Interesting mix here, definitely tastes like someone threw a red velvet cake into the raspberry blonde. Sweet cocoa, light fruit. The finish is a little out of balance in its bitterness, maybe.
Smells like candy. Flavor-wise, it’s quite tart but clean. You can’t avoid the feeling that you’re sucking on a lemon wedge though.
Don’t know if my palate is off but I don’t taste any of the tartness I noted last time. It’s still got some bitterness but it seems more in balance with the sweet cereal. I think I like this better now!
A little spicier, hoppier than I’d expect for an Irish Red. It’s got a nice sweetness, but it’s a bit simplistic.
Not bad - grape/apple/pine with a kind of resin sweetness that lingers. It does become a bit metallic and/or cloying by the end.
I think I"m going to upgrade this to delicious. A light chocolate flavor, dark, with definite notes of gochujang in the mix. A really inspired combination.
Doesn’t scream peach, maybe underripe plum. Slightly tart, a little funky. Finishes sweet.
This can is over two years old so I’m not sure how accurate the flavor is. Piney, bright, somewhat sweet/alcoholic. Faint notes of bubblegum. Bitter finish.
Frothy, sweet, somewhat boozy. Not what I expected from a “dry stout” but it’s tasty.
Clean, slightly metallic, sweet, alcoholic. Bit of a burnt sugar aftertaste.Nice to hit the Rhein Haus after a long absence.
Intensely boozy, intense. The smell is almost harder to take than the flavor, which is good. Made it easier to drink.
The biggest disappointment is that this doesn’t bring tiramisu to mind at all. It’s not as sweet as my memory of the Dark Persuasion but it is lightly sweet.
Definitely doesn’t come across as watery this time. Thin but creamy, roasty, a touch of licorice root maybe.
Hints of pear applesauce, sweet puree; ginger, nutmeg. It’s sweet up-front with a muted tart-funk follow-through. The aftertaste is sweet cereal.
Vice Wetter Than Ezra (2024)
Tastes like fresh tree with a bit of woody backbone. If this helps at all, imagine licking a block of violin rosin.
Sweet, definitely reminiscent of a Japanese lager but has a bit of a syrupy quality that lingers tackily on the tongue.
Ferment Barrel-Aged Imperial Stout (unknown release)
Malty, Graham cracker sweetness. Bitter finish with just a bit of tartness and vodka to close it out.
Malty, roasty, hoppy. Good but I was hoping for something a little more idiosyncratic or remarkable from an imperial.
My palate is in a different place today. Mostly this is the same but instead of ginger it tastes more genetically rooty and maybe I’m imagining it, but more of a briny flavor.
Clean, tart pomegranate flavor with just a bit of funk and cereal sweetness in the end. This is in contrast to the blood orange sour which was really musty up front.
Caramel and mellow up front but has a bracing grassy bitterness. I think I might slightly prefer it with coffee but it’s very nice.
Light and sweet, with a creamy overtone. Might be a but under-bodied but I find it really drinkable.
Lemony and pungent, although it finishes quite clean. There’s a medicinal quality to the aftertaste.
They've renamed this beer so I don't know if they've reformulated it. It's a pleasant, lightly sweet caramel ale without much character, and I definitely don't taste anything that makes me think of pecans, pie or otherwise.
Grassy lager, only slightly sweet. Czech-like at first, but the cereal lingers on in the aftertaste. Brackish finish.
Touch of caramel, dark bread, but not really sweeter than the Lawn. Really do like this.
Oh yeah, this Rauch is a mouthful of campfire. Woodsmoke on top of a base which is (understandably) similar to the Lawn. I think this brewery may be a winner, folks (at least for Euro lagers!).
Malty-sweet, prickly, with the most naked hop character, rounded, sap-like. Tastes festive but this is my least favorite of the bunch.
Ginger-forward here, giving this a very cola-like quality. Tastes a lot like what I'd imagine a coconut Coca-Cola to taste like, but (of course) as a beer. Pretty nice, if a bit gimmicky.
Cola-like spice and mouthfeel; coffee, light notes of ginger. Finish is sweet-ish, somewhere between the coffee ESB and the rye. Not sure I"m connecting with it, but it is unique.
Caramel, slightly medicinal with notes of licorice and caraway (?). Sweet finish that tastes slightly like the vapor off of a cough drop.
Curious to try the base beer. This is nice, if a little dominated by the coffee. Unsweet, slightly tangy, dry finish. Solidly drinkable.
Bitter up-front, lightly brackish. Slight notes of apple with a cereal finish. Uric. I like this one quite a lot!
Dry, darkly fruity and vinous. Grape/currant. Very much like a lightly carbonated wine. I like this very much.
Lighter than I expected. Very chocolate, touch of cinnamon. I guess I can see marshmallow int he follow-on sweetness, but it's more of an overtone that lingers after the flavor.
Hoppy, spicy dark amber with sweet caramel, chocolate notes. Prickly on top with a lasting roast bitterness. Not sure how this relates to the Industrial IPA.
Somewhat spicy up front but there’s a lot more hop oil than I expected. It coats the tongue, a little too dank to be crisp.
It's kinda thin. A little more like a pale. There is a bit of fruit character, but .
. Almost meh? I guess it's better than meh, but there are better options out there.
It's pretty good. Like a mixture of an IPA and a Weissbier
I can’t detect cinnamon today. A caramel, malty lager with some fruitiness. Smoothed out around the edges but fairly flavorful.
Lightly sweet, nutty, and like, really bitter? I don't know if my palate was burnt out, but this did not taste like my memory of this beer.
Creamy coffee, prickly carbonation. Somewhat high roast, and more than a little hop, resulting in a quite bitter finish. It's fine!