willisread (9761) reviewed Cruiser from Detroit Garage Project 5 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4
Can from Holiday Market. Pours a murky grayish brown with no head. Muddy hop aromas without much character. Oxidized badly. Flat with no flavors at all and that awful dirty dish water color. It's a shame since I like the hop bill on this. Canning issues it seems.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
From a 16 oz. can. Pours black with a tan head. Aromas of cinnamon, cocoa and vanilla. Flavors are sweetened coffee.
superspak (10160) reviewed The Pheasant from Detroit Garage Project 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 7/2019. Pours fairly crystal clear deep golden amber/light copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, apricot, mango, melon, red apple, passion fruit, raspberry, strawberry, gooseberry, currants, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, spicy rye, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, apricot, mango, melon, red apple, passion fruit, raspberry, strawberry, gooseberry, currants, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, spicy rye, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and rye spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, apricot, mango, melon, red apple, passion fruit, berries, currants, white grape/wine, citrus peel/zest, wood, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, spicy rye, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.2%. Overall this is a delicious imperial Brut IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish; not aggressive for the style. Very nice Barbe Rouge, Hallertau Blanc, & Nelson Sauvin profile. Pretty weird at first with the Barbe Rouge dark berry intensity, but it grew on me. Very juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy balanced hop complexity; with a great clean pils/rye/vienna/wheat malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
16 ounce can into snifter, canned in 5/2019. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky khaki 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 milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, cinnamon, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, coconut, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, raisin, prune, fig, date, smoke, char, herbal, grass, peppercorn, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, cocoa, cinnamon, vanilla, coconut, coffee, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of huge milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, cinnamon, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, coconut, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread/crust; with lighter notes of molasses, licorice, raisin, prune, fig, date, smoke, char, herbal, grass, peppercorn, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Mild pine, herbal, grass, pepper, roast, char, coffee bitterness; and cinnamon spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, dark roasted coffee, cinnamon, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, coconut, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread/crust, light dark fruit/smoke/char, herbal, grass, peppercorn, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Amazing complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, cocoa, cinnamon, vanilla, coconut, coffee, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with an awesome hop/roast bitter/sweet and cinnamon spiciness balance; with no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness and cinnamon spiciness after the finish. Medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 10%. Overall this is an amazing spiced pastry stout! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, cocoa, cinnamon, vanilla, coconut, coffee, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV, with the mildly bitter/spicy/drying finish; amazingly soft/silky feel. Amazing balance between rich oats/malts, cocoa, cinnamon, vanilla, coconut, and fruity/nutty coffee complexity; with mild earthy hops and restrained fruity yeast. Not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazingly spot on style example. Their best beer yet.
superspak (10160) reviewed Test Drive 001 from Detroit Garage Project 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 1/2019. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy pineapples, grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, apricot, mango, melon, jalapeno peppers, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, cracker, toasted bread, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, pineapple, jalapeno, and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy pineapples, grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, apricot, mango, melon, jalapeno peppers, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, cracker, toasted bread, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, woody, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; and jalapeno spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of pineapples, grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pear, apricot, mango, melon, jalapeno peppers, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, honey, cracker, toasted bread, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, pineapple, jalapeno, and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no lingering hop/pepper astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly crisp/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.7%. Slightly increasing lingering pepper heat after the finish. Overall this is an excellent fruited/spiced DRIPA. All around great citrus/fruity/earthy hops, pineapple, jalapeno, and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink with the modestly bitter/spicy/drying finish; not aggressive. Nice pepper presence, but not overwhelming on any aspect. Feels like Columbus, Centennial, Amarillo. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops/fruit; with a nice balancing bready malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering resins/pepper spice. Well attenuated for the ABV from the rice. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. Great classic hop profile, that complements the fruit/peppers perfectly.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Orange Haze from Detroit Garage Project 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Pours a hazy orange gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of citrus and citrus rind with some sweet grains and a bit of grass underlying. Flavor has earthy citrus with a bit of rind and a bit of sweet grains underlying.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Méthode-Man from Detroit Garage Project 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Can at Black Christmas 2018
Hazy blond colour. Nice grassy hop aroma. The mouthfeel is lean but not too dry, pale malt base, and some citrus, juice, grassy hop.
Excellent, very clean, powerful.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Méthode-Man from Detroit Garage Project 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
16 oz. can, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out light champagne yeast, a little celery, and some biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of celery, subdued hops, and biscuity malt. Too much celery. Not good.
BeerPlace (10899) reviewed Méthode-Man from Detroit Garage Project 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
During Black Christmas 2018. Clear pale golden. Some fruity notes, crispy. Not bad.
superspak (10160) reviewed Méthode-Man from Detroit Garage Project 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but was just released. Pours crystal clear deep golden/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a minimal spotty lace cap that lingers. Minimal spotty lacing on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Good appearance. Aromas of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, red apple, white grape/wine, gooseberry, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, grape must, and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, red apple, white grape/wine, gooseberry, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, light honey, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness; and slight grape tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, red apple, white grape/wine, gooseberry, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, grape must, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, sticky/resinous/rindy, fairly crisp, and lightly tangy/tannic balance mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 9.8%. Overall this is a great imperial brut IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops, grape must, and moderate pale malt flavors; dangerously smooth and fairly crisp to drink; with the modestly bitter/tannic/drying finish, not aggressive. Great Hallertau Blanc/Nelson, and Pinot Gris grape must profile. Very vibrant, dank, and earthy balanced hops/fruit; solid pale malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness from crisp resin dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example for an imperial version.