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7.8/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample at the taproom. Hazy yellow-gold pour with a medium white head that evaporates steadily to a film. Strings of lace. Grassy hops, tropical fruit and malt in the nose. Medium body with flavors of citrus, grassy hop, melon and bready malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a lingering fruity hop aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried from Draft at Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew on 10 Oct 2025 at 18:10

7.9/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample at the taproom. Clear straw-gold pour with a medium foamy white head that dissipates steadily to a film. Stringy lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, grassy hops and malt. Medium body with a citrusy hop character and notes of grass and biscuit malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a lingering citrusy hop aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried from Draft at Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew on 10 Oct 2025 at 18:05


7.9/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample at the taproom. Clear golden color with a medium bright white head that burns away steadily to a film. Sticky strings of lace. Grassy hops, citrus and malt in the nose. Light to medium body with flavors of grassy hops, pithy grapefruit and biscuit malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a citrusy hop aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried from Draft at Our Mutual Friend Malt & Brew on 10 Oct 2025 at 18:00

8.6/10 β€” Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5
Sample at the "Black Friday 01" tasting on 01/22/2016. Inky black color with a thin dark brown head and quick lacing. Heady bourbon, chocolate malt and coffee aroma. Rich, chewy body with a bourbon character that is not too dominant. Loads of coffee and chocolate flavors underneath, making for an eminently drinkable beer from beginning to end. The finish is sweet malt and warming bourbon aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2016 at 10:21


8.1/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
The beer pours pitch black with a medium dark brown head that diminishes slowly. Patchy lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate and oak. Full body with flavors of milk chocolate, roasted malt, vanilla and oak. Phenol alcohol presence as well. The finish is rich and roasty with chocolate and coffee flavors lingering in the aftertaste. Very good overall, but would be stellar with a little more age to round down the alcohol a bit.
Tried from Bottle from Barley Hopsters on 10 Jan 2015 at 11:25

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8.1/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample at the "Black Friday 01" tasting on 01/22/2016. Brown-black pour with a medium tan head that diminishes steadily to a film. Small patches of lace. Aroma of roast malt, dark chocolate and coffee. Full-bodied with flavors of charred malt, bittersweet chocolate, coffee and a touch of earthy hop. The finish is roasty with a malt and chocolate aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Jan 2016 at 09:05

8.1/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Sample at the "Black Friday 01" tasting on 01/22/2016. Brown-black pour with a medium tan head that diminishes steadily to a film. Small patches of lace. Aroma of roast malt, dark chocolate and coffee. Full-bodied with flavors of charred malt, bittersweet chocolate, coffee and a touch of earthy hop. The finish is roasty with a malt and chocolate aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Tried on 27 Jan 2016 at 09:00