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Craig Durgy

Mostly true to the style with bready graininess. Mildly malty, sweet but finishes with a decent, dry bitterness, relatively light & crisp. Refreshing.

Craig Durgy

A silky thick chocolaty coffee malt beauty with notable chili pepper bite. The whisky barrel seems to marry seamlessly with the spiciness. Beautiful smooth feel.

Craig Durgy

Smooth fruit that’s sweet with cranberry raspberry and some vanilla malt. The bourbon is a bit lost in this fruity mix but it’s a tasty variation.

Craig Durgy

Smells incredibly like delicious maple syrup on French toast. Tasting all that with big vanilla whisky & cinnamon as advertised. Medium to full body, not syrupy at all which makes it much more drinkable than it could be. Sweet but very doable, very tasty

Craig Durgy

Classic west coast DIPA imo. Caramel pine sweetness with lots of malty dimensions. Nice deep tropical fruits in the mix, fermenting pineapple is notable. A no brainer for the style.

Craig Durgy

Big fudgy chocolate-hazelnut aroma. The same comes through on the palate with a decided addition of whisky that warms quickly. Creamy & fluffy feel, not full bodied but medium-plus, almost like chocolate milk with very fine carbonation. Coffeeish edge.

Craig Durgy

Mildly chocolaty but more of a coffee cherry malt bomb. Sweet fruit with a modest dark chocolate & roasty balance. Medium body, relatively easy drinking treat with sketchy barrel presence.

Craig Durgy

Very bitter coffee, indeed espresso. Ashy with sweet licorice, caramel hints. Touch of booziness. Very intense flavor but not particularly complex. Doesn’t need to be though.

Craig Durgy

A nice blend of deep coffee malt and subtle oatmeal / herbal hops with a fair alcohol note. It's fairly bitter while delivering malty sweetness and has a velvety feel. Old review from December 2009.