Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 17
Dense tan head on a near black body. Nose features fresh ground coffee, chocolate, and some chili peppers. A nice range of tastes led by milk chocolate, fresh ground coffee, caramel sweetness, a touch of chili peppers, cream and a hint of vanilla. Some spices linger on the periphery. Sweet, rich and buttery. Good one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
$5.99 pounder from Bottlecraft North Park. Few weeks in the fridge before meeting my pint glass.
Legit, opaque magenta color, very minimal head.
Strong sour raspberry & fresh peach nose with a touch of cream.
Sour raspberry/cherry/peach punchy flavor. Maybe stronger on the peach & raspberry, but it simply tastes like a good punch. High acid, strong red twang & a gentle cider vinegar reminder. Vanilla isn't really noticeable & is barely there even when warm. Barrel does nothing for me.
Tis okay.
bb (18607) reviewed Tenma Block Party from Almanac Beer Company 7 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit aroma. Light grapefruit and light herbal flavor with light spice. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Light grapefruit and herbal notes linger with light spice.
bb (18607) reviewed Grand Ole Hopry from Almanac Beer Company 7 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Hazy golden beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and summer fruit aroma. Summer fruit and herbal flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Summer fruit and herbal notes linger with light citrus.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draft. Pink beer with a light cream head. Berry aroma. Berry and light sour flavor. Medium bodied. Berry and light sourness linger with light acetic notes.
bb (18607) reviewed Corrina from Almanac Beer Company 7 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Black beer with a tan head. Roast and nutty aroma. Nutty and light chocolate flavor with light caramel. Medium bodied. Nuttiness and light chocolate linger with light caramel.
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Oaklandish Love from Almanac Beer Company 7 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours translucent gold with a smallish white head. Aroma is white berry and some herb or non-pine evergreen. Kind of cedar. Med body. Malt isn't adding sugar, just support. Flavor is a thing kind of like the aroma, but the cedar firmed up. Thinking an old cedar chest in a light way. Bitterness persists into the finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
US Pint can from O'Shea's: well out of date when bought (canned on 11th Jan 2022).Poured into an old Corsendonk stemmed tulip glass at my daughter's place in Laguna Hills on 22nd August 2025. Light haze in the golden body, white affair on top. Hop burn in every sip, this was/is a serious player hop wise, citrus flavoured stuff with an earthy/piney undertone. Harsh hop feel (hence the hop burn feel mentioned earlier), it's intense and some would not be able to finish this (in it's dated can), but I'm made of stern stuff and almost you'd think the hops might mellow with age they seem to have grown in strength over the last few years. Would have been interesting to have this in date 3 years ago.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at LAX. Aroma is dank, citrus, pine. Pours hazy golden with off-white foam. Taste is mildly bitter with juicy hop flavors. More than solid.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
12oz can from a Trader Joe's. Drank in the afternoon sun in Laguna Hills on 6th August 2025 while the granddaughters played in the pool. Very pale body, light golden in colour, white crust that didn't hang around for long. A slight malty lead over the hop content, not a lot going on, but it's pleasant enough and was an ideal beer to have at the time.