8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 11/22/2017. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red apple, citrus peel/zest, pepper, pine, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red apple, citrus peel/zest, pepper, pine, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red apple, citrus peel/zest, pepper, pine, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, fairly crisp, and lightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.1%. Overall this is an excellent single hopped American pale ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/dryness finish, never aggressive. Great balanced dank and vibrant hop complexity; nice bready malt backbone, with no residual sweetness. Only my second experience with Loral hops, but definitely better than the Ghost Hammer was to me. This was more vibrant on citrus/fruit and not overly earthy/spicy on the hops. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Feb 2018
at 01:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at Kraft House No. 5. The beer is a slightly hazy reddish-orange color with a thin pinkish-white head that evaporates quickly to a thin outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of berry, yeast and citrus. Light-bodied with flavors of raspberry wine, yeast, citrus and doughy malt. The finish is mildly tart with a vinous oak and raspberry aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 18 Feb 2018
at 17:21
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 12/11/2017. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy golden amber/light orange color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, pepper, pine, wheat, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, pepper, pine, wheat, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, pepper, pine, wheat, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 7.07%. Overall this is a very nice NEIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink; despite the fairly aggressively bitter/drying finish. Great mix of dank, vibrant, and earthy hop complexity; nice bready malt backbone, with no residual sweetness. Simcoe, Amarillo, Comet, Citra, Calypso hops; plus Conan yeast. Very unique hop profile. A very enjoyable offering, and nice style example.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Feb 2018
at 01:05
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft - pours black tan head - nose and taste of bourbon, roast chocolate and light molasses cookie - full body
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2018
at 00:43
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can at home. Pours pale golden amber, nose is caramel, light spices, floral, taste is creamy, caramel, toffee, hints of the sweet potato.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Feb 2018
at 17:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Keg at brewdog merchant city. Pours black, nose is chocolate, earthy, cinnamon, caramel, taste is rich chocolate, chewy, liquorice, fiery cinnamon, vanilla, a touch thin.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2018
at 16:37
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Fra fat på Brewdog Berlin 15 Jan 18. Gylden. 0 skum. Sukkertøyaroma. Smaken tørket frukt. Lett syrlig.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2018
at 13:23
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Fra fat på Brewdog Berlin 15 Jan 18. Grågul. Uklar. Filmskum. Lett bæraroma. Smaken syltynn. Fersken igjen. Svakt syrlig etter hvert.
Tried
on 02 Feb 2018
at 13:22
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Beer Table to Go, NYC can: pours dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is honey, roast and yeast. Taste is rather on the sweet side. Yeasty and a tad spicy but from the yeast. Sticky mouthfeel.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Feb 2018
at 02:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 9/13/2017. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus zest/peel, light pepper/pine, light caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus zest/peel, pepper, pine, light caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.1%. Overall this is an excellent American pale ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/tropical/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink; with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish. A bit aggressive, but not overwhelming. Never had Dr. Rudi hops before, very tropical with balanced lemon/orange citrus notes. Dank, earthy, and vibrant hop complexity; nice bready malt backbone, with no residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Feb 2018
at 00:47