Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Catching up on a number of ratings while sheltering-in-place. Scores recorded at the time but not detailed notes.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Old Groggy's from Freewheel Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Cask. Pours opaque black, medium creamy beige head, dissipates slowly, nice lacing. Aroma is whiskey, cocoa, roast, coffee grounds. Flavor is lighter plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body, silky mouthfeel. Different approach, but interesting.
Zymurgeist (5717) reviewed Summer IPA from Freewheel Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On drought at Cafe Tartine. Pleasurable but restrained all around. Did not get the Belgian aspects.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
Out of a can at Harry's Hofbrua. Wow - this is not a west coaster - maybe an English IPA, but a bit of a malty, cloying mess. Pours copper and clear (maybe a touch of amber), with off-white head that lingers as a collar. Hops and malt are both restrained on the aroma. Can is from May 29 - so not too terribly old to have eliminated the aroma. Flavor is all crystal malt, and way under-attenuated. Sticky and cloying - a reminder of the IPAs of the late 90s.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught @ Mikkeller Bar SF, on 4/17/19. Faintly cloudy reddish brown with small frothy beige head, low carbonation, faint caramel aroma, sweetish caramel malt taste with faint woodsy flavor, smooth body, long finish. Mellow and easy to drink.
Zymurgeist (5717) reviewed Rebellion from Freewheel Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
From bottle to tulip. Pours murky brown with almost no head. Leaves a very slight light tan, intermittent collar.Taste is slight spice. Flavor is a little muddled with caramel and toffee. A little butterscotch. The barrel and the scotch ale don't seem to marry well - as there is really not much malt to be found. There is something close to woody-oxidation here, but I cannot quite place it. Almost no carbonation - which is OK to style.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Rebellion from Freewheel Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Pours hazy mahogany, small beige head, dissipates fairly quickly, good lacing. Aroma is toffee, dates, whiskey, brown sugar. Flavor is medium sweet, light bitter. Medium body, low carbonation. Base not holding up to treatment in the barrel.
Oakes (33493) reviewed London Calling from Freewheel Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cask @ Old Devil Moon. Amber with a thick sparkler heady. Toffee, molasses, light fruits. Soft...nice bitter, the toffeeish notes are pretty good and lend a unique accent to this.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask. Amber beer with a cream head. Light citrus aroma. Light grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Light grapefruit and light malt lingers.
bb (18428) reviewed Mind the Gap from Freewheel Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask. Amber beer with a cream head. Light nutty aroma. Light cocoa and light caramel flavor with light grapefruit. Medium bodied. Light cocoa and grapefruit lingers.