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BenL8 (2068) reviewed Espresso Martini from Vault City 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
Shared with my brother and wife during the new naked gun. When cold there was a surprising amount of acidity which was a bit odd, but that disappeared as it warmed up. Very sweet, with malt and sugar contributing. Lovely Ethiopian coffee gives a medium roasted coffee flavour with fruity notes, very nice. Very sweet but lovely flavour and texture, with the coffee shining.
BenL8 (2068) reviewed Christmas Every Day from Fuerst Wiacek 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
First beer whilst watching the new naked gun. Full on Tonka, especially for a regular strength stout which tends towards a dry stout. Quite good!
BenL8 (2068) reviewed Forms #09 - Comets from Track Brewing Co. 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can shared with my brother and wife. Super smooth and refreshing double IPA, so tropical and zesty with loads of peach, mango, papaya, sweet orange, pineapple. Lovely.
BenL8 (2068) reviewed Love Potion from Vault City 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Shared with my wife on a Saturday evening. Lovely sour: medium acidity balanced by a nice, gentle sweetness, intense raspberry which carries the beer, a little bit of chocolate that goes well with the raspberry and a gentle heat from the chili without any vegetable distraction. Well crafted and delicious.
BenL8 (2068) reviewed Strudel Stout (Cellar Series) from Põhjala 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. A good stout as always from Pohjala, but not one of the best cellar series beers. I get lots of cinnamon, but not as much apple as expected. Still very nice and drinkable for the abv.
BenL8 has a new country beer tick achievement
Level 1 for Finland ticks with a total of 5 from this country.
Queen's Jam from CoolHead Brew was the one that did it!
3 months ago
BenL8 (2068) reviewed Queen's Jam from CoolHead Brew 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
A banger of a sour ale. Loads of raspberry and blueberry, nice, really balanced acidity, balanced with some nice sweetness. Excellent.
BenL8 has a new beer style achievement
Level 2 for IPA - Session New England / Hazy ticks with a total of 10 ticks of this sub style.
Vermont Sessions from Tempest Brewing Co. was the one that did it!
3 months ago
BenL8 (2068) reviewed Vermont Sessions from Tempest Brewing Co. 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Really nice hazy session IPA, juicy, drinkable and lots of citrus and tropical fruit. Nice!
BenL8 (2068) reviewed Rukkirääk (Mosaic and Amarillo) from Põhjala 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
All the high abv beers from Pohjala are among my absolute favourites, but I often think their regular abv beers are a bit more mediocre. This one instead surprised me greatly! I was expecting a less dark rye beer, instead I encountered almost a little brother of the Rukkivein/Rudolf. A malty, nicely balanced ale with lots of rye, some chocolate and caramel, and nice touch of hops in the back. A keeper!