Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Pale Ale from Idletyme Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Draught at Worthy Kitchen, 5/21/16.
Fairly hazy, light amber-golden body is topped by an immediately failing white head. No carbonation visible. Doesn’t look like much....
And the nose is just weird. Not exactly flawed or straight up unclean but also nothing like a hopped APA should smell like. Earth, some light plastics, strange phenols and strange dried wood-like notes. Maybe a touch of gasoline. Passing notes of citrus and lightly spicy, vegetal hoppiness but just too off-putting.
Thankfully, as is often the case, whatever went wrong aromatically, doesn’t manifest itself in the flavor. Quite dry, but with very light honey and cracker malt notes for balance and more sugar emerging on the end. Though there’s not much to balance, as this is a heavily juicy, low bitterness pale ale redolent of the New England style with only slight grassiness, spicy, vegetal notes and just a touch of bitter grapefruit on the end. Some very strong hard water characteristics and low carbonation, slightly loose at points. Maybe just a touch of the weirdness from the nose.
CLW (16859) reviewed Pale Ale from Idletyme Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft at Worthy Kitchen for $7.00. Color is hazy orange with lasting head. Served very cold, frozen. I’m surprised no ice was on the snifter. Aroma is loads of fruit, peach, pineapple, guava purée.
The flavor is loads apron loads for fruit. Again, peach, guava, some dirty malts. Sugar. Maybe more sugar then necessary. Ends on sugar. Body is medium with lasting fruit.
AdamChandler (5745) reviewed Pale Ale from Idletyme Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Hazy dark orange. Dark orange. It smells good but there’s like this rubbing alcohol aroma at the finish. Thick mouthfeel. Sweet. More of that strange ethanol flavor. Sweet finish. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Picked up a growlette from Natural Provisions in Williston, VT.
This was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange color with a slim finger’s worth of white foamy head that quickly dissipated. No lacing.
The smell started off with sweet pulpy grapefruit, light sweet malt, an underscore of sweet grass, then some light lemon rind bitterness.
The taste was pulpy sweet with a nice grapefruit rind-like bitterness following through. Wet grapefruity/pulpy aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium in body. Nice sessionability with a nice bitter rind-like harshness hitting my tongue.
Overall, nice APA with grapefruit in it, nice and authentic. Reminiscent of Spring House’s Lexicon pale ale. I’d have again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
This was poured into a pilsener glass.
The appearance was a hazy/cloudy orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Fairly thick foamy lacing glosses along the sides of the glass.
The smell had some sweet lemon blending with some nice grassy/spicy hops. Low bitterness. Light bready/biscuit sweet goodness.
The taste mainly followed the smell taking the spice portion to run into the aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a great sessionable feel about it. Carbonation felt fairly low. Grassy hop bitterness becomes the harshness but even that is really low key.
Overall, Idletyme knocked it out of the park. Its wonderful and I would love to have it again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at Shelburne Tap House.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange almost brown color with a bar pour’s kind of slim white head that dissipated immediately. No lacing.
The smell had some sweet bready to roasty nutty character to the front end and as it warmed up more yeasty to caramel and toffee malts showed their presence.
The taste was mainly sweet throughout the beer. Light sweet bready to roasty nutty character runs into the aftertaste. Smooth wet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation runs fairly light and smooth. Delicate caramel malt sticks to my tongue, not cloying.
Overall, I say this was a pretty good dunkel lager. I could see myself having it again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
This was poured into a snifter.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange to ruddy yellow color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about thirty seconds leaving some light lacing sticking and then sliding down into the beer.
The smell had some grapefruit sweetness with a decent grassy bitterness blending nicely. Light spicy musty/earthy hops balance.
The taste was mainly the same as the smell. Lingering earthy sweet grapefruity/grassy aftertaste and a semi-dry sweet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fairly decent sessionability about it. Carbonation runs fairly light. Bitterness seems fairly thick.
Overall, decent DIPA I might have again.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed IPA from Idletyme Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
This was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a ruddy burnt orange color with a nice transparency about it. Carbonation could be seen rising at a moderate pace. A thin white little head maintains for about a good minute and gently dissipates.
The smell starts off with some bitter citra hops and gets sweet and has a nice little bit of a caramel malt backbone.
The taste was basically the same. Lingering malty to sweet citra hopped aftertaste and then had a quick dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it. Carbonation runs fairly light. Bitterness strikes appropriately on my tongue.
Overall, its a decent AIPA. But in a sea of fantastic Vermont AIPA’s, would I want this again? Honestly, I don’t really see the need to come back to this.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Tripel from Idletyme Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
This was poured into a chalice.
The appearance was a semi-burnt orange color with a thin little white head that quickly dissipated. There wasn’t any lacing.
The smell takes in some Belgian spices over top of iced apples, light pear, lemongrass, freshly cut grass and some bready notes.
The taste was mainly the same taking in some drying notes on the taste buds. Semi-sticky apple/pear like sweet aftertaste and running into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body. Decent sipper. Sticky on the feel. Spices hit lighter in the feel.
Overall, its a good tripel for the most part, but not exactly up there with the best of its style.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Stout from Idletyme Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
This was poured into an English styled pint glass.
The appearance was a black color with a thin off white to tan creamy looking head. Minimal streamy lacing clings and slides to along the glass.
The smell takes on some dry roasted coffee and slightly bitter yet bringing in a tad of sweet black licorice (not exactly sure where that came from, but I don’t mind, just a bit different).
The taste operates upon a semi-sweet to semi-bitter roasted coffee and black licorice sweetness. Quick dry and semi-sweet roasty aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation feels good, fairly light.
Overall, as an Irish Dry Stout, it works, I didn’t mind that extra effort of the \"black licorice\" I’m not used to in the style. I’d have again.