Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 4.5
Tastes and smells exactly like a Chick-O-Stick, so I guess this pint accomplishes what it sets out to do. As a beer, though, it's relentlessly sweet, the milk sugar piled high, offering up tons of milk chocolate and vanilla backed up by a heavy peanut butter base and a growing coconut streak on the finish. Sweet up front, sweet on the back end--if beers that are more candy than stout are your thing, you'll love this brew. Me...not so much.
MrSpooks (5518) reviewed Yang from New Heights Brewing Company 5 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 2.5
The difference between this pint and Yin are staggering. Where Yin was a spot-on example of a type of beer I view with moderate uncertainty, Yang is a rough version of a style I love dearly. Comes across unfinished; the malts present a very raw, wort-ish funkiness underneath the caramel and odd eggnog notes, while the hops are vegetal and bitter, coming across medicinal rather than piney. Never would've expected I'd prefer the NEIPA, but Yang's a tough beer to finish.
MrSpooks (5518) reviewed Yin from New Heights Brewing Company 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Crisp, bright, and easygoing, with a burst of grapefruit, lemon zest, passion fruit, and mandarin, followed by an herbal spiciness and layers of pine and minerals. Crackery malts offer a hint of balance, while the finish is lingering notes of citrus and pine. Very nice NEIPA.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Straightforward, in-between IPA, with fruit-forward hop notes going up against caramel malts and a pine-mineral bitterness on the back end. Wet grain on the fade comes across raw. Okay.
Edwgallo (6794) ticked Rum Runner from New Heights Brewing Company 5 years ago
Edwgallo (6794) ticked CTC Brown from New Heights Brewing Company 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Traditional doppelbock, heavy on the caramel, honey, toasted bread, and hazelnut-almond notes, with hints of cocoa, orchard fruits, and a mild floral bitterness. All-around well-made pint.