Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6
30/12/2025. Can shared by danlo, cheers Ed!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
355ml can from Spitting Feathers Brewery Tap, Chester. Pale yellow gold colour, some short-lived bubbles on top and aroma of apple, core, sulphur hint. Taste is sweet, appley, baked notes, fleshy, syrupy, some core, skin, and tart with malic acidity. Medium bodied, medium carbonation, drying sweetish & acidic finish. Quite OK.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5
With the fam in neutral territory, halfway between Asheville & Brevard.
Hazy, iced tea, frothy pour.
Cheesy dank, slightly lemony nose. Batch too fresh perhaps?
Sticky, bittersweet, itchy pith, long earthy tone, not all that tasty.
Froth, harsh abv, creeping acid.
Very meh.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4
This was my wife's choice while visiting. Initially intrigued.
Translucent, peach tea, lingering froth. Not dark at all for currants.
Sour, steel, industrial nose.
Soapy twang, grape skin, cider vinegar, not super currant-y.
Wifey thought it wasn't bad, so I went & got something else for myself.
Nah.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
At the source with family.
House brews are $4 today, didn't see this till I was three deep.
Very light haze, honey gold, lingering froth.
Crackers & cheese wiz, weed whacking veg nose. Too fresh?
Bitter earth, breakfast cereal, quite bitter white grapefruit, twigs & stems. Lacks anything interesting.
Frothy, super astringent, oily & lingering medicinal bitterness. Thankfully thin. Punchy abv.
Okay-ish ipa self hate for $4 a pint.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Dimpled stein at the source with fam.
Filtered, appropriately marzen, somewhat still.
Very herbal, ruffage, weed whacking nose, touch of honey.
Honey, breakfast cereal, very bitter foliage, bit of white grapefruit. Bittersweet & potent.
Moderate-light tannic, very veggy bitterness, off-dry, hidden strong acid.
Kinda good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle from the newer spot down the road from Sierra Nevada. Shared at George & Sam's tasting in Chapel Hill.
Clear caramel, still.
Serious caramel, coconut, lemon, aperitif edge on the nose.
Taste is citrus with a lovely citrus honey edge, toasty, nutty, incredibly floral, lingering bright citrus.
Thin, low to no carb, creamy, slight tact, acidity is too high, kinda easy though.
Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Meeting the In-Laws in neutral territory, Mills River.
Dark cola, kinda still short pour.
Cola, old ale, slight spice, bitters in the nose.
Cola, cinnamon, light lemon, cordial creme. My father in law thinks it tastes like an old fashioned. It's sweet enough that I can see that.
Prickly but not strong carbonation. Nice acidity, on the thinner side, strong.
Good sipper.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
At Mills River with the in-laws.
Resurrected recipe, un-retired.
Clear, bright, pale amber, everlasting foam.
Dusty malt, dry rind, pine sap; potent.
Strong citrus rind, sweet orange, very bitter pith, lingering astringency, nicely dry.
Very foamy, decent carb, just a bit of body.
This is great.