Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at Calusa, pours a deep dark reddish brown with a tiny beige head. Aroma is dominated by the coffee beans upfront, backed by rich caramel malt, bourbon, vanilla beans, and toasted oak. Flavour is rich and complex, with huge coffee notes, balanced by a complex caramel malt backbone, vanilla beans, bourbon and oak. Damn, this is complex and refined. Elegantly designed in every way. Wonderful.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at Calusa, pours black with the slightest mahogany tinge and a small tan head. Aroma is complex and big, with huge roasted malt, massive bourbon barrels, dark sugars (almost burnt), and molasses. Flavour follows as expected, with rich caramel malt, roasted malt, big bourbon barrel presence, lots of oak, and dark dried fruits. Huge complexity and remarkable balance for such a heavy-hitter. Not too brutal and definitely not too sweet. Fantastic stuff.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Allison '24 from Calusa Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Caluso, pours a hazy pink with a small white head. Aroma is fairly dry, with light cherry skins, some mustiness, and not much else. Flavour is modesty sweet and tart, with gentle tart cherries and some mustiness. Gentle and clean. Pretty solid for what it is.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Front of House from Calusa Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Calusa, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma has nice bright lemony and limey notes upfront, with subtle tangy hops. Flavour is clean, with bright citrusy notes and lightly tangy hops in good balance. Airy and drinkable with enough character to make it somewhat interesting. Solid.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Mosaic for Lunch from Calusa Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Calusa, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of tropical melony hops, some pine, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is vibrant, with lots of melon-forward piney hops from the Mosaic, backed with a crisp, grainy, biscuity malt base. Clean, well-hopped and well-balanced. Excellent.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Legacy Trail Lager from Calusa Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Calusa, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma has a decent spicy grassy hop character, light straw, and biscuity malt. Flavour is bitingly bitter, with lots of spicy grassy hops — that's a nice Saaz expression — with crisp crackery malt base. They sure didn't skimp on hops here. Biting, bitter, and crisp. Excellent.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Mind Burst from Calusa Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Free the Whales. Pours a cloudy orange yellow with medium off white head that lasts. The aroma is dank and grapefruit pith. Medium body, grapefruit, pine, melon, bitter dry finish, very good.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Guided By the Moon (2021) from Calusa Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at Free the Whales. Pours black with medium frothy beige head that lasts. The aroma is roast, cocoa, vanilla, wood, licorice. Medium body, sweet malt, cocoa, roast, licorice, dry finish, very nice.
bkbergen (9250) ticked Cosmic Thought from Calusa Brewing 3 years ago
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