Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Keg at the brewpub, 17/02/15. Very lightly hazed orange amber topped with a moderate off white swirl. Nose is biscuit, caramel, spice, dark malt, toffee. Taste comprises dark malt, toffee, light spice, fruit rinds. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. So so.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg at the brewpub, 17/02/15. Very lightly hazed golden orange with a moderate off white swirll. Nose is tangerine, bitter orange, melon, grapefruit. Taste improves over the aroma, comprising pine needle, melon, mandarin, straw, orange pith, red grapefruit. Medium + body, fine carbonation, smei drying close dosed with hop bitterness. Adequate DIPA but no game changer for sure.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Thumper from Lexington Avenue Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at the brewpub, Asheville, 17/02/15. Lightly hazed golden orange topped with a moderate off white swirl. Nose is apple orchard, yeast esters, light citric notes, lemon rind. Taste comprises bitter dark fruits, caramel, citric rinds, Belgian yeast notes, candyfloss, hint of vanilla. Medium + body, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Adequate tripel, at least there’s a good bitter element to balance the sweet but ultimately lacks depth for the ABV being offered.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed The Knuckle from Lexington Avenue Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Keg at the brewpub, Asheville, 17/02/15. Extremely dark mahogany brown with a decent light tan swirl and edgeing. Nose is toffee, cocoa powder, vanilla, light spice. Taste comprises chocolate, biscuit notes, light spice, dark malts, vanilla essence, toffee, raisens. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent enough stout.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Hop Burst from Lexington Avenue Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at the brewpub, Asheville, 17/02/15. Lightly hazed golden with a moderately appointed off white cap. Nose is bitter orange, straw, tangerine, citric pith. Taste ramps up a little, bitter orange, grapefruit, light pine streak, straw. Medium bodied, prickly carbonation - lets this one down a few notches, semi aggressive hop bitterness in the close. Ok APA, if it wasn’t for the over carbonation I’d have given in 3.5.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed IPA from Lexington Avenue Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Keg at the brewpub, Asheville, 17/02/15. Lightly hazed golden with a decent off white cap that retains well. Nose is citric pith, tangerine, melon, whisper of passionfruit. Taste comprises melon, orange pith, straw, lemon rind. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with light hop bitterness. Ok drinkable offering but lower end of the style spectrum for me, lacks hop presence.
ben4321 (11632) reviewed Eleanor's Rye from Lexington Avenue Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Location: Draft at the brewpub, 12/31/14, The final beer I drank in 2014!
Aroma: The nose has some rye/spice, clean hop notes, and some sweet malts
Appearance: The pours is a caramel-orange with a beige head and some drippy lacing
Flavor: The rye nicely mellows the sweet malts, and a light-medium bitterness finishes the flavor
Palate: The body is medium (leaning light), with a spicy tingle, and a clean, light dry finish
Overall Impression: The last beer I drank in 2014 (and I guess the first beer I drank in 2015 too as I was finishing this as the ball dropped) happens to double as my favorite beer from Lexington Ave. Some of the others I tried were less successful, but I thought they did a nice job with this one.
ben4321 (11632) reviewed Hop Burst from Lexington Avenue Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Location: Draft at the brewpub, 12/31/14
Aroma: Light hop aroma, some pine and resin notes, some pale malt notes are present as well
Appearance: Pours an orange color, slightly hazy, with a smallish off-white head and decent lace
Flavor: Taste is similar to the nose, decent, but just feels a little dull, with an okay flavor
Palate: The body is medium, leaning light, decent mouthfeel overall, with a lightly dry finish
Overall Impression: This reminds one of the generic brewpub APA or IPA that you find at any generic brewpub across the country that makes its on okay craft beer to accompany its bar food. Nothing special, but nothing bad either. It's a beer, and you can drink it, but you won't be very excited about it.
ben4321 (11632) reviewed Thumper from Lexington Avenue Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Location: Draft at the brewpub, 12/31/14
Aroma: It has a Belgian yeast aroma, sweet, malty, fruit, and a little spice as well
Appearance: Murky orange beer, decent sized head, light, spotty lace
Flavor: The taste is along the same lines, sweet, a little boozy, and a bit of spice
Palate: The body is medium-full, a little boozy heat, and a bit of stickiness
Overall Impression: Thought this was an okay one overall. Not an outstanding example of the style, but not a bad one either.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Location: Draft at the brewpub, 12/31/14
Aroma: The nose is somewhat hoppy, with some malt sweetness, and a bit of booze
Appearance: It pours an orange color with a pretty decent sized head on it
Flavor: The flavor is similar, with a decent hop component, somewhat muddled, bit of booze
Palate: The body is medium-full, leaning slightly sticky, slightly hot as well, dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was a just okay DIPA. It is definitely closer to the bottom quarter of the style than the top quarter of the style. Still though, it has some flavor. You could do a lot worse.