7.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the Columbus taproom. Mostly clear dark brownish-amber color with a medium off-white head that diminishes gradually to a dense film. Sparse strings of lace. Roast malt, fruit and nuts in the nose. Light to medium body with flavors of roast malt, chocolate, fruit and a touch of hops. The finish is sweet with a malty aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2019
at 19:22
7.2/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at the Columbus taproom. Hazy orange color with a medium thin white head that dissipates steadily to a wispy film. Short strings of lace. Aroma of fruit, wheat and vanilla. Light-bodied with flavors of peach, wheat, vanilla and biscuit malt. The finish is mildly tart with a peach aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 May 2019
at 19:14
7.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 2/26/2019. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, blackberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, blackberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, woody, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, blackberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 5.4%. Overall this is an excellent Brut IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish; amazingly soft feel, and not aggressive. Awesome Chinook, Citra, Callista profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great clean balancing pale/wheat malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Apr 2019
at 21:40
8/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 3/13/2019. Pours very hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big bananas, fruit peel, lemon, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, red/green apple, white grape/wine, cinnamon, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, graham cracker, white bread dough, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of bananas, fruity/acidic yeast, cinnamon, vanilla, lactose, graham cracker, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big bananas, fruit peel, lemon, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, red/green apple, white grape/wine, cinnamon, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, graham cracker, white bread dough, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light cinnamon spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of bananas, fruit peel, lemon, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, red/green apple, white grape/wine, cinnamon, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, wheat, graham cracker, white bread dough, light peppercorn/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of bananas, fruity/acidic yeast, cinnamon, vanilla, lactose, graham cracker, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/tartness, and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tartness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy/acidic/tangy. and lightly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 5.5%. Overall this is an excellent fruited milkshake Berliner weisse. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of bananas, fruity/acidic yeast, cinnamon, vanilla, lactose, graham cracker, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/drying finish, not overly lactic. Perfectly balanced between mushy banana flavors, Lacto complexity, lactose, spices, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. Not overwhelming on any aspect. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive experimental style example as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Apr 2019
at 02:37
5.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
On tap at the Ginger Man. Pours slightly hazy orange. Peach, lemon, doughy stale finish. Medium body. No thanks.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Apr 2019
at 22:41
5.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Slight pink tint to this amber brew. Smell is a little apple like and yeasty. Taste is a little farmy for a cider with some chalk. Decent co2. In the end it comes across like a mild mannered fruit cider without much unfermented sugars. Well mannered and easy to get along with, somewhat like homemade but better. Starts to get cloudy near the end because of all the yeast I'm stirring up.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2019
at 21:26
6.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can, from Wine Source, Baltimore. Pours extremely hazy orange yellow with foamy off-white head that deflates quickly, orange juice aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter orange-grapefruit taste, somewhat thick body, long bitter finish. Interesting but a bit bitter.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Apr 2019
at 20:35
8.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 3/13/2019. Pours very hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big juicy, lightly tart/tangy strawberries, bananas, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, graham cracker, wheat, biscuit dough, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, strawberry, banana, vanilla, graham cracker, lactose, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy, lightly tart/tangy strawberries, bananas, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, graham cracker, wheat, biscuit dough, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy strawberries, bananas, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, vanilla, cream, graham cracker, wheat, biscuit dough, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, strawberry, banana, vanilla, graham cracker, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no cloying/puckering flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering tartness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic mouthfeel that is fantastic. No warming alcohol for 5.5%. Overall this is an outstadning fruited milkshake Berliner weisse. All around awesome fruity/acidic yeast, strawberry, banana, vanilla, graham cracker, lactose, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish, not overly lactic. Super juicy/jammy fruit with balanced Lacto complexity, vanilla/graham cracker flavors, and lactose/wheat/malts against acidity. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example as expected. Not overwhelming on any aspect, pretty much perfectly balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2019
at 12:46
7.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On draught at Gallo's Tap Room Powell. The beer is a hazy ruby-purple color with a medium pinkish-white head that burns away steadily to a film. Short strings of lace. Aroma of berry, spice and vanilla. Light-bodied with flavors of tart berry, lactose, spice and biscuit malt. The finish is slightly creamy with a mildly tart blackberry aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Apr 2019
at 02:39
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 20 Apr 2019
at 23:00