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I have a 23.5 oz can purchased at a sad little convenience store in nearby Big Spring. I’ve never tasted dragon fruit in any form so this will be enlightening. Sleeved in a white paper bag, the tab on the beer is flipped and I take a sniff. Yes, fruity in, I guess, a dragon fruit kind of way. A drink now, it strikes me as a sort of fermented grape flavor with cherry jolly rancher candy tossed in. Sweet but not horribly so. The alcohol is obvious early on. Not exactly a refreshing drink on a high 90s day that included some afternoon yard work for me. Still, this is not a bad malt liquor, considerably better than the last version of Joose I had previously this year.

Tried from Can on 12 Aug 2026 at 22:44

KevinReddirt added a new beer Dragon Joose by United Brands Company
1 month ago

KevinReddirt (2246) reviewed

Brewer's Reserve: Bourbon Barrel Cherry Stout from Central Waters Brewing Co. (Amherst, United States 🇺🇸)

1 month ago

7.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

I got this 12 oz can from Half Time recently. Bourbon barrel imperial stout, that is the positive. Cherries as an adjunct, well, we shall see. Tulip glass for this tasting and I take the pour. A dark cola brown body with a decent skim of silvery tan foam. I smell an indication of cherries, a decent start, and chocolate. I have a drink, not bad. The cherries are front and center but not obscenely so. There is also baked bread, a touch of chocolate, some sourness offset by an equivalent sweetness, barrel and malt. I do like the substantial mouth feel. Okay enough, I anticipated worse.

Tried from Can on 08 Aug 2026 at 01:38

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Alpha Charlie from Eureka Heights Brew Company (Houston, United States 🇺🇸)

1 month ago

5.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 6

One beer out of several from the brewery as part of a holiday package, a gift from my son. I checked the bottom of the pint can and found the beer to be severely out of date. No matter, I am giving this one a try. My Buffalo Bayou snifter receives the pour this evening and I proceed. A semi-clear, yellow-gold body finished by a substantial head of totally white foam. The taste is rather subdued. Lightly hoppy, grain, yellow fruit and a curious touch of spice. Honestly it tastes more like a Belgian golden ale than an IPA. All better than expected but still not that good. The age of the beer influencing or the real thing? I do not know. Drinkable in any case.

Tried from Can on 08 Aug 2026 at 01:03

KevinReddirt added a new beer Alpha Charlie by Eureka Heights Brew Company
1 month ago

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KevinReddirt (2246) reviewed

Paraboloid (2023) from Firestone Walker Brewing (Paso Robles, United States 🇺🇸)

1 month ago

9.6/10 — Appearance 9 Aroma 9 Flavor 10 Texture 10 Overall 10

Firestone Walker is easily one of my top 5 breweries. And Parabola is my highest rated imperial stout. So, are there high expectations this time around? I have a 12 oz bottle of the 2023 version of Paraboloid acquired I believe from Half Time quite some time ago. I read that it is aged in 20 year old Elijah Craig bourbon barrels. Pricey barrels I imagine. A New Belgium globe glass is in place and I tilt the bottle. I have to call the body jet black and the head is a moderate-sized, parchment-colored cover that promptly reduces to a skim. Lift the glass for a smell and I have to say oh my. Bakers chocolate, scorched grain, toffee and booze. The drink is top level also. Bourbon up front, dark chocolate, pecans, some oakiness background, caramel, malt, dark plums, vanilla and a bit of a burn at the end. A very good sensation, thick and chewy. Every bit as good as Parabola and perhaps better what with the bourbon barrel aging. It was worth the wait for the tasting.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Aug 2026 at 22:49

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Zythophile - Metal Head from Lone Pint Brewery (Magnolia, United States 🇺🇸)

1 month ago

7.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5

The Zythophile series is based on a single hops variety in each stand alone beer. For Metal Head it is Strata hops. A 12 oz can I spotted at the local beer shop, now opened and pouring inside of a Great Heights tulip glass. The body arrives a straw colored liquid, mostly cloudy, with a minimal head of fully white foam. The smell is hoppy, sweet and berries. The taste diverges somewhat and that is not a bad thing. Grapefruit, strawberry to a lesser degree, malt and straw. A small hops bitterness well ahead of any sweetness. Not bad, not what I expected.

Tried from Can on 05 Aug 2026 at 23:01

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Salvator from Paulaner Brauerei (Munich, Germany 🇩🇪)

1 month ago

7.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8

Doppelbocks are difficult to find in Texas, I located this one by a retailer in upstate NY. 11.2 oz bottle with the cap now lifted and headed inside of a Great Heights snifter. I am seeing a clear, shiny amber body carrying a skim of buff tan foam. The nose is grain, straw and caramel. A taste and I get baked bread, ripe fruit, sorghum, caramel and malt. Flavorful. A good beer in a style I enjoy.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Aug 2026 at 22:27

KevinReddirt updated a beer: Zythophile - Metal Head brewed by Lone Pint Brewery
1 month ago

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Quadrupel Juleøl from Qvænbrygg (Vadsø, Norway 🇳🇴)

1 month ago

7.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8

A 33 cl bottle acquired at a Vinmonopolet on our tour through Norway early this year. My Delirium Noel snifter at the ready, I do the pour. A dark red-brown body completed by a thin buff tan head. I smell caramel, baked bread, ripe fruit and a indication of spices. I take a drink now. Raisins, malt, dark fruit, some spiciness, toffee and bit of chocolate. A decent quad, glad to sample it as I am a fan of the style.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2026 at 22:46