Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at the Boise BP hazy deep bright golden orange thin soapy head. Big heavy piney and tropical juicy hop flavors. Fairly heavy and slick. Drinks like even bigger than the posted 7.2%. A hefty, juicy IPA
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Shorty at Boise brewpub. Hazy orange golden, patchy head. Weak citrus peel aroma, grapefruit. Taste features more grapefruit peel, bitter with little sweetness. Seems thin too.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Shorty pour at Boise brewpub. Bright golden, skin of head, lacing. Aroma is wheat, while taste is light dry bitterness, with some sweet notes on the backend.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Shorty at Boise brew pub. Light golden, mild haze, small filmy head. Light orange, citrus aroma. Taste features a light, crisp hoppy bite, light malts and traces of citrus peel.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample at the Dublin location. Clear reddish-copper color with a medium off-white head that dissipates steadily to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of malt, fruit and caramel. Light-bodied with flavors of caramel malt, fruit and a touch of earthy hop. The finish is sweet with a malty aftertaste. Decent overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the Dublin location. Brown-black pour with a medium thin creamy beige head that dissipates quickly to a film. Sparse patches of lace. Aroma of roast malt, chocolate and coffee. Medium body with flavors of chocolate malt, roasted coffee and a touch of hops. The finish is creamy and sweet with a malty aftertaste. Decent overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On draught at the Dublin location. The beer is a slightly hazed orange-gold color with a medium white head that evaporates steadily to an outer ring. Stringy lacing. Herbal hops, citrus and malt in the nose. Medium body with flavors of grassy hops, grapefruit and roast malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a citrusy hop aftertaste. Decent overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the Dublin location. Hazy bright orange color with a medium frothy white head that dissipates gradually to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of coffee, hops and citrus. Medium body with flavors of citrusy hop, roast coffee and caramel malt. The finish is roasty with a coffee and hop aftertaste. Above average overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
22 ounce bottle into snifter, bottled in 12/2017. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a small dense tan head with good retention, that reduces to a minimal spotty lace cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lightly tart/tangy blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, fruit skin/seed, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toffee, nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, raisin, prune, cherry, fig, date, vanilla, smoke, char, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of brambleberries, dark/roast/bready malts, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of huge lightly tart/tangy blackberry, raspberry, blueberry, fruit skin/seed, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toffee, nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of licorice, raisin, prune, cherry, fig, date, smoke, char, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal, grassy, peppery, roast, char bitterness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy berries, fruit skin/seed, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, molasses, toffee, nuts, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread/crust, licorice, dark fruit, vanilla, smoke, char, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of brambleberries, dark/roast/bready malts, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet, and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Light-medium carbonation and full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/velvety/bready, and lightly slick/sticky/chalky/acidic/tangy/tannic mouthfeel that is great. Mild increasing warmth of 11.7% after the finish. Overall this is an awesome fruited imperial stout. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of brambleberries, dark/roast/bready malts, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV, with the mildly bitter/tart/tangy/drying finish; great silky/soft feel. Awesome balance of jammy berries and rich malts; with mild earthy hops, and restrained fruity yeast. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
2222oz bottle pours out black topped with a long lasting tan head. Nose is nice roast malts coffee chocolate barrel notes. Taste is more of the nice sweet chocolate ash roast coffee and a barrel kick.