Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Dark brown. Light molasses and banana aroma. Rich, sweet but balanced. Loads of bananas foster, rum cake honeyed bread.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Great Oktoberfest example. Light honey aroma. Hint of sweetness with notes of honey, caramel, sponge cake and a hint of brown bread.
cheap (9533) reviewed Fachwerkhaus from Masthead Brewing Company 7 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Pounder can $3 at chalet. Pour is brown pale. Malty nose. Malty first impressions on the tastebuds with just a tad sweet. Good level of co2. Better than expected, not much bitterness and I like that. Smooth. Nifty aftertaste with each big slug. These alts certainly are a different kind of beer. This one reminds me of many milder Scottish or Irish Reds. Somewhat creamy in the middle. Could easily drink a few of these with no problem. Almost as good as Burghers Altbier, Cobblehaus Old Town and Big Boss Beer Fest II. Pleasant surprise NH!
mcm1 (3805) reviewed B&D IPA from Masthead Brewing Company 7 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Clean, crisp, and bitter with proper grapefruit peel and piney West Coast hop character.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3.5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 4
Big pounder can for less than 3$. Ethiopian Guji version. Pour is big and black, large and in charge. No head to speak of. Mild nose of black coffee. First taste is mainly cold black coffee. Whew, quite in yer face with the coffee BS. Stout? What stout, this is something like the spiked black coffee grampa drank when he used to watch Gunsmoke on his 19" monochrome TV. One time he gave me a sip and no lie, I think it tastes just like this stuff. Very soft carbonation, at least that helps me takes my mind off the bud ramming unbalanced java mess. Middle and finish is just like the start; one big cold burnt coffee ramrod of a brew. Did I ask where is the stout?
gave a cheers!
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Big pounder can from chalet for 3$. Pour is clear pale with a foamy white head that goes craggy. Nice crisp clean lager nose. Good feel on this one; has lots of carbonation and its taste is refreshing and clean. Quite nice, that lively co2 level really adds to the dort experience. A little bit of bitter hops but its never in yer face nor over the top, simply well behaved and pleasant. Goes down quite easy without letting you forget this is more than a macro pale lager. In the middle, the noble hops begin to build, but in the end it remains the better dort I've had after trying over 9K beers! Even better than Švyturys Ekstra Draught, Jackie O's Gold Denim and Sonderklasse Leipzig Export Lager!
cheap (9533) reviewed Ice Melter from Masthead Brewing Company 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5
Big pounder can for $3 at chalet premier. Darker pale orange eye, with a creamy bubbly foamy head that goes craggy. Stronger bitter grapefruit nose, like green grapefruit rinds. Barely any carbonation on the palate, its mouthcoating with warming sensations, whew. The taste is certainly IPA bitter back up with a backbone of chewing on ratting, partially fermenting grapefruit pulp, blah. Almost astringent, fer sure they used the most bitter grapefruit variety they could find and then mixed it with pine tar, turpentine and very bitter IPA hops; rubbish. In the middle, still getting this pepper sensation of warming, not sure where tats coming from; oh,OK - now I see there are some habaneros in there. Must say, the heat is a good thing about this, it keeps me interested. Yes, it is warming, but not really like habbies are. In the end, the IPA and grapefruit bitterness is so up front and in yer face, I just can't enjoy this straight up ass BS of an IPA, even wit the heat distractor.
cheap (9533) reviewed Battle Dwarf from Masthead Brewing Company 8 months ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3.5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 3
From a 3$ pounder can this stuff pours nearly clear pale, but slight haze. Yeasty strong volatile nose. Whew, the first taste is a little ill mannered for a belgian, quite uncivilized. Getting some notes of dirt and heavy yeast. Also includes a near cloy that does not hide the alky level well. Flavors seem to be muddled together and needs manners. Not courteous, gentleman like nor polite as the real old country belgians. Does have some decent carbonation tho. Oh well, was hoping for a smooth session.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Black with a small tan head. Boozy with cherry, raisin and molasses. Long finish. Full bodied
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Black with a small beige head. Boozy with whiskey, port wine, raisin and fig. Long finish. Thick and syrupy body.