7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Location: 12 oz can from Spec's, 4/21/14
Aroma: The aroma is clove/spice, wheat, Belgian yeast, banana, and some orange zest
Appearance: It pours an unclear orange color with an off-white head on it
Flavor: The taste is much the same, a little sweet, spice, mildly tart, and with a mild bitterness
Palate: The body is light-medium, it has an average carbonation, a bit of creaminess
Overall Impression: Brought this and the Weekend Warrior to a work BBQ. Both were great beers for that kind of crowd (mostly people who drink Shiner and the like or don't beer at all), because they are both well-made, but not aggressive beers. Hopadillo, for example, would have been too aggressive. As for this one specifically, I like what they did here. One of the better new (to me) wheat beers I have tried in recent memory.
Aroma: The aroma is clove/spice, wheat, Belgian yeast, banana, and some orange zest
Appearance: It pours an unclear orange color with an off-white head on it
Flavor: The taste is much the same, a little sweet, spice, mildly tart, and with a mild bitterness
Palate: The body is light-medium, it has an average carbonation, a bit of creaminess
Overall Impression: Brought this and the Weekend Warrior to a work BBQ. Both were great beers for that kind of crowd (mostly people who drink Shiner and the like or don't beer at all), because they are both well-made, but not aggressive beers. Hopadillo, for example, would have been too aggressive. As for this one specifically, I like what they did here. One of the better new (to me) wheat beers I have tried in recent memory.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Apr 2014
at 13:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: 12 oz can from Spec's, 4/21/14
Aroma: The nose is clean hops, some citrus, grass, and some pale malts
Appearance: This one pours an amber color with a beige head
Flavor: The flavor is clean, with a light sweetness and a medium bitterness
Palate: The body is light-medium, clean, easy drinking, with a low ABV feel, and a light dry finish
Overall Impression: This is a nice, drinkable, APA. At barley over 5% is is easy to session. This isn't an assertive beer, but it is well-made. I have no complaints.
Aroma: The nose is clean hops, some citrus, grass, and some pale malts
Appearance: This one pours an amber color with a beige head
Flavor: The flavor is clean, with a light sweetness and a medium bitterness
Palate: The body is light-medium, clean, easy drinking, with a low ABV feel, and a light dry finish
Overall Impression: This is a nice, drinkable, APA. At barley over 5% is is easy to session. This isn't an assertive beer, but it is well-made. I have no complaints.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Apr 2014
at 13:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Flying Saucer San Antonio. Hazy to cloudy golden amber color, thick tan head with good retention and solid lacing. Aroma of freshly baked brown bread. Taste is yeasty, slightly fruity, spiced and bitter. Nice stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2014
at 12:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at 7K/5K. Pours black with brown head. Nose/taste of woody oak, bourbon, roast chocolate, dark fruit, coffee and vanilla. Full bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2014
at 16:06
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle - Roast malts, anise, cinnamon and a bit of chocolate. Jet black with a rich brown head. Dark molasses, bitter chocolate and roast malts. Decent, but pretty plain.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2014
at 12:48
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Location: Draft at Whole Foods - Montrose, 4/1/14, 200th DIPA Rating!
Aroma: The aroma is boozy/bourbon, some heavy malts, and a little hops
Appearance: It pours a dark, almost murky orange, with a decent amout of lace/head
Flavor: The flavor is sweet and bourbony, with plenty of sweet DIPA malts, and a lighter hop feel
Palate: The body is fairly full, it has a pretty nice feel, some stickiness, and a mid-dry finish
Overall Impression: I actually found this one good too. It is a bourbony DIPA with a nice flavor. Sure, it leans sweet, malty, and bourbony for the style, but I enjoyed it. Good stuff.
Aroma: The aroma is boozy/bourbon, some heavy malts, and a little hops
Appearance: It pours a dark, almost murky orange, with a decent amout of lace/head
Flavor: The flavor is sweet and bourbony, with plenty of sweet DIPA malts, and a lighter hop feel
Palate: The body is fairly full, it has a pretty nice feel, some stickiness, and a mid-dry finish
Overall Impression: I actually found this one good too. It is a bourbony DIPA with a nice flavor. Sure, it leans sweet, malty, and bourbony for the style, but I enjoyed it. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Apr 2014
at 20:37
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Location: Draft at Whole Foods - Montrose, 4/1/14, as 010 Bodacious
Aroma: The nose has some really nice hops, grapefruit, clean malts, wood, and a bit of wine
Appearance: The pour is a clear orange, with an average sized white head and medium lace
Flavor: The flavor is lightly sweet, some wine flavor, and a good amount of hop bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, it has a clean feel, some average carbonation, and a mid-dry finish
Overall Impression: I was impressed by this one. I really liked how the wine aging played on the base beer. Very nice stuff.
Aroma: The nose has some really nice hops, grapefruit, clean malts, wood, and a bit of wine
Appearance: The pour is a clear orange, with an average sized white head and medium lace
Flavor: The flavor is lightly sweet, some wine flavor, and a good amount of hop bitterness
Palate: The body is medium, it has a clean feel, some average carbonation, and a mid-dry finish
Overall Impression: I was impressed by this one. I really liked how the wine aging played on the base beer. Very nice stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Apr 2014
at 20:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Location: 22 oz bottle from Central Market, 4/1/14
Aroma: The nose is full of smoked malts and meat, and some other malty notes
Appearance: It pours a brown-black color without much head or lace at all
Flavor: The taste is mostly smoked meats/malts, some peat, and a little roast
Palate: The body is medium, it has average-plus carbonation, and a bit of a roasty feel
Overall Impression: This is a nice smoked. The meaty/smokey flavor dominates over mostly everything else. Overall, this is a pretty nice example of the style.
Aroma: The nose is full of smoked malts and meat, and some other malty notes
Appearance: It pours a brown-black color without much head or lace at all
Flavor: The taste is mostly smoked meats/malts, some peat, and a little roast
Palate: The body is medium, it has average-plus carbonation, and a bit of a roasty feel
Overall Impression: This is a nice smoked. The meaty/smokey flavor dominates over mostly everything else. Overall, this is a pretty nice example of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Apr 2014
at 19:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft - Banana and spice. Cloudy yellow with a rich white head. Banana, clove, wheat and the usual. Nice for a local but another hefeweizen.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Mar 2014
at 16:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft - Skunky piney hops. Cloudy copper with a rich beige head. Tastes just like it smells, with a very well balanced bitterness and sweetness. A great IPA.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Mar 2014
at 16:17