Tyranena Brewing Reviews

AWISLguy	3.6 Tyranena BGW Fiesta Margarita 12oz bottle from Woodman's in Madison with a bottle date of 6 months ago, shared with Gorjusgirl. Very pale pour with little head. Aroma has pale malts, sour wheat, agave, light barrel, and sea salt. Light and tangy. Taste is better, with bigger tequila barrel presence. A light tequila gose, if squinting. Tasty, in that tangy way. 13.6 Monday, March 4, 2024
BeerandBlues2	3.3 Tyranena BGW Coco Poco Bottle at home, courtesy of Headbanger. Pours black with a small, frothy beige head, short retention. Medium-high chocolate malt, light coconut, roast malt underneath, soft rum and oak, and a sweet finish. Full body and medium carbonation. Sunday, October 8, 2023
Drake	3.1 Tyranena BGW Pink Fruit Tart 12 ounce bottle from Total Wine Brookfield 9/1/23. Hazy red-pink, thin white head, poor retention. Aroma of tart cherry, pomegranate, wheat. Taste is cherry, pomegranate, cranberry, wheat. Mild tartness. Decent Saturday, September 2, 2023
deyholla	3.7 Tyranena Big & Hoppy Series: Pilot Batch # 4 Grapefruit Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2023. Pours a near clear gold with a large white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has dank grapefruit, citrus, sweet grains and a bit of resin. Flavor has notes of grapefruit and pine with a touch of citrus and light grains backing. Sunday, August 27, 2023
deyholla	4.1 Tyranena Twenty Three Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2023. Pours near black with a deep brown head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has strong barrel, with roasted malts, bitter chocolate and earthy dark grains. Flavor has strong roasted malts and chocolate with growing barrel and bitter dark grains. Sunday, August 27, 2023
katrinaez	3.6 Tyranena Chief BlackHawk Porter Tuesday, June 27, 2023
AWISLguy	3.5 Tyranena BGW Pink Fruit Tart 12oz bottle from Total Wine in Brookfield shared by Gorjusgirl, thanks! Reddish pink pour with no head. Sweet & tart, with light cherry. The taste is fuller, with some berry thickness. 13.4 Thursday, June 8, 2023
mrjaxson	3.4 Tyranena Mangy Fox Of all things, this is very chocolaty. Hmmm. That makes this about as sweet as an amber as I've encountered. Friday, February 24, 2023
AWISLguy	3.8 Tyranena BGW Peach Sour 12oz bottle(s) from Woodmans in Waukesha. Orange pour with a bit of an off-orange head. Aroma has sweet and tangy fruits, peaches, light grain, and pale malts. Taste is of sweet and tangy fruits, peaches, and pale malts. Not much sign of a gose here. Really nice peaches supplying a tart, yet sweet, finish. About medium bodied, the blend is good. 13.8 Monday, November 21, 2022
Drake	3.6 Tyranena BGW Peach Sour 12 ounce bottle from Ridgeview Liquor, 11/5/22. Hazy orange, medium tan head, below average retention. Aroma of tart peach puree. Taste is tart peach, peach skin. Mild tartness. Simple. Solid. Sunday, November 6, 2022
FrothyRates60	3 Tyranena Painted Ladies Pumpkin Spice Ale Sunday, October 30, 2022
nuplastikk	3.6 Tyranena BGW Opposite Day 12oz bottle. Big aroma with a lot going on: vanilla, coffee, whiskey, cacao syrup. Tastes nothing like a stout, but capture the White Stout style pretty well. Probably one of the more enjoyable examples I've had. Nonetheless, the unfermentables get a little boring and sweet after awhile, not a lot of malt depth, just a lot of flavoring. OK. Thursday, October 13, 2022
deyholla	4 Tyranena Twenty Two Sampled from the tap at GTMW 2022. Pours near black with a brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of bourbon and barrel with growing roast, chocolate and dark grains. Flavor has earthy dark grain, strong barrel and a good amount of roast supporting. Thursday, August 18, 2022
hershiser2	3.3 Tyranena BGW Key Lime Sour Bottle thanks to Drake! Hazy gold with a dusting of a head. Nose is tart lime, soap. Tart lime juice, lemon zest, crust or bread. Friday, June 3, 2022
hershiser2	3.1 Tyranena BGW Opposite Day Bottle thanks to Drake! Now, I have some pre-conceived notions about "white" stouts that I'll try to ignore... Pours hazy orange with a small head. Nose is booze, barrel, corn/grain nose. Flavor is booze, some sort of weird fruitiness, barrel. Hint of chocolate only in the end. Not loving this, but glad to have tried it. Sunday, May 8, 2022
