8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to chalice.
Appearance: dark mahogany/dark brown to a ruddy mostly dark purple hued color rimmed by a quarter finger of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet dark fruits with a certain dryness to them, Belgian candi sugar, some caramel/toffee notes with some dark bread and a touch of Belgian spicy yeasty notes
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-spicy quality; finishes with a nice Belgian sweet sort of bready to caramelized tone to it
Texture: medium bodied, great as a sipper; some smoothness and the hopeful note of that "Belgian throaty" dryness gripping the back of the tongue as I was hoping for
Overall: a very nicely done Belgian dark strong ale I would welcome again.
Bottle to chalice.
Appearance: dark mahogany/dark brown to a ruddy mostly dark purple hued color rimmed by a quarter finger of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet dark fruits with a certain dryness to them, Belgian candi sugar, some caramel/toffee notes with some dark bread and a touch of Belgian spicy yeasty notes
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-spicy quality; finishes with a nice Belgian sweet sort of bready to caramelized tone to it
Texture: medium bodied, great as a sipper; some smoothness and the hopeful note of that "Belgian throaty" dryness gripping the back of the tongue as I was hoping for
Overall: a very nicely done Belgian dark strong ale I would welcome again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2026
at 20:29
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: pours black and stays black in the glass with a two and a quarter fingers of khaki foamy head which took it's time to dissipate and once it did some light lace slid along the sides of the glass
Aroma: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, subtle roasty coffee beans, slight vanilla, slight sweet oats, maple syrup and sweet waffle-ish/doughy tones
Flavor: intertwines the prior noted aromas to a fine variety of different sweet aspects while the semi-roasty to bitter coffee notes seem to get pushed out more; finishes leaning into the chocolate, maple syrup and some coffee notes
Texture: medium to full bodied, great as a sipper; great amount of smoothness along the tongue - barely anything showing any burdensome notes - in fact nothing; good carb on this beer
Overall: what an absolutely lovely pastry impy stout with all said ingredients that Four Quarters said there is.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: pours black and stays black in the glass with a two and a quarter fingers of khaki foamy head which took it's time to dissipate and once it did some light lace slid along the sides of the glass
Aroma: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, subtle roasty coffee beans, slight vanilla, slight sweet oats, maple syrup and sweet waffle-ish/doughy tones
Flavor: intertwines the prior noted aromas to a fine variety of different sweet aspects while the semi-roasty to bitter coffee notes seem to get pushed out more; finishes leaning into the chocolate, maple syrup and some coffee notes
Texture: medium to full bodied, great as a sipper; great amount of smoothness along the tongue - barely anything showing any burdensome notes - in fact nothing; good carb on this beer
Overall: what an absolutely lovely pastry impy stout with all said ingredients that Four Quarters said there is.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Mar 2026
at 20:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 4.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: thick orange haziness with a quarter finger of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: peach, grapefruit, dark berries, melon and piney hops, light clean malts
Flavor: tries to take the prior noted aromas to blend but seems to fall slightly short as being fully cohesive in any sense of bittersweet to sweet sort of qualities - it just seems all over the place then becomes somewhat hard to discern the finish other than it's somewhat dry and kinda peachy-ish sweet
Texture: medium bodied - maybe a touch under; leans to being a sipper; some smoothness, nice low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: great appearance, aromas and textures but get that flavor cohesive and then I'll give this a shot again.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: thick orange haziness with a quarter finger of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: peach, grapefruit, dark berries, melon and piney hops, light clean malts
Flavor: tries to take the prior noted aromas to blend but seems to fall slightly short as being fully cohesive in any sense of bittersweet to sweet sort of qualities - it just seems all over the place then becomes somewhat hard to discern the finish other than it's somewhat dry and kinda peachy-ish sweet
Texture: medium bodied - maybe a touch under; leans to being a sipper; some smoothness, nice low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: great appearance, aromas and textures but get that flavor cohesive and then I'll give this a shot again.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Mar 2026
at 00:43
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: dark red in color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which tapered off at a nice pace to leave some sliding lace
Aroma: floral to earthy hops, malty bready tones, sly sweet funk with a light hay/straw note, light spicy/woody character; some meadow/field notes and a little bit of wet basement
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a mild funky to earthy and basement-y musty sweet quality; finishes malty, semi-funky with substantial hay/straw sweetness
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; good smoothness with some light nicking of the woody spice on the tongue but nothing offensive, good carb level
Overall: I say a nicely done Biere de Mars from Four Quarters!
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark red in color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which tapered off at a nice pace to leave some sliding lace
Aroma: floral to earthy hops, malty bready tones, sly sweet funk with a light hay/straw note, light spicy/woody character; some meadow/field notes and a little bit of wet basement
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a mild funky to earthy and basement-y musty sweet quality; finishes malty, semi-funky with substantial hay/straw sweetness
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; good smoothness with some light nicking of the woody spice on the tongue but nothing offensive, good carb level
Overall: I say a nicely done Biere de Mars from Four Quarters!
