6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[1/30/16] Can sample at the Encomium bottle share, after RateBeer Best awards ceremony at Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel in Santa Rosa. Thanks everyone who shared bottles! Golden. Dry, bitterish, fruity hops.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Feb 2016
at 18:54
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Can. Pours a dark brown with small beige head. The aroma is strong roast, chocolate, wood. Medium mouth, rich malt, roast, light bitter finish, decent.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Jan 2016
at 04:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at the tap room. The beer is a slightly hazy orange color with a medium off-white head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, hops and grain. Medium body with flavors of citrusy hops, pine and a subtle sweetness I assume is from the rice. The finish is moderately bitter with a fruity hops aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jan 2016
at 15:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the tap room. The beer is a hazy yellow color with a medium white head that diminishes steadily to a film. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of wheat, citrus and coconut. Light to medium body with flavors of toasted coconut, wheat, mild rum and pineapple. The finish is fruity with a piña colada aftertaste. Captures the essence of the name pretty well. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jan 2016
at 15:26
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the tap room. The beer pours a slightly hazy yellow-orange color with a medium thin white head that evaporates steadily to a film. Short strings of lacing. Aroma of citrus, hops and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of grapefruit, grassy hops and malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a citrusy hops aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jan 2016
at 15:38
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On draught at the tap room. The beer is a hazy straw color with a medium thin white head that evaporates quickly to a film. Short strings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of cucumber, yeast and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of fresh cucumber, mild spice, malt and yeast. The finish is clean and cucumbery. Pretty good overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jan 2016
at 12:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the tap room. Hazy straw color with a medium fluffy white head that dissipates steadily. Small patches of lacing. Aroma of pineapple, wheat and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of pineapple, doughy malt and a touch of grassy hops. The finish is fruity with a pineapple aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jan 2016
at 10:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, bottled on 10/9/2015. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense foamy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, berry, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper, pine, light honey, cracker, bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, berry, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper, pine, light honey, cracker, bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, berry, lemon/orange zest, light pepper, pine, bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately sticky/creamy/bready balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a damn nice pale ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of bright citrus/tropical/piney hops and moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jan 2016
at 21:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 10/25/2015. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, cream, toasted dark bread, nuttiness, light smoke/char, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance and complexity of roast/bready malt, lactose, and light herbal hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, cream, toasted dark bread, nuttiness, light smoke/char, and herbal/roasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/roasted bitterness; with lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, cream, toasted dark bread, nuttiness, light smoke/char, and herbal/roasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready malt, lactose, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great roasted bitter/sweet balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky, and lightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is awesome. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an excellent milk stout. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of roast/bready malt, lactose, and light earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2016
at 19:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at the tap room. Cloudy yellow color with a thin white head that recedes quickly to a wispy film. Spotty lacing. Aroma of citrus, yeast and malt. Medium to full body with flavors of banana, earthy yeast, citrus and malt. The finish is fruity with a banana and yeast aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Dec 2015
at 23:52