Bright fruity hops aroma. Slightly tangy initial taste, backed by balanced fruity hops flavor. No real hop aftertaste and no overbearing chalky yeast flavor like other Russian River beers.
Bottled 3/5/2025, drank on 8/27/2025.
4 out of 5 stars.
Delicious dark malt aroma that dances around the line of overly sweet/boozy and nicely balanced. Varied flavor on the palate of dark malts and yeast sweetness. Finishes fairly clean, but with brief flavor of dark malt. So flavorful, that’s strong, but just inches back from the borderline of being too much.
Canned 5/28/25, sampled on 8/26/25.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Sweet hop aroma, a bit dank and catty. No hop bite, mixed mild hop flavor. Easy drinking with very mild hop bitterness in aftertaste.
Came 5/28/25, sampled 8/26/25.
4 out of 5 stars.
Bright, sweet hop aroma. Full flavor of hops but without a bitter bite. Almost tastes like fruit juice mixed in. Aftertaste has some residual hop bitterness and sweetness.
Canned 7/18/25, drank 8/26/25.
4 out of 5 stars.
Strong smell of coffee. Tastes like coffee up front, then smooths considerably. Aftertaste is a mix of coffee and dark malt, with a mild lingering coffee flavor in the background.
4 out of 5 stars.
Spicy aroma with wheat. Very smooth mouthfeel. Aftertaste had mix of wheat and caramel malts with a hint of yeast spiciness in the background.
4 out of 5 stars.
Bright, sharp hop aroma. Broad palate flavor of mild hoppiness. Smooth drinking with no bitterness in aftertaste, just mild hop fruitiness.
4 out of 5 stars.
Bright fruity hop aromas. Palate puckering hop sweetness, followed by some yeast dryness which then fades into some hop aftertaste and a bit of pale malt.
4 out of 5 stars.
Fresh aroma of malts and some mild hops. Clean, smooth taste with mild caramel malt. Finishes clean. Very tasty.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Strong sweet aroma of hops and yeast. Slightly crisp hop bite that gives way to yeast flavors with a hint of pale malt in the background. Leaves palate fairly clean, with moderate hop taste lingering.
Box says BBD042526, bought and drank on 6-24-2025.
4 out of 5 stars.