8

light amber golden. Funky cherry nose. Light bodied, almost bretty, cherry jam, mild sourness. Great.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Got in a BIF from jdell15. 12 ounce can into dimpled mug, canned on 8/14/2017. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy cream colored head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Spotty foamy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big brown sugar, brown bread crust, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, light caramel/pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great complexity of bready malts and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big brown sugar, brown bread crust, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, light caramel/pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Mild herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of brown sugar, brown bread crust, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, light caramel/pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity and robustness of bready malts and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from bitterness. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with zero yeast notes present. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is awesome. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6%. Overall this is an outstanding Marzen! All around awesome complexity and robustness of bready malts and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter finish. Very rich and complex Munich/Vienna malt character, just enough hop presence to balance the sweetness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Got in a BIF from jdell15. 12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 8/16/2017. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big nutty dark roasted coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, cream, and toasted dark/brown bread; with light notes of vanilla, smoke, herbal, and roast toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, and lactose notes; with great strength. Taste of big nutty dark roasted coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, cream, and toasted dark/brown bread; with light notes of vanilla, smoke, herbal, and roast toasted earthiness. Light herbal hop and roasted coffee bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of nutty coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, cream, toasted dark/brown bread, light vanilla/smoke, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, and lactose flavors; with a nice roasted bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Minimal dryness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and slightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is good. Feels very thin for some reason, but not watery. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a very nice coffee milk stout. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coffee, and lactose flavors; very smooth and easy to drink, with the very mild bitter finish. Very flavorful for the low ABV. Well rounded malt complexity for a stout, with really great levels of coffee presence. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Pepperfire. Pours a clear straw yellow with a white head that lasts throughout the beer and laces slightly. Aroma has a nice grass note with straw and hay supporting. Flavor has grass, straw and hay with a bit of a crisp finish.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Got in a BIF from jdell15. 22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours fairly hazy pale golden/straw color with a 1-2 finger fairy dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the lace. Aromas of big lightly tart/sour lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, honeydew melon, raspberry, strawberry, red/green apple, white wine, hay, straw, grass, oak, wheat, and cracker; with light notes of leathery/musty funk, vanilla, white vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, oak barrels, and light-moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart/sour lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, honeydew melon, raspberry, strawberry, red/green apple, white wine, hay, straw, grass, oak, wheat, and cracker; with light notes of leathery/musty funk, vanilla, white vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light fruity/lactic tart/sourness and yeast/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, honeydew melon, raspberry, strawberry, red/green apple, white wine, hay, straw, grass, oak, wheat, cracker, light funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, oak barrels, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/tartness/spiciness balance, and zero puckering flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from tart/spiciness. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, and fairly grainy/acidic/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6%. Overall this is an excellent wild ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, oak barrels, and light-moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the mildly lactic/tannic/drying finish. Not a ton of Lacto, but decent; was hoping for more. The Brett complexity is awesome, and really spot on in complexity. Great oak presence and balancing pils/wheat malts. A very enjoyable offering.

6.1

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Can: Hay, sawdust, white grape, and mint nose. Gusher, hazy amber, thick head, full of silt of varying sizes. White grape, clay, tinny. Medium body, moderate carbonation. .

4.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Rachel brought this one back from a trip. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz can this beer poured a bright golden color with lots of chunks and floaters and an enormous soapy yellow-white head that lingered and left good lacing. He aroma was musky and a bit funky with notes of bubblegum, yeast and herbal hops. The flavor was bitter, dryish and astringent with yeast, strong mustiness and earthy and floral hops. Long finish. Medium body. Not good

6.1

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Can: Sweet hay, cane sugar aroma. Hazy yellow, thick head, floaties, gushed upon opening the can, nice lace. Grassy hay, no noble hop presence, tinny. Light body, easy carbonation.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample during FleischNacht Teil 3 on 08/16/2017. Clear yellow-gold color with a medium thin white head that evaporates steadily to an outer ring. Spotty lacing. Floral and grassy aroma with malt and fruit notes. Light-bodied with flavors of pale malt, floral hops and fruit. The finish is mildly bitter with a grassy hop aftertaste. Decent overall.

7.6

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can: Soil and cocoa nose, pecan accents. Hazy brown, thick tan head, nice lace. Tree bark, cocoa, pecan. Coffee finish. Light body, easy carbonation. Complex for a session beer, very flavorful.