7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Deep dark brown coloured body with a very thick, and super long-lasting tan head,about six centimetres tall. Aroma of alcohol, hay, limes, grass, wheat, grain, rye, toasted malt and a dose of light spices - quite strong throughout. Medium-bodied; Strong roasted malt and rye flavours at first with a lot of grain, some heavier lime and citrus notes as well with a dose of toffee and caramelised sugars towards the end. Aftertaste shows the grainy flavour with a lot of spices, some limes, rye, grass and hay notes, but the strongest by far are the black pepper notes which give this a big kick and deeper flavour than I'd expect from this, and given the specialty grains and deeper malt notes, this one hits hard and stays hard throughout with a significant alcohol punch towards the end as well. Overall, a strong and deep beer that shows some nice saison-y notes, but more of a herb/spice beer that goes well and is nice enough to be variant from the 'typical' saison. Nice to sample! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in McLean, Virginia on 16-March-2019 for US$2,79 sampled in my hotel room here in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on 26-May-2019.
Tried
from Can
on 27 May 2019
at 13:28
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
$3.75 pint can. Pours thick, nearly black with a small beige head. Aroma is chocolate and raspberry - somewhat artificial, but not overly cheap. Flavor is... holy shit, this is good. Sweet milk chocolate, raspberry, ash and char, then tart berry slices through... wow. Lingering ash, char, tart berry makes the finish not as strong, but I'm impressed.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2019
at 20:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Buck Eighty can from Wine Warehouse. Pours gold with a hint of haze, small white head. Sweet grass, corn, grain nose. Flavor is sweet grasses, (lacking graininess), dried flower... that's it. Simple, straightforward, but not bad at all.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Apr 2019
at 22:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
$8.79 bomber from Wine Warehouse. Pours thick black with a small brown head. Aroma is cinnamon, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, caramel, other spice. Flavor is cinnamon, dark chocolate, coffee, caramel, ash, slightly burnt malt. Thick flavor, lingering... Good stuff
Tried
on 17 Apr 2019
at 20:45
6.2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can: Hay nose. Clear yellow, thin head. Hay with light coriander accents. Light body, easy carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2019
at 03:04
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Strong basil nose. Hazy amber, medium head. Honey, lavender, basil. Medium body, easy carbonation. Full flavored.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2019
at 01:14
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2019
at 19:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
$2.29 bottle as Odis, from Total Wine, Gainesville VA. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted coffee beans, cocoa, chocolate. Flavor is coffee, coffee beans, light unsweetened cocoa, toasted nuts. Definitely dry. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2019
at 23:14
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Lime nose. Bronze, thin head. Currant, thyme. Light to medium body, soft carbonation.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2019
at 22:14