5.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 8
Overall 4
Draught at Ginger Man, 10/11/18.
Thick, thick, soupy, muted bronze. Gotta love the appearance of these guys' IPAs. Big white head atop showing great retention.
Bubble gum, fruits, pine and strong mosaic or simcoe-like vegetal notes. Hmmm. Kind of underwhelming mostly because it's like 90% yeast and 10% hop character. And the hop character doesnt even seem particularly good.
Kinda yeasty again, in mouth. Popcorny, dirty, bland yeasty, yikes! Not much on the juice... Dry, with a great texture and carbonation. No problems there. Just needs less yeast in suspension. Not resinous or bitter. Very disappointing. Dirty, popcorny, metallic yeast ruins it.
Thick, thick, soupy, muted bronze. Gotta love the appearance of these guys' IPAs. Big white head atop showing great retention.
Bubble gum, fruits, pine and strong mosaic or simcoe-like vegetal notes. Hmmm. Kind of underwhelming mostly because it's like 90% yeast and 10% hop character. And the hop character doesnt even seem particularly good.
Kinda yeasty again, in mouth. Popcorny, dirty, bland yeasty, yikes! Not much on the juice... Dry, with a great texture and carbonation. No problems there. Just needs less yeast in suspension. Not resinous or bitter. Very disappointing. Dirty, popcorny, metallic yeast ruins it.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2018
at 15:39
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Fresh can drunk 8/16/18.
Heavily hazy-to-soupy, bronze-maize-golden with a small, modestly-well-retained, white head atop.
Smell is pure Galaxy goodness backed by just the right amount of fruity, minimally bubble gummy, yeast character. Light, honey-tinged, cracker/biscuit malts back gently and the nose gets more and more tropical and juicy with warming. Light guava, white wine and mineral join the fray and there's no sign of alcohol, resin or flaw.
In the mouth it's shockingly flavorful, with big passion fruit, guava and light lime hop notes backed by a gentle malt sweetness, tight carbonation, high attenuation and a soft texture. Mango, lime, white wine and mineral continue through the finish, with spicy Galaxy notes and heavily juicy lime-guava lingering wonderfully. I don't remember the regular version being remotely this good, but obviously they've dialed this one in. This has just about everything good about four and six seam minus all of the alcohol. Really fantastic stuff.
Heavily hazy-to-soupy, bronze-maize-golden with a small, modestly-well-retained, white head atop.
Smell is pure Galaxy goodness backed by just the right amount of fruity, minimally bubble gummy, yeast character. Light, honey-tinged, cracker/biscuit malts back gently and the nose gets more and more tropical and juicy with warming. Light guava, white wine and mineral join the fray and there's no sign of alcohol, resin or flaw.
In the mouth it's shockingly flavorful, with big passion fruit, guava and light lime hop notes backed by a gentle malt sweetness, tight carbonation, high attenuation and a soft texture. Mango, lime, white wine and mineral continue through the finish, with spicy Galaxy notes and heavily juicy lime-guava lingering wonderfully. I don't remember the regular version being remotely this good, but obviously they've dialed this one in. This has just about everything good about four and six seam minus all of the alcohol. Really fantastic stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Sep 2018
at 15:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can drunk 8/16/18.
Moderately hazy-to-cloudy, tangerine-copper-brass. Small, off-white head atop shows moderate retention.
Well-aged acid with integrated, attenuated fruits are both aromatic and bright, not dampened by any excess lactose and showing round, lightly juicy citrus and seedy, lightly jammy red fruit. Vanilla, honey and cracker sit behind it, confidently, with no alcohol, flaw or excess sourness. The lactose, malt and juicy fruit notes all achieve a very nice balance.
Soft, malty and juicy with lactose and honey-like malt textures, engaging carbonation and juicy citrus. Again, it's quite balanced and very flavorful, with a good attenuation and integration of the fruit. No excessive lactic acid component, nor any heavily tart, dominating raspberry character (which I find to be a problem quite often in raspberry sours). Great mix of soft, sweet and juicy, with tart/acidic. Clean and showing no alcohol.
Moderately hazy-to-cloudy, tangerine-copper-brass. Small, off-white head atop shows moderate retention.
