David Kline

8.9

Surprisingly light colored head that sprung up like a ghost and then shot back down to a smoky whisper. Rum notes with caramel cream in the lead; spun sugar, cinnamon and clove with yogurt pretzel and honeyed tea. Spicy entry boasts sweetness but not overwhelming. Pumpkin oil, vanilla, oaky caramel, cinnamon and bitter note that suggests charred pecan, and peppercorns. This beer is good because it doesn’t stay sweet throughout and instantly congers the autumnal spirit. It doesn’t get too artificial, borrowing most of its flavors from barrel. #pumpkin #pumpkinbeer #ale #SouthernTier #imperialpumpkin #pumking #beer #seasonalbeer #oakaged #halloween #alehallows — 7 years ago

with Courtney

Sharon B

9.1

I don’t drink much beer but this reminds me of the beer I drank in Germany. And I love a cold one while watching football outside on the back porch in this beautiful Florida weather right now. 🍺🏈 — 8 years ago

Scott Rowe

9.5

Straight back to Mexico in the first sip.
I believe strongly our tastes evolve with every memory made.
Laying on cabanas in Tulum sipping cheap local beer smashing fish tacos and just living life.
All comes from a can of XX Lager. — 9 years ago

Jeff Shapiro

8.9

First day back to work after 10 days off. Had to pour something special.
I like the concept of the Solera Technique.....
Honey and root beer on the nose with a vanilla, cinnamon and rye on the moth followed by some heat.
Quick caramel finish that doesn't last.
— 9 years ago

Christopher Roy

9.0

Upon opening smelled of light tar and floral notes. Old fashioned root beer smell comes through in the back of the nose. Big tannins and acidity. Brick in color. Floral on the palette. After six hours in the decanter nose turned to mushroom and smoked meat. Earthy taste with still lingering tannins. — 10 years ago

Matt Trader

9.5

This is a wallop of a beer in a bottle. Well rounded maltiness, fruit to back up the high alcohol content, herbs, great weight in the mouth, and just friggin delicious. — 10 years ago

Josh Raynolds

10

Rich, creamy and chocolatey as all get out. Some spicy notes come up on the back and give it a weird, in a good way sort of Mexican chocolate effect. This is an American beer icon and for good reason. Bottle number two of a four-pack. — 8 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.5

Fantastic quad. Great maltiness on the nose and palate, coupled with hints of bread yeast and a subtle sweetness. Served a bit too cold for starters, but as it warmed up the complexity became apparent. Much more interesting than a lot of quads, in my opinion, because the brewmaster seems to have dialed back on the sweetness just enough so that it’s not cloying. Really good beer. — 8 years ago

Aidan Baker

9.5

Very surprised with this beer and very happy about it. It's got a nice light taste, one I could definitely go back to. — 9 years ago

Joel Pennington #❤️🐢🍷

Owner/Winemaker Slow Turtle Vineyard

9.4

You show me yours and I'll show you mine. Super competitive helles beer from Munich. If I had access to this back home I might not have as many wine entries! — 9 years ago

Sarah Monceaux

9.3

Enjoyed this beer! My husbands coworkers brother is one of the brewers here and when he went to visit Georgia brought back this! :) — 9 years ago

Lance Williams

9.5

Fernet Branca is San Francisco's magical elixir of lore. Equal parts hangover prevention and morning after cure; it is an acquired taste but one that every San Franciscan must embrace. The traditional way to consume fernet is neat with a back of ginger beer. Sip fernet, sip ginger, repeat... Ask for a fernet and ginger as you wrap up dinner at any restaurant in SF and you will receive a knowing nod from your server followed quickly by your glass of fernet branca. — 9 years ago

Chirag

10

I keep coming back to Rene. — 10 years ago

James Forsyth

9.0

Asta is a trendy neighborhood restaurant in Boston's Back Bay. The menu is simple insofar as you choose from five or eight courses. We opted for five. The first course was a warming cheddar and beer soup. A ginger squid and foam dish was unusual and tasty in equal measure. Then came a sweet potato with an apple cider vinegar sauce. The apex was slow cooked beef that looked like it had been done sous-vide. Something called Interstellar was a bonus course - a parsnip purée with cocoa and popping rocks - a dish for the New Year. The treacle pudding was rich, comforting and delicious.
We opted against the wine pairings, instead ordering this Schioppettino from Friuli. Apparently this winery rescued the varietal and champions it. Not sure if this is true... it is light bodied but has earthy characteristics. Like a cross between Gamay and Syrah. Quite tasty and high acidity, which helped when pairing with a curious selection of dishes. — 8 years ago

Todd Goldian

9.3

Double dry hopped version — 8 years ago

Dennis P.

9.5

This is the beer I keep coming back to, a nice light American lager, since 1903. Sorry beer snobs, it's Miller time. — 9 years ago

Michael Genn

9.5

The pepper adds a wonderful layer of complexity, it's a slow heat the builds in the back of the palate — 9 years ago

Michael Rosenthal

9.3

Funky and savory. Good salinity. Dry on the front of the palate, but juicy on the back. Papaya and sage on the nose. If I drank this next to a good light American wild beer, not sure I'd be able to pick which was wine and which was beer. — 9 years ago

Mitchell Mulder

9.3

Lagunitas 13 anniversary beer is back, in six packs, very good Imperial red, big hops, big malts, but not too sweet, and that is a very good thing in the style, if you dig Brown Sugga and Undercover from this brewery, you will love this, very limited release, go out and get it now, also on par with their Imperial Red, but it had that combination of all the ones I mentioned, very unique in the hop profile, Amarillo hops give it a pineapple flavor, mix with the Caramell and roasted malts, very good in the style, cool label as well, that is Betty, the blond version is Veronica, great brew — 10 years ago

Steven Beishuizen

9.4

Back in the early 2000s, I loved this wine. It was my "splurge" wine that I'd spend a little more on for a special Saturday night. After a few drinks, I frequently broke into, "My name is Alfiero Boffa. You killed my father. Prepare to die." All these years later, I stumbled upon it again in a random (and fairly scuzzy) beer and wine store. It's very familiar to me. Astringent to the point of me calling it sour, but the red cherry flavor dominant. In the background, some earthiness, maybe even tobacco? All over smooth though. Silky. This is not a big huge wine, but silkiness at this more subtle scale is amazing. I'm so glad I found it again so many years later. My na me is Alfiero Boffa. You killed my father. Prepare to die. — 10 years ago