7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft. Even tide Oyster bar. Black with an average tan head and nice lacing. Aroma is cocoa, roasted barley, lactose, and mild coffee.
Flavor is rich in dark chocolate, coffee with cream, and some bitter cocoa and maybe barley in the finish. Overall somewhat creamy and dry near the end. Some mild lingering sweetness from the lactose. Actually very good for under 7 %.
Flavor is rich in dark chocolate, coffee with cream, and some bitter cocoa and maybe barley in the finish. Overall somewhat creamy and dry near the end. Some mild lingering sweetness from the lactose. Actually very good for under 7 %.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2017
at 06:31
4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
375mL bottled 9/15/16, drunk 12/21/16.
Large white head quickly fades to a ring atop a minimally hazy, light blonde body.
The nose smells off right from the start. There’s a touch of lively, bright brett that is quickly and permanently blotted out by a hint of baby diaper and vegetable. Not much to be discerned once the infected notes hit...
The flavor is equally rather vegetal with only mild baby diaper hints. The lemon and lime from the brett mixed with light pepper phenols are drowned out and the beer quickly must go down the drain...too bad.
Large white head quickly fades to a ring atop a minimally hazy, light blonde body.
The nose smells off right from the start. There’s a touch of lively, bright brett that is quickly and permanently blotted out by a hint of baby diaper and vegetable. Not much to be discerned once the infected notes hit...
The flavor is equally rather vegetal with only mild baby diaper hints. The lemon and lime from the brett mixed with light pepper phenols are drowned out and the beer quickly must go down the drain...too bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2017
at 15:21
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Keg at the brewery. Clear dark brown, thin creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of roast, chocolate, tobacco. Taste is vanilla, roast, coffee, bits of cherry. Medium bodied.
Earlier Rating: 2/21/2015 Total Score: 3.4
Northeast Bucket List Trip Beer #93. Keg at the brewpub. Pours near black with a thin tan head. Poor head retention. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, mild lactose. The taste is roasted malts, lactose, chocolate, mild dark fruits. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness.
Earlier Rating: 2/21/2015 Total Score: 3.4
Northeast Bucket List Trip Beer #93. Keg at the brewpub. Pours near black with a thin tan head. Poor head retention. Aroma of roasted malt, chocolate, mild lactose. The taste is roasted malts, lactose, chocolate, mild dark fruits. Medium bodied, lingering bitterness.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2017
at 12:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the brewery. Hazy orange, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of tangerine, melon, mango, pale malt. Taste is bitter grapefruit, melon, onion, pale malt. Medium bodied, dry, lingering bitterness.
Tried
on 07 Jan 2017
at 12:31
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Draught at the brewery, 10/21/16.
Near-soupy appearance with a bright, fiery orange-golden color and a small, but firm, white head atop.
Beautiful mosaic in the nose cast a ton of pineapple, mango and light lime as the equinox bolster the tropical fruit character and add a little bit "drier" citrus to balance things out. Great amount of bitterness (low) which easily balances the fairly dry maltiness which itself adds light honey, graham cracker and biscuit. Mango, pineapple and light lime linger on with no alcohol or flaw.
Juicy as all hell, as expected, with a very soft, wheat and malt-laden texture and fine carbonation. Good attenuation, though obviously some sugar left behind to balane. Light to moderate bitterness, with lots of citrus and dry pineapple. Awesome, stuff, obviously like a richer, stronger Patina with parallels to DDH Melcher Street (I think this is a bit better). Phenomenal stuff. Wish I could drink ASB’s beers regularly.
Near-soupy appearance with a bright, fiery orange-golden color and a small, but firm, white head atop.
Beautiful mosaic in the nose cast a ton of pineapple, mango and light lime as the equinox bolster the tropical fruit character and add a little bit "drier" citrus to balance things out. Great amount of bitterness (low) which easily balances the fairly dry maltiness which itself adds light honey, graham cracker and biscuit. Mango, pineapple and light lime linger on with no alcohol or flaw.
Juicy as all hell, as expected, with a very soft, wheat and malt-laden texture and fine carbonation. Good attenuation, though obviously some sugar left behind to balane. Light to moderate bitterness, with lots of citrus and dry pineapple. Awesome, stuff, obviously like a richer, stronger Patina with parallels to DDH Melcher Street (I think this is a bit better). Phenomenal stuff. Wish I could drink ASB’s beers regularly.
Tried
on 02 Nov 2016
at 18:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at the brewery, 10/21/16.
Deep amber-tinted mahogany body is topped by a beige head, medium in size and showing moderate to moderately strong retention.
Rich fudge, lactose and light caramel accentuate the nose as licorice and plums sit in the background. Vanilla cream and light acidity from the malt and milk sugar combining give a good sweet/tart character, while there’s no alcohol or flaw. Very rich, comforting, but not cloying nose.
Same with the flavor, maybe I was just in the mood for a sweeter beer (doubtful) but despite the milk sugar being prominent here, with lots of vanilla and fudge notes, there’s still ample acidity near the finish that gives a lip smacking brightness and balance to the beer. Soft, of course, malty texture and low but engaging carbonation with no flaw or alcohol. Very nice!
