CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Proper Potion #3 from Ten Bends Beer 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: deep hazy burnt orange color with a finger's worth of white frothy head which settled off at a nice pace
Aroma: pineapple-y to mango-like and some guava to the sweet side of passion fruit and some gooseberries/dark berry-sort of hop sweetness; subtle clean malt backbone
Flavor: nice blend of the prior noted aromas through a sweet to bittersweet sort of quality; finishes pineapple-y, mango-like and somewhat piney in a light semi-dry sort of character
Texture: medium bodied, good sipper; great smoothness and juicy toned
Overall: a very nicely done NEDIPA but maybe not to the level of Proper Potion #1; this is still a stellar option to take down the gullet.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Proper Potion #1 from Ten Bends Beer 1 month ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: big hazy burnt orange color with a finger's worth of white frothy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: lemony hop tones with some piney to grapefruity hops then under that subtle floral to sweet grassy hop tones; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet juicy tone to a lovely combined bittersweet juicy quality; finishes juicy through the lemony to grapefruity to floral hop tones
Texture: medium bodied, leaning to being a sipper; great smoothness with a long juicy vibe to it
Overall: wow, what a NEDIPA! That's one I need to come back to.
gave a cheers!
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Luminous Series #7 from Ten Bends Beer 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: thick orange haziness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy, sweet earthy, light melon and dark berry hop notes; nice clean malty character
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine cohesive bittersweet quality; finishes dry with the citrusy to dark berry notes
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, great smoothness and nice low carb with low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: what a great series for the most part, well, maybe not that first one (*rolls eyes emoji here) but yes this was very enjoyable.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Luminous Series #6 from Ten Bends Beer 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: thick hazy burnt orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet grass, mixed citrusy and subtle mango hop notes; light clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine mixed citrusy hop notes and has the same finish with a little dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good smoothness, nice low carb, low hop bitterness
Overall: a very nicely done NEIPA and well worthwhile option in this series
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Luminous Series #5 from Ten Bends Beer 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: thick hazy orange coloe with a finger's worth of white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruit, piney, melon, dark berries and a slight danky/hemp-like tone through the hops; light malts
Flavor: does a very nice job of meshing the prior noted aromas to a fine fully cohesive bittersweet quality; finishes piney, melon-like and a little bit of dark berries
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, great smoothness while keeping the carb low and the hop bitterness low as well.
Overall: yesssssss! Now we're definitely moving!
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Luminous Series #3 from Ten Bends Beer 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: hazy burnt yellow to orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: light notes of white grapes, melons, berries, and some lemon; malts are there but seem to way more faded than the first two of this series
Flavor: does a great job of intertwining the prior noted hop tones together and lets those malts do their best to mingle with those hops; aftertaste is white grapey, melons and berries
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good smoothness and great to report that there's a great low carb, practically no to very low hop bitterness
Overall: those engines are revved and things are happening!
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Luminous Series #2 from Ten Bends Beer 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: chill haze burnt yellow hazy color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated finely to leave some light lace
Aroma: floral to piney hoppiness, light clean malts - semi-biscuity
Flavor: intertwines the previously noted aromas a bit better than Luminous Series #1; this seems a bit more of a cohesive sort of bittersweet quality; finishes slightly floral with a little bit of dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, some smoothness but also a little bit of hop assertiveness (it's better than Luminous Series #1 - I must say that
Overall: we're getting better Ten Bends, rev up that engine, guys, we're going places.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Luminous Series #1 from Ten Bends Beer 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
On tap at Farmhouse Tap & Grill, Burlington, VT (11/12/2018)
Appearance: thick pale yellow to orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney and mixed citrusy hop tones, some lemon peel-ish to light mango hops, biscuity to toffee-ish malts
Flavor: the noted hops play with the malts bittersweetly but also kinda stiff; aftertaste of piney stickiness and sticky malts
Texture: light to medium bodied, semi-sessionable, smooth but also with some stickiness
Overall: not one of their better beers.
* note from the future (03/11/2026) when I found a good website to post these beers - luckily, this is a series so, though we're not exactly starting off so hot here, things get better as this series goes on.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: bright orange haziness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapples - sweet and tart with the lactose and some vanilla
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a creamy sweet quality; finishes like pineapples dipped in cream
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable, very smooth along the tongue, low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: not a bad milkshake IPA and that says a lot from me since I'm not usually a fan of this style.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: bright orange haziness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: peaches - sweet and tart with the lactose and some vanilla
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a creamy sweet quality; finishes like peaches dipped in cream
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable, very smooth along the tongue, low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: not a bad milkshake IPA and that says a lot from me since I'm not usually a fan of this style.