7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can from Jack's Fresh Mart Menomiee, MI, 10/1/24. Hazy orange, medium tan head, average retention. Aroma of nutmeg, cinnamon, bready malt. Taste is nutmeg, cinnamon, coffee, pale malt. Well balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2025
at 10:12
6/10
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jan 2025
at 18:25
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Roast and some vanilla. Coffee. Black pour with decent head. Bitter end. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jan 2025
at 21:53
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 ounce can from Jack's Fresh Mart Menominee, 4/21/24. Black, large tan head, average retention. Aroma of chocolate, mint, coffee, roast. Taste is mint, chocolate, roast. Tad bit thin. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2024
at 02:51
8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 8/25/2020, drunk 12/27/2024.
Beautiful pour. Large, tan head with pretty strong retention. Mostly clear, dark mahogany-auburn.
Rich hazelnut and dark chocolate, per the series. Fruit is tart, lightly seedy, lightly juicy, not overdone. But of fruity coffee on the end alongside light vanilla and hints of mild soy. Mellow, no alcohol noted. Very balanced as the other entries in the series were, with great aromatics.
A good bit drier than the other beers in the series. Seedy, bitter, yet juicy raspberry with bitter bakers chocolate and a full body. Light fudge, coffee, hazelnut and vague whiskey character on the finish.
Beautiful pour. Large, tan head with pretty strong retention. Mostly clear, dark mahogany-auburn.
Rich hazelnut and dark chocolate, per the series. Fruit is tart, lightly seedy, lightly juicy, not overdone. But of fruity coffee on the end alongside light vanilla and hints of mild soy. Mellow, no alcohol noted. Very balanced as the other entries in the series were, with great aromatics.
A good bit drier than the other beers in the series. Seedy, bitter, yet juicy raspberry with bitter bakers chocolate and a full body. Light fudge, coffee, hazelnut and vague whiskey character on the finish.
Tried
from
The Wine Garden
on 27 Dec 2024
at 23:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 9/15/2020, drunk 12/26/24.
Large tan head, moderate retention. Dark, clear.
Nose has a good mix of sweet and dark notes without too much dark fruit and low roast. Not boozey with only light bourbon character. It definitely has the mellowness of a BA beer, but there's certainly no distinct bourbon character. The adjuncts are moderate, very homogeneous. At this point, anyways (beer is over four years old).
Sweet, rich, with that same rather homogeneous adjunct character that isn't overdone, at least four years of age in. Full-bodied, short of syrupy. Quite sweet, with a strong bitter adjunct character on the end and some Barrel-Aged character that is, again, very indistinct. But clean, pretty polished, not boozey and very flavorful. And value-wise it's insane. $6!
Large tan head, moderate retention. Dark, clear.
Nose has a good mix of sweet and dark notes without too much dark fruit and low roast. Not boozey with only light bourbon character. It definitely has the mellowness of a BA beer, but there's certainly no distinct bourbon character. The adjuncts are moderate, very homogeneous. At this point, anyways (beer is over four years old).
Sweet, rich, with that same rather homogeneous adjunct character that isn't overdone, at least four years of age in. Full-bodied, short of syrupy. Quite sweet, with a strong bitter adjunct character on the end and some Barrel-Aged character that is, again, very indistinct. But clean, pretty polished, not boozey and very flavorful. And value-wise it's insane. $6!
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2024
at 22:04
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Bottled 10/23/24, drunk 12/24/24.
Well shit, I didn't realize this was frickin two months old. I assumed it was a shelf turd, like every other OSA beer around here. Didnt look until after opening. Damn. Oh well, here goes nothing...very small smattering of grey-tan head. Clear. Dark brown.
Spicy, drying rye whiskey is somewhat mellow and vanilla beans are tasteful. Choco-lactic lactose and fudgey malts with light barrel character and only light warming from alcohol. Not all that cohesive or rounded/mellowed yet, but could be a lot worse....
Malty, though with some thin, very dry and spicy notes and loosened by the use of lactose. But for two months old this is pretty stellar. Still some glue-like alcohol, but nothing burns. Very sweet finish. Yeah, needs a lot more time in the bottle, at least another six-to-nine months. But it's still passable.
Well shit, I didn't realize this was frickin two months old. I assumed it was a shelf turd, like every other OSA beer around here. Didnt look until after opening. Damn. Oh well, here goes nothing...very small smattering of grey-tan head. Clear. Dark brown.
Spicy, drying rye whiskey is somewhat mellow and vanilla beans are tasteful. Choco-lactic lactose and fudgey malts with light barrel character and only light warming from alcohol. Not all that cohesive or rounded/mellowed yet, but could be a lot worse....
Malty, though with some thin, very dry and spicy notes and loosened by the use of lactose. But for two months old this is pretty stellar. Still some glue-like alcohol, but nothing burns. Very sweet finish. Yeah, needs a lot more time in the bottle, at least another six-to-nine months. But it's still passable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2024
at 19:41
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tried
from Can
from
Horrocks Farm Market
on 20 Dec 2024
at 23:31
7/10
Beer #2 of my inappropriately named beer flight.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Dec 2024
at 18:51