Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce crowler into tulip glass, filled on 5/12/2019. Pours opaquely hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew, watermelon, berries, red apple, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew, watermelon, berries, red apple, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew, watermelon, berries, red apple, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance. Slight lingering hop astringency through thew glass, but not overwhelming. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.8%. Overall this is an excellent NEIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish; nicely soft feel, and not overly aggressive. Awesome El Dorado, Azacca, Calypo profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great balancing wheat/oat/malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example; even if a bit too resinous/drying after the finish.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce crowler into tulip glass, filled on 4/28/2019. Pours fairly crystal clear ruby red, light orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, nuts, toasted biscuit, brown bread dough/crust, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, nuts, toasted biscuit, brown bread dough/crust, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, nuts, toasted biscuit, brown bread dough/crust, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and fairly sticky/resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.1%. Overall this is a fantastic imperial red ale! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV, with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Fantastic Cascade showcase. Extremely juicy and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a perfectly balanced rich dark/Munich malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example.

Great! Tart red/yellow/crisp/sharp apples; fruit peel/pear/herbal/yeast earth/lt pepper. Semidry/semicrisp carb. Fairly acid/tang/tannic drying. No harshness. Smooth/pretty refreshing. Great apple complexity/balance. Very impressive.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce crowler into tulip glass, filled on 4/28/2019. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger dense and rocky khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, peanut butter, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, toffee, fudge, marshmallow, brownie batter, toasted biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of molasses, dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, peanut butter, vanilla, cocoa, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, peanut butter, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, toffee, fudge, marshmallow, brownie batter, toasted biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of molasses, dark fruit, smoke, char, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, grassy, spicy hops; and roast/charred bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, peanut butter, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, toffee, fudge, marshmallow, brownie batter, toasted biscuit, dark bread/crust, smoke, char, herbal, grass, pepper, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, peanut butter, vanilla, cocoa, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great hop/char bitter/sweet balance; and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and fairly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.2%. Overall this is a fantastic flavored American stout. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, peanut butter, vanilla, cocoa, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/charred/drying finish. Fantastic balance of rich malts, peanut butter, cocoa, and vanilla flavors; with balancing earthy hops. Lightly sweet with lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example. Not overly sweet or bitter/charred either way.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 3/2019. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy pale golden/yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge tangerine, orange juice, citrus peel/zest, vanilla, cream, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of orange juice/peels, vanilla, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge tangerine, orange juice, citrus peel/zest, vanilla, cream, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, citrus peel/zest, vanilla, cream, lemon, lime, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light pepper/lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of orange juice/peels, vanilla, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tartness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy/acidic/tangy, and fairly crisp balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.1%. Overall this is a fantastic fruited milkshake sour! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of orange juice/peels, vanilla, fruity/acidic yeast, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/drying finish; nicely soft and not overly lactic. Flavorful and not watery for the low ABV. Amazingly well balanced between juicy oranges/peels, vanilla, Lacto complexity, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazingly spot on style example.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce crowler into tulip glass, canned on 4/7/2019. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep golden/amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky creamy colored head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, honey, spicy rye, toasted biscuit, bread dough, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and rye/bready malts notes; with great strength. Taste of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, honey, spicy rye, toasted biscuit, bread dough, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery hops; and rye spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, honey, spicy rye, toasted biscuit, bread dough, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and rye/bready malts flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is an awesome rye IPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and rye/bready malts flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish. Nicely soft feel, and not aggressive. Feels like Centennial, Amarillo, Simcoe. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great balanced bready rye malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce crowler into tulip glass, filled on 3/17/2019. Pours lightly hazy deep ruiby red, light copper/brown color with a 1 finger dense and creamy light khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick creamy soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, brown bread/crust, grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts and citrus/earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, brown bread/crust, grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, woody, floral, grassy, peppery hops; and roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, milk chocolate, cocoa, coffee, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, brown bread/crust, grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts and citrus/earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/hop malt/bitterness balance; and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and fairly sticky/chalky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Mild increasing warmth of 8.7% through the glass. Overall this is an awesome Imperial American brown ale. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts and citrus/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV, with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Awesomely clean, rich, and well rounded brown ale malt complexity; with balanced citrus/earthy Chinook/Cascade hops. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example for an imperial. On the bitter/hoppy side for the style, but not overdone.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce crowler into tulip glass, filled on 3/17/2019. Pours hazy deep ruby reddish orange/copper color with a 1 finger dense and creamy light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, roasted nuts, raisin, plum, fig, date, peach, pear, apricot, and red apple; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, vanilla, milk chocolate, cocoa, smoke, herbal, floral, wood, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready/light roasted malts, moderate fruity yeast, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, roasted nuts, raisin, plum, fig, date, peach, pear, apricot, and red apple; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, vanilla, milk chocolate, cocoa, smoke, herbal, floral, wood, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery, roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, roasted nuts, dark fruit, peach, pear, apricot, red apple, molasses, licorice, vanilla, milk chocolate, cocoa, smoke, herbal, floral, wood, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts, moderate fruity yeast, and light earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.7%. Overall this is as fantastic Scottish ale. All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts, moderate fruity yeast, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the ABV, with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Great soft feel. Fantastic rich English malt complexity, with balancing fruity yeast, and solid earthy hops against sweetness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce crowler into lager glass, filled on 3/17/2019. Pours fairly crystal clear medium golden amber color with a small dense and rocky off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big honey, cracker, white bread dough/crust, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. A bit of fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Maybe a touch of diacetyl. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of bready malts, honey, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big honey, cracker, white bread dough/crust, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of honey, cracker, white bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of bready malts, honey, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and fairly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great, Minimal warming alcohol for 6.2%. Overall this is a very nice honey flavored German Pilsner. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of bready malts, honey, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink, with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Very clean and rich Pils/Munich malt and honey flavor showcase; with nice earthy noble hop presence/balance. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made base style example.

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce crowler into pint glass, filled on 3/17/2019. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/amber/light copper color with a 1 finger dense and rocky cream colored head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of raisin, plum, fig, pear, red apple, wood, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. A touch of diacetyl in the aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of raisin, plum, fig, pear, red apple, wood, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, dark fruit, wood, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, and moderately creamy/silky/bready/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.6%. Overall this is a delicious ESB. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish, great soft/silky feel. Great rich English malt complexity, balancing earthy English hops, and restrained fruity English yeast. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made spot on style example.