6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Elizabeth Station, pours a clear golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of lacto upfront, followed by light citrus. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of lacto upfront, followed by citrus. Very clean and easy to drink. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2017
at 12:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
16 oz. can, courtesy of andrewje41 (thanks a lot, Andrew), pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out spicy peppers, medium roasted malt, and some of the cardamom. Flavour is pronounced on the cardamom, with medium spiciness, roasted malt and some dark cocoa. Rather jumbled and I'm just not a fan of the cardamom in here. It's solid for what it is, but not one of the better Matchless beers.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Dec 2017
at 11:07
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft 12 oz pour at Toronado, Seattle. A clean, shiny golden orange pour. Plenty of rocky foam head. At some point very recently, Matchless decided to start doing new beers as often as what seems like every single day. Making it hard to keep up. There is so much beer. Aroma is a slightly dank, somewhat sweaty, juicy citrus hop. A little questionable, but the flavor cleared up the slight worry I had. Cool, juicy and refreshing citrus fruit hop profile with nothing to call flawed. Drinks super easy. Citrus fruit, paired with a paper like grain. Not bad in any way. Another solid offering from these guys.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Dec 2017
at 20:39
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 oz. bottle, pours a cloudy opaque orange with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with piney hops, stone fruits galore and biscuity malt. Flavour is just lovely, loaded with piney hops, some stone fruitiness, light pith and biscuity malt. Some sticky resins with a touch of sweetness on the finish. Immensely drinkable and wonderfully constructed. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2017
at 23:33
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at loyal legion Portland. Pours out a crisp golden topped with a white head. Nose is light grain some corn and wheat. Taste is more of the light grain and corn.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Dec 2017
at 17:53
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Taster at Loyal Legion. Clear golden body, small foamy head. Light grainy aroma. Taste is more of the grains, bread. Small hoppy bite puts in squarely in pils territory.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2017
at 17:49
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Draft pour pint at Hop and Hound. Very thick, almost milky, orange juice pour. Spiraling foam head. Creamy, juicy hops from front to back. A mellow orange cream aroma. The late palate actually has me thinking it's a glass of orange juice I'm enjoying. Long cool finish. So refreshing and delicious. These guys just get it.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Dec 2017
at 18:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft 10 oz pour at the Red Hook Brewpub. A midnight red pour, thin film head. Love that Matchless continues to kill it with the hoppy beers, then remains solid with the unique styles as well. Sweet and bold bready malt aroma. Flavor has a good mix of spice, and dark fruit, with song, drawn out toasty finish. A little too sweet for my usual taste. Very flavorful. Good beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2017
at 21:54
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
16 oz can poured. These guys have quickly become one of my favorite local brewers. Them, along with another brewery pretty far north, I feel like would both strive with a Seattle taproom. The IPAs are incredible, and the other beers aren't left behind. What i love most about these Matchless beers is the unique story behind a lot of them. Creative brewing processes, or yeast strains. Just adds to the fun and enjoyment of the beer. This IPA fits in well with their already extraordinary list of stellar hoppy beers. Hazy golden yellow pour. A ton of tropical fruit going on. Pineapple. A creamy, oat like background. A clear pils malt, that works great with this beer. An excellent IPA. Hope this one sticks around in their lineup.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Dec 2017
at 21:20
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can pours out a hazy straw color topped with a white head. Nose is a nice fruit mix with fresh hops leading the way. Taste is more of the fruit hops and a light sweet malt.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Dec 2017
at 14:37