mcberko (47456) reviewed Belgian Dubbel from Figurehead Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Figurehead, pours a hazy dark caramel colour with a small beige head. Aroma brings out toasted bready malt, candied sugar, Belgian yeast and fruity esters. Flavour is much more aggressive and full than the session dubbel, with toasted caramel, bready malt, and fruity esters. Fairly low residual sweetness. Solid.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
On tap at Figurehead, pours a clear dark copper with a small beige head. Aroma brings out light brown sugar, toasted bready malt and a little dark fruitiness. Flavour is quite obscured, with notes of toasted caramel malt and some Belgian yeast. A neutered dubbel, with not much depth.
mcberko (47456) reviewed ESB from Figurehead Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Figurehead, pours a dark caramel brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out toasted bready malt and a touch of English hops. Flavour brings out toasted caramel and bready malt. Very malty and not really Englishy on the flavour. Nice stuff despite not being authentic at all.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft pour at Figurehead, during their opening weekend celebration. Rating from notes. Clear and shiny golden pour with a halo fizz head. Soft banana to this. Has a dry champagne like yeast as well, that covers the straw grain finish. Fun to try this unique style in a tiny brewery just opening in Seattle. With these unique beers coming out right away, I really think they have something going here. UPDATE - Retry month 2017. Draft pour pint at Hop and Hound. Still love the style being so unique around here. Same impressions the second time around, but a bit more refreshing. Good stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Enjoyed on draft during the Figurehead grand opening weekend. Instantly impressed with these guys and the beer. This one in particular had a fun, unique story behind it. Copper orange like pour with a thin fizz head and sticky lacing. A caramel malt aroma with very little hop influence. I was unaware that an IPA could be pulled off so well without the use of hops during the boil. Here I sit enjoying a beer and being taught a thing or two as well. I love it. Flavor is malty, but very pleasant. Caramel, with a hop flavor to finish, with 0% of the bitterness that would usually go with it. So that’s what happens. Cool finish. Very nice introduction to Seattle’s 60th brewery. Congrats guys, and keep up the good work.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Figurehead, pours a hazy dark copper orange with a small beige head. Aroma brings out floral hops and toasted malt. Flavour tastes more like an amber that's been dry hopped, with toasted caramel bready malt and floral and resinous dry hopped by. The hop-less boil is an interesting catch, which ends up tasting more like an amber that's been heavily hopped. Nice stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Figurehead, pours a deep dark reddish brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out toasted nuts, some red fruits, and light toasted caramel. Flavour is quite robust, with toasted caramel, some dark fruits and bready. Nicely rounded, with a nice toasted and fruity finish. Excellent.