Nice clean hop sweet aroma. Earthy kind of sweetness. No sharp edge, just a moderate hop sweetness with a mildly hoppy aftertaste. Stable malt background, but this is really a showcase for the hops. A hint of a clean that taste complements well.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Slightly strange bitter fruit flavor mixed with dark malt. Kind of too much going on.
3 out of 5 Stars.
Very nice smooth dark malt taste, with a hint of coffee flavor in the background.
5 out of 5 Stars.
Slightly tart and hoppy with a minor orange flavor.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Mild hop taste, light and refreshing.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Slightly tart with a moderate grain flavor.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Nice thick head, sweet aroma of clean fresh hops. Taste is just as great with full fresh hop flavor, but no hint of harshness. Smooth flavor with a bit of malt and a bit of hops hanging out, but finished very clean with no real aftertaste. Amazing fresh hop aroma and flavor with no bitterness.
5 out of 5 Stars.
Nice clean dark malt aroma, nothing overly sweet or “black licorice-esque” like a lot of these can be. Nice even grain flavor with no harshness, with a minor dark malt aftertaste that lingers slightly. Good hop crispness that cleans the palate but stays out of the way. This is from their 2015 seasonal, drank on 12/23/2015, well before the best by date of 05/06/16. Having had this on tap before at the bar, I know these go down really well and you don’t have any idea of the 9% ABV, until you feel your head buzzing a bit.
5 out of 5 Stars.
No real aroma. Slightly crisp hop bite at initial taste, fades slowly and blends with some malty sharpnesses. Taste lingers with a slight hop sharpnesses.
3 out of 5 Stars
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Nice clean aroma with a hint of raspberries. Slight edge of bourbon flavor that gets replaced by dark malt, and then a nice raspberry flavor comes in. Overall very balanced 3-way tug-of-war going on between bourbon, dark malt, and raspberries. You can feel the alcohol heart in the aftertaste, slightly lingering in the back of the throat. I think I would like it more of there were less bourbon presence, and it was just the dark malt and raspberries commingling.
Bottled 10/06/15, drank 11/17/15.
4 out of 5 stars.