7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Draft pours hazy gold with thick white head that reduces to lace. Silky mouthfeel with an aroma and flavor of tropical fruits followed by a mild peppery orange rind bitterness. Very nice!

Tasted at Miller’s Ale House, Hollywood, FL

7.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

2025 bottle from Livonia Liquor. Pours a clear copper with a finger of off-white head that lingers. Grapefruit, pine resin and fresh citrus on the nose with toasted caramel malt and warming alcohol as it warms. More pine and citrus pith on the palate with some bright orange zest as it warms. Warming alcohol throughout. A nice re-hash from Lagunitas.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Six pack from Albertsons. Amber pour with a silky off-white head, coats the glass as it recedes. Sweet, malty aroma, caramel. Taste is toffee, tea, sweet, brown sugar, malty, nutty. A touch of dryness at the finish as it tapers off. Hint of the ABV appears late

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Hazy dark gold pour with a small white head. Aaron's is grapefruit, pine. Initial taste is grapefruit, pine, sweet citrus. Fades to a very mild bitterness. Medium body and carbonation that bites just a bit. Nothing crazy. Enjoyable!

6.4

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle, while wondering how the hell is this the 1st time for me drinking this. Almost completely clear darker golden pour with a white head. Nose is resinous sticky sweetness, light caramel, fairly macro obviously, but still got some character. Flavour is big resin, light caramel, a touch of booze in the best way and less bitterness than expected, but enough to keep it going. Gotta say this is much better than expected. It feels wrong, but it is what it is

6.6

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

2017 bottle from review package. Sweet sugar smell right under the cap. Light brown ale beer, with some haze, under a foamy tan head. Sweet nose fades a bit once it's in the glass. Taste brings back the sweetness, and some slightly oxidized malt. There's still a bit of hop sharpness to it. Guess I'll have to get the latest one to see how it compares fresh.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Backlog January 2009. Clear amber body under a bright beige head. Aroma of malt, caramel and alcohol. Taste is sweet malt, caramel, cellar notes and nice bitterness. Fine body with long lasting aftertaste. Nice, bold and tasty beer that reminds me a bit about strong Belgium ales.

6.8

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

I was in the closest big box supermarket recently and they had a huge, repeat, huge display of six packs of this beer. Fortunately they were also selling singles because a similar iteration of this beer I’ve had years ago was only okay. Snifter ready to go, I make the pour. It arrives an impressive clear shiny amber topped by a decent skim of light tan foam. A sweetish smell with grain showing up also. A drink now. I’ll say that my expectations were low and the beer exceeds but not by a whole bunch. Mostly malt, grain, Karo syrup, maybe a hint of molasses. I wish it was thicker. Sweet, yes, but not too much. I am surprised by how much the ABV is covered up. Not bad, I’m reminded of barrel aged Arrogant Bastard back in the day only sweeter, but I am glad that I got only one bottle and not a sixer. Lagunitas used to be out in front of of it with Undercover, Little Sumpin, Hop Stoopid, Sucks and more recently Maximus but that seems to not be the case now. Unfortunate.