Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Tap @ brew pub. Pint. Clear piss color. Small, thin head not much retention. Subdued malt nose. Light malt, underplayed hops. Not much going on. This is a beer to please the uneducated masses. With so many other choices all you need is a 5 oz. taster of this. But if you with a friend that doesn’t drink craft… this would be the starter brew.
CLW (16859) reviewed Millys Tavern Hoplicious from Stark Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft. Hazy gold color. Nose is fresh citrus hops and a note of pine. Light malt is present however; the hops are the focal point. Fresh wet hops. Citrus and pine like the nose. The bitterness does not linger, short ending. Dry texture. The brewer calls this APA, dude tastes like a good IPA on my palate!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft @ brew pub. Nice amber with plenty of retention, leaves sheets of lace down the pint. Nose is caramel covered hops. Flavors of pine hops, caramel malt and a slightly lingering bitterness. The bitterness does stack up and get stronger as it warms. It was a great way to cap of my meal and brewer. Peter can sure brew some beers.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draft. Nice poor from the bartender. Thick full tan head. Lots of retention. Sheets of lace. Nose is dark fruits, molasses and roasted malt. Flavor is spot on the nose with chocolate nuances. Body is medium maybe a tad toward the full side. The texture is creamy with just a trace of the %7.5 abv, not distracting in anyway. Brewmaster did a nice job here. Not real complex but still well made.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft @ brew pub. Deep brown / black. Very small off white head gave lots of spiderweb lace. Nose is rich roasted notes and mild.coffee bean. This was a great batch. Medium in body with a lingering coffee bitterness. Flavor is the nose times 2. A good stout.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Draft at the brew pub. Gold with a purple hue of blueberry juice plus berry’s floating around. Basically this is golden ale with Maine blueberries added to it. The malt and berry do play well together. Not overly sweet. I no longer drink a lot of fruit beers however if you are in the mood for one, this is respectable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
on tap-pours black and a brown head with trailing lace. Aroma is roasty/molasses/licorice-dark malt. Taste is roasty/coca/ashy-dark malt, some earthy hops.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap today at the source. Pours a hazy medium golden color with a decent sized off white head that displays minimal retention with decent lacing. Smells of bitter pine with hints of citrus and little to no malt presence. Taste is harsh piney citrusy bitterness that lingers long into the end of every sip. Quite a drying enamel melting finish. Taste again has little to no malt presence. Medium body and carbonation level with a resinous almost sticky mouthfeel. The brewery calls this an APA, that is quite a stretch! It’s IPA if not a double although it might be a shade or two darker than guidelines. I found this to be flavorful, but the bitterness is a little bit harsh.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
I went into Milly’s today on a whim and was surprised to find this beer on tap, yes please. Pours a jet black color with a creamy beige head that displays moderate retention and lace. Smells heavy on the burnt caramel, anise, brown sugar and light roasted coffee and earthy hops. Frankly this wasn’t what I was expecting as I set the glass under my nostrils. Taste is bitter astringent coffee and roasted grains, hints of anise and molasses, burnt caramel, and a moderate earthy hop bite. Medium body, thick sweet burnt sugary mouthfeel, light to medium level of carbonation. Wow this one is a mess. It smells like a Foreign extra stout with too much dark caramel malt. Missing is any chocolate or dark fruit flavor, creamy mouthfeel, etc. I did not enjoy this one very much. Maybe I can try it in a couple of months after it has had time to settle down, but as is this is a pass.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at the source. Pours a deep clear copper color with a decent white head that’s leaves a fair amount of sticky lace on its journey down the glass. Smells of hops, no really. Dank resinous pine mixed with grapefruit and other light citrus. Malt, uhm yeah, I’m sure there’s some malt in there but I can’t find it. Taste is an explosion of pine and resin moderated only slightly with citrus ala grapefruit and apricot. Malt, yeah there’s a hint of bread and caramel but its hard to find. Medium body and carbonation level with a dank sticky resinous mouthfeel. I really liked this dipa, its actually really good which surprised me a little.