6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Kind of like a rough-around-the-edges Double Bastard. I dig the assertive pine bitterness, but the malts are kinda clunky and wort-ish, with a tinge of cocoa that throws off the balance. Not terrible, but the malts are weird, dude.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Aug 2026
at 01:34
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
I purchased a big can in the Fort Worth area late last year, hoping now the beer is okay. The pour is an amber-orange, I cannot see through it. Smells of tropical and hops and citrus. A drink gives up guava, grain, hops, varnish, pineapple, a bit of grapefruit and hay. Some sweet, a small bitterness. Another IPA that strikes me as splitting the difference between NE and WC styles while packing a strong ABV. I like IPAs in line with this one, but do not love them.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jul 2026
at 23:04
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
My local beer shop had a 12 oz can so I picked it up at a good price. Martin House is a brewery relatively close to me, well, it is in Texas at least. I’ve had many of their beers, they generate new ones frequently. A snifter from the now-closed Buffalo Bayou brewery gets the duty this evening. I have to call the color of the pour jet black while the here-and-gone head is a rich mahogany brown. The nose is chocolate, grain and a true as advertised coconut. I have a drink and there is nothing lacking. Equal amounts of dark chocolate and coconut, a touch of nuts and some woodiness. A subdued sweetness and a decent bitterness, well done I say. No acknowledgment from the 10% abv but I trust it is there. A surprisingly good imperial stout.
Tried
from Can
from
Mr. T's
on 12 Jul 2026
at 01:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
A beer in a pint can from the close-by HEB supermarket. Poured inside of a Cowtown snifter, the appearance is an orange-gold body finished by a minimal amount of very small white bubbles. Fortunately I do see a healthy carbonation. I smell yellow fruit of some kind, a hint of hops and cereal, all somewhat nondescript. However the taste is a different story. Sweetish apricots, white bread, malt, syrup, citrus to a small degree, just enough hoppiness to account for and liquor. A fine sensation in the mouth, quite full. The brewery aspires for a top end IPA, this one veers more towards 120 Minutes than 90 Minutes if you get my drift. Potent abv in the mix, we shall see. Well worth the $3.99 purchase price. It turns out that this is a Saturday evening on July 4, pretty big deal in the USA.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jul 2026
at 00:57
4.6/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 4
Texture 5
Overall 5
Odd kind of greenish gold color. Well, that's to be expected. There was a nice big head when I poured straight from the can, but it's very quickly gone. The smell I get is mostly brine; pretty salty. The taste is also kind of over the top with brine and vinegar. There's an edge of pickling spices and vinegar, too. I've had a pickle beer or two that was done with milk acid and came out a bit creamy. But this is just pickle juice. Sorry, it's not for me.
Tried
from Can
from
Binny's Beverage Depot - Willowbrook (Kingery)
on 24 Jun 2026
at 04:25
4.1/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
TCrBF 2026. Off-yellow strange colour with a small white head. Aroma is mainly sour pickle. Flavour is salty, some pickle and a bit sweet strange elements to it. This one is really not my thing...
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jun 2026
at 07:42
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
0.355l can. Brown body with a lasting light brown head. Aroma of caramel, some burnt sugar, toast and dates. Taste of caramel, figs, orange zest, dates, toast and some grassy hops. Very nice.
Tried
from Can
from Beer Republic
on 12 Jun 2026
at 21:00
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3.5
Flavor 3
Texture 3
Overall 3
Odd yellow color and small white head. Sour pickle aroma. Light-bodied. Salty, pickles, soft. Terrible. Tcrbf.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2026
at 12:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
New add! 12oz can from Guess Who?. Nose is coconut, peanut butter, and chocolate. Black with a medium tan head. Flavor is moderately sweet and creamy.
Tried
from Can
from
Guess Who?
on 02 May 2026
at 01:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
The local beer store continually provides Martin House beers. Tonight I get to sample one of their imperial stouts. I have a tulip glass waiting so I make the pour out of the 16 oz can. The delivery is a thick appearing, completely black body topped with an all right cover of taupe foam. I smell coffee, roastiness and a touch of chocolate. The taste backs this up and I call it all good. Char and roast immediately, dark chocolate, coffee, burnt grain, a small amount of caramel, malt and a decent bitterness concluding. I like the moderately thick sensation.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Apr 2026
at 01:53