8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at Ginger Man Boston, 5/3/17.
Cloudy, slight rose-tinted, peach-golden body with a small, off-white head showing moderate retention.
Very real, authentic and well-developed fruit notes in the nose mix nicely with the lactic acid and neither dominate as a result. Strawberries aren’t used too often in brewing as they’re very light and not terribly assertive/distinctive, requiring quite a bit to achieve a healthy aroma/flavor, which then runs the risk of over-sweetening the beer. Here it’s both balanced and aromatic without any excess sugar or obnoxious kettle-sour-like qualities (like sniffing a glass of lactic acid).
Wonderful texture is the first thing I notice. Chewy, rich, wheat adds a very firm suppleness and the beer is very nicely attenuated, quite dry and even a touch salty with tart berry acids adding brightness in concert with the light lactic character. They’ve achieved a ton of expression from whatever strawberry method they’ve used (almost seems like it must be puree, but who knows). Moderate amounts of engaging carbonation, no alcohol or flaw and a crisp, wheat and berry-laden finish make this one perfectly quenching as a good berliner should be.
Cloudy, slight rose-tinted, peach-golden body with a small, off-white head showing moderate retention.
Very real, authentic and well-developed fruit notes in the nose mix nicely with the lactic acid and neither dominate as a result. Strawberries aren’t used too often in brewing as they’re very light and not terribly assertive/distinctive, requiring quite a bit to achieve a healthy aroma/flavor, which then runs the risk of over-sweetening the beer. Here it’s both balanced and aromatic without any excess sugar or obnoxious kettle-sour-like qualities (like sniffing a glass of lactic acid).
Wonderful texture is the first thing I notice. Chewy, rich, wheat adds a very firm suppleness and the beer is very nicely attenuated, quite dry and even a touch salty with tart berry acids adding brightness in concert with the light lactic character. They’ve achieved a ton of expression from whatever strawberry method they’ve used (almost seems like it must be puree, but who knows). Moderate amounts of engaging carbonation, no alcohol or flaw and a crisp, wheat and berry-laden finish make this one perfectly quenching as a good berliner should be.
Tried
on 30 May 2017
at 14:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at Cask and Vine 300 Pints Fest Big bitter roasty dark chocolate with bits of oak and sweet bourbon and alcohol. Light fruit but quite a tasty beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 May 2017
at 16:55
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at Chris’s house. Dark black opaque with a tan head.Rich chocolate with bits of oak and light fruit. Velvety smooth silky mouthfeel. Damn tasty beer.
Tried
on 20 May 2017
at 17:33
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8
Chalumeaux with this 500 ml bottle share.mVery dark brown around the edges. Black center, thin ring of head around the snifter. Aroma is mellow whiskey, light red grape hint (talking subtle) chocolate. Flavor is sooooo subtle.
The blending of the port and whiskey. No alcohol noted anyplace. Body is full but not chewy. Mild lingering whiskey finish. VERY nice.
The blending of the port and whiskey. No alcohol noted anyplace. Body is full but not chewy. Mild lingering whiskey finish. VERY nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2017
at 16:09
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Poured from bottle dated 11/15/16 Julios Lock and Key black pour with a nice toffee looking head. Aromas of whiskey coca light berry. Taste is amazing well balanced nice notes of cocoa berry and a great finish. --- Beer merged from original tick of RIS- Port / Rye Whiskey on 20 May 2017 at 17:07 - Score: 8
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2017
at 16:06
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
500 ML bottle. Thanks TJ! Totally black, small butterscotch vanilla looking head. this smells great. it’s a small jam-like aroma with spice and cocoa. wow. this is fantastic. juicy cocoa, booze and berries but every flavor is very light and all blended well. great all around. not sure i’d hold this one forever. dense mouthfeel. lovely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2017
at 15:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at Five Horse, Davis, 4/20/17.
Pale blonde-lemon juice body with a gentle haziness and small, but dense, well-retained, white head atop.
Excellently juicy hops yield light stone fruits with plentiful mango, ripe pineapple and lots of lime and tangerine. The oats and grain dry the hops out nicely towards the finish, which is clean with no dough, resin or alcohol. Surprised how much tight, clean, juicy hop character they got out of this little guy.
More lemon, tangerine, light mango and other charming, juicy, hop notes abound atop a dry, but soft, oat-laden texture with low but fairly engaging carbonation. Juiciness lingers very lightly on the finish, but some of the malt/oat character cuts it a little short; not necessarily a bad thing. Comes off incredibly sessionable, clean and flavorful.
Pale blonde-lemon juice body with a gentle haziness and small, but dense, well-retained, white head atop.
Excellently juicy hops yield light stone fruits with plentiful mango, ripe pineapple and lots of lime and tangerine. The oats and grain dry the hops out nicely towards the finish, which is clean with no dough, resin or alcohol. Surprised how much tight, clean, juicy hop character they got out of this little guy.
More lemon, tangerine, light mango and other charming, juicy, hop notes abound atop a dry, but soft, oat-laden texture with low but fairly engaging carbonation. Juiciness lingers very lightly on the finish, but some of the malt/oat character cuts it a little short; not necessarily a bad thing. Comes off incredibly sessionable, clean and flavorful.
Tried
on 17 May 2017
at 17:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Its pretty sad when I have to buy this out of state because my area of NH doesn’t seem to see much Stoneface. End rant. Bought at Colonial Spirits canned 5/5/17. Hazy murky deep grapefruit yellow with a huge tightly bubbled white head that lasts forever. The nose is dripping with citrus. Light orange and overripe grapefruit abound. Sweet bready malt and light pine and earth with just a hint of alcohol round this out. The flavor is mostly juice and resinous alcohol. There’s a bready toasty maltiness in the flavor that seems to clash a little with the fruitiness but its a pretty tasty beer.
Tried
from Can
on 12 May 2017
at 21:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Whole Foods Bedford. Hazy light golden/ deep yellow with a small but fleeting bubbly white head. Tart lemony nose with sweet berry and just a hint of sulfur. Tart puckering lemony berry flavor. Pretty nice use of strawberry in a sour ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 May 2017
at 19:23
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Draught at Ginger Man Boston, 3/31/17.
Lightly hazy, blonde-flaxen-golden body is topped by a large, white head that shows moderate retention.
Lots of lactic acid and very well-attenuated peach character in the nose with minimal spicy pit character (seems like just juice). Rather grainy, very strong wheat character behind it considerably dries out the already very stark, austere aroma. No flaws or anything but it’s not terribly juicy or harmonious here.
In the flavor it is indeed very dry, grainy with only traces of honey-like malt and lots of lactic acid and light plastic character. Furthermore the carbonation is very loose/unfocused creating a very watery texture that further highlights the grainy, dry nature of the beer instead of focusing it to get some creamy consistency.
Lightly hazy, blonde-flaxen-golden body is topped by a large, white head that shows moderate retention.
Lots of lactic acid and very well-attenuated peach character in the nose with minimal spicy pit character (seems like just juice). Rather grainy, very strong wheat character behind it considerably dries out the already very stark, austere aroma. No flaws or anything but it’s not terribly juicy or harmonious here.
In the flavor it is indeed very dry, grainy with only traces of honey-like malt and lots of lactic acid and light plastic character. Furthermore the carbonation is very loose/unfocused creating a very watery texture that further highlights the grainy, dry nature of the beer instead of focusing it to get some creamy consistency.
Tried
on 05 May 2017
at 15:07