Idle Hands Craft Ales

Microbrewery in Malden, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Idle Hands Craft Ales

Established in 2011

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89 Commercial St, Malden, MA, 02148, United States

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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours gold into a tulip. White head with good retention recedes leaving trailing lacing. Caramel and bourbon aromas. Sharp with sweet oak and caramel upfront turning to a lasting woody bourbon burn finish.

Tried on 16 Nov 2012 at 15:00


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5

Pours deep, hazy mahogany into a trappist glass. Off-white medium head with good retention coats surface. Mild dark pit fruit aromas. Medium bodied and dry with caramel and clove upfront turning turning to sour bitter earth in the lasting finish. The finish is not pleasant and really brings it down notches.

Tried on 23 Oct 2012 at 15:21


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Belgian Beer Fest Boston. Murky yellow color, white edge head. Aroma of lightly spiced straw. Taste is very boozy.

Tried on 09 Sep 2012 at 07:39


7
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Hazy yellow color, white edge head. Aroma of slightly sour straw. Taste is rising white bread dough and lemon peel. Not bad.

Tried on 09 Sep 2012 at 07:37


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Night of the Funk 2012. Cloudy maroon color, off white head. Aroma of dark fruit. Taste is sweet and sour summer fruit, vanilla, citrus. Interesting.

Tried on 08 Sep 2012 at 07:23


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

This one is billed as a sour tripel, if there is such a thing. Night of the Funk. Aroma is sour lemon and lime. Taste is softly sour citrus. Interesting.

Tried on 08 Sep 2012 at 07:19


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

A hazed blonde wit with a thin white head. In aroma, a nice fruity and lemony malt with notes of cloves. In mouth, a sweet chalky malt wih bananas and cloves, a bit watery and light. On tap at Somerville Summerfest, July 14, 2012.

Tried from Draft on 07 Aug 2012 at 10:43


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

A dark opper amber saison with a thin off white head. In aroma, a lighly peaty fruity malt with light off notes. In mouth, a nice smooth peaty malt with light Brett, a bit herbal, nice. On tap at Somerville Summerfest, July 14, 2012.

Tried from Draft on 07 Aug 2012 at 10:41


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours light gold into a tumbler. Bright white head with good retention leaves sheet lacing as it recedes. Sour chardonnay aromas. Sharply carbonated with caramel, mild citrus and spice upfront turning to a lasting earthy bitter finish. Quite bitter with little of the wheatiness expected in a wit...closer to a white IPA.

Tried on 16 Jul 2012 at 14:45


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Pours hazy deep amber into a tulip. White head recedes to skim surface leaving scant sheets. Sweet citrus and yeast aromas. Dry with caramel upfront turning to tangerine before the lasting dusty yeast finish.

Tried from Can on 23 Apr 2012 at 16:38