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wombat23 (6579) reviewed
Three Card Monte from Idle Hands Craft Ales
10 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Shared 25.4 oz. bottle. Amber color with an off-white head. Aroma is malt and mild hops with hints of rose. Taste is malt, light hibiscus, rose, yeast, and spice. Pleasant drinking.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Jun 2016 at 15:35
Clarkvv (17430) reviewed
Heads Up Play: Australia/NZ from Idle Hands Craft Ales
10 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught at Lulu’s, 5/26/16.
Dark copper-golden body has just a bit of chill-haze and a white head atop showing moderate retention.
Very fruity nose boasts a lot more dank, spicy notes than expected. Assumed it would just be a pure juice bomb. Continues with light nectarine/peach and some strong honey and light caramel from the malt. Clean, with a pleasant yeast character and some herbal and very light pine notes on the finish.
Soft, very malty body and a nicely attenuated though still lightly sweet at times character. Perhaps some of the sweetness is the classic mosaic "mushy-sweet nectarine" but I’m not sure. Bitterness is low but ample, as is the carbonation. Quite drinkable.
Tried on 06 Jun 2016 at 13:53
Clarkvv (17430) reviewed
Bluma from Idle Hands Craft Ales
10 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught at Hugh O’Neiil’s, 5/16/16.
Clear burnished copper with a fiery orange hue and an off-white head atop showing moderate retention.
Rich malts add honey, toffee and light vanilla-cream with a floral/spicy hop character that is a bit outdone by the strong maltiness in the nose. Fresh yeast, soft minerals and very light sourdough on the end as there’s a short reprise of herbs and spices. No alcohol or flaw.
Big honey and caramel character in the mouth with a medium to medium-low carbonation that is slightly loose and really concentrate the malty sweetness. Some pepper/spice-like character adds mild bitterness and a touch of dryness but this is just a malt monster through and through. The attenuation is medium to medium-high, but it sorely lacks dry/earthy/bitter balance. Even some bready notes from specialty malts would help.
Tried on 28 May 2016 at 16:00
Clarkvv (17430) reviewed
Colored Up from Idle Hands Craft Ales
10 years ago
8.9/10 — Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Draught at Hugh O’Neill’s, 5/16/16.
Lovely, brilliant, flaxen-gold body shows plentiful sparkling carbonation and a big white head with strong retention.
Herbs and spices abound in the nose as bright citrus notes quickly pick up their intensity as well. Hay and biscuit-like malts sit in the background adding no more than necessary as the hops do all the talking. Light minerality is notable and it’s just pure, crisp, hop aromatics with no resin or heavy grapefruit.
Perfectly attenuated, with enough residual malt adding texture and balancing easily the hops. Black pepper, fresh grass, herbs, hay, tangerine-lemon and tight carbonation all make for a flavorful and crisp finish with no sweetness lingering and no resin as well. Clean, refreshing and highly-drinkable, it’s good to see restraint used on the citrusy hop element, which otherwise could easily dominate the beer. But it doesnt and this is blissful.
Tried on 27 May 2016 at 11:53
Chalumeaux (5158) reviewed
Three Card Monte from Idle Hands Craft Ales
10 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Poured from bottle 3/22/16 thanks Chris cloudy golden brown color with a nice white head. Aromas of malt grape oak and hibiscus. Taste is dry grape rose and mild spice.
Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2016 at 19:33
CLW (17538) reviewed
Three Card Monte from Idle Hands Craft Ales
10 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
750 ml bottle purchased at Redstone, Andover location. Bottled 3/22/2016. Hazy in color Amber with lasting white head. Aroma is not overdone, hibiscus is low with hints of mild malt and rose petals.

The flavor is just as soon bale as the aroma. It is forward in flower character but again subtle. In the center of the flavor profile I get notes of white grape and mild sweetness. The finish shows a dry hibiscus aftertaste. I actually really enjoyed this.
Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2016 at 19:12
Clarkvv (17430) reviewed
Heads Up Play: USA from Idle Hands Craft Ales
10 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Draught at Bukowski’s Inman, 3/4/16.
Mostly clear straw-golden body shows a small white head with low retention.
Herbs, floral notes, light orange rind and hints of pineapple are somewhat bothered by a strong, honey and bread-like maltiness. Pepper and more herbs with warming, with vanilla, light caramel and lots of fruitiness. No alcohol or flaws.
In the mouth, it’s very undercarbonated, with a very loose, watery texture yet very soft due to the excessive malt. Seemingly underfermented a bit, but maybe that’s just the low carbonation concentrating the malt. Nectarine, peach, apple and orange drowned in honey and light caramel. Vanilla and bread dough with a light, peppery bitterness on the finish.
Tried on 05 Mar 2016 at 15:23
AdamChandler (5744) reviewed
Silk from Idle Hands Craft Ales
10 years ago
6.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
750ML bottle from AFH. Brown reddish appearance with a 1 finger tan head with big ’ol bubbles. Aroma of rye, pine-sol and malts. Really creamy mouthfeel. Juicy, a little bright with pine cone, very bitterness. decent IPA.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2016 at 17:01
CLW (17538) reviewed
Heide from Idle Hands Craft Ales
10 years ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle purchased at Redstone Andover location. Yellow in color with a slight haze. Very thin lasting head. Aroma pilsner malt, grassy hops and skunky yeast.

Flavor is pretty much what you should expect in the style. Pilsner malt and honey with a bit of grassy hops. A touch of sweetness before finishing dry with the same skunky yeast I find in many examples of the style. Moderate carbonation with a lighter body.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2016 at 21:36
CosmicCharlie (9860) reviewed
Charlton Rouge from Idle Hands Craft Ales
10 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours ruby-tinged mahogany into a snifter. Tan head with good retention recedes leaving scant lacing. Pit fruit and funk aromas. Sharp with tart cherry and oak front to back. Lasting pit finish.
Tried from Can on 05 Jan 2016 at 18:12