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updated a beer:
Intentional Stout
brewed by AleWerks Brewing Company
1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
a: ultra cloudy ghostly white coloured straw body | ugly off-white head
a: dank | dough | white chocolate?
f: full oranges | bread | medicinal
t: floral | stone fruits | melon finish
o: rich throughout | alcohol noticeable | strong yeasts
16 ounce can | MOM's Organic Market (grocery): Arlington (Court House/Rosslyn), Virginia | 17-December-2025 | US$5,49 | no can date | sampled: 27-December-2025 in Toledo, Ohio on way to Detroit, Michigan with my family of five at Christmas
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Intentional Stout from AleWerks Brewing Company 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
a: dark brown coloured body | relatively large light brown head
a: chocolate | nuts | earth
f: raisins | toffee | toasted grains
t: oatmeal | creamy | rich & slightly smokey
o: well-balanced | rich flavours throughout | nice for style & for Winter season
12 ounce can | The Apple House: Linden, Virginia | 11-October-2025 | US$2,66 | Canned: 03-July-2025 | sampled: 27-December-2025 in Toledo, Ohio on way to Detroit, Michigan with my family of five at Christmas
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
a: pretty hazy golden coloured body | thinnish white head
a: funky yeasts | stone fruits | drying finish
f: sour oranges | rich wheats | lactobilly funk
t: cleanser | herbal | vanilla at end
o: surprisingly enjoyable | balanced with a bit of everything | not terribly hoppy, but closer to a real IPA than most others in the style, refreshingly nice to bring back home from Canada
16 ounce can | IGA (grocery): Montreal (downtown, Berri-UQAM), Quebec, Canada | 01-July-2025 | CA$4,99 | Canned: 17-December-2024 | sampled: just over a year later, on Christmas Day here in Washington, celebrating with my family of five at home
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
a: insanely murky & opaque bright purple body | rich, tall and very long-lasting dark purple/indigo head - crazy!
a: tart blackberries | pure vanilla | lactose
f: icing sugar - cloying! | cake batter (how?!?) | vanilla
t: super rich fruits | deeply rich oats | syrupy sugars
o: this is not a beer | liquid dessert | just-about-works, as long as you know what you're getting here, great to have as a last beer on Christmas Eve & for my 2025 Advent Calendar!
16 ounce can | The Perfect Pour: Elk Ridge, Maryland | 29-November-2025 | US$6,99 | Canned: 28-July-2025 | sampled: 24-December-2025, while wrapping gifts for my family of five on Christmas Eve with my lovely wife, and as Advent Calendar Beer #24, the last of my calendar!
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
a: quite hazy straw yellow body | thinnish off-white head
a: tart guava | very floral | funky yeasts
f: soured tropical fruits | herbal | drying hops
t: crisp | nice citrus finish | lactose end
o: complex lactobilly flavours | great fruits throughout | not-an-IPA, but that's okay
16 ounce can | Bread & Honey (bodega): New York (56th @ 8th Ave), New York | 06-December-2025 | US$8,79 | Canned: 19-August-2025 | sampled: 24-December-2025, while wrapping gifts for my family of five on Christmas Eve with my lovely wife
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added a new beer
A Lot of Round Objects, None of Which Are Perfectly Round
by
Hudson Valley Brewery
1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6
a: dark brown coloured body | nice rich light brown head
a: raisins | smoked grain | bready finish
f: light nuts | caramelised sugars | rustic malts
t: oatmeal | prunes | soft chocolate on end
o: mellow throughout | thinnish malts | pitted fruits but not potent
12 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): Northville, Michigan | 10-November-2024 | US$2,00 | Canned: 10-October-2024 | sampled: 24-December-2025, while wrapping gifts for my family of five on Christmas Eve with my lovely wife
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
a: hazy straw yellow body | ugly frothy white head
a: lactose | rich wheats | alcohol warmth
f: vanilla | icing sugar | nutty finish
t: drying | cloying sugars | pungent at end
o: robust flavours | super creamy | sweet throughout, but hidden alcohol
16 ounce can | Total Wine: Scottsdale, Arizona | 03-January-2025 | US$7,49 | into store: 09-December-2024 | sampled: 20-December-2025 while walking the streets of Washington (and seeing the trees) with my family of five at Christmas, as Beer #20 of my 2025 Advent Calendar