pdog555 (2138) reviewed Vermonster from Rock Art Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6
Pours dark amber with a thick frothy cream head. Aroma of heavy malt. Taste has more heavy malt notes, some off putting elements typical of the style. Palate was much of the same. Eh.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: very thick orange cardboard colored haziness with a finger's worth of white foamy head that dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mango sweetness, orange juicy scent, piney whiffs, and some extra citrusy hop notes
Flavor: moderately bitter becoming bittersweet as it opens up, slight juiciness comes out too as it opens up, finishes juicy through the orange and mango qualities
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper, some smoothness but also some sticky piney hop effects on the tongue
Overall: pretty good DIPA I'd return to this but I believe it was a one-off for their 20th Anniversary so no worries.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark brown color with a thin cap of a white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: bready, toast, light nuts, light dose of baker's chocolate, brown sugar and a touch of earthiness
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together semi-sweetly, a touch of bitterness on the back end; aftertaste of dark bread and nutty character
Texture: light to medium bodied, some sessionability about it, fairly smooth along tongue, finishes nutty, dark bready and a touch of dryness
Overall: I'd say a nicely done bock I would come back to.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Rowdy Red from Rock Art Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Vermont Tap House, Williston, VT.
Appearance: nice looking semi-dark amber color with a bar pour's kind of slim white head, dissipated and left no lace
Aroma: thick caramel/toffee malts, nice level of nutty crisp tones, subtle earthiness, and a big punch of bittersweet pine/resin hoppiness
Flavor: bittersweet meshing all the prior noted aromas then a mild aftertaste of pine and caramel malts
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good carb; finishes crisp with the pine
Overall: pretty nice red ale I could bang again.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Coconut Porter from Rock Art Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can to becher pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown color with a one finger eggshell white foamy head which slid off at a nice pace, some quickly dissipating lace
Aroma: roasty porter qualities balance with some coconut and a lighter touch of vanilla
Flavor: semi-sweet with the vanilla and coconut, some roasty to faint coffee tones; mild coconut/vanilla/coffee aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable, some smoothness; finishes dry, roasty and some coconut
Overall: pretty good porter with coconut and vanilla, I believe I could come back to this.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a three finger khaki foamy head which slid off fairly quick, some light lace
Aroma: roasty stout qualities start and end up opening up a bit more with some peanut butter
Flavor: starts roasty and like the aroma the peanut butter sweet and salty tones allow the beer to balance pretty nicely; mild aftertaste of peanut butter and roastiness
Texture: light to medium bodied, between being sessionable and being a sipper, seemed a bit lower carbed than expected but not a huge flaw, finishes more like peanuts and roastiness
Overall: for the most part, this isn't a bad beer, but for actual "peanut butter cup" I would have liked some milk or dark chocolate in this, maybe again, and somehow I think Rock Art will eventually get this more balanced with the chocolate.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Dock Lager from Rock Art Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can to becher pint glass.
Appearance: ruddy amber to almost brown color with a two and a half fingers of eggshell white foamy head which slid off delicately to leave some light messy lace.
Aroma: semi-sweet nuts, smooth roast, sweet bready character, light baker's chocolate
Flavor: nice Bock-like malty sweetness, mellow bready aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, smooth along my tongue, finishes semi-crisp and nutty
Overall: I'd say a good Bock lager worthy of having again.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Backyard Brown from Rock Art Brewery 2 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Can to nonic pint glass.
Appearance: ruddy dark amber close to brown color with a two finger white foamy head with some bubbles in the foam. Dissipated nicely to leave some messy sliding lace.
Aroma: lots of nuts, roasted caramel/toffee malts, sweet earthiness and a touch of cocoa powder
Flavor: fairly sweet blending the prior mentioned aromas; semi-sweet to nutty aftertaste
Texture: light bodied - perhaps got a little closer to being medium but mostly stayed under, fairly sessionable, slightly smooth, finishes crisp and nutty
Overall: I say it works as an English brown ale, I could come back to this.
nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Rescue Brew from Rock Art Brewery 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
16oz can (spokes puppy Roger on the label). Light haze over a gold body. Fluffy white head. Nose has herbs and grasses, light malt, light citrus. Doesn't really read haze. Flavor is fine. Citrus and soap, honey and malt. Its a bit pithy and feels a touch dated. Some paper on the end.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
16 oz. shared by Clarkvv. Aroma shows a lot of PNW hops. Pine, herb, and weak chocolate. This stouts tastes like it is the year 2009. The awesome Angels Envoy is lost in a ton of pine like hops.