Hard Knox Brewery Root Bear – Brown Ale at 5.6% ABV (C$4.40 at Hard Knox Brewery, 473 ml, no packaging date or best before, acquired 30-Jul-2025, reviewed 30-Jul-2025)
Appearance: clear deep cola red with one fat finger of fine beige head diminishing gradually to a thin ring and cap, minimal lacing. (3/5) Aroma: sarsaparilla, vanilla, toasted bread, molasses. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate carbonation, off-dry medium duration finish. (3/5)
This is a little weird, combining aspects of root beer and porter, but I don’t hate it. I particularly like the fact that it doesn’t taste as sweet as the aroma threatens, and it’s nothing like those ghastly sweet hard root beers. (13/20)
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