7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a slightly hazy gold with a big, frothy head and aromas of booze, resin and honey. Flavor is a nice bitter crush (could have a bit more direction other than some muted resin tones) with malt sweetness that comes off as honey and an alcoholic burn. Not shabby.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2016
at 22:13
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
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Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2016
at 11:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle poured to pint glass. Hazy, light gold. Piney, grassy. Light on the hops and citrus but but very drinkable for what it is--a low ABV session IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2016
at 16:44
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 2/23/2016. Pours lightly hazy golden amber color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of huge grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper, pine, cracker, bread, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Incredible aromas with awesome complexity and balance of juicy/dank citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper, pine, cracker, bread, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine/citrus rind/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, lemon/orange peel, light pepper, pine, cracker, bread, and herbal/floral/grassy hop earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy/dank citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness that increases through the glass. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, moderately sticky/resinous, and fairly grainy/bready/creamy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a small warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is an incredible DIPA! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy/dank citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink for the big ABV. Very well attenuated and not overly sweet on the malt character considering the ABV as well. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Mar 2016
at 20:14
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours a clear deep cooper with a near white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a light pine note with some grass and a sweet grain backbone. Flavor has a pine bite up front that has a bit of bitterness with a finish of grass and sweet grain.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2016
at 21:50
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours a cloudy peachy gold with a white head that lasts throughout the beer and laces slightly. Aroma has a good amount of citrus rind with bitter citrus, a bit of grass and a light grain note underlying. Flavor combines earthy citrus and grass and sweet grain backbone.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2016
at 14:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 11/11/2015. Pours fairly pitch black color with a 1 finger dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big chocolate, cocoa, maple, molasses, coffee, caramel, toffee, nuttiness, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, maple/chestnut, and earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big chocolate, cocoa, maple, molasses, coffee, caramel, toffee, nuttiness, toasted dark bread, light smoke/char, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Moderate herbal/roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of chocolate, cocoa, maple, molasses, coffee, caramel, toffee, nuttiness, toasted dark bread, and and herbal/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, maple/chestnut, and herbal hop flavors; with a nice roasted bitterness/sweetness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is an excellent American porter. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, maple/chestnut, and earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jan 2016
at 20:17
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap. Pours brown with an off-white head. Nutmeg ginger aroma. Flavor is ginger and nutmeg, cocoa. Pretty good holiday spice, really.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jan 2016
at 22:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft. Nice appearance. Fresh taste. Mild hops and bitterness, but tasty. Bit of smooth, creamy finish, in a good way.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Oct 2015
at 19:21
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 9/30/2015. Pours hazy very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of apple, plum, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, pepper, light banana, light chocolate, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt, apple/spices, and yeast ester notes; with good strength. Taste of apple, plum, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, pepper, light banana, light chocolate, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Fair amount of herbal bitterness/yeast spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of apple, plum, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, pepper, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness, complexity, and balance of dark/bready malt, apple/spices, and yeast ester flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice spice Belgian brown ale style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of dark/bready malt, apple/spices, and yeast ester flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2015
at 19:32