7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Pours a very hazy, dark banana-yellow, with smallish head. Aroma has tropical and citrus fruits, some sour washcloth. Flavors are tropical and citrus fruits, some pine/spruce hop bitterness, a slight touch of sweetness, and just a touch of hop-burn flavor in the finish. Not a bad beer.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2018
at 21:21
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can - pours pink with white head - nose and taste of pineapple, mango, sour lactose and citrus - medium body
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2018
at 22:58
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Can - pours gold white head - nose and taste of Christmas tree, spruce, air freshener, lemon and grass - medium body
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2018
at 22:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 9/2/17.
Dark ebony, undetermined clarity with a lighter tan head atop showing moderate retention.
Big, rich, chocolatey, coffee in the nose slowly dries out through the middle with more earth and dark fruit. Light vanilla and strong roasted character lingers with no alcohol or flaw.
Soft, lightly sweet but well-attenuated with rich, earthy and fruity coffee notes throughout. Light but ample carbonation keeps it soft and velvety and it finishes with strong baker's chocolate, roasted dryness and moderate dark fruit character.
Dark ebony, undetermined clarity with a lighter tan head atop showing moderate retention.
Big, rich, chocolatey, coffee in the nose slowly dries out through the middle with more earth and dark fruit. Light vanilla and strong roasted character lingers with no alcohol or flaw.
Soft, lightly sweet but well-attenuated with rich, earthy and fruity coffee notes throughout. Light but ample carbonation keeps it soft and velvety and it finishes with strong baker's chocolate, roasted dryness and moderate dark fruit character.
Tried
on 23 Jan 2018
at 21:56
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at the brewery, 9/2/17.
Thoroughly hazy, turbid, blonde-canteloupe-bronze chicken soup sorta thing with a small but fairly well-retained white head atop.
Nose is juicy and a bit twangy and pine-laden on the finish. It's a single-hop Mosaic and while there is certainly a lot of good things here, bright, juicy, tropical notes, there is also just too much resin/powerful pine and light grapefruit for me. Malts are sparse and it's not boozy.
In the mouth it's quite soft and chewy even with great texture and attenuation. Juicy orange and pineapple grow lightly earthy and then a good deal of pine and bitterness persist on the finish. Well-brewed beer, as all of their beers seem to be and the texture and attenuation is spot-on, I just rarely find this hop to be interesting by itself, lending too much bitterness/pine/twang.
Thoroughly hazy, turbid, blonde-canteloupe-bronze chicken soup sorta thing with a small but fairly well-retained white head atop.
Nose is juicy and a bit twangy and pine-laden on the finish. It's a single-hop Mosaic and while there is certainly a lot of good things here, bright, juicy, tropical notes, there is also just too much resin/powerful pine and light grapefruit for me. Malts are sparse and it's not boozy.
In the mouth it's quite soft and chewy even with great texture and attenuation. Juicy orange and pineapple grow lightly earthy and then a good deal of pine and bitterness persist on the finish. Well-brewed beer, as all of their beers seem to be and the texture and attenuation is spot-on, I just rarely find this hop to be interesting by itself, lending too much bitterness/pine/twang.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jan 2018
at 21:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at the brewery, 9/2/17.
Moderately-to-heavily hazy, pale, brass-golden body with a well-formed, well-retained, white head.
Juicy in the nose with tropical fruits being most prominent followed by softer, not aggressive citrus notes. Lime, mango, pineapple is pretty standard and there's no resin, alcohol, doughy yeast and very little malt to interrupt things.
In the mouth it's equally juicy, soft, malty and dry with pineapple-mango-lime characteristics of Australian hops (didn't read up on what's in here exactly). A bit of bitterness and more citrus on the end, moreso than the nose would suggest. Cracker and biscuit-like malt round out a very "classic" take on the NE pale ale. Lovely, as always, from this gem.
Moderately-to-heavily hazy, pale, brass-golden body with a well-formed, well-retained, white head.
Juicy in the nose with tropical fruits being most prominent followed by softer, not aggressive citrus notes. Lime, mango, pineapple is pretty standard and there's no resin, alcohol, doughy yeast and very little malt to interrupt things.
In the mouth it's equally juicy, soft, malty and dry with pineapple-mango-lime characteristics of Australian hops (didn't read up on what's in here exactly). A bit of bitterness and more citrus on the end, moreso than the nose would suggest. Cracker and biscuit-like malt round out a very "classic" take on the NE pale ale. Lovely, as always, from this gem.
Tried
on 22 Jan 2018
at 18:51
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at brewery, 9/2/17.
Heavily hazy, bright golden with a medium-sized white head showing moderate retention.
Juicy citrus and tropical fruit with a light cereal backing and lots of honey. Moderately estery, as well, though not sharp, resinous or alcoholic.
Sweet up front with candied citrus and plentiful mango. Very chewy, dextrinous body with high attenuation and lots of juice. Sticky and a bit tangy with moderate bitterness. Clean and with a bit more malt than usual but very easygoing and no resin whatsoever.
Heavily hazy, bright golden with a medium-sized white head showing moderate retention.
Juicy citrus and tropical fruit with a light cereal backing and lots of honey. Moderately estery, as well, though not sharp, resinous or alcoholic.
Sweet up front with candied citrus and plentiful mango. Very chewy, dextrinous body with high attenuation and lots of juice. Sticky and a bit tangy with moderate bitterness. Clean and with a bit more malt than usual but very easygoing and no resin whatsoever.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Jan 2018
at 11:54
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can thanks to Dennis. Pours a cloudy yellow gold with small white head that lasts. The aroma is strong tropical fruit, vanilla bean, floral. Medium body, pineapple, vanilla, grass, light bitterness, very good.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2017
at 20:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at the brewery, 11/5/16.
Blonde-flaxen body shows a moderate to moderately strong haziness. White head atop is well-retained.
Lots of woodiness, lemon, orange rind and light nectarine, with strong grains, light honey and a bit of sweatiness from the citra. Juicy in the flavor, moreso than expected, with no alcohol and a moderate bitterness boasting no resin. Tight carbonation, soft, malty body with light graininess providing crispness on the finish in concert with the lemon-orange-like citrus hop notes.
Blonde-flaxen body shows a moderate to moderately strong haziness. White head atop is well-retained.
Lots of woodiness, lemon, orange rind and light nectarine, with strong grains, light honey and a bit of sweatiness from the citra. Juicy in the flavor, moreso than expected, with no alcohol and a moderate bitterness boasting no resin. Tight carbonation, soft, malty body with light graininess providing crispness on the finish in concert with the lemon-orange-like citrus hop notes.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2016
at 14:47
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at the brewery, 11/5/16.
A moderately hazy, but bright, tangerine-canteloup colored body is topped by a foamy white head of moderate retention.
Lovely juiciness, yet retains some citrus character of a classic IPA. Light, mild and very drinkable with soft carbonation. On the sweeter side for a session IPA, though not underfermented. My sample had just a hint of diacetyl, I think, but was still very, very drinkable. Peaches, nectarines, strawberries and candied orange with very low bitterness and no resin.
A moderately hazy, but bright, tangerine-canteloup colored body is topped by a foamy white head of moderate retention.
Lovely juiciness, yet retains some citrus character of a classic IPA. Light, mild and very drinkable with soft carbonation. On the sweeter side for a session IPA, though not underfermented. My sample had just a hint of diacetyl, I think, but was still very, very drinkable. Peaches, nectarines, strawberries and candied orange with very low bitterness and no resin.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Nov 2016
at 14:45