Snyft. Men denna site kanske tar sig framöver hoppas vi.
Förresten fan vad vi saknar Ratebeer ölsiten som var gjord för ölnördar . Snyft. Men denna site kanske tar sig framöver hoppas vi.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2026
at 14:23
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Tried
from Can
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 13 Mar 2026
at 02:31
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Lifeless Castrol GTX pour.
Soy, Bovril & bourbon aroma.
Coffee, cocoa, apple & bourbon tastes.
Excellent.
Soy, Bovril & bourbon aroma.
Coffee, cocoa, apple & bourbon tastes.
Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2026
at 20:09
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
This was the 2022 vintage, bought in 2026. I have been anxious to try this but I wanted to share it. I couldn’t wait so I had to drink the bottle by myself.
The mixture tasted nice together but I couldn’t pick out the individual ingredients.
The mixture tasted nice together but I couldn’t pick out the individual ingredients.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 02 Mar 2026
at 00:12