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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.
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7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can without an indicated freshness date (would love to see them add that). Pours with a mildly hazed golden hued body with a large white head. Aromas are of tropical fruit, mango, citrus, tangelo, light resiny hops, with some crackery and toasted malt. Minimal esters. Flavors are of toasted grain, mild melanoidin like sweetness (very light), medium bitter with a slightly bitter balance, citrusy with tropical fruit. Easy drinking and quite good. Moderate carbonation, dry.
Tried from Can on 12 Dec 2013 at 17:23

7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, pine, resin, hop oil. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, sweet fruity hops, hoppy. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20131111]
Tried on 07 Dec 2013 at 11:07

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can with thanks to Cocoapuph! Pours deep ruby black with a small brown cremay head that dissipates quickly but leaves nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is right down the middle of the fairway, roasty, ashtray, cocoa, coffee. Flavor is about the same, light sweet and light bitter, roasty coffee. Medium body. A hugely solid effort.
Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2013 at 22:23

7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Really nice roasted coffee bean and chocolate aromas. I have to remind myself that this is a 5.8 % stout so the thin body isn’t a negative factor. The flavor is roasted espresso beans, chocolate and dark barley. Has a nice dry roasted finish. Simple and tasty and could be an everyday coffee stout that is real sessionable. 16 oz. can shared by Adam Jackson, thanks buddy!
Tried from Can on 26 Nov 2013 at 19:54

7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pours black but daily faint. certainly an appearance of a 6% stout. not much head. Nose is very nice. big roasted espresso with a nice milk chocolate note. Slightly harsh, lots of chocolate, bitterness of cedar and oak and just coffee for days.
Tried on 26 Nov 2013 at 19:37

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
16 oz. can shared by Adam Jackson. Pale gold in color light lacing head. The aroma has a good amount of citrus and tropical fruit with hints of funky Belgian yeast. The flavor has a yeasty front end with some fruit and barnyard in the finish, nicely refreshing and has a nice, easy drinkability. A nice surprise from a can, well worth a try.
Tried from Can on 26 Nov 2013 at 19:16

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Very cloudy, grassy yellow. Nose is faint. bread dough and spicy french wheat nose. Taste is nice. I get lemon juice, some wheat and very nice spicy back bone. Pretty malty with bread.
Tried on 26 Nov 2013 at 19:15

6.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy golden orange pour. Nose is loaded with tropical hops and grapes. Nice taste. Very bright with orange, citrus and clementine rinds. Not a huge amount of wheat.
Tried on 26 Nov 2013 at 19:06

7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
16 oz. can shared by Adam Jackson. Hazy gold in color without much head. Nose is indeed tropical fruits with a great amounts of Citra in aroma and taste. Mangos, peaches, star fruit and hints of grapefruit. Bitterness linger just slightly and balanced well with malts. Really is highly drinkable, very tasty. Damn nice to try.
Tried from Can on 26 Nov 2013 at 18:49

7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can/4pack (without a freshness date). Pours with a crystal clear straw yellow hue with a large and retentive rocky white head. Aromas of herbal and grassy saaz, dry apple notes, mild peppery phelps, black pepper, leather and mild 4VG. Restrained esters. Flavors a grainy, toasty, straw. Grassy hop character with an herbal note. Few esters (very restrained), but nice peppery phenols. Crisp, medium-low bitter. Dry, slightly odd finish (odd tannin and acidity), lively carbonation.
Tried from Can on 26 Nov 2013 at 18:39