Kyotolefty (15977) reviewed New Stars from Varietal Beer Company 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Tap at Imazato. Very pale pastel yellow, almost white looking. Subtle nose of tropical fruits, grapefruit, and some spice. Clean and fresh, not overly sweet, with a spicy and somewhat dry finish. Not bursting with juiciness, but more restrained.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bright gold, medium head. Clean malt, good hop note, too. Don't mind the haters, tangier.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Green Meanie from Varietal Beer Company 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Elizabeth Station, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma has gentle piney hops, doughy malt, fresh bread, allium, and some citrusy tang. Flavour bursts with tropical melon, citrusy hops, some hop tang, and a touch of allium. Good mix of hops, well-balanced, finishing crisp and bitter. Very good.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Spellbook of Raziel from Varietal Beer Company 3 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
16 oz. can, pours a deep dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma has plenty of bourbon barrel, tons of toffee, brown sugar, and caramel—not much hops, maybe some toasted nuts. Flavour is very sweet, into cloying territory, with intense caramel, brown sugar, butterscotch, and some molasses. There’s some barrel here but it’s buried. Too sweet, which conceals some complexity. Good complexity but difficult to drink in more than a couple ounces. Needs tweaking.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5
On tap at Stoup, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma has a dull, dusty hop character, with an earthy, bready malt base. Flavour is lightly bitter, with earthy hops, biscuity malt, and flat, dull hops on the finish. Not a fan of the hop expression.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at Stoup - Ballard. Pours clear light gold with a white head. Light, sweet tropical fruits on the nose. Flavour has wet grass, some dank oils, a bit of tropical fruit. Not bad.
mcberko (47797) reviewed National Acrobat from Varietal Beer Company 7 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 oz. can, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma is full of dank hops, lots of pine, and a touch of melon. Flavour is pungent, with tons of dank hops, pine, melon, and some stone fruits. Finishes dank, piney and wonderfully clean and balanced.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured from 473mL can (pkg 06/20/2025). Clear-ish blonde with small white head. Light dank hops, well balanced, enjoyable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
473mL can. Pours hazy pale blonde with a white head. Tons of bright WC hops on the nose; bright pine, gentle allium. Flavour has lots of bright, bitter pine, a touch of tropical fruit, some allium in the background. The hop expression is great; fantastic WC IPA.
Oakes (33770) reviewed National Acrobat from Varietal Beer Company 7 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Quite pale. The aroma has a lot of citra, some orangey notes as well. On the palate, clean pale malt. Moderate bitterness, and then there's citrus to it as well, a touch of pear. Well-balanced. This hits.