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7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to tulip.
Appearance: yellow murky color with a two finger white foamy head, fairly quick dissipation, not much lace
Aroma: honey, oats, smooth clean malts mixing with some grassy hops, some pineapple & citrusy hop tones further underneath
Flavor: semi-sweet, smooth bitterness, pineapple/citrusy character through the honey and oats
Texture: medium bodied, so smooth through the aromas and flavors, good sipper, oaty/honey/grassy finish
Overall, I'd say a nicely done DIPA I'd have again.
Tried from Can on 11 Jan 2026 at 16:01

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to tulip.
Appearance: murky yellow to almost orange color with a two finger white foamy head, slowly dissipated to leave sliding lace
Aroma: apple cider noted initially, woody/cinnamon kind of spicy character, grassy hop tones
Flavor: cidery twang with woody/cinnamon spicy and semi-bitterness, subtle cidery aftertaste
Texture: medium bodied, lil' bit of a cidery twang preventing this from being sessionable, somewhat dry with the woody/cinnamon tone in the finish
Overall: fun to try, interesting take on a seasonal milkshake IPA, though "milkshake IPA's" may not be a huge style I'm into, I think I could come back to this.
Tried from Can from Westmere Beverage Center on 11 Jan 2026 at 15:50

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: ruddy burnt orange color with a two finger white foamy head which slowly dissipated to barely leave much lace.
Aroma: herbal and earthy English hops, clean malts, subtle biscuity/bready character further underneath
Flavor: mostly herbal and earthy smooth maltiness but not too sweet, it's somewhat biscuity, super smooth malty/earthy aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, very sessionable, clean herbal finish
Overall: an ESB I would return to and would love to have again with some fish n' chips.
Tried from Can from Beverage Warehouse of Vermont on 11 Jan 2026 at 15:26

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to becher pint glass.
Appearance: light yellow color, mostly transparent with a three finger white foamy head, some bubbles interspersed in the head
Aroma: strong spruce tips, bready malt backbone
Flavor: sprucy sweet, earthy and woody character, malt backbone to balance, sprucy aftertaste
Texture: light bodied, pretty sessionable, smooth sailing along my tongue
Overall: nice easy drinking seasonal for this time of year when most of the time I usually want dark beers, this beer definitely helps break up the monotomy of those dark beers and allows me to want some food along with this.
Tried from Can from Beverage Warehouse of Vermont on 11 Jan 2026 at 15:14

8.8/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
Can to English pub glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a two finger off white foamy head, subtle sliding lace
Aroma: deep rich chocolate malts, coffee bean smoothness, subtle vanilla and dark toast
Flavor: deep rich sweet tones of prior noted aromas, bitterness far down in there
Texture: medium bodied with a lot of smooth and semi-creamy tones, finishes clean with the dark toast and chocolate malts
Overall: I'd say a very nicely done Baltic porter more than worthy beer to have again.
Tried from Can on 11 Jan 2026 at 14:58

8.6/10 Appearance 9 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 9
Had a four pack and was poured twice in a tulip, once in an English pub glass and once in a becher pint glass. The majority of this review is based on the take in the becher pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a three finger off white foamy head with some bubbles in it, subtle lace
Aroma: orange peel, lemon zest, piney/resinous character to blend then some roasty and toasty tones with super subtle coffee further underneath
Flavor: starts with the citrusy/orangey tones and quickly brings in the piney/resinous tones, coffee tones stay somewhat roasty and bitter further underneath
Texture: light to medium bodied, good grip along my tongue through some bitterness and toasted malts
Overall: the beer world needs more black IPA's and this one is a very nice black IPA more than worthy of returning to.
Tried from Can at Black Flannel Brewing Co. on 11 Jan 2026 at 14:40


8.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 9 Overall 9
Can to tulip.
Appearance: ruddy orange to semi-murky bronze color with a thin white head dissipating kindly to leave barely any lace
Aroma: rye floral and spicy components running through sly semi-sweet toasty malts
Flavor: starts floral and spicy through the rye and the malts play as a back up for balance, quick rye floral and semi-spicy aftertaste
Texture: rye spicy grip but ends up being smoother the more I sipped this. Light to medium bodied, quick rye finish
Overall: very nicely done rye IPA. I wish more brewers would do this style
Tried on 11 Jan 2026 at 14:20


8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can to tall tulip.
Appearance: dark brown colored body with a finger's worth of tan foamy head, slowly dissipated to leave sly lacing
Aroma: rich nuttiness, dark bread, smooth maple, toast, some yeasty earthiness
Flavor: semi-sweet, roasty, toasty, maple and bready, quick aftertaste of the maple and the breadiness
Texture: smooth and rich, sweet but restrained enough to not be cloying, maple/nutty/bready finish
Overall: cool idea to reinvent an altbier and do it in a bigger way, I'd return to this!
Tried from Can from Beverage Warehouse of Vermont on 11 Jan 2026 at 14:05