MrSpooks (5447) reviewed Viva La Otter from Pontoon Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Decent as far as Mexican lagers go, but nothing elevated. Mildly sweet with notes of toasted corn and a slight floral bitterness on the back end. Fizzy and cheap, even though the 4-pack was more expensive than Modelo. The economics of craft beer can be weird sometimes.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can, shared by Matt. Pours bright red. Cherry, blueberry, Ribena, lightly tart. Medium body. Nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours a light copper from a can. Big oak aroma on top of candi sugar. Similar flavor but with some faint estery notes, banana mostly. Good beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Keg at Dairyland, 2.9.23. Dark brown thin tan head, average retention. Aroma of caramel, roast. Taste is caramel, vanilla, cherry. Slick. Decent. New brewery! Brewery #2137, USA #1734, Georgia #20.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Ryes or Die Trying from Pontoon Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Very hazy golden and straw coloured body with a thinnish, one centimetre tall off-white head that stays afloat nicely over top of the 90 per cent opaque glow. Aroma of light rye, some deep wheat and some softer hops with some nice bitterness along with a slight dash of alcohol noticeable in the nose as well, but this is pretty rye-heavy, of course. Medium-bodied; Pretty rich and malty rye and grainy notes dominate with a lot of pungency and bitterness, wtih a good blend of malt and hops that bring out the pungency along with a good alcohol bite and some dryness throughout, but the rye grain and the bitterness shows strongest throughout here with a lot of pungency and richness from the malts as well that finishes nicely and perhaps shows even more than 8 per cent alcohol. Overall, a pretty nice, rye-centric IPA with a great bitterness and pungent dryness and noticeable alcohol bite, but the balance between malt and hops is struck quite well and the rye is very nice throughout. Great to sample, very fresh and even though rye isn't my favourite - this one works very well! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Altamonte Springs, Florida on 01-January-2023 for US$4,99 sampled in my hotel room here in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on 31-January-2023.
MrSpooks (5447) reviewed Nightmare Fuel from Pontoon Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4
It’s a sour. Tastes like sour berries. Touch of lactose sweetness in the finish. If you’ve tried one modern American Berliner weisse you’ve tried them all.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Can from Tavour. Pours clear amber gold with a transient white head. Aroma of kandi, pale prunus fruits with oak notes. Arguably full bodied. Flavor is oak, kandi, yeast/spice, note of banana. Pear too. It is exquisite.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Keeps the rye accentuated, offering a dry, spicy middle set against melon and tropical notes and a modest pine undertone. Finishes clean and somewhat bland for a DIPA, lacking both a lingering hop bite or any residual grain. Good, almost great.
Stuu (34525) reviewed Quad Stack from Pontoon Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can at Joe's. Pours hazy orange, nose is caramel, citrus, candi sugar, toffee, taste is sweet toffee, burnt maple syrup, caramel, vanilla, quite bitter for the style.
MrSpooks (5447) reviewed Köl Runnings from Pontoon Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4
Very much an Americanized kolsch, with outsized citrus and apple notes on the front end and a husky graininess in the finish. Wet malt and yeast in the fade. Not much nuance.