McDermottDrink Profile

Pint can from Orange & Brew. Clear gold pour under a foamy head. Being based on a pale lager, I don't get much distinguishing from the nose. Slightly flowery hop, perhaps. Taste is nice and dry, yet malty. Hops add some pepper and a bit more of the flowery note. A bit of a bitter aftertaste.

Tried from Can from Orange & Brew Bottle Shop & Tap Room on 21 Aug 2025 at 02:54

McDermottDrink (4627) reviewed

Da S'Mores from Hop Butcher For the World

8 months ago

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5

Can from Orange & Brew. Guess I'm always attracted to S'Mores beers. Here's one more. A chocolatey dark pour in the glass, under a thick brown head. And the pour is noticeably thicker, kind of like a chocolate syrup. And that's what's big on the palate: nice, thick chocolate. The vanilla backing comes in after the first few sips. Graham cracker: well, some spice from an unrefined wheat flour and a little extra sugar might be what makes it. And it just adds to the smoothness.

Tried from Can from Orange & Brew Bottle Shop & Tap Room on 20 Aug 2025 at 03:26

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Blue Wheatberry Wheat Ale from Noon Whistle Brewing Company

9 months ago

6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

12 oz. can. Pour is quite pinkish, though a bit muddy. Some blueberry in the nose, though I'm getting more lemon, too.
As I figured, the taste is pretty nice. The blueberry is well settled. And yes, some citrus as well. Very slight tartness figures nicely. Excellent summer beer.

Tried from Can at Trader Joe's - Downers Grove on 19 Aug 2025 at 04:06

McDermottDrink has a new beer style achievement

Level 4 for Lager - Malt Liquor ticks with a total of 25 ticks of this sub style.
Party Penguin Malt Liquor from Pollyanna Brewing Company was the one that did it!
9 months ago

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Party Penguin Malt Liquor from Pollyanna Brewing Company

9 months ago

5.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4.5 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6

16 oz. can from Trader Joe's. Pours a lot of fizzy heads. Hazy straw color with lots of bubbles. Yes, the fusel smell of a cheap malt liquor. Guess that's all I should expect. But the taste redeems this puppy: noticeable malt, a little bitterness, but not sugary or headache inducing. Though I would not want to take a chance on more than one at a time.

Tried from Can at Trader Joe's - Downers Grove on 18 Aug 2025 at 03:50

McDermottDrink added a new venue Trader Joe's - Downers Grove located in Downers Grove, United States
9 months ago

McDermottDrink updated a beer: Party Penguin Malt Liquor brewed by Pollyanna Brewing Company
9 months ago

McDermottDrink has a new beer style achievement

Level 6 for Sour / Wild Ale ticks with a total of 75 ticks of this master style.
Goby from Maplewood Brewery & Distillery was the one that did it!
9 months ago

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Goby from Maplewood Brewery & Distillery

9 months ago

7.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7

16 oz. can from Trader Joe's. Starts with a foamy pour. Settles to a light, hazy straw color. Yes, a lovely smell of POG fruit juice, as I remember from when these tropical beers were a thing. The juice notes are right up there on the palate. Tartness is kind of incongruous. I'd have liked it to keep more of that tropical juice sweetness.

Tried from Can from Trader Joe’s - Brookfield on 17 Aug 2025 at 05:01