Subsidiaries
7.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
6oz pour at Appalachian while shopping. Cheaper per oz than the bottle.
Stemless & inky black, wispy tan ring of lace. Sticky, crystalized legs.
Boozy, brown sugar, heavy vanilla & cocoa nose.
Toasted & blackened coconut & enriched bread, rather than oily & potent. Burnt raisin. Semisweet. Sugar Cookie finish.
Thinner than expected, rich but kinda acidy middle to tail. Slight tannic popsicle stick feels on the final.
Good not amazing.
Stemless & inky black, wispy tan ring of lace. Sticky, crystalized legs.
Boozy, brown sugar, heavy vanilla & cocoa nose.
Toasted & blackened coconut & enriched bread, rather than oily & potent. Burnt raisin. Semisweet. Sugar Cookie finish.
Thinner than expected, rich but kinda acidy middle to tail. Slight tannic popsicle stick feels on the final.
Good not amazing.
Tried
from Draft
from
Appalachian Vintner
on 05 Dec 2025
at 21:33
9.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle shared. Red brownish color, no head. Chocolaty aroma. Flavor is malts, maple in a good way, not too sweet, chocolate, whiskey, bourbon. Incredible. Absolutely delicious. 8-9-10-9-9.5
Tried
on 04 Dec 2025
at 23:08
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared. Opaque black color, no head. Aroma and flavor are malts, roasted malts, chocolate lightly, heavy liquor. Quite solid as expected. 8-8,5-8-8-8,5
Tried
on 04 Dec 2025
at 22:46
8.2/10
Lots of sharp, slightly fermented coffee beans, a bit thin. Red fruits, more towards barleywine
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2025
at 22:44
10/10
Tried
on 03 Dec 2025
at 22:11
9.5/10
Tried
on 03 Dec 2025
at 22:10
8/10
Lots of licorice and bourbon.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Mitra R. Van Der Linden Wijk bij Duurstede
on 03 Dec 2025
at 17:38
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
2025 bottle from a 4-pack. Pours a pitch black with chestnut highlights and a small beige head that lingers. Marzipan all over the nose with some oak, bourbon and vanilla notes as it warms. Palate is very similar, lots of marzipan notes - vanilla, bourbon and more marzipan. Boozy finish. Not bad, but not as good as recent years.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2025
at 04:53
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
A sizeable 19.2 oz can bought from Half Time. As I begin, with a 9.9% abv, this is a challenging beer, more like a malt liquor. Snifter ready to go, I tilt the can inside. The liquid is surprisingly clear, bright yellow-gold in color, a steady cover of icy white foam and a healthy carbonation. The mango nose is obvious, I cannot detect anything else. The drink is more restrained, certainly all the mango one could want in an IPA, some hops background, white bread and grain. I will say that the sensation is rather full, an extension of the substantial alcohol content I assume. A beer with a lot of presence, will I buy another? Probably not. Will I complete this one? Yes, a challenge but doable I think.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Dec 2025
at 01:33
7/10
A tad estery, light, sweet, not much body. And seems like no BCBS coming…
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Dec 2025
at 08:57