Subsidiaries
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can into dimpled mug, canned on 7/30/2018. Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of honey, nuttiness, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. A touch of fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balanced of bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of honey, nuttiness, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Light herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of cracker, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light honey/nuttiness, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors, with minimal fruity/yeasty notes present. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a very good festbier style. All around nice robustness and balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mellowly/bitter drying finish. Very flavorful for the ABV, and not overly sweetness. Nicely clean and rich Pils/Munich malt showcase, with solid noble hop presence/balance. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Aug 2018
at 00:13
7/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 19:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Lucky Bamboo share. Pours a deep brown to black with a lingering finger of beige head. Coffee forward nose with cacao nib and bourbon notes. Slightly sweet hazelnut pecan pie on the palate, but more bourbon and chocolate. Lingering roasted coffee on the finish with bourbon.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 15:29
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
2017 bottle shared at Lucky Bamboo. Pours a deep brown to black with a small bit of beige head that dissipates to a ring around the glass. Dark chocolate and coffee aromas dominate the nose with a hint of chili pepper as it warms. More cacao nib and roasty espresso notes with some faint vanilla on the palate, brownie-like texture. Quite a bit of chili heat remaining on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2018
at 13:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but was just released. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good 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 lemon, lime, citrus zest, coriander, peach, pear, red apple, melon, peppercorn, light banana/clove, candi sugar, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, lemon peel, coriander, and moderate pale malt/sugar notes; with great strength. Taste of big lemon, lime, citrus zest, coriander, peach, pear, red apple, melon, peppercorn, light banana/clove, candi sugar, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Mild herbal/grassy bitterness and peppery yeast/coriander spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, citrus zest, coriander, peach, pear, red apple, melon, peppercorn, light banana/clove, candi sugar, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, lemon peel, coriander, and moderate pale malt/sugar flavors; with a nice malt/bitter/spiciness balance; and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an excellent Belgian pale ale! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, lemon peel, coriander, and moderate pale malt/sugar flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the very mildly bitter/spicy finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Awesome balance of vibrant lemon peel, spice, and Belgian yeast complexity; with a solid pale/wheat malt backbone, and minimal residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jul 2018
at 23:43
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at Clubhouse bhouse BFD. Hazy pale yellow with medium white head. Aroma is tart grape, medium body, medium carbonation, and small bubble lacing. Taste is tart wheat and cardboard.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 May 2018
at 00:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Clubhouse BFD. Clear golden with small white head. Aroma is rich yuzu, medium body, lower carbonation, and pretty good small bubble lacing. Taste is rich yuzu, nice tequila, tart, and salty.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 May 2018
at 00:43
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
On tap. This beer has a clear gold color and a lacing head. Light hops in the aroma and flavor and balanced by medium sweet malt. This is an older style ipa, and by older I mean early 2000s. Not bad for a session beer. Balanced with a sweet malt after taste.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Apr 2018
at 20:32
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pint can pours with a totally opaque dull deep gold body that supports a nice white head of foam. The aroma offers up dry clementine, cold pineapple, some floral hops and a sense of tropical fruitiness. The taste delivers both juicy citrus and tropical fruit notes as well as bitter grapefruit, floral hops and a bit of resiny grassiness. Nice.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2018
at 15:18
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, light pepper, pine, toasted bread, light honey/caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, light pepper, pine, toasted bread, light honey/caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, toasted bread, light honey/caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7.2%. Overall this is an awesome IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; extremely smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Wonderful Simcoe hop showcase. Perfectly balanced juicy and dank hop complexity; nice bready malt backbone, but not overly sweet/heavy. A really enjoyable offering. Loved the hop profile as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Apr 2018
at 00:32