tiong (21414) ticked Turbo Toaster from Crossroads Brewing Company (NY) 2 months ago
Intensely hoppy, chewy herbal piney and stingy green grassy with some citrus, juicy tropical fruitiness, dankness, stonefruits and tangerine, hints of green bitterness and faint hop burn in the finish. Quite a lot of hops here. Nice.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt amber color with some kind of light haziness to it; two finger white foamy head which dissipated at a nice pace then left some light lace
Aroma: the hops seem to be fairly muted here but some kind of tropical fruity to citrusy tones try to come out; malts seem to be closer to a caramel/toffee malt base
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a fairly bitter sort of way with the sweetness of those hops coming across somewhat weak; the finish is citrusy with some tropical fruity tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhere between sessionable and being a sipper (this beer doesn't know what it wants to be); astringent hops embrace the tongue pretty harsh
Overall: at this point, I believe I'm glad having no more beer reviews with this brewer because I believe I've had my fill, at least for today.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: glossy burnt orange to amber color with a three finger white foamy head which slid off at a nice pace to leave some light lace.
Aroma: some citrusy hoppiness with some dry biscuity malty tones
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together to a dry bittersweet tone; mild finish of the citrusy hops
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; fairly smooth along the tongue with some dryness
Overall: a decent enough IPA that I would reach for before some of their other beers.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a two finger tan foamy head which dissipated at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: deep dark roasted malts up front with some toasted nuts, earthy character; sweet char/ashy note
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas fairly well with a mild coffee roastiness coming in underneath; finishes roasty and earthy
Texture: medium bodied, leaning to be a sipper; some roasty to earthy grinding tones hitting the tongue but the more I sipped the more I didn't actually mind it.
Overall: a bit ashier/charr-like than I expected but not a bad stout I think I "might" come back to. Hmmmm...maybe
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: burnt amber color with a sly transparency about it; two and a half fingers of white fluffy head which slowly dissipated to leave some light lace
Aroma: muted tropical fruity hops with some also muted piney hops and a light caramel/toffee malt base
Flavor: makes a decent effort to blend the previously noted aromas but seems to fall short a bit; finishes sweet through the fruity hops
Texture: light to medium bodied, I think this wanted to be sessionable but wasn't a sipper either, just seemed "there" - I guess, some smoothness along the tongue
Overall: not sure why we had to have "cold IPA's" come into play in this beer market, maybe I just don't "get" them just yet. I dunno.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: bronzed orange semi-haziness with a one and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy hops; some clean caramel/toffee malts
Flavor: blends the hops to the malts somewhat in a bittersweet sort of way; finishes somewhat zippy in the hop content
Texture: light to medium bodied, between sessionable and being a sipper; some hop abrasion to the tongue but not astringent (seemed like it almost wanted to be astringent)
Overall: in a world full of DIPA's, uhmmmm, well, I'd say it's above par to say the least.
tiong (21414) ticked Racecar Bed from Crossroads Brewing Company (NY) 2 months ago
Intensely hoppy, fresh and tropical fruity with some citrus, pine, grass, floral notes, grapefruit, mild dankness, hints of green hoppiness, herbal notes and faint notes of bitterness. Quite balanced and dangerously crushable for a TIPA. Nice one.
Intensely hoppy, tropical fruity, dank, green floral and herbal with some pine, citrus, grass and lime, hints of vinous grapes and faint bitterness. Quite tasty hop bomb, probably the best of the series I've tasted so far.
Dank, mango, sweet and hoppy