pictoman
Vancouver, BC, Canada 🇨🇦 MemberOptions
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Ratebeer refugee (started Oct 19, 2012; ratings at Ratebeer demise: 8882)
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from 500mL bottle (bottled 22 July 2025). Very dark brown with almost no beige head. Nice bourbon forward with feint cognac and cherry notes, comes together nicely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 07:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (bottled 10/10/2024). Medium brownish red with small off white head. Cherry, lightly dry cherry skins almost with some cherry pits. Light tartness, medium dry, okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 07:20
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Poured from 473mL can (stamped 03/12/2025). Very dark brown with minimal beige head; big gelatinous gloop in the can. Brown ale with vanilla and chocolate, no espresso, cheap birthday cake adjunct brown ale.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 07:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 375mL bottle (dated 31/05/2025). Very dark purple with no head. Nice nutty cherry pits, feint raspberry underlay, more medium bodied, but a nice fruited mead.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 06:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 500mL bottle. Near black with very minimal beige head. Chocolate, feint chilli and cinnamon with just a hint of coconut. A touch thin, but okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 06:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 375mL bottle. Clear gold with no head. Mild stewed apples, not quite the complexity of the great QC ice ciders, but quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 06:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (bottled Jan 2024). Hazed gold with small white head. Feint vinous and feint yogurt notes, but otherwise a decent geueze with light funk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 05:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can (thanks Sammy; bb June 12, 2025). Near black with minimal beige head. JD whiskey forward with light wood, a bit thin, okay.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 05:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Poured from 355mL bottle. Very dark brown with full beige head. Aroma has some dry brett-like infection notes with lots of roast. Dry and bitter roast taste. Above average Mexican imperial stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 04:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 355mL bottle. Very dark brown with small tan head. Decent Mexican imperial stout, dark sugars, feint cocoa, roast, okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 04:34