7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a three finger tan foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet chocolate and caramel notes with black coffee and subtle sweet oaty-like tones; light wafery sweet malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty quality underscored by a touch of bitterness; finishes mostly sweet and roasty with a touch of dryness
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; good smoothness along the tongue with nothing distracting; good carb level
Overall: pretty good oatmeal stout I'd be willing to come back to.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a three finger tan foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet chocolate and caramel notes with black coffee and subtle sweet oaty-like tones; light wafery sweet malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty quality underscored by a touch of bitterness; finishes mostly sweet and roasty with a touch of dryness
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; good smoothness along the tongue with nothing distracting; good carb level
Overall: pretty good oatmeal stout I'd be willing to come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2026
at 19:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: yellow thick cloudiness with a finger and a half's worth of white frothy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity flesh and subtle pithy-like tones with some tangerine and orange hop notes; super light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-bittersweet sort of quality; finishes slightly bittersweet with a touch of juiciness to it
Texture: light to medium bodied - perhaps closer to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness but also a bit of some dry chalkiness - luckily it wasn't excessive
Overall: really felt like this one was really on it's way of greatness until some of the chalky dryness hits - but like I already said - it's not too bad but it is something that the brewer needs to address.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: yellow thick cloudiness with a finger and a half's worth of white frothy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity flesh and subtle pithy-like tones with some tangerine and orange hop notes; super light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-bittersweet sort of quality; finishes slightly bittersweet with a touch of juiciness to it
Texture: light to medium bodied - perhaps closer to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness but also a bit of some dry chalkiness - luckily it wasn't excessive
Overall: really felt like this one was really on it's way of greatness until some of the chalky dryness hits - but like I already said - it's not too bad but it is something that the brewer needs to address.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Apr 2026
at 18:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange haziness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to banana-like hop tones with a little bit of mango and papaya-ish scents in there too; super light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes with the grapefruity and banana sort of hoppy tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; good smoothness with nothing bothersome anywhere; good carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: a very pleasant NEDIPA I would bang again.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange haziness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to banana-like hop tones with a little bit of mango and papaya-ish scents in there too; super light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes with the grapefruity and banana sort of hoppy tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; good smoothness with nothing bothersome anywhere; good carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: a very pleasant NEDIPA I would bang again.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2026
at 14:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a two finger tan foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet and spicy notes of the gingerbread with some milk chocolate then a light dark chocolate note and then some light vanilla
Flavor: intertwines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to spicy quality; finishes about the same with a light dryness about it
Texture: medium bodied; good sipper; some smoothness with an edge of dry semi-spicy ginger-like notes nicking the tongue ever so slightly - nothing bothersome, good carb
Overall: a mostly enjoyable pastry impy stout I would have again preferably during the Christmas season.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a two finger tan foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet and spicy notes of the gingerbread with some milk chocolate then a light dark chocolate note and then some light vanilla
Flavor: intertwines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to spicy quality; finishes about the same with a light dryness about it
Texture: medium bodied; good sipper; some smoothness with an edge of dry semi-spicy ginger-like notes nicking the tongue ever so slightly - nothing bothersome, good carb
Overall: a mostly enjoyable pastry impy stout I would have again preferably during the Christmas season.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2026
at 14:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: super dark brown close to black color with a finger and a half's worth of tan foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet strawberries with a light tartness underneath (really felt like I was reaching a bit for the "tart" but it was there); medium strength of milk chocolate tones
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet onto semi-strawberry sweet toned vibe; finishes strawberry-ish and milk chocolatey toned character
Texture: medium bodied; great sipper; good carb along with good smoothness
Overall: what a great impy pastry stout worth coming back to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: super dark brown close to black color with a finger and a half's worth of tan foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet strawberries with a light tartness underneath (really felt like I was reaching a bit for the "tart" but it was there); medium strength of milk chocolate tones
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet onto semi-strawberry sweet toned vibe; finishes strawberry-ish and milk chocolatey toned character
Texture: medium bodied; great sipper; good carb along with good smoothness
Overall: what a great impy pastry stout worth coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2026
at 03:05
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter. 2020 can and consumed on 02/15/2020.
Appearance is shown in the picture.
Aroma: caramel toned breadiness with dried dark fruits, sweet leather, light notes of tobacco and smooth maple sweetness strolling about nicely
Flavor: meshes all those noted aromas into a fine malty sweetness in an earthy to bready sort of way; quick finish of leathery dry to dark fruity notes with some maple
Texture: medium bodied; surely this is a sipper, good smoothness along the tongue with appropriate dryness to slow down that smooth as I had hoped it would
Overall: an absolutely great idea to add maple to a barleywine and brew it as well as Four Quarters did. By all means, I would definitely return to this.
