Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass at the brewpub.
The appearance was a hazy orange color with some red highlights here and there around the glass. Bar pour yielded no head.
The smell started off with a sweet red raspberry and then a light tart raspberry came in to balance and then after that a light sugary sweetness came in.
The taste was mainly sweet through the raspberries but after a while the sugary flavor came back.
On the palate, this one had a tart and sweet raspberry aftertaste that seemed pretty authentic and I would say that this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. The carbonation was decent for the style and for me.
Overall, decent raspberry ale I believe I could take to the dome again.

Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a brown color with a bar pour’s kind of slim head.
The smell had a light sweet honey and then a roasty and woody spicy aroma (mesquite perhaps).
The taste took the honey and the woody spiciness and let in a light toasted grain and caramel.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionable quality to it. On the tongue, it came across with a light tingle of spice but still letting the honey come in as well.
Overall, pretty good brown ale that had a little more going on than other brown ales I’ve had. I’d have this again.

Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass at the brewpub.
The appearance was a glossy orange to amber color with a bar pour’s kind of slim head that barely left any lacing.
The smell had a decent amount of apple to pear - like sweet malts with an ample amount of roasty caramel notes. A light nuttiness tried to invade but mainly stayed in the background.
The taste was mainly sweet and bready malty. It left a light sticky sweet caramel and apples aftertaste. There was a light dry apple - like finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was somewhat subdued and had somewhat of a strolling roasted caramel apple stickiness rolling over my tongue.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good ESB. TC did what they wanted to in this one. I am pretty sure I could do this again.

Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a cloudy yellow to orange color with a bar pour’s kind of slim white head that dissipated immediately. No lacing was left.
The smell had a decent sweet apricot with a light grassy and somewhat wheat edge in the background.
The taste started off with the sweet apricot and let in a decent tart apricot edge to balance. Grassiness was somewhat there but maintains a decent background.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. The carbonation was somewhat sharp but still carried a delicate smooth behavior to it.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good sessionable fruit beer I could have again.

[ As Thunder Canyon Black Cloud IPA ].Clear medium to dark amber - red brown color with a large to huge, frothy to creamy, good lacing, fully lasting, off-white to light beige head. Aroma is moderate malty, light roasted, light moderate hoppy, leather, light vegetables. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, roastd, fruity, caramel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140829]

Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and solid hoppy. Bitter, roasted and solid hops fruity. Dry and bitter. Crisp hoppy. Lasting bitter and slight fruity finish.

Pours hazy amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, dried fruits, hint of cooked vegetable and pine. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.

A clear, dark amber colored beer with a dense, two-finger beige head leaving curtains. Nail polish, some toffee and dried fruits in the aroma. Some nuts and a touch of sourness. It’s full-bodied and lightly warming on the palate, with a pleasant carbonation level. Semi-sweet. Roasted malts, some coffee grit and dark chocolate in the flavor, some bitterness towards the finish. Not very good this one, but it has some qualities. 140829

Dark brown/amber with big tan head. Aroma is malt, fruit, caramel, hop and a little coffee. Flavour is malt, caramel, toasted, hop, little sweet, little grapefruit, little pine, little coffee and medium bitter.

Hazy brown with a big and lasting beige head. Flavor is sweet, malty, caramel and moderate hoppy - citrus. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 290814