8/10
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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!
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!
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2026
at 00:58
7.9/10
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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!
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!
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2026
at 00:40
7.3/10
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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.
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.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Mar 2026
at 00:27
7/10
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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.
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.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2026
at 00:13
7.8/10
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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.
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.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2026
at 23:08
7.8/10
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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.
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.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2026
at 23:06
7.8/10
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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: mangoes - sweet and tart with the lactose and some vanilla
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a creamy sweet quality; finishes like mangoes 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.
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: mangoes - sweet and tart with the lactose and some vanilla
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a creamy sweet quality; finishes like mangoes 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.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2026
at 23:03
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9.5
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass. Purchased 08/09/2019 and consumed the same day.
Appearance: thick hazy burnt yellow/orange color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: lemon zesty, grapefruity, oranges, tangerines and a little bit of mangoes; light notes of biscuity malts
Flavor: wonderfully blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet juicy to bittersweet juicy quality; finishes with the lemon tone but that zestiness seems a bit scaled down here and that grapefruity/orangey and tangerine-like meshed character just seems to be oh so lovely here
Texture: light bodied, so invitingly sessionable; absolutely so smooth without any excessive chalky dryness. Nice low carb, no hop burn, and no hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: probably one of the best session IPA's I've ever had and also one of the best uses of Motueka hops.
Can to becher glass. Purchased 08/09/2019 and consumed the same day.
Appearance: thick hazy burnt yellow/orange color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: lemon zesty, grapefruity, oranges, tangerines and a little bit of mangoes; light notes of biscuity malts
Flavor: wonderfully blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet juicy to bittersweet juicy quality; finishes with the lemon tone but that zestiness seems a bit scaled down here and that grapefruity/orangey and tangerine-like meshed character just seems to be oh so lovely here
Texture: light bodied, so invitingly sessionable; absolutely so smooth without any excessive chalky dryness. Nice low carb, no hop burn, and no hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: probably one of the best session IPA's I've ever had and also one of the best uses of Motueka hops.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2026
at 22:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark yellow to almost orange color with a two finger white foamy head which trailed off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: mango, peaches and sweet orangey pulpy hop tones; light clean malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together from a sweet semi-juicy fruit hoppiness to a fully bittersweet juicy quality; finishes mango/sweet and orangey character
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue; nice low carb, and low hop bitterness
Overall: nicely done NEIPA very worthy of returning to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark yellow to almost orange color with a two finger white foamy head which trailed off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: mango, peaches and sweet orangey pulpy hop tones; light clean malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together from a sweet semi-juicy fruit hoppiness to a fully bittersweet juicy quality; finishes mango/sweet and orangey character
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue; nice low carb, and low hop bitterness
Overall: nicely done NEIPA very worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2026
at 00:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: orangey hazy color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: cranberry tart & sweet whiffs with earthy & piney hops backing that up and a sly malty backbone
Flavor: wraps up the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to tart to bittersweet quality; finishes with the cranberries & piney/earthy hops
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; light smoothness, nice low carb, low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: nicely done DIPA with cranberries, I'd return to this.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: orangey hazy color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: cranberry tart & sweet whiffs with earthy & piney hops backing that up and a sly malty backbone
Flavor: wraps up the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to tart to bittersweet quality; finishes with the cranberries & piney/earthy hops
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; light smoothness, nice low carb, low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: nicely done DIPA with cranberries, I'd return to this.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2026
at 23:33