STEFAN Profile - Brewver (Dev)

11.2 oz bottle. Best before April 2035. Pours a dark brown color with a big foamy beige head that has good retention. The aroma is medium in strength with caramel, earth and some mild spice. The flavor is big toffee and caramel with some bitter walnuts and sweetened malts. The palate is full and the carbonation lively. Finished medium in duration with a bit of astringency. Overall: Decent, might sock away a bottle or two for aging.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2026 at 19:25

STEFAN (685) reviewed

Minaj Smyriou Reserve from Schramm's Mead (Ferndale, United States 🇺🇸)

4 months ago

8.6/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 9 Overall 8.5

375ml bottle. Pours a lovely reddish purple color. The aroma is somewhat mild with black currants and honey. The taste is a big blast of black currants and honey. There is a slight tartness and some tannin astringency. Palate is full as you'd expect. Finished medium and semi sweet with lingering berry tartness. Overall: Outstanding stuff. Paired well with some estate gouda.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2026 at 16:23

STEFAN added a new beer Minaj Smyriou Reserve by Schramm's Mead
4 months ago

STEFAN (685) reviewed

Fishwater Double IPA from Telluride Brewing Company (Telluride, United States 🇺🇸)

4 months ago

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7

Pint can. Pours a dark copper color with a big foamy off-white head that has decent retention and ample lacing. The aroma is strong with pine, citrus and cotton candy. The taste is dominated by bitter pine, also some orange pith and a bit of candied ginger. The palate is full and sticky with medium carbonation. Finishes long and very bitter. Overall: not bad--but it seems to me they made this bitter just for bitters sake.

Tried from Can on 22 Mar 2026 at 17:18

STEFAN (685) reviewed

Hinnomaki Red Reserve from Schramm's Mead (Ferndale, United States 🇺🇸)

4 months ago

9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 9.5

200ml bottle. Pours a sorta pinkish-brown color. The aroma is mild with berries, wood and some dust. The flavor is a big blast of berries (gooseberries I presume). There is a strong tartness to this that fills the mouth. The palate is full and viscous. Finishes long and glorious. Overall: Just fantastic, words fail me. Paired well with an estate gouda.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Mar 2026 at 23:16

STEFAN added a new beer Hinnomaki Red Reserve by Schramm's Mead
4 months ago

STEFAN updated a beer: Sand Trooper brewed by Odyssey Beerwerks
5 months ago

STEFAN (685) reviewed

Sand Trooper from Odyssey Beerwerks (Arvada, United States 🇺🇸)

5 months ago

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8

Pint can. Pours a clear 18k gold color with a small fizzy white head that soon recedes. The aroma is strong and citrusy--mostly oranges and grapefruit. The taste is dominated by the oranges with grapefruit, pine and something earthy. The palate is oily and full with soft carbonation. Finishes medium in duration. with lingering bitter pine. Overall: Decent

Tried from Can on 09 Mar 2026 at 23:05

STEFAN (685) reviewed

Black Agnes - French Oak Aged from Schramm's Mead (Ferndale, United States 🇺🇸)

5 months ago

8.8/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 8.5

375ml bottle. Pours a deep dark purple color. The aroma is strong with black currants and fresh cut woodsy oak. The taste, as in the nose, the first thing you notice is the taste of new oak. This is followed by sensations of black currant and honey. Acidity is somewhat high making this a masterpiece of sweet and sour. The finish is long and magnificent. Overall: Top shelf creation. The prominence of the new oak barrel in both the aroma and taste is a rather new twist on the venerable fruit mead. Paired well with some Lancashire fluffy monster cheese.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Mar 2026 at 16:13

STEFAN added a new beer Black Agnes - French Oak Aged by Schramm's Mead
5 months ago