Edwgallo (6795) ticked N.I.B. from Heavy Riff Brewing Company 1 year ago
Edwgallo (6795) ticked Dark Star from Heavy Riff Brewing Company 1 year ago
Edwgallo (6795) ticked Bocelli from Heavy Riff Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can pour from Total Wine & More, Brentwood. Opaque black with thin head, poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong coffee, vanilla and chocolate. Taste follows aroma. Smooth, frothy, thick texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Adjuncts are all represented and in good balance, but base brown is somewhat lost. Tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
5 oz. pour on tap as part of a flight. Hazy pale yellow w/ring of head & trace lacing. Aroma is strong tropical fruit & citrus. Taste is strong tropical fruit, milder citrus, yeast. Smooth texture, relatively thin body, soft carbonation & finish as taste. Decent.
tfontana (7277) reviewed Dark Star from Heavy Riff Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
5 oz. pour on tap as part of a flight. Almost opaque dark brown-red w/ring of head & trace lacing. Aroma is toasted malt & nutty. Taste is toasted malt, muted dark fruit, earth. Smooth texture, soft carbonation & finish as taste. Taste bests aroma.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
5 oz. pour on tap as part of a flight. Opaque pale yellow w/ring of head & light lacing. Aroma is apple & musty grape. Taste is grape, citrus, stone fruit. Smooth, soft carbonation & finish as taste. Decent complexity.
tfontana (7277) reviewed Daisy Glaze from Heavy Riff Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
5 oz. pour on tap as part of a flight. Hazy yellow w/ring of head & nice lacing. Aroma is citrus, pine. Taste is citrus, grapefruit & pine. Smooth, frothy, watery texture, relatively thin body, soft carbonation, finish as taste w/yeast. Aroma and taste are OK; palate weak.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
5 oz. pour on tap at the brewery. Opaque black w/thin cap of head & nice lacing. Aroma is strong sweet malt, chocolate, milder bourbon. Taste is strong sweet malt, chocolate, maple syrup, vanilla, bourbon w/mild alcohol. Smooth, thick texture, soft carbonation & finish as taste. Bourbon is a bit strong. Age would likely help.