Greenbush Brewing Company Brother Benjamin

Brother Benjamin

 

Greenbush Brewing Company in Sawyer, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Triple Rotating
Score
7.02
ABV: 10.1% IBU: 114 Ticks: 38
This Imperial IPA is truly heavenly; we hop it intensely, and then balance it with local honey for a result that's both powerful and extremely drinkable.
 

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4.1
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 17

A full light tan head on a dense copper/orange body. Nose features citrus hops, alcohol and malt. This is a nice mix of hops and biscuity malt. The hops morph through a wide range of tastes, including citrus, citrus rind, floral, and a heavier earthier hops finish. The honey and sweet malts balance off the hops well. The medium to thick body and 10.1% abv make this DIPA a real east-coast style meal.

Tried on 23 Sep 2025 at 20:00


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is strong resinous hop with pine resin, grapefruit, malt, caramel, touch of toffee, orange, marmalade. Flavour is fairly sweet with a long bittersweet finish and some alcohol. Body is medium to full. Highly resinous and piney with caramel malt, ripe-ish fruits, bit boozy. On its way to being a hoppy Barley Wine, rough around the edges but I really like this resin bomb.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:15


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle. pale amber color. Ripe tropical fruit and mint in the aroma, Malty sweet, firm hopbitter flavor with dried tropical and citrusfruit and mint. Slightly alcoholic.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2019 at 08:41



7

Erg moutig, gekonfijt fruit, en wel lekker bitter. Meer een american strong ale of bijna een barley wine

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2019 at 23:09


8

Citrusschil, bitter, leunt tegen barleywine.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jan 2019 at 21:25


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

355ml bottle. Cloudy, redd-ish, amber colour with slightly late awakening, small, thick, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, white head. Intense, resinous and citrusy, hoppy aroma, notes of grapefruit, pineapple, hints of pine and lemon, orange zest, candied orange zest, caramel malty background. Taste is bitter, citrusy, piney and resinous hoppy, caramel malty backbone with a nutty touch, notes of grapefruit, lemon, orange zest, a papery touch; lingering, pungent, bitter hoppy finish.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Nov 2018 at 18:55


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

355ml bottle from Brewdog shop. The beer pours amber in color with a thin white head, lasting. Malty full bodied, piny hops, hints of almonds, caramel and bready malts. Slightly boozy notes. Nice sipper.

Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2018 at 19:14


8.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle from Brewdog Online Shop. Pours a lovely clear copper with a thin off-white head. Heady resin and pine aromas. Taste is rich, bitter, orange peel, resin and wood. Slightly sticky, faint honey. Cleans up nicely though.

Tried from Bottle on 07 May 2018 at 12:57


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

Bottle sample at a tasting at zvsn's place. Clear amber. Malt, caramel, honey, stale hops, some alcohol, sweet, boozy, bitter finish, medium-bodied. Not fresh.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Mar 2018 at 09:30