7

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

a: dark brown body | thinnish oily head
a: soy sauce | alcohol | burnt coffee
f: bourbon | rich nuts | pitted fruits
t: licorice | strong peat | bitter finish
o: still pungent | deep roasty notes throughout | good balance - but strong!

33 cL (it says 12 ounces, but I don't think that's true) bottle | Department of Beer & Wine: Alexandria, Virginia | 25-September-2020 | US$5,39 | bottled: 20-February-2020 | sampled: just over five years later on 09-October-2025, after a nice training run for the USMC Marathon 2025

6.1

Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5.5

a: thick & hazy pink body | thick white head | AT LEAST 5 PIECES OF CELLOPHANE floating around once poured and stuck to the mouth of the can! Nasty Looking!!!
a: hazlenuts | icing sugar | fresh strawberries
f: rich oats | almonds | medicinal finish
t: tart lemons | pure lactose | super chewy fruit & malts
o: filling | candy-like | bad look on initial impression when pouring from the can with huge chunks of cellophane (off-putting, naturally)

16 ounce can | Hy-Vee (grocery): Omaha (Papillion), Nebraska | 19-August-2024 | US$5,99 | no can date | sampled: 08-October-2025

7.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

a: rich dark brown body | thick light brown head
a: full oranges | tart (somehow) | roasted grains
f: oatmeal | soy sauce | soft caramelised sugars
t: nutty | milk chocolates | mushroom finish
o: well-balanced | nuanced oranges (good for me) | great for colder days but not in the midst of Winter

16 ounce can | Wegman's (grocery)/Hanover Beer & Wine: Parsipanny, New Jersey | 22-March-2025 | US$2,33 (part of a mixed six pack) | Canned: 18-September-2024 | sampled: 10-October-2025

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

a: perfectly clear golden body| crazy odd rising from the bottom with an interesting effervescence
a: tart | bread | caramelised sugars
f: light spice | rich apples | soft nuts on finish
t: crisp | slightly perfumey | refreshing
o: easy-drinking | great tart-sweet balance | nice for the style (although nothing perfectly 'honeycrisp' about this to me in terms of the apple variety)

16 ounce can | Wegman's (grocery): Charlottesville, Virginia | 12-October-2025 | US$2,83 (part of a mixed six pack) | Canned: 22-February-2025 | sampled: 15-October-2025, the day before my first daughter became a teenager - Happy Birthday!

a: ever-so slightly hazy golden body | thinnish white head
a: crisp | fresh-cut-grass | perfumey finish
f: drying | light malts | yeastie
t: rustic | mild German hops | cleanser at end
o: balanced | easy-drinking | true-to-style (a nice reprieve from IPAs and sours)

16 ounce can | Maple Lawn Wine & Spirits: Fulton, Maryland | 24-June-2025 | US$4,99 | Canned: 05-February-2024 | sampled: 10-October-2025 after seeing Ananamanaguchi at 9:30 here in Washington