Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
24th August 2016
Light haze on this gold - amber beer, tidy cream colour head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Smooth malts, there is a very light touch of grain. Piney hops, mild hop spice. Light orange peel. Light finish brings some orange peel bitterness. Quite drinkable but lacks hop brightness and there are many better DIPAs about.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Rich amber beer with a cream head. Malt and light grapefruit aroma. Malt/caramel flavor with grapefruit and light pine. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Malt/caramel lingers with grapefruit and light pine.
Biruski (4902) reviewed Ursus Spelaeus from Sound Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Black pour under a dark head. Licorice, roasted malts, chocolate, molasses, and faint smoke. Complex and full of intrigue. Finish is sharp and bitter with cocoa and more licorice, especially as it warms. Body is on the medium to near thin side, which aids its drinkability. A very enjoyable Imperial.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bomber from Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours coppery gold with a near-beige head. Lots of fruity and citrusy hop for aroma. Med + body. Flavor is fruit, pine, citrus and a bit of earth. It wants to be dank, but I don’t think it gets there. Close tho. Lots of hop and lots of bitter. Hop burns! Good stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/copper color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, apricot, mango, lemon/orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of juicy citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, apricot, mango, lemon/orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, apricot, mango, lemon/orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy juicy citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero hop astringency lingering after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a smooth, moderately sticky/resinous, and creamy/bready balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a slight warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very nice DIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy juicy citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. Malty for a DIPA, but is not overly sweet or heavy for the ABV; with plenty balancing bitterness and dryness. A very enjoyable offering.
bb (18428) reviewed Humulo Nimbus Double IPA from Sound Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Rich amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and light pine aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with light malt.Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and pine linger with light malt.
Ferris (26026) reviewed HuMonkulous - Oak Aged from Sound Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle - Tons of caramel, raw oak and earthy hops. Clear gold with a rich white head. Tea leaf like hops, raw wood and some caramel sweetness. Finish has a touch of woody and earthy bitterness. Booze is very well hidden and balanced.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy golden/yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, orange peel, apricot, pear, apple, white grape, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, wheat, biscuit dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, orange peel, apricot, pear, apple, white grape, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, wheat, biscuit dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Good amount of herbal bitterness and yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, orange peel, apricot, pear, apple, white grape, peppercorn, clove, banana, bubblegum, wheat, biscuit dough, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitter/spiciness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, and moderately sticky/bready/grainy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice imperial saison. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, earthy hops, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Dark amber-red. Bubbly head. A lot of chewy crystal malts, has a mostly earthy oxidized hops with a hint of lychee. Chewy, has a lot if sweetness. Crystal. Lots of those earthy hops.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
22 oz. bottle, pours a clear copper orange with medium beige head. Aroma brings out a great balance of big resinous hops and caramel malt. Flavour is massive, with loads of resinous hops and a fat sticky caramel malt backbone. Nicely balanced, with a chewy palate. Not too sweet though. Very nice.