6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sampled from the tap at the Saugatuck location. Pours a clear yellow gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has sweet grains and a bit of cookie with some straw underlying. Flavor is also sweet with grains and cookie and has a slight creaminess.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2019
at 15:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the Saugatuck location. Pours a clear yellow gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has sweet and tart mango with some light sweet grains backing. Flavor starts with sweet mango but has a growing tart bite and a bit of sweet grain.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2019
at 14:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the Saugatuck location. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has sweet citrus with a touch of pine and a grain backbone. Flavor has a nice citrus through out with touches of pine, grass and grain supporting.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2019
at 14:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy light gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has tart rhubarb with a bit of earthy and sweet wheat. Flavor is similar combining earthy wheat and tart rhubarb with a hint of sweetness underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2019
at 14:51
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at the Saugatuck location. Pours s clear amber orange with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a combination of bread, grain and a bit of straw. Flavor has lots of bread and earthy grains with a hint of straw and grass underlying.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Jun 2019
at 02:06
8/10
Tried
on 19 Apr 2019
at 23:53
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 1/17/2019. Pours slightly hazy deep golden/orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big mandarin orange/juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn, pine, honey, bread dough, toasted biscuit, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge mandarin orange/juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, wood, light peppercorn, pine, honey, bread dough, toasted biscuit, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange/juice, red grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, caramel, bread dough, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly 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, moderately creamy/bready, fairly sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy mouthfeel that is fantastic. Mildly increasing warmth of 8.9% after the finish. Overall this is an outstanding DIPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/fairly earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; dangerously smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not aggressive. Amazing 100% Mosaic profile. Extremely juicy and fairly dank/earthy hops; with a great balanced dark/bready malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on Midwest tasting style example.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2019
at 05:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, no can dating. Pours fairly hazy deep reddish copper/brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki 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 big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, nuts, chocolate, cocoa, and coffee; with light notes of toffee, dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, nuts, chocolate, cocoa, and coffee; with light notes of toffee, dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal, grassy, peppery hop; and roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, nuts, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great hop/roast bitter/sweet balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.2%. Overall this is an excellent English brown ale! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Very clean, rich, and well rounded English malt complexity; with mild fruity yeast and earthy hop balance. A very enjoyable offering, and amazing spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Nov 2018
at 22:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours fairly hazy deep golden amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas big juicy/lightly tart/tangy mangoes, melon, fruit skin, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, red/green apple, hay, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, mangoes, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/lightly tart/tangy mangoes, melon, fruit skin, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, red/green apple, hay, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light fruity/lactic tartness and fruit/wheat tang on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy mangoes, melon, fruit skin, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, red/green apple, hay, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, mangoes, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tartness and tangy fruit. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is a delicious fruited Berliner weisse! All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, mangoes, and pale/wheat malt flavors; insanely smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/drying finish, not overly lactic. A bit sweeter than expected, but not overdone. Awesome balance of juicy mangoes, Lacto, and pale/wheat malts. Not overly sweet from lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. Amazing summer brew.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Sep 2018
at 21:01
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
16 ounce prowler in the tulip glass, filled on 5/19/2018. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 2 finger dense and rocky light khaki head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge peanut butter, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, coffee, brown sugar, toffee, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread, light smoke/herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt and peanut butter notes; with big strength. Taste of huge peanut butter, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, coffee, brown sugar, toffee, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread, light smoke/herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/roast bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of peanut butter, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, coffee, brown sugar, toffee, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread, light smoke/herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and peanut butter flavors; with a nice roasted bitter/sweet balance; and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety, and slightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is amazing. Zero warming alcohol for 5.9%. Overall this is an amazing peanut butter porter! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and peanut butter flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the very mildly bitter finish. Extremely rich and well rounded malt complexity, with big authentic peanut butter presence. A highly amazing offering. One of the best peanut butter beers I have ever had!
Tried
on 20 May 2018
at 23:53