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2026
at 23:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a three finger khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light messy lace
Aroma: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, coffee roastiness, sweet coffee, light notes of sweet wafery malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty quality with a light bittering tone underneath; finishes sweet coffee-ish with some milk chocolate
Texture: medium bodied, semi-sessionable, nice smoothness with a touch of creaminess in there and then nothing distracting
Overall: a very nicely done milk/sweet stout that seems way better balanced than many ones of the same style.
Can to English pint glass
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a three finger khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light messy lace
Aroma: milk chocolate, dark chocolate, coffee roastiness, sweet coffee, light notes of sweet wafery malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty quality with a light bittering tone underneath; finishes sweet coffee-ish with some milk chocolate
Texture: medium bodied, semi-sessionable, nice smoothness with a touch of creaminess in there and then nothing distracting
Overall: a very nicely done milk/sweet stout that seems way better balanced than many ones of the same style.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2026
at 23:24
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: study amber color with a slight transparency about it and a finger and a quarter of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet clean caramel/toffee malts with toasted nuts and an eloquent level of maple syrup, mellow earthiness underneath
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet malty to toasted nutty quality; finishes leading with the maple syrup and a little bit of toasted nuts
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; great smoothness along the tongue but just enough dryness (which isn't much) to level out the some of the maple syrup which could have been very sticky as most maple syrup beers tend to be
Overall: what an absolute gem of an amber ale with the exact amount needed to not let this beer be cloying but give enough in the aroma to be a mighty fine beer for this time of year.
Appearance: study amber color with a slight transparency about it and a finger and a quarter of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet clean caramel/toffee malts with toasted nuts and an eloquent level of maple syrup, mellow earthiness underneath
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet malty to toasted nutty quality; finishes leading with the maple syrup and a little bit of toasted nuts
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; great smoothness along the tongue but just enough dryness (which isn't much) to level out the some of the maple syrup which could have been very sticky as most maple syrup beers tend to be
Overall: what an absolute gem of an amber ale with the exact amount needed to not let this beer be cloying but give enough in the aroma to be a mighty fine beer for this time of year.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2026
at 18:09
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: glossy burnt yellow color with a little bit of orange to it and a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: peachy to pineapple-y with a little bit of mango and mixed citrusy hop tones; subtle woody notes light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes leaning into the peachy/pineapple tone
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; great smoothness - nothing distracting - just a great even flow of beer over the tongue; nice carb level
Overall: so this is a modern take on an XPA by Four Quarters. Right on, I'd return to this.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: glossy burnt yellow color with a little bit of orange to it and a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: peachy to pineapple-y with a little bit of mango and mixed citrusy hop tones; subtle woody notes light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes leaning into the peachy/pineapple tone
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; great smoothness - nothing distracting - just a great even flow of beer over the tongue; nice carb level
Overall: so this is a modern take on an XPA by Four Quarters. Right on, I'd return to this.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Mar 2026
at 20:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: milky pale yellow to bronze color with a two finger white foamy head which tapered off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: some pineapple to mango and mixed citrusy hops; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes leaning into the pineapple to mango hop tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, semi-sessionable; nice smoothness along the tongue; good carb level
Overall: very worth DIPA of coming back to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: milky pale yellow to bronze color with a two finger white foamy head which tapered off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: some pineapple to mango and mixed citrusy hops; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes leaning into the pineapple to mango hop tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, semi-sessionable; nice smoothness along the tongue; good carb level
Overall: very worth DIPA of coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Mar 2026
at 20:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt yellow haziness with a finger and a quarter of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: coconut to mixed citrusy to woody and piney hop notes; clean crackery malts underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to light bitter and semi-woody quality; finishes leaning into the coconut and piney hop depth
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium; good sessionability; good smoothness and nothing distracting from the hops - just a great flow along the tongue; good carb level
Overall: very nicely done done DIPA worthy of coming back to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt yellow haziness with a finger and a quarter of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: coconut to mixed citrusy to woody and piney hop notes; clean crackery malts underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to light bitter and semi-woody quality; finishes leaning into the coconut and piney hop depth
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium; good sessionability; good smoothness and nothing distracting from the hops - just a great flow along the tongue; good carb level
Overall: very nicely done done DIPA worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Mar 2026
at 20:31
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark orange close cloudiness with a two finger white foamy head which slipped off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: slightly banana to stiff sort of sweet cherry with a little bit of peachy sweetness then some lemony tones; light malts way down in there
Flavor: mostly leads with the lemony to peachy and slight cherry hop notes; lingering finish of the lemon to peachy notes and the malts
Texture: light to medium bodied, semi-sessionable; some smoothness but also a gentle hop bitterness assertiveness - nothing over the top - just noticeable
Overall: these new HBC-630 hops seem cool and I hope they catch on. I'd return to this beer!
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark orange close cloudiness with a two finger white foamy head which slipped off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: slightly banana to stiff sort of sweet cherry with a little bit of peachy sweetness then some lemony tones; light malts way down in there
Flavor: mostly leads with the lemony to peachy and slight cherry hop notes; lingering finish of the lemon to peachy notes and the malts
Texture: light to medium bodied, semi-sessionable; some smoothness but also a gentle hop bitterness assertiveness - nothing over the top - just noticeable
Overall: these new HBC-630 hops seem cool and I hope they catch on. I'd return to this beer!
Tried
from Can
on 18 Mar 2026
at 20:23