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4 - Good (buy), American Double IPA, Beer Reviews, Evil Twin Brewing, USA

Evil Twin Every Day, Once A Day, Give Yourself An IPA

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Brewery: Evil Twin Brewing
Country: USA
ABV: 9%
Style: American Double IPA
Other Notes: Brewed and canned by Overshores Brewing Co., East Haven, CT, USA

Brewer Description: (from can) India Pale Ale brewed with lactose and vanilla added.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.23
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 6th October 2017, with the words: “This one’s for you kidz” printed on the bottom. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A murky dark orange colour with a two finger frothy white head that had pretty good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrusy and tropical strong with lots of mango, peach, apricot, grapefruit peel, orange rind and a hint of vanilla.
Taste: Orange juice, mango, peach, pineapple, citrus peel with a touch of vanilla. Finish is lightly sweet and bitter.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with moderate to low carbonation.
Overall: Wonderful fruit aromas while very easy and relaxing to drink. I wasn’t sure how the vanilla would match with IPA’s, but in this case, it balances very well with the tropical and citrus fruits.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Clown Shoes Beer, Stout - Russian Imperial, USA

Clown Shoes Blaecorn Unidragon

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Brewery: Clown Shoes Beer
Country: USA
ABV: 12.5%
Style: Russian Imperial Stout
Other Notes: Brewed and bottled by Mercury Brewing Co., Ipswich, MA.

Brewer Description: (from bottle) What should we call our Russian Imperial Stout? Black Unicorn? Soul Dragon? Nahhh. Let’s combine them and create the ultimate mythical creature: Blaecorn Unidragon! Imbued with a monstrous amount of dark malt and aggressive hops, Blaecorn Unidragon is a powerful and complex brew designed to improve with age.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.01
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.9

Intro: A 22 fl. oz. bomber, bottled on 14th January 2016. Poured into a snifter.
Appearance: Black in colour with a one finger dark tan head that had pretty good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Roasted malts, chocolate, cocoa, espresso, liquorice, anise, pine with a hint of citrus peel and char.
Taste: Roasty, char, chocolate, cocoa and liquorice with some piney hops coming through at the end.
Mouthfeel: Medium to full bodied with low carbonation.
Overall: Nice to sip, and even after almost two years, the hops are still coming through quite clearly on the finish, it kind of reminded me a bit of a strong Black IPA.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Evil Twin Brewing x Westbrook Brewing Co., Stout - Imperial, USA

Evil Twin x Westbrook Imperial Mexican Biscotti Cake Break

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Brewery: Evil Twin Brewing x Westbrook Brewing Co.
Country: USA
ABV: 10.5%
Style: American Imperial Stout

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Ale with coffee, cinnamon, almonds, cocoa nibs, vanilla and habanero peppers added.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.47
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 22 fl. oz. bomber with no bottled on or best before date. Poured into a snifter.
Appearance: It was a slick motor oil black colour with pretty much no head or lacing.
Aroma: Cocoa, chocolate, coffee, nutty, liquorice (maybe), spicy pepper with hints of cinnamon.
Taste: Rich milk chocolate, coffee, vanilla, cinnamon with habanero pepper lightly lingering on the finish.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium to full bodied with low carbonation.
Overall: Really nice, a great sipper with very nice creaminess and lingering but not overpowering spiciness.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Stout - Imperial, USA, Westbrook Brewing Co.

Westbrook Mexican Cake

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Brewery: Westbrook Brewing Co.
Country: USA
ABV: 10.5%
Style: American Imperial Stout
Other Notes: Malt beverage with cocoa nibs, vanilla beans, cinnamon, and habanero peppers added

Brewer Description: (from bottle) Way back in December 2011, we brewed our 1st Anniversary beer – a serious imperial stout aged on cocoa nibs, vanilla beans, cinnamon sticks, and fresh habanero peppers. It was so delicious we decided to bring it back once each year. Salud!

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.4
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 22 fl. oz. bomber bottled on 23rd May 2016. Poured into a snifter.
Appearance: Black in colour with only a thin brown head that doesn’t stick around for long and sparse lacing.
Aroma: Cocoa, chocolate and cinnamon with touches of liquorice and char.
Taste: Sweet-ish chocolate, cinnamon, liquorice, cocoa powder with hints of vanilla and nice light pepper heat on the back end.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium to full bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Very nice relaxing sipper. Just so easy to drink with the flavours so balanced.

4 - Good (buy), American Double IPA, Beer Reviews, Prairie Artisan Ales, USA

Prairie Phantasmagoria

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Brewery: Prairie Artisan Ales
Country: USA
ABV: 8%
Style: American Double IPA
Other Notes: Brewed and canned by Krebs Brewing Co., Krebs, Oklahoma

Brewer Description: (from website) You don’t always think of big DIPA’s when you think of Prairie, but we have taken the perfect blend of malts and hops to create this explosion of citrus and piney flavors and aromas. This beer is so good we had to make it a Prairie staple!

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.18
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 12 fl. oz. can with no canned on or best before date other than a stamp of ‘PHANTAZ_24272’. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A hazy golden colour with a two finger white head that had decent retention and left some lacing.
Aroma: Mango, apricot, papaya, mandarin, orange rind, grass and pine.
Taste: Lightly sweet and bitter, grapefruit, orange peel, pineapple and pine.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: A nice enjoyable DIPA with a good balance of sweet and bitter as well as citrus and tropical.