Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Bottle to snifter, the appearance was a murky dark brown color with a finger’s worth of quickly dissipating white foamy head. Lace? Yeah, it’s somewhat there, sliding into oblivion.
The aroma had some sticky sweet maple qualities up front, with a fairly strong caramel/toffee malt base. Light milk chocolate.
The flavor was super sweet all around through the prior mentioned aromas. Aftertaste was super sweet maple and flowed right on into the finish in the same sort of way.
The palate was about medium bodied with a super cloying sweet maltiness over my tongue. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, another mess by Bent Hill, why am I not surprised?
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a messy burnt copper color with chunks of something floating all throughout. Ginger bits? I don’t know but somewhat guessing it is as the head is fizzing out like no tomorrow.
The aroma had a super strong ginger spice, bold and up front and pummeling any sort of lemon sweet or bitter pulpiness which tried it’s best to come through, but didn’t.
The flavor leaned towards the ginger spicy bits. Aftertaste was all about the ginger bits and so was the finish.
The palate was somewhere between light and medium bodied with no sort of sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, well, if Bent Hill has been reading my reviews on their beers for a while, they should get a clue that they’re not up to par with the rest of Vermont. And I’m a fan of ginger, just saying.
CoastGuardVet (9444) 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 (9444) 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 (24605) 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 (24605) 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 (24605) 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 (24605) 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.