Silphium (4308) reviewed Slow Roller from Arvon Brewing Co. 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Dirty light apricot-brown body, thick, dissipating, tight, clumping cream head. Nose potent, sweet and tangy, mostly candied papaya (like the pressed papaya juice I remember a health food store selling when I was a kid), also guava and pineapple. Following the sweet nose, the body is drier than expected, with a delicate balance of tropical fruit (papaya and pineapple) and sugared citrus (orange and tangerine, primarily) and rind. Bubblegum and floral elements also join the mix, making each sip a treat, its impression the product of its elements and the sipper's expectations. What a treat- one of their best.
Silphium (4308) reviewed Fruit Puff from Arvon Brewing Co. 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Deep hazy red-purple body, medium clumping pink head. Nose mostly cobwebby/lactic with tart berries. Body is akin to milk-soaked Trix in a tart berry swirl, with prominent graham/biscuit and berries. I didn't pick up much vanilla. Very good, not particularly complex, but satisfying.
Silphium (4308) reviewed Internal Conflict from Arvon Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Cloudy, dingy peach smoothie body, thin, clumping dirty white head. Juicy, sugary nose, mostly guava, bubblegum, and strawberries, with hints of alcohol and vegetal bitterness. Sharp, juicy body loaded with guava, melon, strawberry, and bubblegum, finishing rough and green with some burn. As with the Double Grand, I noted subtle diacetyl, too. Still a great beer; I hope Arvon does more with this hops combination.
Silphium (4308) reviewed Double Grand from Arvon Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cloudy, dirty medium orange-brown body, thin off-white head. Aroma is all fruit juice- sugared citrus, melon, guava, papaya, pear, and grape, even some floral, candy-like elements. Little in the way of vegetals. Body dominated by sugary light fruits, including white grape, guava, starfruit, melon, and kiwi; also pixie stix and hints of alcohol. Clean, potent, and excellent, with one minor knock in the form of subtle diacetyl notes among the fruity swirl.
Silphium (4308) reviewed City Haze from Arvon Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Murky, dirty medium orange-brown body, medium, clumping off-white to beige head. Nose initially with a flush of ripe peach, then sugared citrus peel (grapefruit, tangerine) and dank, vegetal notes. Sweet body, with peach and tangerine pulp and rind that eventually give way to papaya juice and hints of pine and bubblegum. Sharp with initial hops burn that ameliorates with warmth.
Silphium (4308) reviewed Double Beach Day from Arvon Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Medium cloudy yet bright orange-brown body, thin clumping off-white to cream head. Nose tart and sweet, with papaya, pineapple, and lime and an interested salted margarita tone. Complex, fruity, juicy body with a medley of papaya, lime, watermelon, and hints of bubblegum. Some hops burn and alcohol on the finish. Another excellent Arvon beer. There's lots to explore and discover with these guys.
Silphium (4308) reviewed Double White Shoal from Arvon Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Apricot smoothie dirty orange-brown body, medium tight off-white to cream head, eventually lingering as a persistent film. The nose is a juicy blast of sweet peach, pineapple, papaya, and orange, mostly pulp with some resinous rind. Very sweet, big body, full of tangelo/mandarin, papaya, cantaloupe, and peach pulp and sugared rind. Carbonation is a tad prickly and there is a slight hops burn in the finish, but no evident booziness. Great stuff from just a single hop variety.
Silphium (4308) reviewed DeTour Reef from Arvon Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Murky yellow-orange-brown swampwater/fruit smoothie body, capped by a very thin patchy off-white head. Nose juicy/sweet--pink grapefruit, pineapple, and hints of guava; also citrus rind and bubblegum. Body loaded with pink grapefruit pulp and rind, the latter lending some astringency but little bitterness. There's also a grassy-piny element and sweet guava. Creamy body, yet sharply carbonated. Another very good Arvon beer.
Silphium (4308) reviewed Tropical Drip Trip from Arvon Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Hazy light orange-brown body, medium clumping off-white head. Aromas of melon and papaya, tangy and raw, and some bitter boozy notes. Body juicy-vegetal-grassy with melon, papaya, and hints of pineapple and lime; also onion. Not as hazy or juicy as their other offerings though still enjoyable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pulpy deep red-purple body, thin, dissipating dark pink-purple head. Nose sweet, tart, and loaded with berries. Body more tart than sweet, supercharged with tart, sweet, tannic berries on a grassy, cobwebby base. Very nice and remains quaffable despite the boosted ABV. Now, what would a wild fermentation do?