Very heavy on the apple from the Teku glass.

Blows me away, every time. The wrong food pairing can wreck this beer, though. First glass was amazing. After a salad with vinegar mustard dressing, all I could taste was the apples and a little cherry tart and cranberry sour.

Better in the IPA glass but still leans towards a hoppy amber ale. The hops are so smoothed out that they're hard to distinguish from the malt. At 7.8% it should be a double but it's not.

Don't drink fully chilled. I was worried until it warmed up a bit.

About what I expected. Which is to say, exceptionally good. In the same tier as BCBS. Massive barrel. High ABV. Started out roasty with too much carbonation, but quickly smoothed out as it warmed. Just a rich, thick dark, stout. More marshmallow /vanilla than chocolate. Not a fan of the cans for cellar life but I love the serving size.

The 2016 is off. Not off flavors, just not where it should be.

Very subtle, hard to believe it's 11.5%. Better than the last time but still disappointing. I need to try another vintage.

Hmm, yeasty, a bit nutty nowhere near as good as I remember.

This seems more like a traditional porter, rather than a modern light stout. Drinkable and refreshing more than dark and roasty. Nicely bitter, with some tartness and heavily carbonated in the right way.

Lots of char, less chocolate than the 2015 that I had recently. This bottle got really boozy as it warmed. Can use some time to mellow. Always a pleasure to drink.

Cryo variant of the Cascade Ninja; approximate bottling date. More hops in the aroma than the flavor. Big, bitter grapefruit nose. Expected more bitterness, but not as balanced as I hoped it would be. Nice citrusy taste gave way to malt sweetness too quickly. Disappointing considering the insane standard I expect from their ninja series. Maybe I should have gotten the Idaho-7 instead.

Too much coffee for me. Definitely should have opened it sooner. Coffee grounds and bitter chocolate. Barely any whiskey, which was the biggest disappointment. The bitterness smoothed out as it warmed but with a variably astringent aftertaste. Nice and thick, smooth mouthfeel except for the tingly carbonation. Bottom line: don't let these sit. I know every release is different but the coffee took over in this one after 3 years. Not my preference.