7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
22 oz. bottle, pours a deep dark brown / near-black with a small tan head. Aroma has some celery, woody barrel notes, and booze. Flavour likewise has plenty of celery, bourbon barrels, booze, dark sugars, and wood. Too much celery/vegetal character. Good malts and barrels, but not the most cohesive or complex.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Cycle Brewing
on 26 Mar 2026
at 05:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 650mL bottle. Very dark brown with minimal light beige head. Dried raisins and prunes, bourbon, slight vegetable, but sweet note in the background. Decent, but slightly weird note.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2026
at 05:44
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to Tavour. Oops, I didnt drink fresh(!) Pours inky black with minimal head or lacing. Aroma is rich fudgy bourbon vanilla, prominent oak tannins. Flavor is fully sweet, light plus bitter. A bit hot but otherwise solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Mar 2026
at 22:49
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear reddish mahogany, small beige head, some lacing. Aroma is rich toffee, werthers, bourbon, coconut. Flavor is full sweet, light plus bitter. Full body, silky mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2026
at 23:03
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Panda from Colin. Cheers. Dark and glossy teak. Ghost of a tan head. Aroma is boozy and fruity with coffee and chewy malts. Flavourwise it's got a sweet edged sour streak over a sweet base. Develops a bitterness. Fruit n choc. Thick. Creamy. Flat carbonation. Long dry astringent finish. Good stuff.
Tried
on 06 Mar 2026
at 23:36
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
Bottle spilt two ways. Flavor is a wonderful marriage of coconut, brownie batter and hazelnut. Truly a Nutella candy bar with coconut flakes. Thick oily texture with alcohol totally hidden. Bourbon cuts through the sweetness. As I drank this I realized this maybe my very last Cycle brew. RIP Cycle Brewing Company ! I wish I would have made a second trip to Saint Petersburg, Florida! Your stouts were fantastic!
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 12 Feb 2026
at 22:14
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Aroma is cinnamon, cake batter, bourbon. Flavor shows mellow bourbon throughout with subtle cinnamon throughout. Banana is here in the form of a “ granola “ hint. super smooth, velvety mouth feel. Bourbon cuts completely through the sweetness. Excellent!
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 09 Feb 2026
at 21:18
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Aroma is brownie batter, peanut, almond. Flavor follows with a creamy/ velvety texture over the tongue. Almost to sweet. The bourbon does cut the sweetness but not totally. Pretty nice. Sweet for sure.
Tried
from Bottle
from Tavour
on 09 Feb 2026
at 21:13
8.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
Bottle.
A- Black color, black liquid, no head.
A- Dark chocolate fudge, mild bourbon, nutty.
F- Hazelnut, dark chocolate, faint rye, bourbon, faint sweetness, brownie batter.
T- Full body, thick texture, average carbonation, balanced finish.
O- This was about 7 years old thanks to Tavour but it still has held up nicely. Like a nutella brownie batter. Very very thick and almost chewy. Not too sweet thankfulyl and easy to drink a bomber on my own. Some barrel influence for sure but not too boozy. Nice rich dark chocolate flavors balanced with the nutty flavor. Not worth the price, but very tasty.
A- Black color, black liquid, no head.
A- Dark chocolate fudge, mild bourbon, nutty.
F- Hazelnut, dark chocolate, faint rye, bourbon, faint sweetness, brownie batter.
T- Full body, thick texture, average carbonation, balanced finish.
O- This was about 7 years old thanks to Tavour but it still has held up nicely. Like a nutella brownie batter. Very very thick and almost chewy. Not too sweet thankfulyl and easy to drink a bomber on my own. Some barrel influence for sure but not too boozy. Nice rich dark chocolate flavors balanced with the nutty flavor. Not worth the price, but very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2026
at 22:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks to Kenny for this one. A dark mahogany brown coloured pour with a no head. Aroma is semi sweet, oily dark roast, black sugars, bourbon, dark berries, dark chocolate,. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, oily, dark chocolate. Dark berries, syrupy, vanilla. Palate is medium sweet, chewy, oily, mellow carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2026
at 22:35