Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 oz can poured and split at Hop and Hound. Listed at 7%, along with the rest from the series, so I'm a little curious about this super imperial triple milkshake IPA the rater before me supposedly had. If this is 11%, it's the smoothest, juiciest, easiest drinking beer of that strength of all time. Golden orange pour. Less thick than others in the series. Creamy vanilla constant. Juicy orange fruit. Some cereal like grains to follow, and really pairs well with the fruit profile. A bit of a nostalgic fruit cereal flavor. A solid series of beers here. This one was no exception.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
16 oz can poured at Hop and Hound. Thick, fruit juice glowing orange pour with a lasting cream head. I'm starting to enjoy this series a lot. Right when I was starting to tire of this whole milkshake IPA craze that has been going around lately in my local, I've found uniqueness and refreshment in these beers, especially this one. I've always loved peach beers done right. This really captures the true peach fruit flavor without being all sugary and such. Creamy texture, full of vanilla. Masked grains, low bitter citrus hops underneath this creamsicle of flavor. Juicy, and so easy drinking. Excellent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Hazy, citrus and weed, fruity hops and nice basic malts. Good example - not too much "milkshake" and actually not so much fruit overload either.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can - Mango fruity notes, a bit green notes. Cloudy gold with almost no head. Fruity, light sourness and a touch green.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
16 oz. can, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of lactose upfront, followed by mango, and citrusy dry hops. Flavour follows suit, with lots of lactose, vanilla and mango upfront, followed by light citrus hops. Nice incorporation of the lactose. Very good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 oz can poured, purchased at Hop and Hound. Looks like these cans just hit town. Looking forward to trying the varieties. Pours a thick grape purple color with a ton of rocky foam head and lacing. Some grains first, and a secondary berry jam fruit aroma. Flavor is a similar berry jam constant. About equally tart and sweet. Thick, creamy, flavorful consistency with this. Very nice, intriguing berry flavor going on. Late lingering jam, strawberry, blackberry, and a little raspberry like tartness. Very fun, flavorful IPA here.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Draft pour pint at Toronado, Seattle. A mostly clean golden pour. Thin patchy head. Cool bready malts, with an odd, harsh sweetness. Caramel. Thin. Melon hops, but a bit off. Slight grass. Not my go to style of fresh hop.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Fresh hop American IPA with hops from Crosby farm. Pours orange with white head. Floral aroma. Medium body with tangerine and other citrus notes. Nothing in excess.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
12 ounce bottle from Uptown. Pours a clear, very clear in fact, yellow color with a medium white head. A big grainy nose. Soft, perfume, bigger sweet malts, pils malt, some toast. Decent. A tad sweet for the style.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Wouldn’t call this a pilsner because they put maize in it, but is one of the better American pale lagers. Pale pour with white head and lacing. Light body and aroma. A worthy session beer.