Beer Ratings: Raves

Browar Czarna Owca Semlin, Pomeranian

Brunatne. Nieprzejrzyste. Porządna, jasny brąz, piana. Aromat tonki jak zawsze wspaniały. Marcepan, trawa żubrowa. Do tego czekolada. Niesamowita gładkość z lekka tylko zakłócana musującym wysyceniem. W oceanie atłasowej czekolady dzielnością wykazuje się okręt tonki. Smakuje jak zawsze wspaniale. Żubrówka i marcepan. Po chwili odczuwa się delikatne rozgrzewanie. Nie wiem jak oni to robią że pewnie i piwo bez dodatków było by ideałem. A jak do ideału dodać idealny dodatek to ocena może być tylko jedna.

Omnipollo Sundbyberg, Stockholm

Aroma: Fudge, toffee, coconut, coffee, whiskey. Appearance: Opaque black, brown head that dissipates quickly. Taste: Sweet and bitter. Palate: Full body. Overall: Thick, sweet, rich. Plenty of cacao, fudge and coconut.

Brouwerij Huyghe Melle, East Flanders

11.2 oz bottle poured carefully into snifter. Immediately after opening the beer came out a bit hot foaming all over the counter which was a downer but other than that... Pours golden yellow with medium off-white head that dissipates perfectly around the rim. Great lacing and legs. Head can be activated at a moments notice with a slight swirl of the glass. Pleasantly sharp and fruity nose (orange, tangerine, slight banana, alcohol, yeast and malts) is fresh and very appealing. Complex flavor array that aligns and concentrates the aromatic notes with additional light notes of spice. Flavor develops slowly in mouth with a great finish of delicate citrus, malts and ethanol that warms. No cloying sweetness or bubblegum flavors. First class all the way.

Kilter Brewing Co. Winnipeg, Manitoba

500ml bottle. Pours an opaque deep chestnut, with a moderate light tan head. Aromas of baking spice, soft toffee, raisins, vanilla, oak. Mild spice hops up front, stewed plums and toffee coming through, raisins, vanilla, spicy oak, lingering warmth. A lot less hoppy than many barleywines, but that just lets the malt and the cognac barrel shine through. Absolutely delightful.

Bottle Logic Brewing Anaheim, California

500 ml bottle. 2023 vintage. Aroma is huge ripe banana dipped in bourbon. The flavor has the banana in spades! Banana slices dipped in bourbon. Flavor of banana and bourbon are balanced and equal parts. With a very mild warming after the sip. Awesome!! Easily, the best imperial stout with banana I’ve ever had. Hands down!

Greater Good Imperial Brewing Company Worcester, Massachusetts

Can. Holy crap this is good! Orange-tinged amber, thinly topped. Nice fruity backdrop, but fundamentally a nice, slippery, piney thing of goodness. (#8844, 4/2024)

Kros Strain Brewing La Vista, Nebraska

Can. Pours unclear mahogany, smash tan head, good lacing. Aroma is dark sugars, vanilla, bourbon, cocoa. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter. Really well integrated. Full body. 5,8,9,5,18

Anchorage Brewing Company Anchorage, Alaska

(Bottle, thanks to Håkan) Black colour with brief, bubbly, beige head. Malty, vinous nose with notes of sweet espresso, dark chocolate, bourbon, treacle, caramel, liquorice, oak wood, dried fruit, raisins and alcohol. Malty, roasted, vinous taste with sweet espresso, dark chocolate, bourbon, oak wood, vanilla, caramel, treacle, liquorice, raisins, dried figs, soy sauce, a touch of cinnamon and a generous roasty bitterness in a warming finish. Full body, sweet. Rich, heavy and warming. Quite sweet and sticky, but really tasty. Great beer!

Whiplash Dublin, County Dublin

440ml Can from Beer52 2023 Advent Calendar. Black with a thick dark tan head. It has a very rich liquorice and chocolate flavour with vanilla, more milk chocolate and thick liquorice on the smooth roasted finish. Excellent!

Browar Stu Mostów Wrocław, Lower Silesian

Puszka 0,44 litra, zakupiona w Carrefour Express w Katowicach. Wypita 26.04.2024. Bananowo-kokosowe Smoothie. Lekko kwaskowe od kalamansi, lekko słonawe. Świetne, orzeźwiające piwo.

Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev) Chicago, Illinois

19Nov2023 Intense bourbon, sweet oak, molasses, dark roast malts, cacao, chocolate. Hazy, very dark brown, hardly any head. Medium sweet. Heavy sweet, dark roast malts, intense oak, bourbon, candied, dark fruits, chocolate, soft carb, full bod. Outstanding, rich. Bottle.

Goose Island Beer Company (AB-InBev) Chicago, Illinois

26Dec2023 Intense, dark roast malts, cacao, chocolate, bittersweet oak, bourbon. Hazy, very dark brown, small, creamy, beige head. Light bitter. Bitter, dark roast malts, intense oak, massive bourbon, dry vanilla, soft carb, full bod. Outstanding, beyond complex. Bottle.

Hidden Springs Ale Works Tampa, Florida

26Dec2023 Sweet, dark roast coffee, chocolate, mocha, chocolate, burnt molasses. Hazy, very dark brown, tiny, creamy, beige head. Heavy sweet. Sweet, dark roast coffee, chocolate, molasses, toasted coconut, soft carb, full bod. Outstanding, rich, well-balanced. Bottle.

Corporate Ladder Brewing Company Palmetto, Florida

11Jan2024 Sweet, dark roast malts, roasted nuts, molasses, chocolate, hazelnuts. Hazy, very dark brown,, creamy, beige head. Heavy sweet. Sweet, dark roast malts, roasted nuts, peanuts, chocolate fudge, soft carb, full bod. Outstanding, rich, complex,well-balanced. Bottle at Craft Beer Junction, London.

WeldWerks Brewing Company Greeley, Colorado

07Mar2024 Juicy, overripe tropical and citrus fruits, dank mango, funky tangerine, weedy notes. Hazy gold, medium, creamy, white head. Juicy, ripe tropical fruits, mango, zippy passion fruit, sweet tangerine, soft carb, full bod. Outstanding, palate is insane. Draft at Queue Beer, Brooklyn.