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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
a: perfectly clear deep ruby tinted amber body | thin tan head
a: must | pitted fruits | deep wheat
f: rich sugars | stone fruits | light alcohol warmth
t: rich malt | easy caramel | rustic finish
o: super balanced | aged incredibly well | easy-going, but basement-y
75 cL bottle | Habersham Beverage Warehouse: Savannah (Abercorn Street), Georgia | 04-May-2018 | US$8,49 | BOD: July 2017 | sampled: 30 & 31 August 2025 (more than seven years after purchase!)
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updated a beer:
AntiMatter (Ghost 1140)
brewed by Adroit Theory Brewing Company
5 months ago
jgb9348
updated a beer:
Gaze of the Basilisk
brewed by Cosmic Eye Brewing
5 months ago
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Gaze of the Basilisk from Cosmic Eye Brewing 5 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
a: deep dark brown body | nice light-brown head
a: bread | rye | rustic
f: deep malts | nutty | caramelised sugars
t: soapy | peanuts | grapefruity finish
o: clean-drinking | earthy | soapy end
12 ounce can | Hy-Vee (grocery): Lincoln, Nebraska | 24-August-2021 | US$1,67 | no can date | sampled: 26-October-2024
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Oaktoberfest from Firestone Walker Brewing 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
a: beautiful copper coloured body | large tan head
a: crisp | nutty | rustic
f: clean-drinking | lager yeast | bready at end
t: dry oak (duh!) | raisins | earthy finish
o: true-to-style | less complex than expected | bitter grain throughout
12 ounce can | Total Wine: Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia | 15-September-2024 | US$3,29 | Canned: 26-July-2024 | sampled: 27-October-2024 (last beer at home in the month of October/Oaktober)
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updated a beer:
Cool Cat Kitty Face
brewed by Stormcloud Brewing Company
5 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
a: dark brown body | beautiful oily brown head
a: caramel | burnt coffee | figs
f: rich earth | pitted fruits | nutty at end
t: tart cherries (yes!) | lightly smoked malt | creamy vanilla
o: well-rounded | complex for style | great for state (Michigan) & season (Fall)
12 ounce can | Red Wagon Liqours: Troy, Michigan | 18-April-2023 | US$2,49 | Canned: 28-February-2023 | sampled: 07-November-2024, just before leaving for Michigan, again
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
a: dark brown body | nitrogenated brown head
a: roast | coffee | light nuts
f: bitter | grainy | brewed coffee
t: toffee | pungent | permanent marker
o: light-bodied | pungent throughout | coffee & earth as Donald Trump wins the election (and the state of Michigan)
16 ounce can | Wine Palace: Livonia, Michigan | 29-October-2023 | US$3,00 | Canned: 09-August-2021, my [12th] Wedding Anniversary | sampled: 05-November-2024, Election Day!!!
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
a: clear golden body | no head at all
a: dank | grapefruit | non-alcoholic beers!
f: grassy | perfume | lemons
t: crisp | minerally | floral end
o: white wine-y | alpha acids | decent...not great or good, but happy it's from Michigan
12 ounce can | Beverage Warehouse: Beverley Hills/Troy, Michigan | 10-November-2023 | US$1,99 | Canned: 01/June/2022 | sampled: 11-Novemer-2024 (one year and a day after just being back home/in Detroit, again!)