Kleg (3852) reviewed Mexican Style Lager from 902 Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
16 oz. can from Total Wine, Union, NJ. Pours an opaque light gold color with a giant white head and great retention. Very good lacing. Faint pale malt and grain aroma. Standard pale lager flavor with a subtle lime flavor mixed in and a little salt flavor in the finish. It tastes a little strange at first until you can decipher the flavors. Crisp mouthfeel. Mostly clean. Low bitterness. Okay, but I'd rather add my own limes.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
16 ounce can. Number one with a bullet. Hazy yellow gold color. Rocky beige head. Faint melon and pear notes. Some bready malt notes upfront. Middle brings hints of stone fruit, pineapple and citrus. Resiny, dry hoppy finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can from Joe Canal's. Slightly cloudy yellow-gold. White head, strong lace. Lemon, spice, and other citrus. Bit of cantaloupe. Herbal and grassy notes. Moderately dry, but not on the finish, the dryness is actually more in the mid-to-late palate, but then it take another turn, and the finish is more sticky. Tingly feel. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Slightly hazy golden and copper coloured body with a thinnish, single centimetre tall pure off-white head. Aroma of astringent grain, alcohol, yeast and some biting citrus and deeper hops with a strong scent that leads to more of a floral and grassy vibe throughout. Medium-bodied; Strong astringent alcohol and grainy notes with a pungent hop bite that perhaps shows the Azacca with a strong, flavourful punch that is balanced by a good deal of malt and finished with some lighter sugars and citrus notes which try to balance it out, but it's quite hard given the pungent hop varietal used here. Aftertaste shows some malts, a light spicey component, some light sugars from fruit, but mostly the bittered hop component shines through, perhaps in a good way, but at least in a definitive way. Overall, a stronger 'traditional' IPA that shows the hop flavours and at a minimum is full-flavoured and pungent without being cloying or overpowering - that said, I still don't like these hops too much! I sampled this sixteen ounce can, purchased from Joe Canal's in Lawrenceville, New Jersey on 22-June-2019 for US$2,99 sampled at home in Washington on 30-August-2019.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Fairly crisp golden and peach coloured body with a thinnish, relatively fast-dying tan head. Aroma of grass, light grain, a dose of fruits and some very smooth and non-bitter floral hops - nice! Light to Medium-bodied; Strong citrus flavours at first with a dash of floral, grassy and herbal notes, but the fruit and citrus notes are by far the strongest, showing some light apricot and stone fruit notes, but very easy-drinking, fruit-centric and more sweet than hoppy/bitter. Aftertaste shows a light bitterness from the funky hops and softer yeast, but the fruit and sweetness come through at the end, with perhaps a bit more floral and grassy flavour at the end, but very nice and robust throughout. Overall, a smooth and enticing beer that shows a lot of character and a hoppy, but fruit-centric IPA with a proper balance and robust profile. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Joe Canal's in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, on 22-June-2019 for US$2,99 sampled on 13-July-2019 at home in Washington.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
16oz can shared with Leee-nda. Offwhite dissipating head-gold. A-pine, somewhat sweet lt/med malt. T-follows with a slight harsh bite.
It's a strange beer. Can't quite put my finger on it.
Gripweed57 (8744) reviewed THREE from 902 Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
16 ounce can. Number one with a bullet. Medium gold color with a frothy white head. Subtle tropical fruit nose. First sip brings sweet fruity notes of pineapple, mango, peach and passionfruit. Smooth and drinkable despite the 9.5% ABV. Finish is bittersweet with more sweet stone fruit flavors.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured from 16oz can thanks Rob Bergin hazy golden pour with a thin white head. Aromas of light citrus soap floral hops and some pine. Taste is light grain citrus and a balanced lingering bitterness. Not too bad.