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pictoman

Vancouver, BC, Canada 🇨🇦 Member
Ratebeer refugee (started Oct 19, 2012; ratings at Ratebeer demise: 8882)

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7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Poured from 375mL bottle (bb 10/06/2027). Clear blond gold with minimal white head. Mild Riesling notes with soft funky tartness, decent. Generally prefer the red grape varietals over the white grape varietal meerts beers.
Tried from Bottle from The Gull Liquor Store on 29 May 2025 at 04:59

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Poured from 473mL can (2024 vintage; pkg 09/17/2024). Near black with minimal beige head. Vanilla and mild coconut with gentle barrel character, well balanced, enjoyable.
Tried from Can on 29 May 2025 at 04:34

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Poured from 473mL can (stamped Aurora #1; Mar18). Clear pale blonde with small white head. Mild berry hops with some feint grapefruit hop notes, clean, but bland crackery lager base. Very mild bitter finish. Lighter bodied. Okay.
Tried from Can at Kilter Brewing Co. on 29 May 2025 at 04:08

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Poured from 375mL bottle (thanks Toni CaptainMurphy). Chill hazed dull gold with small white head. Pedio, medium tartness, very feint gooseberry. Okay.
Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2025 at 03:52

pictoman added a new beer Grace by 2 Crows Brewing Co.
11 months ago


8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Poured from 473mL can. Very dark brown with small beige head. Huge coffee forward character, intense cold brew, coffee bitterness on the finish. Would love a bourbon barrel aged version. A little bit one note, but all around well done.
Tried from Can on 29 May 2025 at 03:25

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can (stamped Bountii #5; Jan25). Black with small beige head. Mild cacao, decent swath of coconut (though verges on suntan lotion coconut), very feint vanilla. It's a touch artificial, but decent. Definitely Bounty bar inspired.
Tried from Can at Kilter Brewing Co. on 29 May 2025 at 02:56

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Poured from 473mL can (pkg 30/12/22; bb 30/12/26). Clear deep gold with minimal white head. Slightly soured honey with feint pepper character and touch of salt with light booze on the finish. It's as advertised, but don't really think this combo goes together - it oddly grows on you though. Okay.
Tried from Can on 29 May 2025 at 02:15

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured from 500mL bottle. Clear pale blonde with dissipating white head. White wine forward like a pinot gris, feint saison yeast in the background. Prefer this white grape character over its red grape sister Kismet.
Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2025 at 01:52