7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
On tap at Vermont Tap House, Williston, VT on 11/20/2019
Poured into a tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a finger and a quarter of khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: milk chocolate, light notes of sweet coffee, touch of roasted coffee then some doughy/baked tones with a pomme-like sweetness rolling in underneath
Flavor: copies the aromas pretty spot on in a variety of different sweet ways; finishes leaning into the chocolate and doughy/baked qualities
Texture: medium bodied, leaning into being a sipper; some smoothness - nothing distracting and nice carb level
Overall: I realize the doughy/baked tone was probably the donut and I'm not exactly why I got more of a pomme-like tone rather than actual apples, but it is what it is and this is one I would still return to.
On tap at Vermont Tap House, Williston, VT on 11/20/2019
Poured into a tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a finger and a quarter of khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: milk chocolate, light notes of sweet coffee, touch of roasted coffee then some doughy/baked tones with a pomme-like sweetness rolling in underneath
Flavor: copies the aromas pretty spot on in a variety of different sweet ways; finishes leaning into the chocolate and doughy/baked qualities
Texture: medium bodied, leaning into being a sipper; some smoothness - nothing distracting and nice carb level
Overall: I realize the doughy/baked tone was probably the donut and I'm not exactly why I got more of a pomme-like tone rather than actual apples, but it is what it is and this is one I would still return to.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Mar 2026
at 20:07
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: bright hazy orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mango to pineapple, mixed citrusy with a little bit of fresh pine hoppy notes; light biscuity malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine juicy sweet to bittersweet juicy quality; finishes juicy smooth with the mangoes and pineapples
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper; plenty of smoothness with no hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEDIPA well worthy of coming back to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: bright hazy orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mango to pineapple, mixed citrusy with a little bit of fresh pine hoppy notes; light biscuity malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine juicy sweet to bittersweet juicy quality; finishes juicy smooth with the mangoes and pineapples
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper; plenty of smoothness with no hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEDIPA well worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2026
at 22:19
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
On tap at Morse Block & Deli, Barre, VT
Appearance: glazed over orange almost amber color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which slid off nicely but didn't leave any lace
Aroma: mango/peachy/grapefruity hop blend with a light clean malt vibe underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes semi-mango and grapefruity
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good smoothness and no hop assertiveness anywhere
Overall: nicely done APA worth coming back to.
On tap at Morse Block & Deli, Barre, VT
Appearance: glazed over orange almost amber color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which slid off nicely but didn't leave any lace
Aroma: mango/peachy/grapefruity hop blend with a light clean malt vibe underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes semi-mango and grapefruity
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good smoothness and no hop assertiveness anywhere
Overall: nicely done APA worth coming back to.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2026
at 22:02
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
On tap at Four Quarters on 08/05/2018.
Into a snifter.
Appearance: pure black color with a slim cap of a little white foamy head which dissipated into oblivion and left no lace
Aroma: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, toffee malts, dark fruits, sweet wood, treacle and a note of vanilla
Flavor: wraps up the prior noted aromas to a sweet to roasty quality; finishes through the chocolatey & dark fruity notes
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; good clean smoothness, nothing distractible
Overall: I say a nicely done impy Baltic porter well worthy of having again.
On tap at Four Quarters on 08/05/2018.
Into a snifter.
Appearance: pure black color with a slim cap of a little white foamy head which dissipated into oblivion and left no lace
Aroma: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, toffee malts, dark fruits, sweet wood, treacle and a note of vanilla
Flavor: wraps up the prior noted aromas to a sweet to roasty quality; finishes through the chocolatey & dark fruity notes
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; good clean smoothness, nothing distractible
Overall: I say a nicely done impy Baltic porter well worthy of having again.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2026
at 21:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: pale orange haziness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to sprucy to piney hops up front with a little bit of lemon to orangey hops in the secondary; light clean biscuity malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet to sweet juiciness; finishes grapefruity and piney and a kiss of dryness
Texture: medium bodied, slightly sessionable; good smoothness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA worthy of returning to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: pale orange haziness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to sprucy to piney hops up front with a little bit of lemon to orangey hops in the secondary; light clean biscuity malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet to sweet juiciness; finishes grapefruity and piney and a kiss of dryness
Texture: medium bodied, slightly sessionable; good smoothness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2026
at 21:17
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a two finger khaki foamy head head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet coffee, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, coffee roast with some earthiness
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to lead with the roastiness and earthiness but a nice sweet coffee does enter in nicely to round it all out; finishes coffee and dark chocolate forward
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; light smoothness but also some non-offensive roasty grind to the tongue
Overall: nice stout worth coming back to.