*edit - how does one brew a 11.4% maple barleywine and not have any "heat" and nothing cloying to it after a month of release?
To Brian Eckert, Four Quarters misses you cuz Four Quarters doesn't brew stuff like this anymore.
Can to snifter. 2020 can and consumed on 02/15/2020.
Appearance is shown in the picture.
Aroma: caramel toned breadiness with dried dark fruits, sweet leather, light notes of tobacco and smooth maple sweetness strolling about nicely
Flavor: meshes all those noted aromas into a fine malty sweetness in an earthy to bready sort of way; quick finish of leathery dry to dark fruity notes with some maple
Texture: medium bodied; surely this is a sipper, good smoothness along the tongue with appropriate dryness to slow down that smooth as I had hoped it would
Overall: an absolutely great idea to add maple to a barleywine and brew it as well as Four Quarters did. By all means, I would definitely return to this.
*edit - how does one brew a 11.4% maple barleywine and not have any "heat" and nothing cloying to it after a month of release?
To Brian Eckert, Four Quarters misses you cuz Four Quarters doesn't brew stuff like this anymore.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2026
at 23:53
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: pale cloudy yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy hops and some pineapple and pear hop notes; some light bready malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a good bitter to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes dry with citrusy rind bitterness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but a big dryness on the tongue and some chalkiness
Overall: good aromas and flavors but clean up some of that dry chalkiness on the tongue and this will be a heck of a lot better.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: pale cloudy yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy hops and some pineapple and pear hop notes; some light bready malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a good bitter to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes dry with citrusy rind bitterness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but a big dryness on the tongue and some chalkiness
Overall: good aromas and flavors but clean up some of that dry chalkiness on the tongue and this will be a heck of a lot better.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Apr 2026
at 23:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark amber color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some sweet peachy flesh with light citrusy to piney hops then some clean biscuity malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet fleshy fruity tone to a sweet/bittersweet hoppy quality; finishes leaning into the hops and malts as the peaches seem way fainter here
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; pretty smooth along the tongue with barely anything distracting, good carb level
Overall: not a bad attempt of modernizing a blonde ale with a little bit of something extra. I'd come back to this.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark amber color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some sweet peachy flesh with light citrusy to piney hops then some clean biscuity malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet fleshy fruity tone to a sweet/bittersweet hoppy quality; finishes leaning into the hops and malts as the peaches seem way fainter here
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; pretty smooth along the tongue with barely anything distracting, good carb level
Overall: not a bad attempt of modernizing a blonde ale with a little bit of something extra. I'd come back to this.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Apr 2026
at 21:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: sturdy dark yellow haziness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to lemony hop rind-like bitterness; light clean malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet semi-juicy vibe; finishes semi-dry with an ever so slight dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some good smoothness with a slight drying effect but not hop burn...hmmm...did they catch this in time before the hop burn actually fully occur? Hmmmm...
Overall: for the most part - good as a session IPA which is what they were going for but some of that "feel" in this has me wondering a bit.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: sturdy dark yellow haziness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to lemony hop rind-like bitterness; light clean malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet semi-juicy vibe; finishes semi-dry with an ever so slight dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some good smoothness with a slight drying effect but not hop burn...hmmm...did they catch this in time before the hop burn actually fully occur? Hmmmm...
Overall: for the most part - good as a session IPA which is what they were going for but some of that "feel" in this has me wondering a bit.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Mar 2026
at 23:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: ruddy amber to red color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light messy lace
Aroma: raspberry, lime, sturdy tart character; some sweet cream
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to tart to semi-sour quality; finishes like mixed raspberry and lime dipped in cream
Texture: light to medium bodied, semi-sessionable; some smoothness - and the tart / sour aspects mostly feel fairly tame
Overall: nice fruited tart/sour ale worthy of coming back to in warmer weather.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: ruddy amber to red color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light messy lace
Aroma: raspberry, lime, sturdy tart character; some sweet cream
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to tart to semi-sour quality; finishes like mixed raspberry and lime dipped in cream
Texture: light to medium bodied, semi-sessionable; some smoothness - and the tart / sour aspects mostly feel fairly tame
Overall: nice fruited tart/sour ale worthy of coming back to in warmer weather.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Mar 2026
at 22:03