notalush
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notalush (7339) reviewed Field Beer from Oxbow Brewing Company 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can - lightly hazy gold - soft carbonation, fill in the mouth - dry and crisp, but with a complex herbaceous profile and full earthy honey flavor without the associated sweetness, giving it a light funky note - really good.
notalush has a new beer style achievement
Level 10 for Barley Wine - Barley ticks with a total of 250 ticks of this sub style.
Breakfast With Maris from Timber Ales was the one that did it!
6 months ago
notalush (7339) reviewed Breakfast with Maris from Timber Ales 6 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12 ounce can - dark ruby, nearly black - nose is heavy char, maple, cinnamon, vanilla - thick, chewy mouthfeel - the maple from the barrel and the cinnamon dominate - underlying notes of caramelized sugars, treacle, dark fruit, the faintest hints of oxidation - I think there might be a pretty good barleywine hiding under there, but it’s hard to tell.
notalush has a new beer style achievement
Level 13 for Stout - Imperial ticks with a total of 400 ticks of this sub style.
Cocomungo from 3 Floyds Brewing Company was the one that did it!
6 months ago
notalush (7339) reviewed Cocomungo from 3 Floyds Brewing Company 6 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Found on tap at some random pizza place in Denver - 8 bucks a 10 ounce - viscous black pour - fairly sweet vanilla, coconut, and bourbon, with some chocolate and espresso from the malt - the barrel treatment is present but not boozy, and the sweetness is tempered fairly well - overall, it does not present as strong as it is, for which I am glad - it’s pretty darn good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle recently purchased for the HotD website - I wasn’t going to drink this beer now, but a family tragedy has me saying “fuck it” right now - I may drink this whole goddamn bottle - anyway - still hazy dark ruby - nose is deep port, rum, treacle, plum, oak, red wine, brown sugar, earthy malt, mild oxidation - slick mouthfeel - sweet port, rum, chocolate, plum, brined cherry, brown sugar, treacle - back end is lingeringly warm but not boozy - lots of oak and red wine tannins linger long past the finish - pretty tasty - I want to say I like the 2023 better, but that may just be because I have an extra bottle of that one to cellar.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle recently purchased from the HotD website - still dark amber - Lots of chocolate, leather, tannic notes, deep rye whiskey on the back end - finish is deep lingering oak, red wine, treacle, light smoke - the very far end is super warming but not boozy, with notes of plum and currant - sweeter and not quite as deep as the bourbon-aged Adam, but still dang good.
notalush has a new beer style achievement
Level 1 for Traditional Ale - Adambier ticks with a total of 5 ticks of this sub style.
Adam from the Wood from Hair of the Dog Brewing Company was the one that did it!
6 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
2015 bottle recently purchased from the HotD website - still, oily dark ruby pour - nose of chocolate, umami, plum, vinous notes, oak, bourbon, very light oxidation, raisin - so dense in the nose - oily mouthfeel, full body - flavor is heavy vinous, warming, earthy, lightly savory - sweet up front, but warning, dry, and heavy oaky in the finish, finishing like a highly tannic red wine - lightly smoky notes hiding underneath everything - hints of leather - deep and complex - thank goodness I got another to cellar.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2019 bottle purchased from the HotD website - pours a turbid amber with minimal carbonation - looks still - nose is rich fig, bourbon, oak, sherry/oxidation, treacle, brown sugar - approach is quite sweet and then gets semi-dry and earthy on the tail end, with some peat/scotch notes - fig, bourbon, treacle, brined cherry - warming finish - really light funkiness - heavier on the oxidation than I was expecting, so I would say this one is slightly past it’s prime, but still good.