7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
S: roasted grain - molasses - pitted fruits A: dark brown body - thick brown head T: vanilla - bitter - oatmeal P: nutty - raisins - caramelised sugars O: robust - good balance - nice for season 12 ounce can - Beer Baron: Livonia, Michigan - 10-November-2024 - US$3,49 - canned: 20-December-2023 - sampled: 22-December-2024
Tried
from Can
on 22 Dec 2024
at 17:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Hopcat A2. Pours a clear copper gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has pine and earthy grass and pine with a bit of bread and grain backing. Flavor has earthy pine and growing grass with a backbone of light bread.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Jun 2022
at 01:14
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draft at Crafthead in Novi. Pours a clearish gold with a small white head. Notes of pineapple, mango and dank. Palate is similar. Finishes dry. Not bad.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jul 2021
at 04:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Another outdated can from Bella's in Sault St. Marie, bought 7/3/21, opened 7/13/21, canned 7/17/19. I'll rate it fairly considering its age. Hazy orange amber, large frothy tan head, good retention. Aroma of grapefruit, sweet malts. Taste is sweet malt, grapefruit, tropical fruit. Flat, low bitterness, juicy. Has definitely fallen off, so I'll adjust my score accordingly. Not the brewery's fault a retailer is making them look bad.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jul 2021
at 04:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a clear amber with a finger of off-white foam. Pine and slight grapefruit aromas on the nose with some bready malt notes. More of the same on the palate. Bitterness is dialed back a bit, soft mouthfeel and lower carbonation on the palate. Almost like a nut brown and IPA hybrid. Like a maltier Two Hearted.
Tried
from Can
from
Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine
on 11 Jul 2021
at 01:41
6/10
Tried
on 09 Oct 2020
at 21:23
5/10
Tried
on 06 Sep 2020
at 23:50
7/10
Tried
on 06 Sep 2020
at 19:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/10/2019. Pours very hazy deep orange/amber/light reddish 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 fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big blood orange juice, tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, honey, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of blood orange, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, and dark/bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big blood orange juice, tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, honey, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and light fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of blood orange juice, tangerine, red grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, honey, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of blood orange, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, and dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/tart/tangy balance, and minimal hop/fruit astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, fairly resinous/rindy, and lightly acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 5.6%. Overall this is an excellent fruited IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of blood orange, citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/tart/tangy/drying finish; nicely soft and not overly aggressive. Feels like Columbus, Chinook, Centennial, and Simcoe. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops/fruit; with a nice sized bready malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressively well made style example. Liked the base beer a bit more.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2019
at 04:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Well-made, with a lovely caramel malt base and plenty of old-school mandarin-grapefruit-pine resinous hoppiness, and a lingering bitterness on the back end accented by subtly sweet tropical notes. Solid, if not particularly notable.
Tried
on 21 Sep 2019
at 20:10