MrSpooks (5447) reviewed Sliderule from Urban Artifact 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4
Once again I feel the need to resurrect my "some things should not be" argument against a beer, in this case because I’m drinking a goddamned chocolate gose. Not that Sliderule’s terrible, just too weird for my blood, a big salty tart chocolate berry cordial, mixing flavors that should never be mixed. Starts with tart raspberry and yeasty breadiness, then the chocolate sets in and everything kinda goes to hell (no pun intended.) Tart lemon and Tootsie Roll on the finish. Can’t dig it, but my wife likes it, so I won’t be too harsh.
andrewje41 (7962) reviewed Finn from Urban Artifact 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
12 oz can poured, courtesy of prufrockstar. Thanks, Chris! Celebrating the first Mariners home run of the year. We’ll see how many home runs I can celebrate with a rating this year. A much darker than expected copper orange pour with almost no head. Love the can though. Berliner style pale ale. So, an India Berliner Weisse? I’ll take it. Fruity aroma, some tropical fruit, lemon like. Flavor is cool, has a slight acidic bite to it, some metallic notes, some juicy grapefruit afterthought. Minimally tart. 3/10 sourness. Refreshing though. Interesting, unique beer for sure.
shrubber (15804) reviewed Squeezebox from Urban Artifact 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Strawberry, biscuit malt, and light straw aroma. Hazy golden yellow with minimal head. Moderately sweet strawberry, biscuit malt, and mildly bitter straw flavor. Okay body. Pleasant fruity beer.
shrubber (15804) reviewed Pinwheel: Kumquat from Urban Artifact 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Orange, biscuit malt, and hay aroma. Cloudy golden yellow with minimal head. Lightly sweet orange, biscuit malt, light saltiness, and lightly bitter hay flavor. Okay body. Easy drinking.
shrubber (15804) reviewed Finn from Urban Artifact 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Grapefruit, biscuit malt, and light hay aroma. Hazy golden yellow with minimal head. Moderately sweet grapefruit, biscuit malt, lightly sour lactic acid, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Good body. A nice beer.
shrubber (15804) reviewed The Gadget from Urban Artifact 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle. Raspberry/blackberry, malt, and hay aroma. Purple amber with minimal head. Sweet-tart raspberry, light blackberry, biscuit malt, moderate sour vinegar, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Nice body. Pleasant.
MrSpooks (5447) reviewed Finn from Urban Artifact 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Vegetal citric hops on top of a heavy Berliner Weiss. Not a bad combo, with a lingering yeast-tinged tartness clinging to the palate even as the hops drop off. Not bitter, though; lemon and grapefruit dominates, yet the IBUs never peek through the curtain. Solid if a tad incomplete.
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed X-Mas Pickle from Urban Artifact 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sampler at brewery. Hmmm. I don’t get much spruce tips. So look at the regular rating.
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed Finn from Urban Artifact 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampler at brewery. Lightly hazy gold color. I like the lactic sharp tartness but house character is blah. So, it was surprisingly nice compare to most of the other 15 beers.
beastiefan2k (4724) reviewed Phrenology from Urban Artifact 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sampler at the brewery. For me, the best of all 15. The brett is strong with this one. An herbal brett overload. Flavor has a not actually bitter hop flavor but more like a rough green flavor. But love the brett. Thick, muddy yellow, can’t see thru it, appearance. The brettiness covers up the house character and the poor hoppiness.