bb (18607) reviewed Lost Sailor from Faction Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and light pine flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light pine linger.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: pale copper color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: slightly milk chocolatey, touch of licorice, milk sugar and a slight sweet coffee tone underneath
Flavor: mostly sweet throughout with an ever so slight touch of licorice-ish spice underneath; finishes somewhat milk-chocolate to slightly white chocolate-ish
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along my tongue
Overall: I usually don't "get" these white stouts but I'd say this was one of the better ones I've had, I believe I could return to this.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed The Penske File from Faction Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: clear bronzed yellow with a finger's worth of white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: piney sweet hops with a light bitterness then some citrusy hops for balance then a light clean malty base
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together somewhat bittersweet with a smooth finish of the pine and citrusy hops
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to light bodied, sessionable; good smoothness on the tongue, very low key bitterness
Overall: pretty nicely done APA I would have again.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Pale Ale from Faction Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: clear yellow color with a one finger white foamy head which slid off fairly nice to leave some light lace
Aroma: light hop notes of mango, subtle pine, and semi-spicy earthy vibes; light clean malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a semi-spicy to zesty to earthy sweet tone; mild finish of the mango and piney hop tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, some sessionability to it; some smoothness along the tongue; bitterness seems on par for a West coast styled pale ale
Overall: pretty nicely done pale ale I could bang again.
bb (18607) reviewed One Hop For You (CIP 076) from Faction Brewing 3 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. Golden beer with a whitish head. Light grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and light pine flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light pine linger with light tropical fruit.
bb (18607) reviewed Terpsman from Faction Brewing 4 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. Rich amber beer with a cream head. Summer fruit aroma. Grapefruit and summer fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and summer fruit linger with light earth.
bb (18607) reviewed In the Pocket from Faction Brewing 9 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Citrus and light summer fruit aroma. Summer fruit and herbal flavor with light citrus. Medium bodied. Summer fruit and herbal notes linger with light citrus.
bb (18607) reviewed Disco Casino from Faction Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. Golden beer with a cream head. Mineral and light citrus aroma. Mineral and citrus flavor with earth. Medium bodied. Mineral and citrus linger with earth.
bb (18607) reviewed Looking for Gophers from Faction Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Dank and grapefruit aroma. Dank and grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Dankness and grapefruit linger.
bb (18607) reviewed Drifting & Dreaming from Faction Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a low cream head. Grapefruit and summer fruit aroma. Summer fruit and grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Summer fruit and grapefruit linger.