John N.

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15

General rating

3.32

 

Mortal Bloom N.

Pours cloudy gold, light white head. Smells nice, citrusy maybe some melon. First sip is a little bitter, mild citrus, body is full. Midway things are pretty crisp, flavors stay solid. Finishes light, still mildly citrusy. Decent supermarket hazy

3.5

over 1 year ago

 

MI Pilsner (MI P1LSNER) N.

Pours crystal clear yellow, almost zero head. Smells bready from the can, not so much from the pour. First sip is sweet, a little grassy. Midway it's still sweet, light body. Finish is light, sweet. Made with MI hops? I can't find any. As expected

2.5

over 1 year ago

 

KBS Spicy Chocolate (2023) N.

Looks and pours like KBS. Muted bourbon compared to reg KBS, more chocolate though early on. A little dry midway, the chocolate does stay prominent, creamy body but a little thin? Finishes chocolatey, peppers step in late albeit faintly. Nothing special.

3.75

over 1 year ago

 

Snowbound Vanilla Porter N.

Pours as expected. Smells of sweet vanilla. Smooth first sip, sweet vanilla initially but bitter base beer steps in quickly. Midway the sweetness drops, bitter base beer takes over. Body is a little light. Sweet vanilla turns on the finish. Pretty good

3.5

over 1 year ago

 

4 Giants Starcatcher Haze N.

Pour looks correct. Smells tropical, sweet citrus. First sip is crisp and smooth, pretty hoppy. Some melon, stone fruit, citrus? Midway things are sticking, a little sharpness steps in. Bitterness takes over in the otherwise smooth finish. Pretty decent

3.75

almost 2 years ago

 
3.25

almost 2 years ago

 

KBS Blueberry N.

Correct looking pour. Smells like chocolate covered blueberries. First sip is pretty much standard KBS, midway the blueberries step in. Tart, they step upfront and stay. Finish is smooth, more standard KBS but the tart blueberries are still lingering.

3.25

almost 2 years ago

 

Chocolate Cherry KBS N.

Pour looks the part. Smells incredible, dark chocolate, coffee. First sip is pretty much on par with regular KBS. Smooth, nice body, semi sweet, mellow bourbon. Honestly if i didn't know this was a KBS variant it'd be tough to tell. Still great though.

4.25

over 2 years ago

 

Big Lushious N.

Bottled 9/29/20. Found cleaning out the fridge. Pours black, creamy brown head. Smells a bit cough syrupy. First sip mild tart raspberry, semi sweet dark chocolate. Close to perfect mouth feel/body. Midway the tart shifts to sweet. Creamy finish. Held up

4.0

over 2 years ago

 

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge (2020) N.

Almost 2 years since bottled. Smells like if Raisinets were made with fudge . Pours thick and heavy. Flavors are heavy fudge, raisin, chocolate & bourbon. Well balanced. Smooth. Heavy chocolate as it warms. Small amounts of alcohol heat. Really good now.

4.5

over 2 years ago

 

Ultimate Oktoberfest N.

Pour looks like ice tea. Light off white head. Smells are light. First sip is sweet, light flavors, almost zero bourbon. Midway, more of the same. Light finish, smooth. Tastes watered down. Was expecting a more rich Octoberfest, got the opposite.

1.25

almost 3 years ago

 

KBS Cinnamon Vanilla Cocoa N.

Smells like KBS. Looks like KBS. Tastes like KBS...... Mixed heavily with fireball, hot damn, or redhots, or maybe all of them? Way too much cinnamon. Body is fine. Smooth. Just way too much cinnamon for me.

2.0

over 3 years ago

 

Moon Rambler IPA N.

From the can, smells are light and sweet. Some orange. Clear golden pour. Slight bitterness on the first sip. Bitterness ramps up halfway. Some tropical flavors but nothing definitive. Body is full and the finish is smooth. A lighter Mosaic promise.

3.25

over 4 years ago

 

Big Luscious (2020) N.

Black pour, creamy khaki head. Nice raspberry smell from the bottle. Dark chocolate and tart raspberries upfront along with a bit of black coffee. The raspberry hangs on through the semi bitter finish. This is way less sweet than I remember Very enjoyable

4.0

over 4 years ago

 

Oktoberfest N.

Copper pour, zero head? Smooth, caramel, and toffee flavors. Malty, little hop presence. It's an Octoberfest. Sweet, malty, balanced. Nothing offensive here. Was hoping for something a bit more robust

3.0

almost 5 years ago