CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed 3030′ from Bent Hill Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Can to becher pint glass, the appearance was a semi-hazy burnt copper color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that slid off at a gentle pace. Not much lace.
The aroma had some sweet apples, light citrus and a sweet herbal hop quality. Subtle spruce/pine.
The flavor leaned towards the sweet side and tried to bring about a sly bitterness, but even that had a hard time trying to come through. Aftertaste was semi-sweet apples and citrus.
The palate was almost medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, decent IPA at best, but as usual with Bent Hill, nothing really to go bonkers about. I wonder how long this will be a shelf turd in most places.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Maple Brown from Bent Hill Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a murky brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that fell off at a decent pace. Slight lace.
The aroma had some super sweet malts of the caramel, toffee and maple pummeling any sort of nuts or roastiness trying to come out.
The flavor was the same, overly sweet through the previously mentioned aromas. Excessively sweet malty aftertaste and finish.
The feel was exceptionally cloying with a body somewhere between light and medium. Sessionable? Well, if you like drinking maple sap water, sure.
Overall, another mess by Bent Hill. No thanks. And this was the second bottle.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A deep dark porter with a thin mocha head. In aroma, light chocolate malt with light roasted coffee notes, light grassy hops, light mineral notes. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with light grassy hops, light mineral notes, light maple, alcohol warmth, very nice and smooth. On tap at brewery.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
A dark reddish copper brown ale with a thin light mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with loads of bourbon barrel notes, woody notes, light caramel malt with light grassy hops, alcohol warmth, more like a scotch ale. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with treacle, vinous character, light bourbon barrel notes, woody notes, alcohol warmth silky mouth feel, very nice. On tap at brewery.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Maple Sap Wheat from Bent Hill Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A lightly hazed golden ale with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light orange pulp, light grassy hops, OK. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with loads of peated smoked malt, light esters, light mineral notes, pleasant. On tap at brewery.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Blood Orange Imperial IPA from Bent Hill Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
A golden amber DIPA with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light orange pulp, resinous and piney hops, light sulfur notes, OK. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light orange notes, light dank notes, pleasant. On tap at brewery.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed 3030′ from Bent Hill Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A lightly hazed golden ipa with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with rather cloying butterscotch notes, light grassy hops, so-so. In mouth, a nice sweet biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, light grapefruit notes, light mineral notes, rather British. On tap at brewery.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Hoppy Table Saison from Bent Hill Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A lightly hazed golden saison with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light banana esters, light floral hops, light cloves, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light resinous floral hops, banana esters, light cloves, nice and smooth. On tap at brewery.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Citra Session #3 from Bent Hill Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A turbid yellow ipa with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with loads of citrusy floral hops, grapefruit pulp, light tropical fruits and sulfur notes, nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity biscuit malt with resinous citrusy floral hops, grapefruit pulp, nice tropical fruits, very nice. On tap at brewery.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a rugged semi-dark copper color with a finger and a half’s worth of white foamy head. Messy clingy lace speckles a bit and tries to spider web.
The aroma smells like Bent Hill sent it through a hop gun, but way over done, where it basically bleeds El Dorado hops coughing up some mosaic crisp sweet to bitter hops - the grassy and piney grip, then folds over floral leafy dryness. Separated sweet berry fruits.
The flavor has a huge hop burn like none other up front, bold enough to singe my tastebuds into oblivion. A full dry hop burn splits my throat in half pummeling the aftertaste and drying out the finish 100%.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a \"trying\" grip pummeling the quality of how sessionable this really wants to be. For 5.5%, this one should be a good/great beer to somewhat be able to take down fairly easy, but the grip of the bitterness seems to be a bit higher than 61 IBU’s.
Overall, another mess of a beer by Bent Hill. Please Bent Hill if you’re going to use a hop gun on your beers, get training on it first.