Idle Hands Craft Ales
Microbrewery
in
Malden,
Massachusetts,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated Venue: Idle Hands Craft Ales
Established in 2011
Contact
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown/black in color with a small bubbly tan head that shows fair retention. Rich dark chocolate and earthy roast with hints of earthy hops and faint licorice and char. Pretty solid robust porter.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2020
at 23:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Can (9/30/20) pour from Total Wine & More, Burlington. Appearance is opaque black with no sparkle, finger-width beige-light brown foamy head with decent retention and no lacing. Aroma is nice roasted malt, milder caramel. Taste is roasted malt, bordering on burnt, caramel, hint of licorice and chocolate. Mouthfeel is light side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth, silky texture, soft carbonation and roasted bitter finish. Overall, chocolate is more muted than advertised; not getting dark fruit. Still, pretty good.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Nov 2020
at 04:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Typical sour acid aroma. Flavor is a nice balance of sour acidity, sweet and tart tropical fruit taste. Easy drinking.
Tried
on 27 Oct 2020
at 12:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours clear gold into a stein. White head with medium retention recedes to soap rim. Lemon, lime and apricot aromas. Crisp with lime peel and pith upfront turning to mile lemon joy before the lasting earthly cracker finish.
Tried
on 24 Oct 2020
at 22:30
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Worthy Burger, South Royalton, VT. So this was at the end of a long day, and Iβm trying to recollect how it was. Iβm struggling. Iβm guessing juicy and pale. Dunno. I enjoyed it. Went a treat with a chicken burger. The fries in there ate grate.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2019
at 16:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled Oct 2018. Aroma shows mild straw, light lemon, note of funk. Funk in the flavor is low. Mild lemon juice, funky grain, subtle acid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2019
at 20:13
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Aroma is light acid and spice. The flavor is not super tart or super sour. Lemon, Green apple, and a very light spice mixed in there. Actually kind a delicate. Not over the top at all which is why I like it.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2019
at 19:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can sample at a tasting at Lior D's place. Thanks kerenmk. Murky yellow. Fruity oniony hops, sweetish, green bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2019
at 18:57
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dry lemon peel, tea, malt, and hay aroma. Golden yellow with minimal head. Lightly sweet lemon, tea, biscuit malt, moderately sour vinegar and citric acid, and mildly bitter straw flavor. Good body. Pretty dank.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2019
at 21:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Rosemary, caramel malt, and orange peel aroma. Amber with small head. Mildly sweet rosemary, caramel malt, mildly sour citric acid, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Good body. Pleasant - nice use of rosemary without going over the top.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2019
at 21:34