jcwattsrugger (14787) reviewed Benchwarmer from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
12oz bottle-shared by hbmason-pours a tan head and mahogany color. Aroma is some off astringency, medium malt. Taste is medium/dark malt-peat/caramel, secondary astringent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12oz bottle-shared by hbmason-pours an off white head and amber color. Aroma is medium malt-bready. Taste is herbal hops, medium malt-bready.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Back Yard IPA from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Location: Draft at The Artist's Palate, 9/30/11
Aroma: The nose has some caramel malts along with some citrus/grapefruit and grassy hops
Appearance: The pour is a copper-orange color with a fairly large sized white head atop it
Flavor: The taste is fairly balanced between the malty sweetness and hop bitterness, leaning hoppy
Palate: The body is fairly light (leaning medium), and it is crisp, clean, and drinkable on the mouth
Overall Impression: This will serve as my first rating from Cooperstown, and I found it to be a fairly average offering. This is really just a decent, but unspectacular IPA. However, it is fairly drinkable. After a little debate in my own head, I decided this is an average (plus) beer.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Back Yard IPA from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Half Time. Pours copper with a slight white head. Smells like dusty citrus. Med body. Flavor is strange - hint of sour/citrus, maybe a bit of floral, sweetish caramel, and a bit of cardboard in the finish.
CLW (16859) reviewed Striker Brown Ale from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12 oz bottle from the brewery. Used my Newcastle glass. Deep, rich brown poor with tons of carbonation. Very thin small off white head. Not much lace at all. Nose of caramel and nuts. Taste is much the same. Not going to get you real excited but… it would be a nice session brew if you live in NY. It’s a very standard and straight forward Brown.
CLW (16859) reviewed Back Yard IPA from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
12 oz bottle @ the Brewery, Milford , NY. Nose of mild grapefruit and sweet malt. I can smell the Ringwood yeast. And to be honest, I’m not a huge fan. Flavor is mostly pine and citrus hops with a mild malt backbone. Ringwood yeast makes a nice porter or stout but to me, not in an IPA. Not bad, still drinkable, Nothing really wrong with it, just not my style IPA.
CLW (16859) reviewed Benchwarmer from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap @ the Brewery, Milford, NY. Served in taster glass. Also had in a 12 oz bottle from the brewery. Aroma has dark roasted barley and chocolate malt. The flavor is robust. Sweet and malty upfront and finish is great bitter hops. Also, hints of nuts and wood as the brew warms up. Medium to full mouthfeel. Excellent balance. I wish I had bought more to enjoy later. (Only 2 bottles left) This porter is NOT a benchwarmer, it’s a heavy hitting cleanup hitter. Nice job from the head brewer in Milford!
CLW (16859) reviewed Strike Out Stout from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Tap @ the Brewery, Milford, NY. Served in taster glass. Also had in a 12 oz bottle from the brewery. Nice full, tan head that dies to a ¼ ring. Nose of roasted malt, not much else. But the taste is where this brew shines. The head brewer told me they use 50 lbs. of oatmeal flakes. And man you can tell! There is a strong roasted oat character with a good balance of chocolate and roasted bitter coffee notes. It has a good amount of body due to the oatmeal. As the brew warms it leaves a nice bitter lingering coffee finish. I think there is great flavor and I could drink lots of this. The pitcher retires the batters in order 1-2-3. Solid for the style.
CLW (16859) reviewed Nine Man Ale from Cooperstown Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Tap @ the Brewery, Cooperstown, NY. Served in taster glass. Also had in a 12 oz bottle from the brewery. Light thin white head, no lace to speak of. Nose is light bread malt, not much else. Taste is really bland. Buttered biscuit with a touch of wheat. This was my least favorite of all the Cooperstown brews. Weak but that really is what I expect from this style.