Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Confusing label - Diogenes the himbo? Clear amber, less than a coat of off white head is soon gone. 3-Aroma of grappa, bread, dried fruit. Oily, low carbonation. Sweet with bread, grapes in various states (fresh, moldering, oxidised). Firmish bitterness grips gradually - maybe it's more than firmish. After a while there are spicy hints that rye is involved. No overt alcohol. Good - enough going on to be interesting but for the strength I would have liked either a bit more depth or some a lightening lilt.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Pours very hazy gold with a large sudsy head.Nose shows mango, lychee, pear, peach, pineapple, pine and resinous hops.Flavours include pineapple, spicy hops, resinous hops, peach, lemon zest and mandarin. Finishes with a lingering herbaceous and resinous hoppy note and accompanying bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
A solid but unspectacular hazy. Aromas of orange peel, lime, lemondrops and bread. A really nicely balanced taste with some topical fruits coming in as well.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. A particularly good example of their always recognizable label design. Almost black with a cm of tan head. Aroma is roasty with mocha, caramel, and spices. Either it's a little fizzy or there's not enough oats to make it noticeably smooth. Not as much caramel but more roast and coffee than expected from the aroma with a decent mildly spiced bitter kick at the end. Solid drinking.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
From a 355ml can on 16/6/2021. Pours a hazy golden with a small to medium head. Has a decent and tropical and citrus nose, with some grassy notes. Tastes of orange, melon and peach, with a moderate citrus bitterness with a bit of lemon and lime. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Nicely put together but I still prefer The Matriarch.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Aromas of pine, spearmint, biscuit, spice and milk. Grapefruit, pine and spice most prominent in the mouth. A solid WC DIPA.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can. Opaque brownish orange with a white head that’s soon a coat. Aroma of pineapple, apple and a little lime. So it tastes. Quite sweet with some warmth and bitterness welling up though the murk. Not really my sort of thing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can. Near clear amber with a cm of white head. Aroma of grapefruit, pine, mango skin, breadcrust. Medium bodied, carbonation a bit lower than some CoCon beers. Clean & moderately sweet with some depth to the slightly caramelised malt flavours, then fruity with the balance more towards the tropical than expected before pine and sufficient bitterness come through. Right up my street.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From a 355ml can on 23/3/2021. Pours a hazy deep golden with a small head. The nose features dank and ripe fruit. Quite sweet up front with lots of tropical fruit sweetness (pineapple, mango), a hint of green apple, and a moderate, slightly tangy bitterness at the back. The mouthfeel is a touch slick, the carbonation slightly fizzy. By no means bad, but perhaps a touch muted for a double. Has way less punch than the Matriarch.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can. Opaque orange with a small white head. Aroma of oranges, pineapple, mango, coconut. The citrus in zestier on the palate and that works well to counter the sweetness. Cleaner than it looks with modest yet sufficient bitterness at the end. A tidy hazy IPA - for me, their best of that ilk so far.