Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured into an English pint glass, the appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a frothy white head managing to dissipate at a good pace. Mild lacing.
The aroma starts off with a huge sweet milk chocolate base. Crisp nutty notes follow in. Dark fruits play with some dark chocolate.
The flavor yields to the sweet side with a soft smooth bitterness from the dark chocolate. Dark fruits seem to fall back way more. Lingering robust dark chocolate plays with the sweet side in the aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a spectacular sessionability about it. ABV seems well hidden.
Overall, I liked this one a lot for me as the ABV doesn’t seem as pronounced as in other Baltic porters. Also, the dark fruits really don’t make any noise in this one so much, so another quality somewhat missing from this. Still, something about it that I would love to come back to.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a sturdy dark pale orange color. Slim rim of white foamy head quickly breaks apart to leave sly little messy valleys of head. Far speckled lace.
The aroma had some dry malted earthy barley/grainy tones. Ridged with a caramel to toffee backbone and a touch of ash to smoke and then leveled out with some peat.
The flavor was the malts up front, dry and crisp with the earthiness and caramel. Semi-sweet but broken. Rich malty aftertaste. Malty to peaty sort of finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a good sessionability about it. Extremely low carbonation (just how the style should be). Malts feel fine and not cloying.
Overall, nice scotch ale/wee heavy that I could have again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Poured into a nonic pint glass, the appearance was a semi-dark brown color with a thin finger’s worth of off white foamy head. Gentle dissipation.
The aroma had some dark fruits, light milk chocolate sweetness, a tad of vanilla extract. And then some dark chocolate bitterness.
The flavor yields to the sweet side. Some roastiness plays underneath. Sly blended aftertaste. Quick dark fruity finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a bit more sessionable sort of ability to it. Moderate carbonation.
Overall, for an imperial stout, it is a bit thinner than expected. At least the aroma and flavor is good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a ruddy burnt orange color with a cap of a small white head. Quickly dissipates and leaves no lace.
The aroma had a low amount sweet grassy hops over some caramel and toasty malts. Mild acceptable soapiness.
The flavor leans sweet through the malts but even that is quite low. No aftertaste but finishes quick and sweet.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a decent sessionability about it. Since the carbonation rides fairly low, malts tend to stick a tad on my tongue.
Overall, English mild ale, yes, I understand and is good for what Bobcat wanted but I can see why so many people don’t like this. Me, I don’t mind this one. It’s a food beer.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Kölsch from Bobcat Cafe & Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a golden yellow color with a sly transparency about it. Carbonation could be seen rising at a moderate pace to fill a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipates fairly quick. No lace.
The aroma had some sweet corn, mild citrus and then some bitter grassy hops.
The flavor brings together all of those previously mentioned aromas. Sly sweet aftertaste with the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a spectacular sessionability about it. Carbonation seems to hit just right.
Overall, good kolach that I could come back to on warmer days.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Ripton Red from Bobcat Cafe & Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a dark ruddy burnt amber color with a finger’s worth of foamy white head that dissipates evenly. Extremely light messy lace.
The aroma had some caramel / toffee malts, light pine, some citrus, then some light breadiness.
The flavor brings all of the previously mentioned aromas to blend nicely. Light malty aftertaste, sly malty sweet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Good carbonation. Piney bitterness tries to grip with an even harshness on my tongue.
Overall, this was a decent amber ale that I could have again, preferably with food.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured into a pint glass at the brewpub, the appearance was a moderately dark brown color with a sly transparency to it. Bar pour’s kind of slim white head dissipates immediately. No lacing.
The aroma starts with roasty sweet nutty to caramel and then some nutty malts. Sly grassy, semi-dirty/earthiness, mostly acceptable.
The flavor leans nutty sweet, nice roasty level, acceptable bitter grassy happiness to balance. Sly sweet nutty aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this was a decent sessionably smooth Brown ale deep with a rich sly maltiness laying down on my tongue appropriately. Carbonation seems to ride nice and low.
Overall, nice English styled brown ale that I would have again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a glossy semi-burnt orange color almost brown. Thin bar pour’s kind of slim white head dissipates immediately. No lacing.
The aroma takes some malty sweet toffee and caramel tones rolling into some sweet nuts, almost pecan-like. Somewhat buttery, but not diacetyl. Light grassy hops.
The flavor brings in the sweet malts to the nuts, enjoyable with a sly nutty (semi-buttery aftertaste and finish).
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it. Low carbonation mainly. Sly smooth feel really rolling over my tongue.
Overall, this was a decent English pale ale. Quite clean all around and acceptable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a glossy dark brown color with a bar pour’s kind of slim white head. No lacing.
The aroma starts off with some sweet malty notes of nuts, toffee, light caramel, some bready notes, and then a light sweet meatiness. Subtle smoke as it warms. Lack of \"peatiness\" makes me think a little bit.
The flavor brings all of the previously mentioned aromas together nicely with lack of \"peatiness\" once again. Sweet malty aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionability about it. Carbonation seems good, fairly smooth.
Overall, pretty good Scottish ale but does lack some of the normal \"peatiness\" usually expected in the style. Still, I think I could come back to.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at the brewpub.
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a bronzed golden amber color with a thin yet lasting head that dissipated at a nice pace. No lacing.
The aroma had the normal qualities of an ESB, creamy sweet bready to biscuity tones with some clean fruity esters.
The flavor cleanly produces the malty sweetness with some crisp nuttiness and then the fruity esters to balance. Exceptionally clean sweet malty aftertaste with a light grassy sweetness in there as well. Quick semi-sweet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionable smooth sweet crisp feel to it. Carbonation rides fairly easy. Smooth sweet semi-creamy effects flow over my tongue nicely.
Overall, as an ESB it works and I would have again. Pass the fish n’ chips.