Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at DT. Pours a clearish straw gold with a finger of white foam. Lovely strawberry fruit aromas with citrus and dank notes. Palate is similar with a nice strawberry and hoppy aromas mixing well. Drying finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at DT. Pours a clear gold with a finger of white foam. Lovely pils malt aromas with light herbal and pepper aromas. Palate is crisp and clean and endlessly drinkable. Great stuff!
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Draft at the source. Pours a slightly unclear straw gold with a finger of white foam. Crackery malt and grain with light peppery hops. As it warms the juniper berry notes come out with lovely botanical and floral aromas. Palate is similar with the gin botanicals singing, but not overtaking the base beer. A fun take on pro pils.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at Drafting Table. Pours a clearish straw gold with a finger of fluffy white head that lingers. Pineapple, starfruit and citrus on the nose. Light and crushable with a dry, fruity finish from the hops. A summer crusher!
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at Drafting Table. Pours a clear gold with a finger of white foam. Grainy malt aromas with grain husk, cracker and a touch of herbal hops. Crisp and clean on the palate. Balanced and light finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at DT. Pours a clear orange gold with a full finger of white foam that lingers. Lovely toasted malt aromas with a nice bready note on the palate. Balanced with a dry finish and spicy, herbal hops. Very good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at DT. Pours a dark brown to black with a small beige head that dissipates. Dark chocolate and malt aromas. Palate is similar, but silky smooth. Drying finish but balanced.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12.7oz bottle I got via trade, pours an oily dark cola brown with basically no head. Confirming this is Batch 4, the maple Van Winkle version. Nose had smoke and wood, rootbeer, some chocolate, more birch than maple. Flavors are better and stronger, witch hazel, maple, birch, whiskey, marzipan, root beer barrels, black licorice. Oily finish, a little boozy, a little bite.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a most clear orange gold with a finger of white foam that lingers. Lovely pine and pith aromas on the nose with wild berry and passionfruit notes. More of the same flavors on the palate. Slightly softer mouthfeel than a traditional west coast, but nice pithy bitterness and passionfruit skin. Hops shine in this one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Draft at Drafting Table. Pours a pitch black with a small brown head that dissipates. Big bourbon aromas with brownie fudge and maple syrup as it warms. Vanilla, chocolate and more maple on the palate. Good body and carbonation with a bourbon-forward finish. Very good.