Can to mug.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a two finger khaki foamy head head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet coffee, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, coffee roast with some earthiness
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to lead with the roastiness and earthiness but a nice sweet coffee does enter in nicely to round it all out; finishes coffee and dark chocolate forward
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; light smoothness but also some non-offensive roasty grind to the tongue
Overall: nice stout worth coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2026
at 21:03
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a finger's worth of eggshell white frothy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: roasted dark malts, light notes of black coffee, some caramel notes, earthiness and a little bit of dark chocolate
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty to subtle bitterness; finishes leading with the dark malts - somewhat roasty
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also some roastiness grinding into the tongue ever so slightly
Overall: nice enough porter, I think I could come back to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a finger's worth of eggshell white frothy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: roasted dark malts, light notes of black coffee, some caramel notes, earthiness and a little bit of dark chocolate
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty to subtle bitterness; finishes leading with the dark malts - somewhat roasty
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also some roastiness grinding into the tongue ever so slightly
Overall: nice enough porter, I think I could come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2026
at 20:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown in the pour but seems closer to black in the glass with a two finger khaki frothy head which dissipated at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark malts, dark chocolate, light notes of black coffee with some pine and grapefruity hops
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine roasty to bitter to semi-sweet quality; finishes piney to dark malty and a touch of chocolate
Texture: medium bodied, leaning to being a sipper; light smoothness but not exactly a true "palate wrecker" as it seems the sharpness from the grapefruit and piney hops seems a bit tamer than expected and does not truly get cohesive with the dark chocolate bitterness and coffee tones
Overall: I mean - don't get me wrong there's some nice things about this black IPA that seem to be tracking but when it comes to the texture I need to know that this is a beer leading up to the style that should want to be the ender of one's beer drinking night.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown in the pour but seems closer to black in the glass with a two finger khaki frothy head which dissipated at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark malts, dark chocolate, light notes of black coffee with some pine and grapefruity hops
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine roasty to bitter to semi-sweet quality; finishes piney to dark malty and a touch of chocolate
Texture: medium bodied, leaning to being a sipper; light smoothness but not exactly a true "palate wrecker" as it seems the sharpness from the grapefruit and piney hops seems a bit tamer than expected and does not truly get cohesive with the dark chocolate bitterness and coffee tones
Overall: I mean - don't get me wrong there's some nice things about this black IPA that seem to be tracking but when it comes to the texture I need to know that this is a beer leading up to the style that should want to be the ender of one's beer drinking night.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2026
at 20:10
6.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Reviewed from notes.
Can to weizen glass.
Appearance: glossy amber to copper color with a little bit of transparency along the sides of the glass; finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some sliding lace
Aroma: some sweet to tart wheat; light banana, some bubblegum, subtle lemon, light clove and a little bit of grassiness at the bottom
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a sweet to tart blend; finishes with the cloves and bubblegum
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but no wheat kick or bite, hmmmm...
Overall: not bad for what it is but no where near to a middle tier hefeweizen.
Can to weizen glass.
Appearance: glossy amber to copper color with a little bit of transparency along the sides of the glass; finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some sliding lace
Aroma: some sweet to tart wheat; light banana, some bubblegum, subtle lemon, light clove and a little bit of grassiness at the bottom
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a sweet to tart blend; finishes with the cloves and bubblegum
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but no wheat kick or bite, hmmmm...
Overall: not bad for what it is but no where near to a middle tier hefeweizen.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2026
at 19:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: chill looking glossy amber color with a quarter finger of off-white to almost pink frothy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet floral/hibiscus tones, some pine, some lemon and grapefruit with some clean malts underneath
Flavor: does a great job of blending the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet floral to sweet citrusy and then a light bitter tone underneath; finishes definitely on the sweet side with those prior noted flavors
Texture: light to medium bodied, semi-sessionable; clean smoothness
Overall: pretty nicely done IPA worthy of coming back to; I guess this one is a New England styled one? Sure, why not.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: chill looking glossy amber color with a quarter finger of off-white to almost pink frothy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet floral/hibiscus tones, some pine, some lemon and grapefruit with some clean malts underneath
Flavor: does a great job of blending the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet floral to sweet citrusy and then a light bitter tone underneath; finishes definitely on the sweet side with those prior noted flavors
Texture: light to medium bodied, semi-sessionable; clean smoothness
Overall: pretty nicely done IPA worthy of coming back to; I guess this one is a New England styled one? Sure, why not.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2026
at 19:21