7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can at the July DC RB mini-tasting. Poured a golden yellow color with a medium-small white head. Aroma was pleasant tropical fruits, passion fruit. Flavor was similar, kind of a fruit forward beer, not a lot of salty character in this one.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Aug 2018
at 05:08
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can, date obscured, but freshly arrived in stores, drunk 6/8/18.
Soupy dark bronze with a white head fading quickly to a ring.
Lime-coconut-like notes are the first thing to note, in the nose, and seem a bit odd, but perhaps it's just the ester mixing in. Rich honey and dough-like malts behind it more than balances. Pine and grapefruit are quite strong on the end. A bit of alcohol/resin sneaks in there.
In the mouth, it's decidedly bitter, resinous and piney with tons of grapefruit and hard orange rind. Wow, what the hell happened here?? Vic Secret has always come off soft, juicy and full of melon and tangerine. There's little/none of that here, but they've certainly got the bitter, resinous, hard pine covered. Malty enough texture and tight carbonation, with appropriate attenuation, but just brutally bitter, resinous and hard, white grapefruit and pine doing nothing of interest or enjoyment for the palate.
Soupy dark bronze with a white head fading quickly to a ring.
Lime-coconut-like notes are the first thing to note, in the nose, and seem a bit odd, but perhaps it's just the ester mixing in. Rich honey and dough-like malts behind it more than balances. Pine and grapefruit are quite strong on the end. A bit of alcohol/resin sneaks in there.
In the mouth, it's decidedly bitter, resinous and piney with tons of grapefruit and hard orange rind. Wow, what the hell happened here?? Vic Secret has always come off soft, juicy and full of melon and tangerine. There's little/none of that here, but they've certainly got the bitter, resinous, hard pine covered. Malty enough texture and tight carbonation, with appropriate attenuation, but just brutally bitter, resinous and hard, white grapefruit and pine doing nothing of interest or enjoyment for the palate.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2018
at 19:01
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Canned 6/1, drunk 6/8/18.
Soupy bronze-maize with a white head fading quickly to a ring.
Oh ya...zesty spice with pineapple juice, rich honey-like malts and tons of tropical fruit. Mango-lime character persists on the finish with no resin but a touch of grapefruit and light pine for balance.
Fairly substantial bitterness rides on the back of lime and grapefruit. It's soft, malty and dry, as every Commonwealth beer I've ever had has been. Bit strong on the PNW hop character (citrus, pine) but spicy capsaicin and juicy tropical fruits do help ward it off. Perfect texture makes things soft and drinkable, as well. Spice, bitterness and light pine lingers.
Soupy bronze-maize with a white head fading quickly to a ring.
Oh ya...zesty spice with pineapple juice, rich honey-like malts and tons of tropical fruit. Mango-lime character persists on the finish with no resin but a touch of grapefruit and light pine for balance.
Fairly substantial bitterness rides on the back of lime and grapefruit. It's soft, malty and dry, as every Commonwealth beer I've ever had has been. Bit strong on the PNW hop character (citrus, pine) but spicy capsaicin and juicy tropical fruits do help ward it off. Perfect texture makes things soft and drinkable, as well. Spice, bitterness and light pine lingers.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Aug 2018
at 18:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can 8-4-18
Tried
from Can
on 05 Aug 2018
at 03:29
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
8-4-18
Tried
on 05 Aug 2018
at 02:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can 8-2-18
Tried
from Can
on 03 Aug 2018
at 03:19
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can 8-3-18
Tried
from Can
on 03 Aug 2018
at 02:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can 8-2-18
Tried
from Can
on 03 Aug 2018
at 02:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can, with illegible date, drunk 5/24/18.
Heavily hazy, copper-to-golden. Large, full, well-retained, white head.
Nose is papaya, marmalade and lemon with a bit of vegetal-like Mosaic character (scallion/garlic). Peppery and not all that bright, though with cracker and light biscuit not disturbing the hops.
In the mouth, it continues with the bad veggie-scallion Mosaic character, but otherwise shows perfect carbonation, malt texture, attenuation and bitterness. No resin, no alcohol, no flaw. Man these guys are great. Scallion burns off a bit as it progresses leaving lime, pine and light honey in its wake. For a simcoe-mosaic-style IPA, which I never have very high hopes for, this is quite amazing (minus the scallion, of course). Looking at the commercial description, I see it's Equinox El Dorado, which I don't usually get a lot of vegetal/scallion from, though still don't particularly care for.
Heavily hazy, copper-to-golden. Large, full, well-retained, white head.
Nose is papaya, marmalade and lemon with a bit of vegetal-like Mosaic character (scallion/garlic). Peppery and not all that bright, though with cracker and light biscuit not disturbing the hops.
In the mouth, it continues with the bad veggie-scallion Mosaic character, but otherwise shows perfect carbonation, malt texture, attenuation and bitterness. No resin, no alcohol, no flaw. Man these guys are great. Scallion burns off a bit as it progresses leaving lime, pine and light honey in its wake. For a simcoe-mosaic-style IPA, which I never have very high hopes for, this is quite amazing (minus the scallion, of course). Looking at the commercial description, I see it's Equinox El Dorado, which I don't usually get a lot of vegetal/scallion from, though still don't particularly care for.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Aug 2018
at 19:32
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tallboy can shared at tasting by someone. Thanks! Imperial WTF?! Just like the other stuff. Lots of fruits and not actually a gose.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Aug 2018
at 01:15