Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: murky dark yellow-ish/cardboard orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light concave lace.
Aroma: thick juicy citrusy to pineapple-y to papaya/mango bittersweet hop vibe, low key clean biscuity malts
Flavor: pure bittersweet juiciness through those prior noted aromas; clean finish of the citrusy & mango-like hop tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, even keeled smoothness along the tongue, nice low carb, very low bitterness
Overall: man oh man, I think I said it within the past year but Bent Hill certainly has come a long way! So proud of Mike & his crew!
gave a cheers!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: murky orange color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: papaya/passion fruity/tangerine-like hoppy goodness playing with a delicate clean malt base
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together very nicely in a semi-sweet and citrusy pulpy sort of way, mild bitterness underneath; finishes papaya-passion fruity-hoppy like
Texture: medium bodied, some sessionability; clean smoothness on the tongue
Overall: nicely done NEPA I would come back to.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a finger and a half's worth of eggshell white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: authentic coconut, milk chocolate, subtle dark chocolate, dark fruits and some light wafery-like malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas nice and semi-sweet with a touch of roastiness, mild finish of chocolate, dark fruits and coconut
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; semi-smooth along the tongue with a light roasty grind (super light but there)
Overall: nicely done imperial porter for the most part, I believe I could return to this.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Oatis & Tobin from Bent Hill Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to thislte.
Appearance: dark red/amber to mahogany color with subtle transparency along the sides of the glass and a finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head with subtle noticeably larger bubbles inside the foam. Delicately dissipated to leave some concave lace
Aroma: earthy to peaty to subtle dried grassy tones, light wood smoke, caramel/toffee malts, some dark fruits then a dose of some cherry sweetness
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas nice and semi-sweet with a mellow woody toned to earthy backing; finishes semi-earthy, dark fruity and some cherries
Texture: light to medium bodied, seems to be leaning towards the sipping side; pretty smooth along the tongue, nothing distracting or tongue coating
Overall: I'd say this was a pretty nicely done Wee Heavy/Scotch ale I would welcome again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: very dark brown almost black color with a finger and a quarter finger of khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: rich milk chocolate, deep tones of dark chocolate, sweet cream, some coffee roastiness and toasted nuts further down in there
Flavor: leans towards the sweet side with an ample roasty note of coffee and nuts; finishes sweet through the chocolate tones
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper slightly; very smooth and creamy along the tongue
Overall: fairly decadent in it's habits but trying to be balanced, still this would be a great evening sipper in late Winter.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Morning Chores from Bent Hill Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a one and a quarter finger of khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: roasty coffee tones, sweet coffee tones, mild earthy sweetness, milk chocolate, dark chocolate and a touch of biscuity/wafery maltiness
Flavor: blends the roast to the sweet fairly nice of the prior noted aromas; finishes very coffee forward with light touches of chocolate
Texture: medium bodied, between being a sipper and being slightly sessionable; fairly smooth along the tongue
Overall: I'd say a nicely done coffee stout worthy of returning to.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Orange Velvet from Bent Hill Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a two and a half fingers of off-white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some mild lace.
Aroma: the tangerines & orange peels are in front with a nice roasty and toasty impy stout-like qualities in the background then the vanilla is a bit fainter.
Flavor: balances the prior noted aromas fairly nice and sweet with some roasty to citrusy sweet undertones; finishes with the citrusy notes and roasty stout-like qualities and an ever so slight touch of maple
Texture: medium to full bodied, good sipper; fairly smooth along the tongue
Overall: though the maple seems barely there, to be honest, if it was anything more, I would have thought this beer would have been too much altogether; but I'd say for the most part this works.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Rainbow Brain from Bent Hill Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: kinda murky pink colored with a finger's worth of white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: nice sweet to tart guava tones with some light coconut for balance; mild sweet yeastiness underneath
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together fairly sweet with a touch of tart to sour notes making a decent effort to balance; finishes with the guava and coconut
Texture: light to medium bodied, between sessionable and being a sipper; some smoothness along the tongue but some light tart abrasion on the tongue
Overall: pretty nicely done sour ale well worthy of returning to in the Summer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: pretty thick looking orange color with a one finger white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: blueberries, pineapples and some melon; big dose of creamy vanilla and milk sugar
Flavor: blends the previously noted fruits to the vanilla and milk sugar in a pretty sweet sort of way; finishes mostly balanced between the fruits and milk sugary base
Texture: medium bodied; between being a sipper and being sessionable; fairly creamy and smooth on the tongue
Overall: while I'm not a huge fan of the "milkshake IPA" this is probably one of the better ones I "could" come back to. Who knew Bent Hill could get me liking or at least tolerating "milkshake IPA's?" Well, there's many other styles I'd still seek harder than the "milkshake IPA," to be honest.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown color with a finger's worth of tan foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: roasty malts up front with some coffee and dark chocolate tones, some toasted edges and a a light cocoa powder rounding it all out
Flavor: combines all the prior noted aromas together sweetly, roasty and a touch of bitter; mild finish of cocoa powder, roasted malts and coffee
Texture: light to medium bodied, between sessionable and being a sipper; some grit on the tongue but also some smoothness - seems to be fairly in between and ultimately not leaning too much one way
Overall: pretty nicely done porter I believe I would come back to.