Subsidiaries
7/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Dradt taster at RAM, Schaumburg. Brown beer with plenty of light edges. No foam after I’ve gotten to it on the sampler tray. American hop notes finally come through my stuffy nose. Yet it’s the malt that leaves the first impression on my tongue. Followed by a tangy caboose of bitterness. Pleasing fruity esters keep the hops from taking over.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Jun 2013
at 13:12
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampler at the Schaumburg RAM. Okay, maybe it’s because I’m chatting with the friendly brewmaster, but I’m really liking this stuff. That and the fact that a sampler "Curl" is $5, no matter how many samples are on it, and I have 10! So this is a derker amber color, and still has a good layer of foam although it’s been on the bar a while. Again, my nose was hampered by a cold and restroom soap, so just a general yes on the aroma. A large pine and resin hop note that swims to coat my soft palate. In other words, a hop goblin.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2013
at 13:00
4.9/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Draft. This one was pretty bland. A little caramel and not much hop presence to speak of. Pass
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jun 2013
at 18:33
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the schaumburg location. Coffee and roasty smoke with just a hint of dark chocolate. Probably one of the better beers i had here.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jun 2013
at 17:11
6/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
From notes. Draft at the schaumburg location. Decently sweet with a good deal of banana. Ok beer, but nothing to get excited over.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 May 2013
at 15:41
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampler at the Schaumburg location. Hazy brass color. A thin head with a bit of lace. Somewhat hoppy nose mitigated by the soap in the restroom on my hands. A nice, big hoppy burst on the first sip. The hop bill seems aimed more toward bitterness than flavor, then there’s a slight bit of citrus, pine and grass.
Tried
on 18 May 2013
at 08:26
5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Draft. From notes. This beer is pretty weak and watery. Some light hops throughout with a weak malt backbone. Meh.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2013
at 11:07
7.5/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft. From notes. Loads of coffee and burnt malt. A good dose of chocolate on the end with a little herbal note. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 May 2013
at 17:21
4/10
—
Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Draft from notes. Meh, pretty lame beer. Mostly grains and corn with judt a hint of citrus. Pass.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 May 2013
at 07:47
6.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Taster at the RAM, Schaumburg. Properly cloudy. A nice ’nana and ester nose which matches up with the taste. The menu here refers to "Vanguard" hops, which I don’t know what they mean in a German beer, but they don’t drag this beer off-style. Nice fizzy mouthfeel to the end.
Tried
on 29 Apr 2013
at 22:21