Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2
375ml bottle shared by Chalumeaux. Thanks TJ. Pours nearly black with a weak head. Aroma is dark chocolate, maple sugar, hint of smoke.
The flavor is bad. The sip shows light oak upfront with red wine notes thought the center. It finished on sweaty, dirty socks and bad bacteria. Notes of wet green oak. Gross. Total drain pour.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3
Poured from bottle dark cola pour with a mocha head. Aromas of roasted malt bacteria and toe jam. Tastes like an infected mess. Was looking forward to this. --- Beer merged from original tick of Maple Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout on 11 Jun 2016 at 18:45 - Score: 3. Original review text: Sad. An infected mess.
Buckeyeboy (18941) reviewed Raisin Oatmeal Stout from Bent Hill Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
22oz bottle thanks to Steve. Pours out a dark brown topped with a tan head. Nose is oatmeal raisin cookies and some chocolate. Taste is more of the chocolate roast malts and some infection.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle - Pours black tan head - nose/taste of maple, smoked ham, bacon, bourbon, sugar coated chocolate, oak - medium body
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap, at the brewery in Braintree, VT. Hazy orange. Slim, sticky, white head. Lots of lemon hop. Plenty of orange, too. I didn’t get much ginger, although the missus said it was the dominant aroma? Either way, this smells like a hop forward, juicy DIPA. Taste is zesty bitter. No way feels the ABV. Finishes spicy, juicy bitter. Nice one.
Garrold (11394) reviewed Single Hop Cascade IPA from Bent Hill Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap, at the brewery in Braintree, VT. Pretty much orange. Thin, sticky, white head. Very floral, lemony, citric hop. Fresh and vibrant. Solid malt background. Fresh, clean bitterness. Hints of sweet. Decent body. Finishes citric bitter, with more floral notes. Super drinkable.
Garrold (11394) reviewed Double Coconut Porter from Bent Hill Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap, at the brewery in Braintree, VT. Nearly black. Thin, lasting, dark tan head. Big coconut. Chewy, roast chocolate malts. Get some liquorice and vine fruits. But mostly coconut. Taste sets off sweet, turning fruity bitter. Palate is slick and oily, just like coconut milk. Finishes much the same. There’s no disguising the ingredients in this beer. I liked it a lot, although that slick mouthfeel felt a tad odd.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a thin cap of a tan head that dissipated immediately. There wasn’t any lacing.
The smell started off with some gentle smoke and a light portion of chocolate. No matter how much I let this warm, pumpkin doesn’t really show but in its place there’s a light vinegary aroma (doubt if that was intentional).
The taste was mainly of smoke, roast and chocolate. Luckily, the vinegar doesn’t show up in the flavor.
The mouthfeel was basically a medium bodied with a good sipping quality. Roast does hit on my tongue.
Overall, like the idea, but the execution, eh, I don’t think vinegar was called for in the aroma, so...get those lines cleaned, Bent Hill.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Blonde Ale from Bent Hill Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at Cockadoodle Pizza in Bethel, pours a clear gold with some clingy white head. Nose is gristy, biscuit, light honey, light lemon. Flavor has some gristy notes and some tannic tea, lemon, light yeast, some lavendar too. Crisp finish. I was digging this.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Maple Red Ale from Bent Hill Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at the Tunbridge Fair’s craft beer tent pours a murky amber with some creamy, slightly off white head. Nose has a blend of both maple and fruit sweetness, toffee and nougat too, lightly nutty. Flavor follows right behind, some brown sugar and malt, a little roasted apple, light maple, chewy grains, some nuts. Dry finish. Call me crazy, but I was really digging this.