6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle, thanks to HuskerTan. Pours dark brown with reddish tint against the light, large foamy light beige head, faint roasted malt aroma, adequate carbonation, mildly bitter roasted malt taste, thin body, longish finish. Nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2018
at 13:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz can poured. Every Big Sky beer I enjoy reminds me that I really need to take the weekend trip to see the great state of Montana for the first time. Golden orange pour with a soft haze, and a gushing foam head. About a 10 minute differential between cracking this and actually enjoying the first sip. Very nice aroma full of juicy grapefruit notes. Has plenty of juice character, without it falling into that juicy IPA category. Sounds weird, but I know what I mean. Classic IPA feel, with plenty of juicy grapefruit lingering. Smooth body to this, a touch creamier than the usual IPA. A few things make this one different, and special in my opinion. Very nice drinking IPA here. Enjoyed this one.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Mar 2018
at 03:54
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 oz bottle from Albertsons. Mild haze with small soapy head. Light citrus aroma, very faint. taste has a bit more character, nice malt bill with a mild hop presence. definitely crushable., but dont. enjoy it instead.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2018
at 01:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 1/25/2018. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, cracker, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, cracker, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, pepper, pine, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly resinous balance mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is an excellent American pale ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Very vibrant and dank balanced Galaxy hop complexity; solid malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. Great hop showcase. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Mar 2018
at 00:59
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Biter Creek lightly hazy pale yellow witha full lasting white head. Mild dull cereal malt flavors, very light hop character. Mellow and soft.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Mar 2018
at 20:44
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 oz bottle from a six pack, from the grocery store. Aroma is earthy, peppery, floral, hint of garbage. Pours slightly hazy golden with a collapsing off-white head that falls into a big-bubbly ring pretty quick. Taste is lightly bitter, lightly sweet, finishing dry with light grapefruit hop and light bready malt character. Very simple pale ale that tastes good, but doesn't smell all that great. Overall, it's a good beer that I'd buy again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2018
at 05:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at The Barn, San Diego. Dark golden with a small white head. Fairly mild and malty with some hops and fruit.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Feb 2018
at 15:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
From a 12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear gold with a big off white head. Aroma of grass and hay. Flavors are moderate bitter with some citrus notes. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2018
at 00:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle from Binny's Lincoln Park. 2015 vintage. Opened in honor of the too soon departed BBB63. Black, large foamy, kinda fizzy, tan head. Good retention. Aroma of strong roast,vanilla, booze, leather, a bit of stone fruit. Taste is roasted malt, booze, raisin, chocolate, vanilla. A little hot, but not offensively so. Big, full bodied, chewy
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2018
at 03:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Radio Maria. Yay Montana tick! Clear amber, thin foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of wheat, stone fruit, booze. Taste is toffee, wheat, tropical fruit. Medium bodied.
Tried
on 10 Jan 2018
at 16:27