Beacon
Half Full Brewery in Stamford, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
6.16
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jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Beacon from Half Full Brewery 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Pretty hazy golden, straw and even bright copper coloured body with a very frothy, large, four to five centimetre tall tan head that's very soapy and leaves a nasty lace on the sides of the glass. Aroma of citrus and grassy notes with some deeper biscuity and floral notes, a good deal of yeast in the nose and some deep bitterness from the hops. Medium-bodied; Relatively straight-forward grassy and herbal notes that show a good balance of malt and hops with a dry bitterness and slight funk from the hops and yeast with a dash of bready characteristic and some sweetness at the end. Aftertaste is pretty well-balanced with a nice kick of biscuity malt coupled with some herbal and grassy dryness on the end that ends slightly sweet, but not showing any real deep characteristics or pungency with some light caster sugar sweetness on the end. Overall, a decent enough IPA, but devoid of crazy complexity, depth or pungency - this is well-balanced and showing some expected characteristics. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Glen Ro Spirit Shoppe in Monroe, Connecticut on 25-November-2022 for US$1,00 ($6 for 6 somehow!), but 'Best By' 17-March-2021 and sampled on my youngest daughter's EIGHTH birthday - 02-January-2023 after returning from Florida - Happy Birthday Paige!
pdog555 (2102) reviewed Beacon from Half Full Brewery 5 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Pours amber with a fluffy white head. Aroma of simcoe, soft hops, melon. Taste has bright fruity notes accented by pine and a slightly resinous, musty finish. Palate has lingering hop oils, slightly bitter, and a lingering grape must. Eh.