9

Tastes like raspberry cheese and glass shards. RIP.

Starting to have a jamup in the beer fridge. Going to work tonight to help thin the herd. Reminds me of vanilla coke, so unsure what 2think.

8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 oz can poured, picked up at City Beer, San Francisco, and brought home to share, but damnit the can says drink fresh, so I guess I gotta open it while I have the chance! Pours a glowing golden orange, plenty of rocky foam head, and a haze. Not the appearance I was exactly expecting from a dank, west coast advertised brew, but I dont judge. Smooth flavor, quite a bit less aggressive as I'd expect. As much as this brew falls outside of expectations, it is delicious. Amazing nonetheless. Juicy orange background. Tangy flavor that balances nicely with a citrus hop. Lots of refreshment. A bit zesty. Solid brew here. Officially on the radar for breweries to visit after just one brew.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 8/2017. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy ruby red, light orange/pink/purple color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light pink head with solid retention, that reduces to a minimal spotty lace cap that lingers. Minimal spotty lacing on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big sour/tart/tangy blueberries, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red/green apple, currant, red grape/wine, vanilla, cinnamon, sea salt, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, leathery/musty/lacto funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic/light spicy yeast, blueberries, cinnamon, vanilla, sea salt, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big sour/tart/tangy blueberries, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red/green apple, currant, red grape/wine, vanilla, cinnamon, sea salt, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of peppercorn, leathery/musty/lacto funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy blueberries, fruit skin/seed, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red/green apple, currant, red grape/wine, vanilla, cinnamon, sea salt, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, peppercorn, leathery/musty/lacto funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/light spicy yeast, blueberries, cinnamon, vanilla, sea salt, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/sourness and tangy fruit balance; with minimal puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a smooth, moderately creamy/grainy/acidic/tangy/tannic, and lightly saline balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an awesome fruited Gose. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/light spicy yeast, blueberries, cinnamon, vanilla, sea salt, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish; not overly lactic/salty. Awesome balance of juicy/jammy blueberries, Brett/Bacteria complexity, and cinnamon/vanilla flavors; with a nice pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp acidic dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example; but more of a pure sour/wild ale with the Brett/Pediococcus addition.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at Cap Hop. Pours brassy gold with a foamy white head. Aroma of pale stone fruits, tropicals and a hint of pine. Malt? Med body. Flavor is slightly biting tropical - seems passionfruit tang. Might be some evergreen. Malt barely detectable for me. Fairly dry. Quite hoppy in a moderately biting way. Definitely bitter. Tasty and pleasing. Excellent.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Capped 750 from Cap Tap. Pours hazy dirty gold with a large, foamy white head. Aroma is lots of vanilla with peach hints. Med body at least. Flavor is vanilla, lactose and peach taking 3rd place. Neither dry nor sticky. There is a decent bitterness level, but hop doesn't really seem in it. Quite tasty tho.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at Cap Tap. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Aroma seems citrus. Fruitily undry. Nicely bitter. Roasty malt is detectable. Gets a tropical note in the finish.

7.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at Cap Hop. Pours black/brown with a huge foamy darkish tan head. Aroma of chocolate, vanilla, smooth dark malt, and perhaps anise. Just misses full bodied. Flavor is aroma, xpt that it’s surprisingly dry and quite earthy. Intriging and tasty ale. Not a trace of heat for me. Likin’ it a lot.

8.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Cap at Cap Tap. Version verified with the keg tag. Tag dated Jan 16. Pours dark brn/blk with a tan head. Wow aroma of cinnamon, vanilla and chocolate. Full bodied. Somewhat sweet dark malt with pleasing amounts of cinnamon and chocolate. Very nice smooth/slick mouth feel. Vanilla tends to get submerged under the cinnamon with time. There’s a light burn in the depths - but not really in the mouth. It’s very good.

8

This is the least beer visible glass ever. But holy shit it's ultra guava. Massive guava. all I can say is guava. All I can dream is guava. So guava.