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STEFAN (693) reviewed
Winter Ale from pFriem Family Brewers (Hood River, United States 🇺🇸)
9 months ago
7/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pint Can. Pours a clear amber color with a medium sized white head and ample lacing. The aroma is strong with lots of piney hops and some sweetened pink grapefruit. The taste features more pine, caramel and some dank-musty papaya. palate is full and the carbonation soft. Finishes long with linger bitter pine. Overall: Ok, but it seemed a bit like an old DIPA that is past its prime. The "winter Ale" style is not clearly defined and this did nothing to clarify that.
Tried from Can on 22 Dec 2025 at 19:05

STEFAN updated a beer: Czech Dark Lager brewed by pFriem Family Brewers
9 months ago

STEFAN (693) reviewed
Czech Dark Lager from pFriem Family Brewers (Hood River, United States 🇺🇸)
9 months ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pint Can. Pours a translucent roan brown color with a big sudsy beige head that has fair retention and lacing. The aroma is sweet malts and a bit of peppery herbs. The taste features malts, colas, and some pecans. The palate is clean and crisp with lively carbonation. Finishes somewhat short and dry. Overall: Decent brewski.
Tried from Can on 22 Dec 2025 at 17:41
STEFAN (693) reviewed
Doppelgänger: Northern Lager from Trumer USA (Berkeley, United States 🇺🇸)
9 months ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
12oz can. Pours a slightly hazy dark yellow color with a big foamy white head that has good retention and lacing. The aroma is strong with straw, spicy (peppery) herbs and some grains. The taste mirrors the aroma, lots of spicy herbs and some floral notes. medium bitterness. The palate is clean and crisp. Finishes short with some lingering pepper. Overall: Decent lager
Tried from Can on 08 Dec 2025 at 19:23
STEFAN (693) reviewed
Bourbon County Brand Stout - Chocolate Praline from Goose Island Beer Company (Chicago, United States 🇺🇸)
9 months ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
500 ml bottle. Pours an opaque black/brown with a minimal head that quickly vanishes. The aroma is medium in strength with soft bourbon and sweet pralines. The taste is dominated by caramel, toffee, praline, cashew, walnut and whatever. The palate is full and viscous with soft carbonation. Finishes long and sweet with lingering caramel. Overall: Nice--well made fer sure--but way to sweet for anything but a very small glass. Missing any real complexity and bitterness. I just did not care for this as much as I like nutty beers. Paired it with some Reggiano to cut the sweetness.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2025 at 16:31
STEFAN (693) reviewed
The Duel from Schramm's Mead (Ferndale, United States 🇺🇸)
9 months ago
8.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 10 Texture 8 Overall 9
375ml bottle. Pours a rich dark purple color. Aroma is heather honey in the forefront with black currants following. The taste, like the aroma, showcases heather honey, followed by currants, then more heather honey on the back end. The palate is full and coats the mouth well. Finishes long and intense with lingering honey. Paired superbly with a local farmers cheese.
Tried on 07 Dec 2025 at 16:29
STEFAN (693) reviewed
Bourbon County Brand Stout - Cherries Jubilee from Goose Island Beer Company (Chicago, United States 🇺🇸)
9 months ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
500ml bottle. Bottled on 21JUL 25. Pours an opaques black with no real head. The aroma is chocolates, cherries, oak and bourbon. The taste is similar to the nose--cherries, chocolates and bourbon. The palate is full and syrupy. Finishes long with lingering cherries. Alcohol is well hidden. Overall: Decent but I probably wont buy again.
Tried from Bottle on 06 Dec 2025 at 20:40
STEFAN (693) reviewed
Dynamic Glow Hazy IPA from La Cumbre Brewing Company (Albuquerque, United States 🇺🇸)
10 months ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Pint can. pours a hazy/cloudy pale yellow color with a smallish white head that soon fades away. The aroma is quite strong with pineapple, grapefruit and mango. The taste doesn't quite live up to the aroma with simple grapefruit. Bitterness is medium. The palate is full and the carbonation soft. Finishes medium in duration with lingering bitter grapefruit. Overall: Ok brew--This might be a nice summer quaff, but they are releasing it as a winter seasonal.
Tried from Can on 24 Nov 2025 at 22:16

STEFAN updated a beer: The Heart of Darkness (Batch X) brewed by Schramm's Mead
10 months ago

STEFAN (693) reviewed
Elderberry from Schramm's Mead (Ferndale, United States 🇺🇸)
10 months ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
375 bottle. Pours a deep purple color. Aroma of elderberries and honey. The taste is much the same as the nose--lots of berries and honey. Very Jammy. There is a bit of tartness that nicely off-sets the honey sweetness. The palate is full and viscous. Finishes long with lingering honey. Overall: Good stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Nov 2025 at 16:05