Deep amber-tinted mahogany body is topped by a beige head, medium in size and showing moderate to moderately strong retention.
Rich fudge, lactose and light caramel accentuate the nose as licorice and plums sit in the background. Vanilla cream and light acidity from the malt and milk sugar combining give a good sweet/tart character, while there’s no alcohol or flaw. Very rich, comforting, but not cloying nose.
Same with the flavor, maybe I was just in the mood for a sweeter beer (doubtful) but despite the milk sugar being prominent here, with lots of vanilla and fudge notes, there’s still ample acidity near the finish that gives a lip smacking brightness and balance to the beer. Soft, of course, malty texture and low but engaging carbonation with no flaw or alcohol. Very nice!
Tried
on 02 Nov 2016
at 17:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Beer store in Portland: pours light gold with a white head. Aroma is cheesy funk. Taste is lightly tart and funky. Not sweet. Subtle and easy drinking. Nice.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2016
at 17:00
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Farmhouse Tap and Grill.
This was poured into a long stemmed taster.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange to yellow color with a thin white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Messy thin lacing.
The aroma starts off with some sweet citrus rind and pulp bursting over some grapefruit rind and juiciness. Light mango as it warms.
The flavor takes the juiciness of the grapefruit and the citrus and hits at the pulpy sweetness very nicely. Lingering bittersweet juicy aftertaste rides into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Carbonation feels fairly low. Nice crisp gripping bittersweetness hitting my tongue.
Overall, for an APA, it’s a bit abrasive almost leaning towards the AIPA, but hey this is actually very good as I know I would come back to.
This was poured into a long stemmed taster.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange to yellow color with a thin white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Messy thin lacing.
The aroma starts off with some sweet citrus rind and pulp bursting over some grapefruit rind and juiciness. Light mango as it warms.
The flavor takes the juiciness of the grapefruit and the citrus and hits at the pulpy sweetness very nicely. Lingering bittersweet juicy aftertaste rides into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Carbonation feels fairly low. Nice crisp gripping bittersweetness hitting my tongue.
Overall, for an APA, it’s a bit abrasive almost leaning towards the AIPA, but hey this is actually very good as I know I would come back to.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2016
at 17:46
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Farmhouse Tap and Grill, Burlington, VT (Maine tap takeover).
This was poured into a long stemmed taster.
The appearance had a burnt glossy orange color with a thin white foamy head that dissipated immediately. Light messy lacing.
The aroma had a ton of sweet freshly cut grass rolling over huge amounts of citrus, crisp grapefruit peel, some pulp. Underneath of dankiness.
The flavor brings it all together nicely. Light citrusy/grassy aftertaste with nice crisp semi-sweet to bitter finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Carbonation runs low and real nice.
Overall, now that’s what a session IPA should be fully aromatic with the punchy bitterness in the flavor yet still has the ability to be crushable in gulps if I wanted to slam it. This is top notch and I would love to have it again.
This was poured into a long stemmed taster.
The appearance had a burnt glossy orange color with a thin white foamy head that dissipated immediately. Light messy lacing.
The aroma had a ton of sweet freshly cut grass rolling over huge amounts of citrus, crisp grapefruit peel, some pulp. Underneath of dankiness.
The flavor brings it all together nicely. Light citrusy/grassy aftertaste with nice crisp semi-sweet to bitter finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Carbonation runs low and real nice.
Overall, now that’s what a session IPA should be fully aromatic with the punchy bitterness in the flavor yet still has the ability to be crushable in gulps if I wanted to slam it. This is top notch and I would love to have it again.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2016
at 17:36
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 4/2/16.
Moderate haze, though no cloudiness or soup here. White head atop is large and shows strong retention.
Leafy, vegetal, heavily foresty/woodsy notes in the nose divulge light grapefruit, honey, caramel and orange rind on the finish. Some spicy notes as well, with no alcohol or flaw.
More bitter than expected in the mouth, with grapefruit slowly giving way to biscuity, rather grainy malts. Fortunately the tight carbonation and delicate/dainty honey-like sweetness on the finish keeps it enjoyably textured and drinkable. The bartender at Bissell described their beers as soft and subdued on the end while describing Bissell as more aggressive. Can’t say I agree. This wasn’t messy or anything but was rather dry and very bitter, relative to a lot of the IPAs/pale ales in this "style". Still quite nice, with a woodsy/dank character that seems quite unique.
Moderate haze, though no cloudiness or soup here. White head atop is large and shows strong retention.
Leafy, vegetal, heavily foresty/woodsy notes in the nose divulge light grapefruit, honey, caramel and orange rind on the finish. Some spicy notes as well, with no alcohol or flaw.
More bitter than expected in the mouth, with grapefruit slowly giving way to biscuity, rather grainy malts. Fortunately the tight carbonation and delicate/dainty honey-like sweetness on the finish keeps it enjoyably textured and drinkable. The bartender at Bissell described their beers as soft and subdued on the end while describing Bissell as more aggressive. Can’t say I agree. This wasn’t messy or anything but was rather dry and very bitter, relative to a lot of the IPAs/pale ales in this "style". Still quite nice, with a woodsy/dank character that seems quite unique.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Apr 2016
at 23:48