Zymurgeist (5717) reviewed Blitzen IIIPA from Faction Brewing 12 years ago
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.
Sledutah (12313) reviewed Oatmeal Stout from Faction Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the brewery
Dark brown with a medium sized beige head and good lacing. Aroma of chocolate and coffee. Flavors of roasted malts, coffee, grainy and milk chocolate
Decent
Sledutah (12313) reviewed Defcon II Tripel from Faction Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
On tap at the brewery
Cloudy golden with a small white head and good lacing. Aroma of Belgian candy, banana esters and yeasty. Flavors of Belgian candy, sweet malts with a mild bitterness
A nice triple, flavorful
Sledutah (12313) reviewed Blitzen IIIPA from Faction Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at the brewery
Cloudy golden with a medium sized off-white head and lots of lacing. Aroma is fruity and pine resin. Flavors of tropical fruit, pine and finishes with sweet malts
A very nice iiipa, well balanced with tons of flavor
Sledutah (12313) reviewed A-Town Pale from Faction Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
On tap at the brewery
Clear golden/yellow with a small white head and good lacing. Aroma is floral and citrus. Flavors of citrus, bready and pine
Nice, easy drinking and tasty
Sledutah (12313) reviewed Flagship Pale Ale from Faction Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at the brewery
Clear golden with a medium sized white head and good lacing. Aroma is grassy and plastic. Flavor is grassy, pine and bitter
Decent pale, clean
Sledutah (12313) reviewed Fall IPA from Faction Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Had on tap at Harry’s Hofbrau and at the brewery
Cloudy golden with a medium sized white head and lots of lacing. Aroma of tropical fruit, juicy and grassy. Flavors of tropical fruit, grassy, onion and pine resin
Nice and tasty
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Red from Faction Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours dark ruddy copper(?) with a light beige head. Aroma seems resin. Med + body. Flavor fruit/resin with very light chocolate. Maybe some citrus. It’s a deliciously hoppy amber. Finishes with more hop than malt. Tasty.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Winter IPA from Faction Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours rather orange with a creamy white head. Strong citrus/pine aroma. Near cat pee. Med body or better. Flavor is caramel coated citrus; or is it citrus coated caramel? Lots of citrus. Touch of resin Mild hop burn. Seems to get a hint of earthy with time. Or my taster is being burned down. Excellent ale.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Rose and Crown. Lots of caramel and very faint chocolate. A little viscous and the alcohol is prominently displayed. Crystal clear copper with a small white head that dissipates quickly. Taste is caramel and sweet. This is a very good beer. I would love to try it again after it has laid down for a while and develops some more complexity that it is certain to do.