6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg at the brewpub, PDX, 09/11/14. Clear rich amber with a moderate off white covering that soon dissipates to a swirl. Nose is toffee, dark malts, sugars, spice, caramel. Taste comprises much the same, pretty one trick pony. Medium body, fine carbonation, semi drying close with lghtly warming alcohol. Ok, but for style and ABV not a lot doing, lacks depth and complexity.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2014
at 15:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Keg at the brewpub, PDX, 09/11/14 golden blonde - YAY! Very lightly hazed pale golden with a decent off white top that dissipates and retains as a respectable covering. Nose is light floral, citric notes, lemon peel, grassy. Taste compeises much the same, more lemon/citric notes, straw. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Adequate GB.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2014
at 04:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the taproom, downtown PDX, 09/11/14. Hazed golden with a moderately appointed off white head. Nose is light pine, spice, bitter citrics, straw, orange peel. Taste comprises orange pith, pine, mineral wash, spice, tangy citrics. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with hop bitterness evident. Adequate IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Nov 2014
at 10:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at the taproom, PDX, 09/11/14. Dark amber with a decent light beige covering that retains well. Nose is caramel, light mineral, earthy hops, bitter orange. Taste comprises red grapefruit, light spice, mineral wash, earthy hops. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok for style.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Nov 2014
at 18:00
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at the taproom, PDX, 09/11/14. Black with a moderate tan swirl and edgeing. Nose is light roast, earthy cocoa, dark toffee notes. Taste comprises chocolate, toffee, vanilla, light roast. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, smei drying close. Ok porter, simple but ticks the style boxes.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Nov 2014
at 13:51
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the taproom, 09/11/14. Clear golden with a decent off white covering. Nose is pine, mandarin, grapefruit, citric rinds, juicy hops. Taste comprises apricot, tangerine, straw, melon, citricana, pine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid APA - why the low scores? Perhaps better on tap?
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Nov 2014
at 04:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Keg at the brewpub, downtown PDX, 09/11/14. Clear orange amber with a moderate off white covering that clears to edgeing. Nose is caramel malt, bitter hop linger, grapefruit. Taste comprises bitter orange, floral notes, grapefruit, pine. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok IPA.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2014
at 14:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
It pours quite brown, kind of a nut brown in the glass, with fewer hop bits than the #2 ale. The smell goes back to the fresh piney hop flavor of the Trilogy #1. I had thought the last in this series would be some really extreme white IPA with peppercorns or something but instead it’s a nice roasty session Ale. I’m imagining this paired with something light and snacky, even barbecue flavored potato chips. But in sum, it’s a malt-forward beer that demands a strong hop counterpoint. It would go well against mild foods like fish or boiled anything, with soft cheeses and grapes.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2014
at 06:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle sent for review along with #1 and #3. This one pours rather cloudy, with visible bits of hop or yeast particles, under a spongier head that dwindles much faster than the #1. Smell has more exotic hop to it, like citrus and pineapple, perhaps a note of kumquat. Taste is also much more hoppy. Those citrus notes again, but also bigger on pine needles, and a suggestion of peppermint, somewhere in the back of my palate. At 5.8% abv, this is slightly stronger than the Crystal Pale Ale, but that doesn?t matter, as its main intent is to scare away those who don?t like hops. The malt body seems a shade lighter than the #1 too, to let extra bitterness curl the sides of my tongue. And somehow, while the #1 left some fine lacy foam along the sides of my glass, this one also had a bit of viscous liquid, characteristic of an imperial stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2014
at 06:05
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sample bottles provided for review. It pours a pale stream, settling in the glass to a sort of light gold color under a one-inch foamy head. The smell in the glass is full of fresh hops, a bit floral, but mostly citrus. The taste has mild malts, pretty light like a pale lager but for the slight fruitiness of an ale ferment. Hops tend more to the bitter side on the tongue, more spicy than the citrus in the nose. The hop brings a nice sensory impressions to the nose, but it still does its hoply duty of counteracting malt sweetness. Alcohol becomes a bit noticeable, even at its stated level of 5.2% abv.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2014
at 05:55