8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce prowler into tulip glass, filled on 12/1/2019. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.3%. Overall this is an awesome IPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Feels like Centennial, Citra, Simcoe. Very juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hops; with a great clean bready malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and outstanding spot on west coast style example.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce prowler into pint glass, filled on 12/11/20199. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, orange peel, pear, red apple, coriander, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, wood, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of big lemon, orange peel, pear, red apple, coriander, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, wood, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange peel, pear, red apple, coriander, peppercorn, clove, light banana/bubblegum, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, wood, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop flavors; with an awesome malt/bitter/spiciness balance; and no astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and fairly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.7%. Overall this is an awesome witbier. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Awesome balance between spices, earthy hops, and Wit yeast complexity; with a great clean pale/wheat malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on classic tasting style example as expected of the brewery.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce prowler into signature tulip glass, filled on 9/15/2019. Pours very hazy deep golden amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of huge tart/tangy tangerine, orange juice, pineapple, passion fruit, fruit skin, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, apricot, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, cherry, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, green peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of tangerine, pineapple, passion fruit, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, and pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of huge tart/tangy tangerine, orange juice, pineapple, passion fruit, fruit skin, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, apricot, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, cherry, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, green peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and fruit tang/tartiness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy tangerine, orange juice, pineapple, passion fruit, fruit skin, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, apricot, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, cherry, blueberry, gooseberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, green peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of tangerine, pineapple, passion fruit, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no lingering hop/fruit astringency after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly crisp/resinous/rindy/acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.3%. Overall this is an awesome fruited IPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of tangerine, pineapple, passion fruit, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp to drink with the moderately bitter/tart/resinous/drying finish; not overly aggressive. Awesome Ekuanot, Azacca, Idaho Gem, Cascade and Ella profile. Extremely juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hops/fruit; with a great balancing pale/wheat malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example as expected.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce prowler into dimpled mug, filled on 9/15/2019. Pours crystal clear medium orange/copper/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy cream colored head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of caramel, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of big brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of caramel, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, caramel, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Very clean lagering, minimal fruity/yeasty notes. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 5.8%. Overall this is an awesome Marzen! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish; great soft feel and not aggressive. Awesomely clean/rich Munich malt complexity, with great noble hop presence/balance for the style. Light residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example as expected. --- Beer merged from original tick of River’s Edge Spiders From Marzen on 04 Nov 2018 at 12:56 - Score: 8. Original review text: Excellent! Rich nutty/biscuity munich malts and mild earthy noble hop balance against sweetness. Perfectly clean lager flavors. Very drinkable. Keg blew when I was getting a mini growler. Will definitely buy again next year! Really spot on style example!

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce prowler into lager glass, filled on 9/15/2019. Pours crystal clear pale golden yellow color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, wood, peppercorn, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt notes; with good strength. Taste of lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, wood, peppercorn, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, woody, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, melon, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, wood, peppercorn, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with no yeasty notes. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Light lingering resins through the glass. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an excellent German pilsner. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the moderately bitter/drying finish; not aggressive. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Awesomely vibrant/earthy Triumph hop complexity, with a perfectly balanced clean pils malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example as expected.

8.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce prowler into pint glass, filled on 9/15/2019. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/copper/light reddish color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky light khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, roasted nuts, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toffee, plum, pear, red apple, wood, herbal, grass, peppercorn, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/bready/light roasted malts, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast notes; with big strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, roasted nuts, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toffee, plum, pear, red apple, wood, herbal, grass, peppercorn, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, woody, grassy, peppery, roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread dough/crust, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toffee, plum, pear, red apple, wood, herbal, grass, peppercorn, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is a fantastic altbier. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish; not overly bitter/roasted. Fantastic clean/rich Dark/Munich/light roasted malt showcase; balancing noble hops, and restrained fruity yeast. Mild residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example. A bit more roasty than expected, but one of the best for the style I have had.

8.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 ounce prowler into lager glass, filled on 9/15/2019. Pours crystal clear very dark reddish brown color with a 1 finger dense and rocky khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, roasted nuts, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of smoke, charcoal, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, roasted nuts, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of smoke, charcoal, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, woody, grassy, peppery, roast, charred bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toasted biscuit, roasted nuts, dark/brown bread/crust, smoke, charcoal, wood, pepper, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with an awesome roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and no acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors, with minimal fruity/yeasty notes. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering hp/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly crisp/sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is great/ Zero warming alcohol for 5.6%. Overall this is an awesome schwarzbier. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Not overly charred. Awesome clean/rich dark/roast/Munich malt showcase, with nice noble hop presence/balance for the style. Mild residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and outstandingly spot on style example as expected of the brewery. They are very good at making classic German styles.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

22 ounce bottle into signature tulip glass, bottled on 3/4/2019. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, spicy rye, biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of coconut, licorice, molasses, raisin, prune, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness. A bit too fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Very slight touch of sour cherry note, maybe. A little infection only noticeable in the nose. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready/rye malt, molasses, bourbon barrels, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast/vanilla notes; with solid strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, spicy rye, biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of coconut, licorice, molasses, raisin, prune, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, grassy, peppery, roast, char bitterness; and rye, bourbon, oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, vanilla, toffee, bourbon, toasted oak, spicy rye, biscuit, dark bread/crust, licorice, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready/rye malt, molasses, bourbon barrels, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast/vanilla flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet, and bourbon/oak/rye spiciness balance; with no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness, rye/bourbon/oak spiciness, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and fairly sticky/chalky/tannic mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol or barrel booze for 6.7%. Overall this is a very nice barrel aged flavored export stout. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready/rye malt, molasses, bourbon barrels, light-moderate earthy hops, and light fruity yeast/vanilla flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/spicy/tannic/drying finish. Nicely soft and not overly bitter/charred. Balanced rich malts, and barrel presence/integration; with nice hop presence, and restrained fruity yeast. Mildly sweet with lingering crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made English style example as expected. Feels like these recent variants were packaged prematurely from the carbonation. This was the only one that had a mild infection note, but was likely just the English yeast character. Was hoping for more vanilla presence, tastes like the base beer mostly.

8

Fantastic! Milk/dark choc/cocoa/dark roast coffee/caramel/toffee/molasses/vanilla/bourbon/rum/scotch/brandy/dark bread; lt licorice/raisin/prune/fig/date/smoke/char/leather/tobacco/yeast earth. Mild hop/char bitter, spicy oak. Creamy/silky/bready/full.

8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16 ounce prowler into signature tulip glass, filled on 8/11/2019. Pours fairly hazy reddish/pinking/orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light pink head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy blackberry, blueberry, fruit skin/seeds, peach, pear, melon, red apple, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, and biscuit dough; with lighter notes of banana, clove, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of blackberry, blueberry, fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy blackberry, blueberry, fruit skin/seeds, peach, pear, melon, red apple, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, and biscuit dough; with lighter notes of banana, clove, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy blackberry, blueberry, fruit skin/seeds, peach, pear, melon, red apple, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, banana, clove, wood, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of blackberry, blueberry, fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/sticky/acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.4%. Overall this is an excellent brut style fruit beer. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of blackberry, blueberry, fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth, refreshing and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the modestly bitter/spicy/tangy/drying finish. Great balance between juicy berries, American wheat yeast, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. Solid earthy hops. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example as expected. Was hoping it would be more jammy, but no complaints otherwise.