Blank Checks
Kills Boro Brewery in Staten Island, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
7.03
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trapped (8421) reviewed Blank Checks from Kills Boro Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can, from Whole Foods, Manhattan. Pours extremely hazy dark yellow, looks like peach juice, very small frothy off-white head that flops down fast, unripe mango-citrus peel aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter peach-citrus-unripe mango taste, somewhat thick body, long finish. Flavorful.
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Blank Checks from Kills Boro Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Deep super hazy golden and apricot coloured body with a rich off-white head, about two centimetres tall. Aroma of lactose, light grapefruit, some mango, but a lot of oranges and strong bitterness from the fresh hops - with some supportive malts as well - nice. Medium-bodied; Strong orangey and lactose notes dominate with a lot of vanilla and cream noticeable, but a pretty rich malt backbone that shows the oats and wheatie notes that are pretty clean-drinking, but quite rich throughout with a lot of the alpha acids coming through near the end. Aftertaste shows a lot of mango and orange fruitiness with a good kick of bitterness from the fresh hops still noticeable and a strong pungency from the alcohol that does show just about 8,2 per cent - deep, but not overpowering. Overall, a nice and rich beer with a lot of hop notes that bring out some fruitiness and bitter qualities, but the malt bill and especially the lactose really define this one and make this robust throughout. Nice to sample and a good option for the style. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Whole Foods in New York (Bryant Park, 42nd Street), New York on 14-January-2023 for US$5,99 sampled on the streets of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 04-Febraury-2023.
nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Blank Checks from Kills Boro Brewery 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
16oz can, starchy, pulpy pour, white head. Stone fruits, melon, ripe and unripe, heavy grain and rooibus tea. Starchy in the mouth, passionfruit and orange and orange and melon. Full bodied, lightly sweet, lightly boozy finish. 7 4 7 3 13