Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On tap @ Verboten. Pours a hazy orange appearance with a white head. Peach, apricot, hay aroma. Flavor is fruity (peach), somewhat spicy, bubblegum flavor. Refreshing. No hint of veggie. Done pretty well.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Growler @ Steve’s house. Pours a hazy golden orange appearance with a white head. Bright orange citrus, pineapple, juicy hoppy nose with a bit of grass and flowers. Weedy, herbal flavor. Lots of juice and citrus. Fairly dry. Solid.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On tap @ Verboten. Pours a deep brown with a thin head. Definitely some tannins, leather, and grainy oak in the nose along with vanilla, coconut, and some booze. Very light whiskey, dark grape, plum, leather, fig flavor. Finishes a little strong and boozy. Some chocolate and roast but really takes on a lot of tannins. Carbonation is a bit dull. Fine but not exactly my thing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
On tap @ Verboten. Pours a hazy golden appearance with a white head. Some spicy hops in the nose. Citrus, grapefruit, and biscuit in the nose as well. The hops are a bit spicy in the flavor but not too strong. Some citrus. Pretty sessionable. Light cracker notes. A touch soapy. Fine but not something I’d go out of my way to try again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
On tap @ Verboten. Pours a touch hazy golden appearance with a white head. Kind of a dull aroma with some sweet malts and light citrus with maybe a hint of butterscotch. Dull carbonation. I can’t quite tell if there’s a touch of diacetyl or not but the flavor is also kind of bland. Light lemon and orange citrus. Flavor dissipates quickly. Not much going on.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
On tap @ Verboten. Pours a milky, dull peach appearance with a white head. Lemon, light berry, vanilla, and wheat in the nose. The fruity notes are apparent in the flavor but not super strong. A touch of funk in the flavor with slight berry juice. Just slightly tart. Easy drinking. Not overly complex. Probably sells pretty well.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
On tap @ Avery Sour Fest 2014. Pours a cloudy light yellow appearance with an off white head. A touch of corn in the nose but not horrible. Some twangy lemony notes as well. The flavor also seemed to show the beer being a bit young. A touch salty, spicy, toasted cracker flavor. Slightly tart. Kind of watery. Not horrible but a bit bland.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at CBC reception, April 8 2014.A bit hazy copper color. Sweet, malty, grainy, alcohol scent. Sweet, spicy taste. Sweet aftertaste. Medium to fizzy mouthfeel, low bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
On tap @ Black Bottle. Pours a cloudy orange appearance with a white head. Soapy, dry herbal/floral, light citrusy, a bit spicy, bubblegum aroma. Twangy, a touch tart, chewy bubblegum, dry herbal, a touch herbal flavor. Not my favorite.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at the brewery - black pour - frothy lace - a nicely balanced, dry and roasty black ipa - despite some garlicky simcoe notes, there is a nice integration of dry, roasty, bitter dark malts and earthy, almost smokey malts - slight vanilla sweetness balances - dry, smokey finish - nicely done.