5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Cask at Callister, Vancouver
Blond color, quite clean actually. Some aroma of office pot coffee (even a jar of Nescafé smells better, be honest). No carbonation, warm temperature; delicate malt, sweetish, with a touch of wheat bread, chilies, and hint of cold brewed coffee.
Not too bad, but rather purposeless, like sugar and meatballs.
Chaos beer.
Blond color, quite clean actually. Some aroma of office pot coffee (even a jar of Nescafé smells better, be honest). No carbonation, warm temperature; delicate malt, sweetish, with a touch of wheat bread, chilies, and hint of cold brewed coffee.
Not too bad, but rather purposeless, like sugar and meatballs.
Chaos beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Mar 2017
at 02:19
5.2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
On tap at Callister, pours an opaque, cloudy, filthy yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of citrus pithy notes, light piney hops and yeast. Flavour is similar, with lots of pithy notes, some tropical fruits, yeast and piney hops. Rather confused flavour profile overall, with a very dirty, yeasty character. Palate is very milky and thick on the palate, which is very odd and a little off-putting. Getting tired of these filthy NE-style IPAs, and this is one of the filthier, messier ones around here. Not good.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2017
at 02:17
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Callister, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma brings out pine hops, some light resins and some earthy notes. Flavour is intensely piney and bitter, with boatloads of piney hops, a floral quality and almost no malt character. Exceedingly bitter, almost too much so. Fun extreme IPA that is a bit too harsh.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2017
at 02:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Callister, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out loads of coffee upfront, maybe a hint of the lactose, though it's not very apparent. Flavour is balanced well between the coffee and lactose, finishing like a moderately sweet white chocolate mocha. Smooth palate and very silky on the palate. Solid, fun beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Mar 2017
at 02:10
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
2019-02-02, can from Legacy LRS, Vancouver, 8-3-8-3-16=38
Murky blond colour. The aroma is explosive, with citrus fruits, some mango, some tropical fruit, light dank. It's a bit chalky and astringent, but the hop portion is impeccable, being juicy, citrusy, a bit piney and dank.
Dirty as too often happens with Boombox, but a good hop juice.
2017-03-15, draught at Callister, Vancouver, 7-1-7-3-12=30
Lurid yellow color (pour milk, Fanta and sewer water in a glass for same visual effect). The mini straight glass doesn't help, but the aroma is fruity, with mostly tropical notes, yuzu, pineapple. Strong mouthfeel, moderately sweet; pale malt base, followed by a very fruity and juicy hopping (grapefruit, pineapple, kalamansi) that ends with a strong piney character, what I like; unfortunately everything is soiled by the usual NE nonsense: chalky, wheaty, astringent.
Can we try something with less dirt in? Frankly, I could never drink a full glass of this.
Poor Vancouver hipster culture.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2017
at 01:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draught at Callister, Vancouver
Clean golden color. The aroma is mildly dank and musky, maybe a note of butter too, but it doesn’t disturb. The malt base is in between modern and classic, light colored caramel, very light bread, maybe some other cereals; strong bitterness, the hopping is resiny, some orange oils, a bit harsh eventually.
Good beer, like a Dead Frog IPA, to set the expectations.
Clean golden color. The aroma is mildly dank and musky, maybe a note of butter too, but it doesn’t disturb. The malt base is in between modern and classic, light colored caramel, very light bread, maybe some other cereals; strong bitterness, the hopping is resiny, some orange oils, a bit harsh eventually.
Good beer, like a Dead Frog IPA, to set the expectations.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2017
at 01:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at Callister, Vancouver
Cloudy orange-blond color, with small head. Nice aroma of Stone fruits and mango, and a hint of smoke. Lean body, off-dry, but it seems sweeter because the bitterness is not very strong, while the hopping as usual brings very juicy fruitiness, and a good amount of soft resins; delicate pale malt, traces of smoke, mild alcohol warmth. Compared to other IIPAs, the final is shorter.
In line with other Boombox juicy beers, because of its strength and probably higher bitterness I find this one very drinkable and less cloying.
Excellent.
Cloudy orange-blond color, with small head. Nice aroma of Stone fruits and mango, and a hint of smoke. Lean body, off-dry, but it seems sweeter because the bitterness is not very strong, while the hopping as usual brings very juicy fruitiness, and a good amount of soft resins; delicate pale malt, traces of smoke, mild alcohol warmth. Compared to other IIPAs, the final is shorter.
In line with other Boombox juicy beers, because of its strength and probably higher bitterness I find this one very drinkable and less cloying.
Excellent.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2017
at 23:11
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tasting with Alex, Brian and George. Growler from the Callister (thx, Alex!). Pours a clear golden with a white head. Aroma is very raw (kind of cave), with piney notes. Taste is piney bitterness. Not bad.
Tried
from Growler
on 08 Mar 2017
at 23:32
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Growler from Callister, Vancouver
Hazy blond color. Nice animal hop aroma, that’s the Mosaic, with some citrus.Dry mouthfeel, yet bold; delicate flavor of crisp malts, followed by extremely piney hops, a bit dank; I’m sure the 2 weeks in the fridge cured it a bit. Very nice.
Hazy blond color. Nice animal hop aroma, that’s the Mosaic, with some citrus.Dry mouthfeel, yet bold; delicate flavor of crisp malts, followed by extremely piney hops, a bit dank; I’m sure the 2 weeks in the fridge cured it a bit. Very nice.
Tried
from Growler
on 08 Mar 2017
at 23:28
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Hazy and a bit dull. Thin head. Tropical, slightly, hop nose. Muddled with yeast issues, stewed fruit, the hops are a bit of a mess, finishes ok but the malts are a bit soupy. Basically muddled, overripe, and a touch ropey.
Tried
on 02 Mar 2017
at 13:33