Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 oz. bottle, $2.50 @Ray’s of Wauwatosa. Yes, I just may have something nice to say about a product from Green Bay. I wanted to test it against a Chicago version, but most stouts with coffee are of Imperial strength. So this stands alone. Note: Label says it’s made by Green Bay Brewing.
Pours black with the darkest brown head I can remember. Smell has the roasty malt of a stout, with some burnt marshmallow. Can’t pick out coffee in the nose, but it’s still a nice smell. Taste is full of the roasty goodness of a dry stout, no touch of sourness to my buds. Malt stays just this side of being harsh or astringent. Coffee is found first with bitter edges, then impressions of espresso on the middle of my tongue. I will see in a few hours if this is enough to keep me awake. But this is a fine example of a beer matched with coffee, rather than overwhelmed by it.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Winterland from Hinterland Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Pours almost black, tan head. Aroma of dark cocoa and pine. Taste is oily, some bitter cocoa, with bitterness near the finish. An odd combination of flavors.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Winterland from Hinterland Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
16oz bottle. Deep, opaque brown-black with a massive brown-beige head. Coffee and chocolate are very present in the aroma, but there is also some faint herbal fruitness. Roasty and malt centered, with some mild balancing bitterness that melds with the cocoa tones. Mellow carbonation. Sweet finish, not unlike Anchor OSA. Pretty nice.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Luna Coffee Stout from Hinterland Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Dark brown. Aroma of Starbucks and Hershey bar. Taste of dilute coffee, but not much else.
BoiseBrewBlog (9108) reviewed Maple Bock from Hinterland Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
16oz Bottle pours out a deep dark mahogany brown witha full and lasting creamy yellowish tan head. Earthy woody aroma of sweet dark malts and a little touch of chemical cleaner. Flavor is woody and dusty and a definite touch of ashtray. As I continue to sip it, the dusty wet ashtray is setting in a bit more. I so wanted to like this one.
gave a cheers!
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Pale Ale from Hinterland Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
16oz bottle. Orange-tan, with a slight haze. Thin off-white head lines the top of the glass. A pretty solid English Pale Ale, there are some English fining or yeast notes that come through. It doesn’t come across as World Class stuff by any means, but it is a well done beer in it’s own right. Easy and drinkable, middle of the road. Toasty malt tones and steady hops. Pretty good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
16oz bottle. Red-brown color, thin white head. Pleasant cherry aroma, Cherry wheat continues to be synonymous with crap, as this beer further attests. It isn’t horrible by any means, it just fails. On the thicker side of light bodied, lots of sticky artificial cherry action. Not tart at all, just oddly sweet. Grainy cherry juice extract. I can deal with it, but this is not a beer to be proud of. Non-tickers avoid.
Drake (22934) reviewed Luna Coffee Stout from Hinterland Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
16 ounce bottle courtesy of Mr. Pickles. Thanks! 5/12/10. Pours a very dark brown color with a thin head. Good head retention and lacing. A nice dry aroma with notes of coffee, roast and light caramel. The taste is bitter fresh coffee with a bit of a sweet note, bitter roasted malts and bitter hops. Very dry, very bitter, but still good. Medium bodied, smooth and creamy. Nice beer.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Maple Bock from Hinterland Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
16oz bottle. Ruby red-brown color, deep and approaching opaque. Fluffy beige head, pretty stable. Sweet sugary pine aroma, not unlike a lot of more pronounced Rye beers. Rich and sticky, with some sugary maple tones. Mellow medium body despite the sugary richness, soft carbonation. Borderline coffee notes at times. Not really that impressive at all, but probably a great marinade. Hop crispness overshadowed by the sticky malts.
gave a cheers!
jcr (3164) reviewed Pale Ale from Hinterland Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 9
Bottle. Hazy medium amber body with a rapidly diminishing off-white head. Sweet aroma of cotton candy, caramel, biscuit and not much else. The flavor is lightly sweet and lightly bitter with a hint of tartness. The finish is lightly sweet and lightly to moderately tart with a touch of bitterness. Slight taste of medicine and canned corn. Medium body, watery texture and lively carbonation. Promising beginning erodes into an unclean, tart, almost sour, jumble of flavors.