Slight hop aroma, slight dry grain aroma. Mild sweet flavor with a slight hop flavor mixed with a kind of orange juice flavor. Slight fruity aftertaste which fades quickly. Of course after I get it home and read the bottle closely, our says best by Apr 09 12. Today is Dec 08 12, so I missed that by 8 months. I’m sure that doesn’t help…
3 out of 5 Stars.
Slight sweet smell. Taste is initial harsh sweetness that sort of strangles your taste buds. But once that fades you’re left with a nice even malt aftertaste that lingers and fades slowly.
3 out of 5 Stars.
Fresh raw grainy hop aroma. Had a slightly sweet taste with the same grainy hop flavors present. Leaves you with a moderate hop taste that just fades to sweetness. Overall is nice, but tastes somewhat constructed” rather than artistically created. 2 Basic flavors patched together. Almost like the bold hop presence is trying to mask a mediocre sweet beer in the background. Very bold surprising taste though for Alexander Keith’s.
3 out of 5 Stars.
Dry slightly sweet sharp odor, almost like apples. Mild flavor with a mush-mash of fruity flavor with a malty grainy, almost cereal-like aftertaste. I suppose it’s easy drinking, but with the strange flavor combinations, I’m not sure it’s tasty/enjoyable. Kudos to them for being unique and being a craft beer brewer that makes lagers rather than ales. But it seems more like someone making a turbo-only engine in a car because it’s unique, despite everyone else making internal combustion engine cars because they’re more practical. You don’t have taste on your side, just uniqueness.
3 out of 5 Stars.
Pours out of the bottle like dark used motor oil out of an engine. Sweet, slightly barrel aged” smell. Sharp but thick taste of a very high alcohol stout. Finishes with a slightly sweet dark malt taste and a minor burn like you just sipped a teaspoon of bourbon. In the end, a bit too harsh and “raisin-y” for my taste.
3 out of 5 Stars.
Mild dark malt taste, but very smooth. Leaves a mild malt aftertaste.
3 out of 5 Stars.
Slightly sweet but crisp hop aroma. Taste is a mix of hops with a malty bite. Malt taste fades away and you’re left with just the hops. Leaves you a little bitter.
3 out of 5 Stars.
Slight hop aroma. Full mouth flavor of strong hops. Fades out moderately with hints of malt and hops. Leaves a clean, crisp taste in the mouth with hoppiness handing out in the back corners of the mouth. After a few more drinks, I’m thinking the aftertaste has a little bit too much of a harsh edge to it.
3 out of 5 Stars.
Very sweet smell. Very little taste. Maybe a hint of a pilsner flavor- but quickly washed away by overwhelming water taste. No aftertaste.
3 out of 5 Stars.
Clean, slightly sweet smell. Fresh taste with a mild malt taste that finishes cleanly with a very slight sweetness.
3 out of 5 Stars.
