Waymaker

Kent Falls Brewing in Kent, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸

IPA - Sour / Wild Rotating

Score

7.13

ABV: 5.6%

IBU: -

Ticks: 12

Bret IPA. Waymaker is our take on the wilder side of American IPA, brewed with classic hops, but fermented with Brettanomyces yeast. Explore new horizons as Waymaker presents familiar notes of pine, citrus, and grapefruit, rearranged in surprising ways thanks to the wild yeast fermentation. Equally expressive whether fresh or cellar-aged, Waymaker is a refreshing, yet unconventional beer for any season.

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7.1

Leighton (34941) reviewed Waymaker from Kent Falls Brewing 10 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Keg at the Blind Tiger - NYC. Pours hazy gold with a slim white foam head. The nose holds mellow funk, citrus fruits, grapefruit. Light-medium sweet flavor with some flaked wheat, biscuits, lemon rind, straw. Light bodied with fine, spritzy carbonation. Nicely balanced on the finish, some further wheat, pale bread, grain, hay, subtle hitter citrus rind. Clean and rather refreshing.

Tried on 23 Sep 2015 at 16:27

8.4

Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Waymaker from Kent Falls Brewing 10 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Draught at Publick House, 6/25/15
Lightly hazy peachy-golden beer with a small but well-retained white head atop.
Juicy, very aromatic tropical and citrus fruits in the nose jump right out at you; guava, mango, passion fruit. The more dry and tart varieties of tropical fruits, not the sweetish pineapple variety. Floral notes dry things out and transition nicely in to the brett acids adding lime skin and band aid and a delicious tartness. Malts show light honey and dry bread dough but are almost completely free from the heavy doughiness often found in this "style". No alcohol or flaws.
I’ll be damned if after the first sip Orval didn’t come immediately to mind. Tart brett acids are combined artfully with fresh, rich floral hops (a lot of the lilac-like notes from Orval). Don’t know if this thing actually has Styrian Goldings in it, and for sure there are some American hops contributing the tropical fruits, but there’s more than a fleeting resemblance to the world’s best beer, so you can’t be too unhappy with what’s going on here. Light honey, supple malt textures and ample carbonation all provide a great mouthfeel while the tart brett acids clear the palate on the end and get you ready for another sip. Awesome beer, hope to have this again soon.

Tried from Can on 26 Jun 2015 at 10:54