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Little bit of a miss here, lacking the firm roasted bitterness on the back end that defines exceptional black IPAs. Has notes of unsweetened chocolate up against bright citric hops and a touch of pine, but never quite develops the complexity you want from the style. Good, not great.

Tried from Can on 22 Dec 2025 at 01:15

MrSpooks updated a beer: Abstract brewed by Creature Comforts Brewing Company
1 month ago

MrSpooks (5447) reviewed Bread Tree from Fonta Flora Brewery 1 month ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

Delicious brown ale, with tasty notes of cocoa, toasted pumpernickel, cascara, apple, and chestnuts, with a gentle nutty bitterness on the back end. Excellent brown ale.

Tried from Can on 21 Dec 2025 at 01:45

MrSpooks has a new beer style achievement

Level 8 for Lager - Pilsener ticks with a total of 150 ticks of this sub style.
Italian Pils from Hi-Wire Brewing was the one that did it!
1 month ago

6.6

MrSpooks (5447) reviewed Italian Pils from Hi-Wire Brewing 1 month ago

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

Bone dry, with firm grainy pale malt middle lines with grass and floral notes and a firm flowery bitterness on the back end. Crisp and drinkable.

Tried from Draft on 21 Dec 2025 at 00:24

MrSpooks added a new beer Italian Pils by Hi-Wire Brewing
1 month ago

MrSpooks updated a beer: Bread Tree brewed by Fonta Flora Brewery
1 month ago

6.4

MrSpooks (5447) reviewed Cerveza Oscura from Highland Brewing Company 1 month ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5

Cocoa and nuts and toasted bread up against a very string Perle bitterness, perhaps a little too strong as it lingers on the back end. Not bad but could use a little more subtlety.

Tried from Can on 20 Dec 2025 at 01:16