Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
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superspak (10160) reviewed The Good from Paw Paw Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours hazy orange/amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate amount of pine/citrus rind bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, melon, lemon/orange rind, pine, caramel, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance; minimal lingering hop astringency, building up through the glass. Moderate dryness from bitterness, that increases through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, sticky/resinous, and fairly creamy/bready balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a great DIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical/pine hops and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
superspak (10160) reviewed Mr. Sunday from Paw Paw Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours fairly hazy/cloudy dark orange/copper color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/tropical hops and dark/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, lemon zest, light pine, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, light nuttiness, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, mango, caramel, brown sugar, toasted bread, light nuttiness, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical hop and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 5%. Overall this is very good hoppy amber ale. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical hop and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. I really liked how bright and juicy the hop character was in balance with the malts; and it was not all that bitter. A very enjoyable offering.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Black Talon IPA from Paw Paw Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Pours black with a light brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of earthy dark grain with a bit of pine and light roasted malts. Flavor has a bit more roasted malts with earthy dark grains and some earthy pine supporting.
superspak (10160) reviewed Coconut Porter from Paw Paw Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours hazy dark brown color with a 1 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with some light streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of milk chocolate, toasted coconut, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, vanilla, light coffee, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, coconut, and light earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of milk chocolate, toasted coconut, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, vanilla, light coffee, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal hop and roast bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of milk chocolate, toasted coconut, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, vanilla, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coconut, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-medium carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, fairly creamy/bready, and slightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is good. A little thin, but not too bad. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice coconut porter style. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coconut, and light earthy hop flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink. This had restrained but still very noticeable coconut presence, which I really liked. A very enjoyable offering.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Cafe 237 from Paw Paw Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours near black with a mahogany brown head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma is full of coffee with some roasted malts and dark grains underlying. Flavor has strong coffee notes with a bit of dark chocolate, roasted malt and dark grains supporting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has sweet wheat with a slight wood note and some grassy hops. Flavor has more grassy hops with a bit of wheat and a touch of pine.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a nice sour note with a good amount of dry red wine and a hint of grain. Flavor has a dry sour note with some oaky red wine and a bit of grain underlying.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of musty pine and grass with a grain backbone. Flavor has bread and grass up front with a bit of a pine bite supporting.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Mr. Sunday from Paw Paw Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear amber gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of earthy grass with a touch of pine with a light nuttiness. Flavor has sweet grains up front with grass and light pine backing.