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notalush (7333) reviewed CBS (2025) from Founders Brewing Co. 2 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle - black pour - heavy on the coffee, with slight abrasiveness, but not substantially so - warming, but not boozy - the maple is present, but not overpowering - oak is fairly strong throughout - finish had a light sharpness, but on the whole largely balanced - it’s good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can - pours a dark brown with a quickly diminishing head - looks like cola - for an imperial stout from this brewery, that is unusual - they usually pour black and viscous - nose is nearly 100% coffee, which by itself is not bad (I love coffee), but it smells sharp and acidic - underneath is sweet vanilla and chocolate - mouthfeel is slightly slick - medium to full body - much like the nose, the flavor is dominated by coffee - very acidic coffee, sharp, bitter - slight vanilla underneath and some chocolate, but the finish is particularly bitter and abrasive - I usually love their imperial stouts, but this one is a miss for me - maybe that’s why it was only 6 bucks a can?
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Winter Wonder
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Athletic Brewing Company
3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can - pours jet black with a thick tan head that settles to a clingy lace - nose is vanilla, caramel, hazelnut, whiskey, oak, earthy, mushroomy malt - creamy texture, full body - unlike other beers with this kind of adjunct addition, it is not overly sweet and the hazelnut and vanilla do not bludgeon you over the head - they are present but compliment the barrel treatment and malt tones of chocolate, coffee, slight umami, light red wine - warming, lightly oaky finish - it’s nice.
notalush (7333) reviewed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang from Breakside Brewery 4 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber - pours a viscous jet black - headless - nose is full of oaky bourbon, light umami, espresso, jammy red wine - slick mouthfeel, full body - warming, but not boozy - very well-makes alcohol - deeply oaky, with rich whiskey in the background under umami and dark chocolate black malt richness - whiskey comes to the fore in the finish, along with some tannic jammy red raspberry - it’s damn balanced and refined for a beer of this strength.
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Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
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Breakside Brewery
1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can - this is probably one of the more satisfying N/A IPA's I've tried, and is authentic enough to make me forget I am drinking an N/A beer - pretty decent heft to the body - hop profile is pleasant, herbal, and citric - the malt profile is more robust than you'll typically find in an N/A and is not at all watery on the tail end, which can also often happen - this is now my go-to N/A IPA.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Pint can - clear medium gold - small lace that completely dissipates - nose of caramelized sugars, deep smokiness, a bit or bright, sort of maibock-like fruitiness - medium body - rich malt approach with notes of honey and kettle caramelization - strong smokiness follows - the malt richness rides through to the finish so the smoke has something to hand on to - lightly bitter and lightly spicy finish - the smoke lingers, woody and autumnal - autumn is my favorite time of beer!
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Community Series 011 - Invisible Smoke Smoked Bock
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New Image Brewing Company
1 month ago