About
Modern Times is a 30bbl production brewery and tasting room in the Point Loma neighborhood of San Diego. Modern Times is named after a beautifully crazy utopian community founded in 1850 (see “Modern Times was..” for the full explanation), and (almost) all of our beers are named after real utopian experiments or mythological utopias.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bomber from Kings Liquor in Anaheim. Pours light copper with a white head. Aroma is tropically floral. Med body. Flavor is lightly sweet caramel with some very unusual floral hop - and maybe tropical fruit. Hoppy, but not all that bitter. Gets a little peach or apricot in the finish. Very pleasant ale.
Tried
on 29 Aug 2014
at 20:11
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Thank you Brandon!
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated in about a minute. Light sticky lacing clung decently.
The smell had a really nice espresso to roasty coffee bean with a decent oaty note all inclusive and combining pretty much perfectly. Light chocolate does come in to settle my soul.
The taste was enthusiastically sweet and roasty through the chocolate and coffee bean wrapping itself around my taste buds.
On the palate, this one moves so smooth and roasty over my tongue making me realize that this is deceptively sessionable. Its about a light to medium on the body.
Overall, another solid beer from a company I can’t get locally. Still, an absolutely stellar beer to have again. It definitely would make a great hybrid of the oatmeal stout to the milk/sweet stout.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated in about a minute. Light sticky lacing clung decently.
The smell had a really nice espresso to roasty coffee bean with a decent oaty note all inclusive and combining pretty much perfectly. Light chocolate does come in to settle my soul.
The taste was enthusiastically sweet and roasty through the chocolate and coffee bean wrapping itself around my taste buds.
On the palate, this one moves so smooth and roasty over my tongue making me realize that this is deceptively sessionable. Its about a light to medium on the body.
Overall, another solid beer from a company I can’t get locally. Still, an absolutely stellar beer to have again. It definitely would make a great hybrid of the oatmeal stout to the milk/sweet stout.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Aug 2014
at 15:46
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Thanx Brandon,
This was poured into a pint glass.
It started off with a one finger white foamy head that quickly dissipated. Some light clingy lacing stuck here and there.
The smell had a whole lot of juicy tropical fruit with a solid bitter citrus invading and going nuts on my nose. Also, there’s a nice floral presence over a light wheat malt.
The taste was mainly all about the juicy tropical fruit coming through sweetly. There’s just a tad more wheat in the flavor than the nose.
On the palate, this one sat fairly light and sessionable. There’s not much of a wheat kick and that could be due to the need to keep less to balance to the ~5% aspect. No worries as this is a definitely a well deserved session beer.
Overall, wow, really nice American Pale Wheat Ale that I would definitely welcome again.
This was poured into a pint glass.
It started off with a one finger white foamy head that quickly dissipated. Some light clingy lacing stuck here and there.
The smell had a whole lot of juicy tropical fruit with a solid bitter citrus invading and going nuts on my nose. Also, there’s a nice floral presence over a light wheat malt.
The taste was mainly all about the juicy tropical fruit coming through sweetly. There’s just a tad more wheat in the flavor than the nose.
On the palate, this one sat fairly light and sessionable. There’s not much of a wheat kick and that could be due to the need to keep less to balance to the ~5% aspect. No worries as this is a definitely a well deserved session beer.
Overall, wow, really nice American Pale Wheat Ale that I would definitely welcome again.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Aug 2014
at 14:57
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
The beer is black with a tan head. Solid head. Very good retention. Lots of lacing. Sweet, milky coffee in the aroma. Mild chocolate. A touch of caramel. A bit of berry fruitiness. Light, creamy mouthfeel. Perfectly balanced stout flavor. Moderate sweetness. Lightly bitter finish. Mild acidity. The flavors and feel work together very well. Very refreshing. Nothing particularly jumps out but it’s an excellent stout. Lots of flavor for the abv. Easy to drink. Tastes very fresh from the can.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Aug 2014
at 20:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
1 pint can. The beer is light amber. Slightly cloudy. Solid white head. Lots of lacing, good retention. The aroma is tropical fruit and citrus. I’m getting tangerine, pineapple, mango, passionfruit (the official description is pretty good), lemon, balckberry. Somewhat floral. Some wheat breadiness but the hops cover most of it. Hops are bright and fresh in the taste. Solid tropical citrus zing. Tons of flavor for a ~5% beer. Very easy to put down. The wheat gives it a light spiciness, some breadiness and a round gentle body. Normal carbonation. Light bitterness. Wheaty finish. Not quite as punchy as some beers in this sphere, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this beer was far better right out of a fresh keg. Still, I could happily put away a a four pack of these tallboys. Good stuff.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Aug 2014
at 19:36
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can on a balcony in Newport Beach on 10th July 2014 while on holiday at my daughters. Not too sure what to make of this beer ’dank’ in English = dull and uninteresting, I wondered why they advertised the fact on the tin. Anyway it means something else in the US apparently. Poured a hazy dull amber (dank in fact), the head large and staying. Hops all over the place, up my nose, down my throat, in my ears and through my skin pores. This is a hoppy amber beer without a doubt. Bitter from start to finish with an almost harsh dry aftertaste. Good if you are into hops, otherwise keep away.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Aug 2014
at 00:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours orange gold white head. Nose/taste of melon, citrus, orange peel, peach skin, resin, grass and caramel malt. Dryish melon/grass resin finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2014
at 16:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at Beercraft. Amber/ ruby color. Aroma is a ton on resin and pine with light caramel sweetness. In the flavor caramel malts and hints of toffee are here however, the pine resin is a little over done. Comes off a bit unbalanced. Long lasting, lingering pine with a dry texture.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Aug 2014
at 08:30
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can@Yesprs (21/03/2014) - brown coloured pour with off-white head. Roasted malty aroma and taste, chocolate, coffee, light burnt notes on palate.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Aug 2014
at 02:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can@Yesprs (21/03/2014) - pours amber with a white head. Sweet malty aroma and taste, caramel, toffee, citrus fruity, good bitter finish.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Aug 2014
at 02:28