8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at the brewery
Clear golden with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing. Aroma of pine resin, diesel and floral. Flavors of citrus, caramel, pine resin and some sweetness
Wow, very nice
Clear golden with a medium sized off-white head and good lacing. Aroma of pine resin, diesel and floral. Flavors of citrus, caramel, pine resin and some sweetness
Wow, very nice
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Feb 2014
at 19:03
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
First pour from the keg that went on at Harry’s Hofbrua. Man....Rodger has flippin’ nailed another one!!! Insane juicy, citrus hop aroma. Hazy orange with a full white head that was slightly limited in duration. Taste is like squeezing and orange and other citrus hops into a glass, with a moderate biscuit malt support. I could drink this all day long.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2014
at 22:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at The Bistro DIPA-Festival, February 8. Hazy golden with a white head. A bit on the sweet side with pineapple, citrus, orange and some malt to balance it. Fairly dry and hoppy finish. A solid one.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2014
at 06:03
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sample at SF Beer Week Opening Gala 2014. Black with a medium tan head. Aroma and taste of roasted malt, dark chocolate, some coffee and licorice. Some alcohol in the finish.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2014
at 13:59
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sample at SF Beer Week Opening Gala 2014. (my first one from this brewery) Hazy orange with a medium white head. Very fresh and hoppy with citrus, pineapple, hay and mango. Tasty and a nice beer to enjoy.
Tried
on 15 Feb 2014
at 13:55
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours amber with a white head. Cat pee aroma. Med + body. Lots of citrus, but the hop burn is mild. Very tasy citrus fruit finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Feb 2014
at 16:03
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Taster@Faction. This was my first Faction beer. As soon as the aroma touched my nose I thought I was in Alpine. Cool. Pours clear amber with a medium creamy off-white head that dissipates fairly quickly and leaves nice lacing on the glass. Aroma is a bit light but it is that Alpine-esque perfect marriage of pine needles, grapefruit, and passionfruit that I love. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter, again very Pure-Hoppiness like but a bit harsher on the finish. Medium body, very creamy mouthfeel. Nice beer.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2014
at 23:33
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Taster@Faction. Pours clear amber with a small off-white head that dissipates quickly with good residual lacing. Aroma is fairly light, but hits all the high notes with citrus, dankness, pine, forest floor and a healthy dose of pot. Light plus sweet with some malt backbone shining through, quite bitter, spruce and a bit of mango, wet leaves and pot still apparent. Full body, super creamy in the mouth. Low carbonation, which somehow does not detract from this gem.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2014
at 23:31
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Taster@Faction. Pours clear golden with a very small white head that dissipates quickly with some residual lacing. Aroma is light, but wonderful with exotic notes of passionfruit, pine, citrus, dank goodness. Smells a hellova lot like Alpine Nelson. Lightly sweet and lightly bitter with a bit of cat piss in a good way. Body is light and perhaps a bit watery, but this is a lovely APA.
Tried
on 08 Feb 2014
at 23:28
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at Gourmet Haus. Massive grapefruit nose. Pours a moderate hazy orange with full white head that laces. Taste is large grapefruit and citrus with moderate pine. A nice sweet malt backing at the end rounds it out nicely. Not too sweet for a triple. Restrained bitterness helps the flavor of the hops be the star.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Feb 2014
at 11:59