hershiser2	3.9 Tyranena BGW Rooster Season Bottle thanks to Drake! I searched and searched, so I'll let him clean up my mess if its already added. Hazy orange with floaties and a small white head. Stone fruit, bubblegum, yeast, apple cider, red wine, light spice nose. Juicy peach and apricot, spice, yeast, red wine, pear, apple. Lots going on here, and I'm enjoying all of it. Saturday, April 30, 2022
douglas88	3.6 Tyranena BGW Paradise by the Dashboard Lights 12 ounce bottle. A few years old. Pours a pure black hue with almost no head. A light cola, roast and cherry nose. Odd thin body, oily, cherries, cocoa, dark roast. OK. Has held up well. Friday, February 25, 2022
mcjay	3.4 Tyranena BGW Sailors Take Warning! Hazy copper color with a fizzy off white head. Aromas of cherry and oranges. Tart flavor with notes of tequila and agave. Sunday, January 9, 2022
Drake	3.6 Tyranena BGW Opposite Day 12 ounce bottle from Woodman's Appleton, 12/4/21. Clear amber, thin tan head, good retention. Aroma of coffee, bourbon, pale malt. Taste is pale malt, chocolate, coffee, whiskey, a bit of citrus. Full bodied, mild booze. Nice. Sunday, December 5, 2021
hauxe	3.8 Tyranena Rocky's Revenge Bourbon Brown Probably from the Binny’s in Evanston. Brown with a creamy, beige head. Aroma of toast, hazelnut, chocolate. Taste is mildly bitter. Finishes earthy, very earthy, and full of oak with a lingering mix of bourbon and pronounced vanilla, so pronounced I’m thinking it must have been added, although it’s nowhere near cloying. Medium bodied with a slight wateriness, mild carbonation. Nice take on the style without the usual heaviness and booze. Saturday, November 27, 2021
Drake	3.4 Tyranena Mangy Fox 12 ounce bottle, 10/2/21. Copper, appropriately enough, thin tan head, fair retention. Aroma of toast, grain, nondescript hops. Taste is toffee, caramel, piney hops. Slick, crisp. Sunday, October 24, 2021
alvaroo	4 Tyranena BGW Opposite Day Thursday, September 30, 2021
jgb9348	3.9 Tyranena Rocky's Revenge Bourbon Brown Beer #3 (of 19) of my 9000th Beer Celebration [9 beers on both sides of #9000th itself]. Deep dark brown coloured body with slight clear glow on the side of just plain cola with a thinnish, very fast-dying off-white head that starts off at actually around three centimetres tall and fades to just about nothing a few seconds/minute later. Aroma of alcohol, bourbon, scotch, oak, burnt grains, cedar and a good deal of roasted malts, but only a small amount of sugars and of course nothing in terms of hops or soft qualities - this is strong and pungent in the nose at least. Medium-bodied; Assertive effervescence; Super strong vanilla, cream, lactose and cream soda flavours show up front with a lot of malts, but even more residual alcohol and sugars with a ton of the creamy, vanilla-y notes right behind and a deep rich bite from the malts, but also from the sugar. Aftertaste shows a nice sweet and pungent bourbon and whiskey scent with a good deal of butterscotch and strong bitterness from the oak and cedar notes with a lot of sweetness and residual sugars showing through as well, with a deep profile. Overall, a strong and pungent, especially in the early tastes and nose, beer with a lot of earthiness, grain, flowers and hay, but more of the oak, cedar and especially bourbon flavours that drive this one and make it deep, but not too overwhelming, but still tastes like more alcohol than ~7.0 per cent abv. I sampled this stubby, twelve ounce bottle, purchased from the Edelweiss Shop in Verona, Wisconsin on 24-September-2014 for US$3,00 by my Mom - thanks Mom for bringing this back with you, sampled a few weeks after returning from Madison as well, at my house here in Washington on 08-September-2021, sampled at my house here in Washington for Beer #3 (of 19) of my 9000th beer celebration [9 beers on both sides of #9000th itself]. Thursday, September 9, 2021
saw2k	4.1 Tyranena Chief BlackHawk Porter Monday, September 6, 2021
saw2k	4 Tyranena Lake Millionaire Monday, September 6, 2021