Well-aged acid with integrated, attenuated fruits are both aromatic and bright, not dampened by any excess lactose and showing round, lightly juicy citrus and seedy, lightly jammy red fruit. Vanilla, honey and cracker sit behind it, confidently, with no alcohol, flaw or excess sourness. The lactose, malt and juicy fruit notes all achieve a very nice balance.
Soft, malty and juicy with lactose and honey-like malt textures, engaging carbonation and juicy citrus. Again, it's quite balanced and very flavorful, with a good attenuation and integration of the fruit. No excessive lactic acid component, nor any heavily tart, dominating raspberry character (which I find to be a problem quite often in raspberry sours). Great mix of soft, sweet and juicy, with tart/acidic. Clean and showing no alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Sep 2018
at 20:01
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
750 ml I purchased at the brewery. Flavor has coca nibs, caramel candy, and a decent oak character. The wood helps cut the sweetness down a tad. Mouth is creamy and showing a velvet texture over the palate. Nicely crafted.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Aug 2018
at 17:01
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
pitch black, a little oily 1 finger head. bakers chocolate Very bitter flavor from the malt or hops. a little mocha and raisin, cream, sweet finish.
Tried
on 20 Aug 2018
at 14:23
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2018
at 20:36
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
16 oz. can, bright hazy golden color with standard carbonation. Aroma shows light black pepper, orange peel, yeast. Flavor is a reflection. citrus/ orange peel, grassy bitterness, light coriander seed and malted wheat base. The coriander seed is also subtle. As it should be.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Jul 2018
at 06:10
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft. Cloudy to murky pink giant fluffy head. Plum and lemon aroma. Taste is very softly sour plum and other somewhat related dark fruit
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Jul 2018
at 01:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Crowler filled 4/7/18 and drunk later that day.
Mostly clear brass with a sizeable white head showing modest retention.
Nice herbal character in the nose with a touch of floral and good, clean maltiness with a touch of sourdough. No flaw or alcohol noted.
Dry and moderately bitter with a good deal of hop character in the mouth. Malty, yet well-attenuated with a strong herbal hop character seen in the nose. Engaging carbonation pronounces the light sourdough and crisp grains on the finish, ever so slightly. Excellent and very flavorful for its size with robust but not overdone hopping.
Mostly clear brass with a sizeable white head showing modest retention.
Nice herbal character in the nose with a touch of floral and good, clean maltiness with a touch of sourdough. No flaw or alcohol noted.
Dry and moderately bitter with a good deal of hop character in the mouth. Malty, yet well-attenuated with a strong herbal hop character seen in the nose. Engaging carbonation pronounces the light sourdough and crisp grains on the finish, ever so slightly. Excellent and very flavorful for its size with robust but not overdone hopping.
Tried
from Crowler
on 05 Jul 2018
at 20:59
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Draught at the brewery, 4/7/18.
Dark amber, quite hazy, with a white head that steadily fades to a ring.
Heavy, doughy, bland yeast adding earth, dirt, paper-like notes with heavy specialty malt adding an almost sour-like character, as well. Not getting much in the way of citrus peel, perhaps a bit of spice and orange oil, but it's mostly dough and specialty malt. Very bready, twangy and hard to find much good to say here.
In the mouth it's just continual yeasty dominance. Messy, bland, dirty with heavy bread, caramel and only light citrus and fruity esters that come no where near balancing or lightening things. Hard to drink much of this. What the hell happened on this visit? These beers were all a mess.
Dark amber, quite hazy, with a white head that steadily fades to a ring.
Heavy, doughy, bland yeast adding earth, dirt, paper-like notes with heavy specialty malt adding an almost sour-like character, as well. Not getting much in the way of citrus peel, perhaps a bit of spice and orange oil, but it's mostly dough and specialty malt. Very bready, twangy and hard to find much good to say here.
In the mouth it's just continual yeasty dominance. Messy, bland, dirty with heavy bread, caramel and only light citrus and fruity esters that come no where near balancing or lightening things. Hard to drink much of this. What the hell happened on this visit? These beers were all a mess.
Tried
on 05 Jul 2018
at 16:25