Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Hmm... odd, my 750mL wasn’t as bad as you guys would have had me believe. Pours with a somewhat large, rocky, off-white head covering a clear amber body. Caramel malts, hay and alcohol, and something rich smelling. Taste has lots of caramel, some fruity, but pretty watery overall. Watery-fizzy mouthfeel.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours with a small, thick, off-white head. Hazy amber body. Good lacing and pretty good retention. Aroma is strongly floral, with apricot and some grapefruit. Truely a good smelling beer. Smooth sweet taste, not extremely hoppy at all. Very mild bitterness. Creamy mouthfeel, a very easy drinking DIPA.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Considerably better than their kolsch. Light orange color. Hop aroma with citrus, some orange. Sweet malt body. Bitter with citrus. Good. Better than average.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3.5
I was hoping for a good, fresh kolsh. Sadly this is pretty bad. Well carbonated and lots of bubbles on the tongue. Slightly acidic. Very light, like a pale lager.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Bottle from J’s Bistro. Pours a copper golden color with a small white head that diminishes quickly to nothing. The aroma is hoppy and citrus. The flavor is a sweet hops and hides the alcohol well. A good IPA from Steamworks.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at J’s Bistro. Pours a clear amber color with a very small white head that diminishes to quickly. The aroma is light malt and sweet hop. The taste is very hoppy with a sweet finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
650mL Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a small white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is very malty with caramel. Decent lacing on the glass. The taste is a bitter malt and a bit watery. Not too much going on with this one.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
650 mL bottle. Pours a clear orange golden color with a small off white head. The aroma is a sweet malt with floral and citrus. Decent lacing on the glass. The taste a sweet hops with a bitter finish. Easy to drink and hides the alcohol well. An impressive Double IPA from Steamworks.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle design has been changed quite a bit since the picture was taken. Aroma is heavy hops with a bit of bitter apple. Pours with a foamy, white head. Excellent lacing but poor retention. Body is slightly hazy with small particles floating around. Golden hue. Very hoppy taste with a flower hoppy finish that is a bit too bitter. Watery mouthfeel with lively carbonation and a slightly astringent finish. A hop monster.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
22 oz. bottle from Zinister, best before March 2008. Pour is clear orange-amber with visible carbonation bubbles and a nice 2 inch off white head. Aroma of sweet, wet, fruity hoppiness. Some maltiness in the nose also. Fainter, but present is some resin pine hops. Taste mirrors the aroma, with big fresh hoppy (orange) fruitiness, some malt in the backbone and a nice bitter pine hop finish. Palate is medium to thin. Drinkable IIPA, thanks Mike!