7.4/10
Interesting balance, definitely has some noble hop floral peppery notes with a bit of NZ tropical vinous green. Clean and to style. LCI
Tried
from Can
on 21 Apr 2024
at 16:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle, 0.5l - 2014 vintage, at Pikkulintu Kontula, 20240316) The beer poured golden and brilliantly clear. Its head was small and white. Aroma had fruitiness, tartness, wood and lightly marmalade. Palate was medium bodied and dry with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, vinous notes, grapes, wood, tartness, sourness and bitterness. Aftertaste had wood, grapes and bitterness. Pleasant. Very different take on sour beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Mar 2024
at 17:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty and hoppy aroma. Very soaur notes. Light bitter very acetic flavor. Grapes present. Long great sour finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2024
at 09:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Can) Good looking beer. Pours black with good tan head which disappears rather quickly. Aroma of dark roast grain with chocolate and berries. Medium bodied, smooth with modest fine carbonation. Lovely taste. There’s plenty of berries, joined by chocolate and a creaminess. There’s some subtle sweetness and notes of burnt sugar bitterness in the finish. Very enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Feb 2024
at 12:41
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
(Can) Pours very dark brown with small brown head. Pleasant aroma of toasted malt and chocolate. Full smooth body with modest very fine carbonation. Pleasant rich taste. There’s a bitterness throughout the palate that hover between very dark chocolate and burnt sugar, maybe with hints of soy. There’s some balancing dark toffee sweetness, and nice chocolatey notes. Pleasant enough but the balance isn’t quite tight for my palate.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2024
at 12:35
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Taster. Appearance: dark brown with a dark beige head. Aroma: some sweetness, roasted seeds, hops, a bit of black chocolate. Taste: along the same lines, a bit dry, earthy, black chocolate notes. Overall: quite good.
Tried
on 09 Feb 2024
at 04:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Garden Path - Bellingham, pours black with a large tan head. Aroma is full of roasted barley, plenty of earthy hops, and some cocoa. Flavour is more like a classic RIS — with loads of roasted malt, plenty of hops, and a touch of espresso and cocoa. Rich, roasty, nicer hopped with a creamy mouthfeel. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Feb 2024
at 18:49
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Black beer with a brown head. Chocolate and nutty aroma with light caramel. Roast and chocolate flavor with light nuttiness and light caramel. Medium bodied. Roast and nuttiness linger with light chocolate and light caramel.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jan 2024
at 18:43
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
A banger of an imperial stout. Aromas of chocolate, caramel, molasses, sugar and a little coffee. Some chicory taste in the mouth, with a beautiful sweet caramel overlay and that hint of coffee finishing it off. Can from Swords at Vic Market.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2024
at 12:33
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours hazy gold with a small head.Nose shows pine, resinous hops, clean malt, lychee, biscuit malt.Flavours include more pine, biscuity malt, spicy and herbal hops. Refreshing.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2024
at 08:13