7.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours hazy gold. White head. Nose of lemongrass, yeast, alcohol, grains, bready malt and citrus. Taste of sweet almost dark fruit, lemongrass, yeast, bready malt and citrus. Full mouth feel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Apr 2011
at 16:08
4.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
A hazed blonde IPA with a thin white head. In aroma, unpleasant cream corn and chick peas. In mouth, honey water, grassy hops,all rather bizarrre, unpleasant and grainy...blaah! Cask at Get Real NY, March 19th 2011.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Mar 2011
at 19:11
7.2/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 c&c from Half Time. Pours clear gold with a creamy/foamy white head. Aroma is lightly burnt citrus. A little sour in the aroma. Near full in body. Flavor is citrus, almost bergamot, with some sweetly earthy (?) aspects. It keeps promising sour, but never quite gets there. The flavor complexity is not great, but it is quite unusual. The mouthfeel is good, and it’s something of a cooked fruit tripel. Like it.
Tried
on 27 Jan 2011
at 18:45
6.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Location: 750 ml bottle from Buy Rite - Jersey City, 12/9/10
Aroma: The nose has some brown sugar, dark red fruits, a little orange, and holiday spices
Appearance: Pours a dark reddish-brown with a half finger of fluffy beige head and some lace
Flavor: The flavor is like the nose, it had lots of spicy and dark malt flavors
Palate: A medium bodied brew with slight warming feeling and fairly soft carbonation
Overall Impression: This is a decent winter beer. It has a good amount of spice to it, and it's kind of warm on the mouth, surprisingly so for a beer that's only 7.5%. Anyway, decent stuff.
Aroma: The nose has some brown sugar, dark red fruits, a little orange, and holiday spices
Appearance: Pours a dark reddish-brown with a half finger of fluffy beige head and some lace
Flavor: The flavor is like the nose, it had lots of spicy and dark malt flavors
Palate: A medium bodied brew with slight warming feeling and fairly soft carbonation
Overall Impression: This is a decent winter beer. It has a good amount of spice to it, and it's kind of warm on the mouth, surprisingly so for a beer that's only 7.5%. Anyway, decent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2010
at 20:22
6.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Location: 750 ml bottle from Buy Rite - Jersey City, 10/30/10
Aroma: Nose has herbal hops, fruity notes, some floral notes, malts, and a little wood
Appearance: Sort of a dark golden-orange color with a large, fluffy white head
Flavor: The taste is sort of mineral/herbal, some malty flavors, and lemony/fruity notes
Palate: It has a sort of strange, but not necessarily off-putting mouthfeel to it
Overall Impression: I'm a big believer that it is always a good idea to kick-off a tailgate with atleast one "good" beer. If you are going to be drinking pale water from a can for the rest of the day, at least you got to try one thing with some flavor and color to it. Anyway, this was our kick-off to a day of tailgating, and it was solid stuff. It is a nice attempt at an English-style pale ale.
Aroma: Nose has herbal hops, fruity notes, some floral notes, malts, and a little wood
Appearance: Sort of a dark golden-orange color with a large, fluffy white head
Flavor: The taste is sort of mineral/herbal, some malty flavors, and lemony/fruity notes
Palate: It has a sort of strange, but not necessarily off-putting mouthfeel to it
Overall Impression: I'm a big believer that it is always a good idea to kick-off a tailgate with atleast one "good" beer. If you are going to be drinking pale water from a can for the rest of the day, at least you got to try one thing with some flavor and color to it. Anyway, this was our kick-off to a day of tailgating, and it was solid stuff. It is a nice attempt at an English-style pale ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Dec 2010
at 13:54
6.2/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
750 ml bottle @PreJam Gathering-pours a dissipating white head and gold color. Aroma is light/medium fruit, light malt. Taste is light/medium fruit, light malt, wood/earthy hops, yeast. Drying finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2010
at 14:54
7.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: Sampled at the NY Brewfest on Governor's Island, 6/19/10
Aroma: The nose is mostly toasted and cereal malts
Appearance: Pours a hazy, dark reddish color with a fluffy head
Flavor: The flavor is pretty good, a nice cereal/grain feel to it with just a touch of hops
Palate: The body drinks really nicely, with a solid mouthfeel
Overall Impression: Overall, I thought this was a pretty good beer. A nice looking amber beer with a good flavor and a nice mouthfeel. Solid and enjoyable. I liked both of the Defiant beers that I tried at the festival.
Aroma: The nose is mostly toasted and cereal malts
Appearance: Pours a hazy, dark reddish color with a fluffy head
Flavor: The flavor is pretty good, a nice cereal/grain feel to it with just a touch of hops
Palate: The body drinks really nicely, with a solid mouthfeel
Overall Impression: Overall, I thought this was a pretty good beer. A nice looking amber beer with a good flavor and a nice mouthfeel. Solid and enjoyable. I liked both of the Defiant beers that I tried at the festival.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2010
at 18:45
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Location: Sampled at the NY Brewfest on Governor's Island, 6/19/10
Aroma: The nose has some chocolate, roasted/dark malts, and some caramel
Appearance: Pours a solid brown color with a creamy tan head
Flavor: This is a medium sweet porter with a bit of a hop kick in the finish
Palate: The body is almost creamy, but with more carbonation then a normal creamy porter
Overall Impression: This one tastes pretty good. It has a pretty good fell to it, and it drinks pretty nicely. My first beer from Defiant Brewing Company, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I would drink this one again.
Aroma: The nose has some chocolate, roasted/dark malts, and some caramel
Appearance: Pours a solid brown color with a creamy tan head
Flavor: This is a medium sweet porter with a bit of a hop kick in the finish
Palate: The body is almost creamy, but with more carbonation then a normal creamy porter
Overall Impression: This one tastes pretty good. It has a pretty good fell to it, and it drinks pretty nicely. My first beer from Defiant Brewing Company, and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I would drink this one again.
Tried
on 21 Jun 2010
at 18:35
7.2/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Clear golden coloured body with a hazy look and a nice sized white head (from natural carbonation & bottle fermentation) with a bunch of small bubbles rising from the bottom. Aroma of bananas, yeast, bread, wheat and a bunch of spices. Medium-bodied; Assertive spiciness in the taste with coriander seed, curacao and some allspice in the mix. Aftertaste is pleasant and not as strong as most other tripels. Good on the spice, good on the sweetness and a well-brewed beer that shows well for the brewery as a whole. Overall, nice to try and looking for more from the producer! I sampled this 75 cL bottle purchased from Liquor Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 14-March-2010, sampled at home in Washington on 21-March-2010.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Mar 2010
at 21:55
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle at the DC local tasting. Pours a hazy, cloudy yellow with a frothy white head. Aroma is sweet, sugary, a little spice, cloves, yeast. Flavor is sweet, yeast, spices, a little candy. Very smooth, deadly smooth actually. Dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2010
at 18:42