David Shewan

The Headless Gourdsman Shewan

Asking nicely but it’s interesting, Worcestershire sauce nose, bold, clove, allspice, gourd with spices, wood, whiskey, menthol, mint, boozy

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2022) Shewan

Fudge, coffee, chocolate cake, caramel

Stay In Stout Shewan

Celebration beer for another house buyer under contract! Fudge and chocolate, more coffee in the taste, too much carbonation actually for my taste.

Mandarin & Mango Crush 2024 Art Series Shewan

Mandarin oranges, pithy, zesty, and maybe too much bitter peels, mango is overshadowed, more like a beer seltzer, kind of juicy but aqueous in the finish, lots of citrus

Cherry Solstice Shewan

Manhattan with a funky touch, oak, dark cherry, citrus lemon, pastry or pie maybe, pickle

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2022) Shewan

Smells like chocolate scratch and sniff, coffee beans, lucious chocolate, vanilla, fudge brownies, nutty, rich, sweet, oak and spice, huge nose, well carbonated, full mouthfeel, amazing

Citrus Sunrise Shewan

Blood orange, peels, dark orange color, white foam, barrel, soda, citrus, tart but nice balance, salt is not noticeable but salinity it is present

Cherry Solstice Shewan

Brett and cherries

Cherry Solstice Shewan

I get the cherry, more like real cherries than cherry juice, but I also get vanilla, wood funk almost like pickle juice? This is odd…aqueous, ends kind of sticky

Citrus Sunrise Shewan

Smells like blood orange hard candy, tastes like blood orange grapefruit syrup, tequila, wheat, creamsicle, peely zesty tartness

KBS Chocolate Cherry (2022) Shewan

Aroma is cereals, chocolate, coffee, tastes of chocolate covered cherries, dark chocolate, smooth roast, bourbon has really toned down in this one, mellowed out nicely but thinning and frankly a bit underwhelming and not as robust, two yrs is too long?

French Toast Bastard Shewan

Cinnamon, French toast, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, barrel, caramel, toffee, chocolate, booze, dark amber copper color, smooth, spice

Ginger, Spice, Barreled And Nice Shewan

This is aging nicely might even be perfect about 7-8 months out

Sang Bleu (2024) Shewan

Berries, berry skins, semi dry, funky but understated, dark red color, pink foam, super drinkable, slightly tart but more tannic cranberry, loganberry, boysenberry, peppery

Stay In Stout Shewan

Coffee grains, mocha, chocolate mousse, pudding, nutty hazelnut and peanuts, basil nuts, creamy but carbonation level gives some so prickliness

Kriek 100% Lambic Shewan

Smells berry like but also sulfur, farty, Brett might be young bandaid-like? Jammy, Logan berry, banana, beautiful red color, seedy, sweet cranberry, Concord grapes almost, grape like, nice residual sweetness in the finish, lactic yogurt, cherry framboise

Classic Gueuze Shewan

Acidic, white grape, lemon, wheat, some interesting aromas at first that aired out: cheese, dank, some hints of other fruitiness, hazy yeast colored, mostly tart, good stuff

Stay In Stout Shewan

Huge fudge, hazelnut, chocolate note in nose, coffee dominates the taste and it actually has a pretty good valve and warming considering the sweetness, not as sweet as most big sweet stouts, creamy, vanilla, decadent, roasty finish

Highball Drifter (2022) Shewan

Lovely orange peel, aromatic, cherry, bourbon, vanilla, as good as any old fashioned I’ve had, cereals

Breakfast Stout Shewan

Super coffee roasty, Vietnamese coffee level but maybe not as sweet, dark, rich, char, nutty, dark dark chocolate, the sweetness is bowled over by roast, nearly black, 1 finger tan foam

Ginger, Spice, Barreled And Nice Shewan

Ginger bread big time, cookie crust, vanilla, ginger, icing, warming booziness, has some hoppiness that is somewhat bitter but I think it’s also cinnamon

French Toast Bastard Shewan

Delicious, cinnamon, caramel, vanilla, toffee, not too rich

KBS Blueberry Shewan

Maintains a lot of what I love about kbs but adds some chocolate covered fruit complexity, the blueberry note is subtle, like port or frozen blueberries or wine, it’s one of the better variants I think, loads of dark fruit

Punkin Ale Shewan

Apple, pumpkin, nutmeg, sweet spices, cinnamon, clove, caramelized sweet potato, streusel icing

The Headless Gourdsman Shewan

Lovely bourbon characteristics, vanilla, more spice notes than gourd, nutmeg, allspice, ginger, cinnamon, minty almost? Raisin

Utopias Barrel-Aged 120 Minute IPA (2023) Shewan

Delicious like a barley wine, bready, caramel, boozy, but amazing, toffee, maple, vanilla

Sang Bleu (2023) Shewan

Tart but not puckering, cranberry, slight barnyard but not overpowering, dark ruby color, good head retention pink foam, wine, acidity, kombucha almost?

