7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Sample at the Center Street Market taproom. The beer pours black with some brown around the edges, and a medium thin beige head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Small patches of lace. Roasted malt, coffee and chocolate in the nose. Medium to full body with flavors of roast malt, black coffee, vanilla and bittersweet chocolate. The finish is roasty with a coffee and malt aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Crooked Can Brewing - Hilliard
on 03 May 2025
at 19:34
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sample at the Center Street Market taproom. Clear orange-amber color with a thin off-white head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Sparse strings of lace. Aroma of fruit, yeast and malt. Light to medium body with flavors of mildly funky yeast, fruit and doughy malt. The finish is mildly funky fruit and earthy yeast. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Crooked Can Brewing - Hilliard
on 03 May 2025
at 19:14
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Sample at the Center Street Market taproom. Clear pale golden color with a thin white head that burns away quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lacing. Aroma of fruit, wheat and doughy malt. Light-bodied with flavors of floral wheat, citrus and malt. The finish is clean with a fruity wheat aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Crooked Can Brewing - Hilliard
on 03 May 2025
at 18:52
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Sample at the Center Street Market taproom. Cloudy dark yellow pour with a medium thin bright white head that burns away steadily to a wispy film. Sparse strings of lace. Piney hop, citrus and malt in the nose. Medium body with flavors of grassy hops, grapefruit and bready malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a citrusy hop aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
at
Crooked Can Brewing - Hilliard
on 03 May 2025
at 18:43
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5.5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 oz. can
5.3% ABV
Canned on: 12/19/2024
$13.49 6-pk @ Publix
AROMA: Slightly sweet with mild scents of malt, caramel and bread, followed by a hint of citrus.
APPEARANCE: Pours a clear, medium amber, with a 2-finger, dirty-white head that dissipates slowly, with excellent lacing.
TASTE: Initially, it is mildly sweet but then quickly transitions to mildly bitter. Flavors are hard to identify but I definitely get notes of burnt caramel and during the finish there is just a hint of of dark-roasted coffee bean. Based off the nose, the bitterness level is a little higher than I would have expected. It's not off-putting, just unexpected. The finish is moderately dry.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a slightly "rough" texture, and average carbonation.
OVERALL: I've enjoyed most of the other beers that I've tried from this brewer, but this one is my least favorite. I can't fault it on being another "me too" beer, as it is fairly unique in its flavor. So I give them props for doing something different.
For me, I think the biggest issue is the bitterness level. While it's not overly bitter, it does seem too bitter for the slightly sweet aroma. So every time I go to take a sip, my nose says to expect something sweetish, but then my mouth is hit with something bitter, which makes my brain say "no bueno".
5.3% ABV
Canned on: 12/19/2024
$13.49 6-pk @ Publix
AROMA: Slightly sweet with mild scents of malt, caramel and bread, followed by a hint of citrus.
APPEARANCE: Pours a clear, medium amber, with a 2-finger, dirty-white head that dissipates slowly, with excellent lacing.
TASTE: Initially, it is mildly sweet but then quickly transitions to mildly bitter. Flavors are hard to identify but I definitely get notes of burnt caramel and during the finish there is just a hint of of dark-roasted coffee bean. Based off the nose, the bitterness level is a little higher than I would have expected. It's not off-putting, just unexpected. The finish is moderately dry.
MOUTHFEEL: Medium-bodied with a slightly "rough" texture, and average carbonation.
OVERALL: I've enjoyed most of the other beers that I've tried from this brewer, but this one is my least favorite. I can't fault it on being another "me too" beer, as it is fairly unique in its flavor. So I give them props for doing something different.
For me, I think the biggest issue is the bitterness level. While it's not overly bitter, it does seem too bitter for the slightly sweet aroma. So every time I go to take a sip, my nose says to expect something sweetish, but then my mouth is hit with something bitter, which makes my brain say "no bueno".
Tried
from
Publix - Winter Springs Town Center
on 31 Jan 2025
at 19:20