saw2k	3.9 Tyranena Gemuetlichkeit Oktoberfest Monday, September 6, 2021
AWISLguy	3.5 Tyranena Imperial Saison - Port Wine Barrel Aged 12oz bottle from Rays in Tosa as "Rooster Season". Has to be the same recipe - how many imperial saisons are they aging in port wine barrels? Bottle date of 5 weeks ago. Pours a fairly clear dark orange copper with a bit of an off-white head. Aroma has sweet malts, spicy yeast, some banana, some butter, some clove, and sweet wine. Taste is of sweet malts, sweet wine, tangy spicy yeast, plums, and herbs. Somewhat between a Belgian strong and a farmhouse, with the interesting sweet wine component. Finishes tangy sweet. Interesting. 13.4 Thursday, September 2, 2021
egajdzis	3.7 Tyranena BGW Wrath of Rocky Brown color with a medium off white head that left nice lacing on the glass. Caramel malts, toffee, vanilla, wood, light cocoa, and a bit of bourbon. Tuesday, August 17, 2021
egajdzis	3.3 Tyranena BGW Shaggin' In The Wood Brown color with a small off white head that left light lacing on the glass. Caramel, dark fruit, toffee, some wood, and light booze. Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Drake	3.6 Tyranena BGW Key Lime Sour 12 ounce can from Wine Cellar Depere, 7/31/21. Hazy greenish yellow, thin white head, good retention. Aroma of tart lime juice, pale malt. Taste is tart key lime pale malt. Simple, lingering tartness. Solid. Sunday, August 1, 2021
nuplastikk	3.8 Tyranena BGW The Kissers Monday Night Special Bourbon BA Double Oatmeal Stout Tap at Sir James Pub. Awesome Stout, reminiscent of Young's but amped up and barreled. Maintains its stouhood, nice to see that in a barrel aged beer in 2021. Booze steps in, grape notes? Good. Friday, July 23, 2021
Drake	3.6 Tyranena Icehenge 12 ounce bottle, 6.25.21. Clear dark red large foamy tan head good retention. Aroma of toffee, cherry, molasses. Taste is plum, molasses, caramel, cherry, tinny hops. Saturday, June 26, 2021
mcjay	4.1 Tyranena BGW Balling The Queen Imperial IPA Hazy copper color with a creamy off white head which had excellent retention. Aroma of cloves and honey. Malty with notes of vanilla, honey, biscuits and pine. I’m always anxious to see what Tyranena comes out with for their Brewers Gone Wild series and this one did not disappoint. Tuesday, May 25, 2021
katrinaez	3.5 Tyranena Bitter Woman IPA Monday, May 24, 2021
katrinaez	2.9 Tyranena Rockys Revenge Schwarzbier In production again as a brown ale, terrible, weird grassy notes, avoid at all costs, bottle. Sunday, May 23, 2021
hershiser2	3.4 Tyranena Chief BlackHawk Porter Bottle thanks to Drake. Another toast to Ophelia. Pours clear dark brown with a small beige head. Roasted malt, dry, dusty aroma. Roasted malt, brown leaf. Somewhat one-note, but totally drinkable and the flavor is nice. Monday, April 19, 2021
mcjay	3.9 Tyranena BGW Coco Poco Pours a deep amber with a foamy tan head. Very pleasant rum aroma with a touch of cinnamon. Flavor notes of raisins, plums, molasses, rum and coconut. This is a very smooth and tasty imperial porter. Bold and flavorful but not too boozy. Wednesday, March 17, 2021
RSRIZZO	3.6 Tyranena BGW The Kissers Monday Night Special Bourbon BA Double Oatmeal Stout 12oz bottle courtesy of Headbanger poured into a Snifter. Color is black with mellow carbonation and a small tight tan head. Aroma is sweet and roasted with oak and bourbon notes. It has a full body with a smooth mouthfeel. Flavor comes in roasted with subtle toffee and just a hint of cocoa. Aftertaste comes in slightly sharp as the whisky shows with a bit of alcohol. Overall this is a good brew, not as bold as some Imperial Stout but still good. Saturday, October 24, 2020
RSRIZZO	4.1 Tyranena BGW Carnal Knowledge In The Wood 12oz bottle courtesy of Headbanger poured into a Snifter. Color is black with low carbonation and a thin tan head. Aroma is rich and roasted with a nice whisky notes. It has a full body with a rich crisp mouthfeel. Flavor big, coming in sweet with toffee, deep roasted coffee and chocolate. In the aftertaste a mild bitterness shows as the whisky comes in carrying a light alcohol feel and somehow comes off feeling dry. Overall this is a great Imperial Stout, it's big, bold , and complex yet easy drinking. Saturday, October 24, 2020