90 Minute Imperial IPA Shewan

From yesterday

60 Minute IPA Shewan

Citrus, resin, pine, grapefruit, great hop presence throughout the sip

Nordic Spring Shewan

Wish this was as fresh as the first one, but still like the idea behind it

Sweet Repute Shewan

Boozy, wheat, cereals, maple is like burnt sugar, bourbon and wood

Nordic Spring Shewan

Not as fresh as the last one BB June ‘23.. hops are getting a bit papery, still smooth and drinkable, citrus, juniper, pine

Citrus Squall Shewan

Very much like a grapefruit, citrus heavy, wheat, golden straw color, light for 8%, agave

Omnipresent Shewan

Cranberry, cherries, wine, fun, spices, pepper, boysenberry, red currant, loganberry, nearly blood red color, no head, tannic, skins, wood

Snowbound Vanilla Porter Shewan

Roasty smooth vanilla, rich chocolate syrup, fudge, molasses, caramel chocolate candies, Reisen, Graham crackers

Breakfast Stout Shewan

Roasty, smooth, creamy, dark chocolate, molasses, bordering on rich but not cloying and just makes you want more, tad acidity from coffee and fruity esthers, raisin

90 Minute Imperial IPA Shewan

Absolutely delicious, one of my favorite doubles, syrup candy, hop candy, citrus, pine/resin, fluffy biscuits

Wake Up World Wide Stout (2022) Shewan

Maple, roasty, dark chocolate, cinnamon, vanilla, Graham, a little fusel, molasses cookies, ginger, snickerdoodle, smoke, leather

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2022) Shewan

Fudge, chocolate, praline, coffee lots of coffee, maple candy, boozy but hidden mostly by the fudge, brownie

Blue Hen Shewan

From yesterday

The Perfect Pairing Pale Ale Shewan

From previously, had with Cabot Vermont sharp on Cincinnati chili and it was fine, nothing mind blowing pairing wise

60 Minute IPA Shewan

So much more tame than I used to think this beer was. Resin, mild citrus, pith, biscuit

Rübæus Shewan

‘22 Seems watered down, raspberry but watery, slightly tart, white lacing, red rose ruby color, isn’t quite as thick and syrupy as I remember, but slightly, lacto

Ultimate Oktoberfest Shewan

Bready, caramel, lots of bourbon, sourdough, nutty, nut skins, quite sweet

60 Minute IPA Shewan

Citrus, grapefruit, more bitter than 90 minute, biscuits, yeasty

90 Minute Imperial IPA Shewan

Citrus, biscuit malt, juicy, not as bold as I remember, berries, almost honey, peach or apricot skins, touch of mango, caramel, white foam and rich copper Amber color, always good, grapefruit

The Perfect Pairing Pale Ale Shewan

Haven’t tried with cheese yet, but hopefully will. Mild, biscuit malt

Porter Shewan

Solid, roast, chocolate, coffee, smooth roast

Where the Wild Hops Are Shewan

Peach, semi dry, leather, Brett but mild, lemon, floral, nice balance of hops and wild ale

120 Minute IPA (2018) Shewan

Raisin, dates, Sherry, oak, way better than fresh, oxidation, booze but not hot, warming, even booze on nose still, fruity, resin

Mandarin & Mango Crush Shewan

Lots of fruit, just ok, wheat, not the adventurous DFH we all used to love. Need some spice to balance

KBS Hazelnut (2022) Shewan

Super roasted nuttiness, nut skins, dark Italian roast coffee, smooth chocolate, hazelnut, some astringency that isn’t in the original, booziness and wood from bourbon comes out at the finish, peanut butter

Más Agave Prickly Pear Shewan

Love this beer, creamy, juicy and tart, cranberry, cherry, excellent lacing, prickly pear

Utopias Barrel - Aged World Wide Stout (2021) Shewan

Warming, boozy, grape, wine, chocolate

Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout (2020) Shewan

Tons of raisin, chocolate, still boozy, rum, spices, dates, toffee

Utopias Barrel-Aged World Wide Stout (2020) Shewan

Molasses, grapes, red wine, boozy, roasty, dark chocolate, raisin, plums, thick, warming, finishes with heat down the throat

Más Agave Prickly Pear Shewan

Más Agave Prickly Pear Shewan

Más Agave Prickly Pear Shewan

Really great syrupy kind of texture, soft, fruity, barely a gose or tequila. Nice blend basically

Bottle Shop Series Highball Drifter Shewan

Orange peel, cherry, bourbon, warmth, vanilla, caramel, super aromatic fruit notes, toffee, brown sugar, reddish hue, decent legs, slow drip, wood spice

Velvet Rush Shewan

Not too much bourbon, lots of coffee and chocolate, vanilla, toffee, peanut shells, root beer, smokiness

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2020) Shewan

Double chocolate, mousse, fudge, sweet, rich, bourbon

Nemesis (2021) Shewan

Caramel, pine, woodsy

All Day IPA Shewan

From yesterday

Mango Smoovie Shewan

Mango Smoovie Shewan

Breakfast Stout (2020) Shewan

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2020) Shewan

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2020) Shewan

Super coffee, chocolate, chocolate pudding, mousse, dark chocolate crusty Graham, brown sugar, this is so good

Campfire Amplifier Shewan

Love the balance of chocolate, vanilla and smoke

Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru (2018) Shewan

At first quite vinegar, but faded out a bit and got more like white grapes, Brett funk, can’t quite get past how much vinegar and Brett it has probably a longer aging could have helped. But I’m a cantillon nube

Campfire Amplifier Shewan

S’mores, marshmallow, Graham, vanilla, smooth chocolate, creamy smooth milky, sweet roasty finish, nutty, caramel

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2020) Shewan

Yes so much coffee and chocolate, fudge, espresso, like Oreo cookie crumble crust on a fudge cream pie, maple hints, roasted caramelized nuts, but sweet

120 Minute IPA (2020) Shewan

BD 7/10/20 caramel, citrus, bright, resin, peach, some old books but it’s nice, ok head retention just not huge, maybe a bit astringent aspirin finish but juicy as all get out. Never had anything like this before

Midas Touch Shewan

Almost like a strong golden ale, honey, mead like, on the sweet side

Backwoods Bastard Shewan

Smoke mesquite nose, bourbon smoothness, chocolate, wood, caramel with nuts

Palo Santo Marron(2020) Shewan

Needs A little age 4/2020 to help the nose, but rich dark chocolate, coffee, very roasty, powdery, boozy, caramel, Wood is strong with this