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Clarkvv (17430) reviewed
First Pitch from Idle Hands Craft Ales
8 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
Draught at the brewery, 4/7/18.
Cloudy bronze with a white head fading steadily to a ring.
Heavy dough and white pepper in the nose with some almost saccharine-like white sugar notes thrown in. Pineapple, apple, pear. Jesus, so much strong yeast character. It feels rather crude/messy and not at all what I've come to expect from this brewery.
In the mouth it's doughy, twangy and bready with tons of yeast character that is bland and more pronounced in the texture than actual ester profile. Great texture and carbonation and no alcohol or resin, but just sooooo much crude yeast character and strong clove emerging with warming.
Tried on 05 Jul 2018 at 16:21
Clarkvv (17430) reviewed
Pithy the Fool from Idle Hands Craft Ales
8 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught at the brewery, 4/7/18.
Soupy bronze-golden-maize. Big white head slowly fades to cover.
Doughy nose without much in the way of hops, surprisingly. Bland and full of yeast and particulate with bubble gum esters and light citrus and lemon on the edges.
Typical bubble gum-heavy yeast character in the mouth with melon, watermelon and soft, wheat-like textures. Moderately bitter with grapefruit, lemon and light pine. Yeasty but fruity and lightly juicy as it warms, on the finish with some tropical character, as well. Good dryness and carbonation with good attenuation and no booze. Yeast/particulate creating lots of blandness and a short finish, however.
Tried on 05 Jul 2018 at 16:17
jcwattsrugger (14885) reviewed
Bluma from Idle Hands Craft Ales
8 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap. Off white head that laces and yellow/gold color. A-bready light/medium malt, earthy/spice. T-sweet light malt, some spice hop.
Tried from Draft on 29 Jun 2018 at 22:47
yespr (55614) reviewed
Kill Your Idles: Pluot from Idle Hands Craft Ales
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
From tap. Pours murky orange. Mild citric and fruity. Lingering fruity, sour and sweet. Mellow and lingering sour fruity finish.
Tried from Draft on 29 Jun 2018 at 00:23
yespr (55614) reviewed
Blanche de Grâce from Idle Hands Craft Ales
8 years ago
6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
From tap. Pours hazy yellow, small white head. Aroma is estery, slight herbal. Mild spiced. Estery, slight spiced. Herbal. Medium dry. Estery finish.
Tried from Draft on 28 Jun 2018 at 22:40
Clarkvv (17430) reviewed
Four Seam - Galaxy from Idle Hands Craft Ales
8 years ago
8.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Canned 2/24/18, drunk 2/28/18.
Moderately hazy, golden-maize-bronze with a good-sized white head showing moderate retention.
Nose is excellently-expressed, spicy galaxy with great juiciness and a bright, crisp, snappy finish with just a touch of light honey and cracker from the malt. No flaw, pine or alcohol.
In the mouth it's spicy, soft, understated, as the hop often is with a bit of pineapple rind for extra spiciness and zest. Soft melon, bubble gum and light honey mix in and it gains a lot of juiciness towards the end, especially as it warms and breathes. Spicy mineral character, light wine and more tropical notes linger on. Amazing stuff and a real testament to the Galaxy hop. Soft, well-malted, well-attenuated texture with tight carbonation. Wish they would make this one more often.
Tried from Can on 13 Jun 2018 at 20:51
Clarkvv (17430) reviewed
Kill Your Idles: Tropical from Idle Hands Craft Ales
8 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Canned 1/15/18, drunk 2/3/18.
Hazy, light blonde-peach-golden. White head fades quickly to ring.
Pineapple juice-like notes seem juicy but still well-attenuated and integrated, with an ample amount of lactic acidity that seems properly aged and integrated. Not a punchy, sharp, brutish kettle sour. Guava and other leathery, tart, tropical notes linger on the finish with sparse cracker and biscuit-like malts and no alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's juicy, perhaps not as juicy as expected, but assumedly has attenuated more the month it's spent in the can. Still, if it's any less fully juicy, it's even more integrated and beer-like than expected, with cracker, moderate lactic acidity and lots of tart fruit acids and skin-like character (though of course this is all puree). Tight, engaging carbonation, great malt attenuation, crisp and dry. No flaw or alcohol. Love this series.
Tried from Can on 31 May 2018 at 15:43
CLW (17538) reviewed
Four Seam from Idle Hands Craft Ales
8 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
16 oz. can. Purchased at Ball Square Fine Wine, Somerville. (All the IPA's look the same these days) Aroma is grapefruit, mango, peach, and baked white bread. Fresh aroma. Flavor is mildly juicy, with bread and wheat notes. Bitterness is low with good amount of juice. Dry texture. Good overall but I wish it tasted like it smelled.
Tried from Can on 20 May 2018 at 00:46
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Four Seam from Idle Hands Craft Ales
8 years ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery Maldon Boston .Turbid pale gold colour lasting white head. Some Neipa character some OK hop and fruit juice it's fine. Just not jumping out on me. OK.
Tried from Draft on 16 May 2018 at 22:11
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Two Seam from Idle Hands Craft Ales
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 8
On tap at the brewery Maldon Boston. Turbid pale gold colour lasting white head. Good tropical fruit flavour. Too fizzy. The harsh carbonation gets you in the end . Lovely fruit. Too much carbonic acid. Harsh.
Tried from Draft on 16 May 2018 at 22:04