RSRIZZO	1.6 Tyranena BGW Coco Poco 12oz bottle courtesy of Headbanger. Color is black with light carbonation and no head. Aroma is sweet with a rum like note in the back. Flavor is sweet and full of the rum. Overall this doesn't work for me. Sunday, September 27, 2020
RSRIZZO	3 Tyranena BGW Tempted By The Fruit of Another Blood Orange Imperial IPA 12oz bottle courtesy of Headbanger. Color is a chunky amber with mellow carbonation and big rocky head. Aroma is a little citrus and hop spice with a note of malt. It has a medium body with rich crisp mouthfeel. Flavor is toffee malt and mild orange. Aftertaste is orange peel bitter that leaves is with a dry feel. Overall it's OK, this bottle is 3 years old so it is probably much better fresh. Sunday, September 27, 2020
hershiser2	3.7 Tyranena BGW Wrath of Rocky Bottle thanks to Drake! Another for RBG. Slightly hazy brown, dusting of a head. Caramel, brown leaf, vanilla, bourbon, cocoa nose. Nice... sweet maple, caramel, brown leaf, barrel, vanilla, cocoa... really nice flavor. Saturday, September 19, 2020
RSRIZZO	3.2 Tyranena Lake Millionaire Color is a solid hazy yellow with mellow carbonation and a thin head. Aroma is a bold fresh hop scent. Body is medium with a crisp mouthfeel. Flavor is light malt back by a bold hop bitterness and fruity hop flavor. Aftertaste is dry with the hop bitterness lingering on with some of the fruit. Overall it's a good IPA but something seems a little unbalanced in the hop blend. Saturday, September 12, 2020
Carlisle	3.4 Tyranena BGW Sailors Take Warning! Draft. Pours amber with white head and lacing. Cherry, citrus, and strong alcohol aroma. Cherry and orange citrus with alcohol in the finish. Thursday, July 30, 2020
nuplastikk	3.6 Tyranena Mangy Fox 12oz bottle. Lots of pleasant malt tone and depth, truly is a Copper Ale, a rarity in the sea of haze. Toasty medium malts. Munich? British Stuff? Melanoidin? I am not sure but I like it. Medium bodied, easy drinking. Enjoyable. Monday, July 13, 2020
Drake	3.8 Tyranena BGW Sugar Shack Joe 12 ounce bottle from Wine Cellar Depere, 7/8/20. Black, large fizzy brown head, fair retention. Aroma of maple, roast, oak, coffee, vanilla, hint of whiskey. Nice. Taste is maple, caramel, cherry, bourbon, vanilla, coffee. Medium-full bodied, flat, booze well hidden. A hint of an artificial note but otherwise very nice. Thursday, July 9, 2020
pkbites	2.4 Lake Mills Finest Lager Average yellow pour with DOA head. Some breads and malt in the aroma. Flat, low carbonated mouthfeel. Light malts, little hops, and a taste of sweat! This brewer can do better. Bottle. Saturday, June 13, 2020
drewsbrewsmke	4 Tyranena BGW Wrath of Rocky Pours a deep reddish brown. Smells like a beer aged in bourbon casks alright. Taste has a great bourbon presence to it, but without any alcohol burn or being boozy imo. Breaking that bourbon flavor down there is vanilla, oak, and sweet caramel. Mid-to-full body. Really well balanced for a BBA beer. I’ll be sure to buy this every year or so when released! Wednesday, May 6, 2020
malts-a-meal	3 Tyranena BGW Sugar Shack Joe Mostly rather a mess. “Double maple Stout aged in bourbon barrels with coffee beans”. Not much coffee, much maple, not much bourbon, not much barrel. Not much reason to drink it. (And normally I love Bourbon barrel stout’s.) Thursday, March 5, 2020
AWISLguy	4.3 Tyranena BGW Sugar Shack Joe On tap at Champps in Brookfield. Almost black pour with a bit of a tan head. Aroma hits with big roast and espresso - huge coffee lead. Then there is sweet caramelly malt and vanilla. Leaning bitter. Taste is of sweet malts, caramel, espresso, sweet maple, some molasses, and some vanilla. Leaning sweet, but only slightly. Well done how the barrel & the maple are an adjunct components instead of running to the lead. Medium to full bodied, with little alcohol presence, the blend is very good. Finishes well blended between bitter and sweet. Another strong example of the quality of Tyranena. The blend is very good, and this is very tasty. 16.2 Wednesday, February 12, 2020