Poured from a 750 ml, 2024 vintage bottle.
Aroma is nice with fruity coffee notes, chocolate, vanilla and light cinnamon notes. Medium alcohol notes with light bourbon and faint oak notes. Moderate roast and chocolate malt notes with some lighter toffee and dark caramel.
Pours jet black with a medium sized, thick, dark mocha head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges. Light lacing and sheets for legs.
Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of chocolate, roast, dark caramel, graham cracker and toffee notes. Moderate bitterness and medium alcohol notes. Balanced notes of cinnamon, vanilla and chocolate. Nice coffee notes. Moderate bourbon notes and faint oak.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid BA stout with lots of nice coffee notes and balanced vanilla and cinnamon. Decent barrel notes and alcohol works well with the adjuncts. Vanilla shows up more as it warms.

Poured from a 16 oz can dated May 04, 2026.
Aroma is super dank and oily with lots of pine resin. Light gooseberry, passion fruit, and citrus notes with hints of stone fruit. Light bready grain notes and faint alcohol notes.
Pours a very clear, yellow-gold color with a large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to the edges where it lingers in clumps.
Flavor is slightly sweet with a light bready, cracker malt note. Fairly high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Lots of dank, oily, pine resin notes. Medium light gooseberry, grapefruit and tropical citrus. Lighter stone fruit and passion fruit.
Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid West Coast IPA. Great dank, oily hop notes that give fresh weed notes. Lighter citrus and fruity notes to compliment the dank. Really light malt profile with balanced alcohol notes.

Poured from a 16 oz can dated August 06, 2025.
Aroma is chocolate forward with lots of vanilla as well. Light roast and coffee notes. Light cinnamon notes and a bit of a pepper note as well. Medium alcohol notes with light bourbon and rum notes and hints of oak.
Pours jet black with a small, thin, dark mocha head that recedes quickly to the edges and disappears.
Flavor is rather sweet with lots of chocolate notes and lighter roast, toffee and caramel. Moderate bitterness and medium alcohol warmth. Medium coffee notes with some light pepper and spice notes. Light vanilla and lighter cinnamon. Light bourbon and rum notes with faint oak.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid BA imperial stout. Lots of nice chocolate, vanilla and pepper notes. Alcohol notes are nice and work with the adjuncts.

Poured from a 16 oz can dated March 08, 2024.
Aroma is chocolate brownie batter with lots of chocolate and vanilla notes. Some lighter roast notes with some toffee and caramel notes. Light coffee notes..Light bourbon and medium light alcohol notes. Hints of oak.
Pours jet black with a medium small, thick, dark mocha head that recedes steadily to the edges where it lingers a bit before disappearing. Light lacing and sheets for legs.
Flavor is rather sweet with lots of chocolate malt notes along with some lighter roast, caramel and toffee notes. Medium bitterness and medium alcohol notes. Lots of vanilla notes. Medium light bourbon and faint oak notes. Light coffee notes that become more pronounced as it warms.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid BA imperial stout. Tons of vanilla work well with lots of chocolate, caramel and toffee notes. Lighter bourbon notes compliment the beer well.

Poured from a 16 oz can dated September 08, 2025.
Aroma is cacao nibs and chocolate forward with lighter roast and coffee notes. Lighter toffee and caramel notes. Light coconut and vanilla notes. Medium alcohol notes with lighter notes of bourbon and faint oak notes.
Pours jet black with a small, thick, dark mocha head that recedes quickly to the edges and disappears. No lacing and sheets for legs.
Flavor is rather sweet with lots of chocolate and cacao notes. Moderate roast notes with lighter toffee and caramel. Fairly bitter with medium alcohol notes. Moderate coffee notes. Medium light coconut and light vanilla notes. Light bourbon and faint oak notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with low carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol notes.
Overall, a solid BA pastry stout. Lots of cacao nibs and coffee notes. The coconut and vanilla are light but they show up in the flavor a bit more than in the aroma.

Poured from a 16 oz can dated March 05, 2026.
Aroma is fairly coconut and vanilla forward with lighter coffee notes. Moderate chocolate and lighter roast, toffee and caramel malt notes. Moderate alcohol notes with lighter oak and bourbon notes.
Pours jet black with a medium large, thick, dark mocha head that recedes steadily to the edges where it lingers before disappearing. No lacing and sheets for legs.
Flavor is very sweet with lots of chocolate, brownie batter notes with lighter roast, caramel and toffee. Moderate bitterness and medium alcohol notes. Moderate vanilla and coconut notes, but the malt dominates unlike in the aroma. Light bourbon and faint oak notes.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid BA Speedway Stout. So much coconut and vanilla in the aroma, but the flavor is super sweet brownie batter. Alcohol is well hidden behind the sweetness. I wish there was more coconut and vanilla in the flavor though. Bourbon notes are lighter than I was expecting.

Poured from a 16 oz can dated October 15, 2025.
Aroma is loaded with chocolate and fudge notes. It smells like rich brownie dough. Lighter vanilla notes. Light roast notes. Hints of caramel. Medium light alcohol notes with light bourbon and hints of oak.
Pours jet black with a moderately thick, dark mocha head that recedes quickly to the edges where a small film lingers.
Flavor is rather sweet with lots of chocolate and a decent amount of roast notes. Fairly high bitterness and medium high alcohol notes. Loads of chocolate and cacao with lighter vanilla notes. Light bourbon and hints of oak.
Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and moderate alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid BA pastry stout. Lots of chocolate notes and some lighter vanilla. Aroma is straight brownie or chocolate cake batter while the flavor is more like a rich, dark chocolate dessert. Bourbon notes are nice and complimentary. The cacao makes it a touch butter, but that works with all the sweetness.

On tap at the Portal.
Aroma is fairly gin forward with nice herbal aromatics. Lots of lemon and lime notes. Hints of herbal grassy hops and a bit of earthy, peppery phenolics. Light oak notes and a light alcohol note.
Pours a hazy, golden color with a medium large, thick, pillowy white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers on the edges.
Flavor is a bit sweet with a light acidity. Light grain notes. Medium bitterness and light alcohol notes. Light oak notes. Moderate lemon lime notes with come nice citrus zest. Lots of herbal gin notes. Light floral notes with a bit of earthy, peppery phenolics.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium high carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a really nice saison with great gin notes. Lots of citrus aroma and flavor but not too acidic.