tfontana
Fremont, CA, United States 🇺🇸 Member SupporterOptions
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can (3/31/25) from One Stop Market. Murky, light brown (somewhat apple cider-like) with many light floaties, small creamy head with good retention and soapy lacing. Aroma is strong pineapple, tart fruit, apricot, background caramel malt. Taste mirrors aroma. Frothy texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Despite very new hops, this reminds me of DIPA/TIPA from 8-10 years ago. Strong but not a favorite aroma/flavor profile. Have to give it to them--alcohol is completely hidden.
Tried
from Can
from
One Stop Market
on 25 Jul 2025
at 02:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can from the brewery. Opaque dark brown with nice sparkle, fizzy orange-tan head with poor retention, light viscosity and no lacing. Aroma is chocolate-covered-espresso beans, earthy malt, mild toffee. Taste is strong, earthy roasted malt, followed by chocolate and coffee with late plastic milk jug in the finish. Fairly thick texture with full body, mostly earthy malt and plastic milk jug finish. Everything was going along just fine until there was something just a smidge off in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jul 2025
at 02:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 9
Flavor 8.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can (2024 vintage) from Ryan and Casey Liquors. Opaque, inky black with nice viscosity, thin head with poor retention and trace lacing. Aroma is strong toffee, earthy malt, coffee, bourbon, oak, vanilla, dark chocolate, hint of marzipan/dark fruit. Taste is strong coffee, roasted malt, bourbon, oak over vanilla, chocolate, hint of dark fruit. Hints of Mexican coffee. Frothy texture, relatively light body for the style/ABV, soft carbonation, pleasant mild warming sensation, no alcohol harshness. After a string of underwhelming Speedway variants, nice to see one deliver.
Tried
from Can
from
Ryan and Casey Liquors
on 21 Jul 2025
at 02:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from trade with CLW--thanks, Chris! Hazy yellow, tons of sparkle, fizzy, ephemeral head and no lacing. Aroma is strong wheat, hint of banana, bubblegum and clove (all different sniffs), tart fruit. Taste is strong wheat over bubblegum and clove. Smooth, frothy texture, average carbonation and finish as taste with lingering dryness and mild bitterness. Quality hefe.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2025
at 23:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can from trade with ClarkVV--thanks, Clark! Deeply hazy yellow-orange, a few dark floaties, light carbonation, thin head with good retention and nice, soapy lacing. Aroma is mix of stone fruit, citrus, lighter pine and herb. Taste is mild stone fruit followed by strong pine, bitter, malty finish. Smooth, frothy texture, average carbonation, exceedingly dry, moderately bitter finish. Same vintage as previous two ratings but less fruity and more piney/bitter--hop decay over 5 weeks?
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2025
at 01:57
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Can from the brewery. Opaque black, nice sparkle, thin creamy head with poor retention and trace lacing. Aroma is strong roasted earthy and sweet malt. Taste is as aroma with a bit of Tootsie Roll. Silky smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Lactose gently offsets the roast, wonderful palate. Nice, basic stout.
Tried
from Can
at
Barrington Brewery and Restaurant
on 19 Jul 2025
at 02:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Can (4/23/25) from trade with CLW--thanks, Chris! Hazy orange with nice sparkle, large clots of yeast, decent head with excellent retention, good lacing. Aroma is strong pine and citrus pith with sparkling wine notes. Taste follows aroma. Smooth, creamy texture, soft carbonation and dry, yeasty finish as taste. Good strength to aroma and taste. Nice look, outside of the yeast hunks, and exceptional palate. They get a lot out of Columbus but not a favorite hop.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2025
at 01:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can (4/23/25) from trade with CLW--thanks, Chris! Beautiful clear gold with nice swirling sparkle, thin head, fair retention, trace lacing. Aroma is strong Pilsner malt, white grape must over pine resin, hint of citrus. Taste is Pilsner and pale malt, white grape must, florals and mild pine resin. Smooth texture, soft carbonation, crisp, fairly dry finish as taste with lingering yeast and malty bitterness. More Pilsner than blonde ale to me; the hops give it some interest but, while I like the grape must, don't love the piney resin. Meh.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jul 2025
at 02:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can (4/21/25) from trade with CLW--thanks, Chris! Cloudy dark yellow, fair sparkle, decent head with good retention and nice soapy lacing. Aroma is strong tangerine, stone fruit and mango. Taste is strong tangerine, melon, biscuit. Smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation and dry, bitter finish. Taste doesn't fully live up to aroma. Finish too bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jul 2025
at 01:32
8.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by CLW--thanks, Chris! Opaque black with light viscosity, no head, no lacing. Aroma is strong woody, peaty malt, nuts, bourbon, light molasses. Taste dominated by bourbon, flavors as aroma, dark fruit. Smooth texture, medium bodied, soft carbonation and finish as taste, no sign of alcohol. Nice complexity and good balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2025
at 02:54