Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Clear brown body with a small tan head. The aroma is sweet,nutty malts. The flavor is lightly sweet with the hop bitterness being there just enough to keep the sweetness in balance. Decent Brown Ale.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
On tap at the downtown brewery. Poured a hazy golden yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was light floral notes, some funky, earthy notes. Light spice. Pretty tasty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at the downtown brewery. Poured a dark, nearly black color with a tan head. Aroma was Vanilla, woody notes. Lots of stuff going on with this one. Booze is there, rye and barrel comes through, some light vinous notes. Not much straight saison here, but that’s okay.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Draft at their downtown brewery, first a taster then full pour. Poured a hazy orange color with a small white head. Aroma was nice floral hop notes, very juicy. Flavor was amazing bouquet of hops. Melon, floral notes. Very tasty.
radagast83 (13490) reviewed Zirkusfest from Hi-Wire Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at their downtown brewery. Poured a nice clear yellow-amber color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was nice sweet malts, some earthy notes and some light floral notes. Flavor was nice, sweet, crisp notes, pretty tasty Oktoberfest in my opinion.
radagast83 (13490) reviewed English Dark Ale from Hi-Wire Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at their downtown brewery. Poured a dark brown color with a small off-white head. Aroma was light sweet malts, some light roasted notes. Flavor was roasted, toasted malts, light nutty notes. Malty finish. Tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Refrigerated brown bomber poured into a glass. Cloudy tawny, medium body, low carbonation, and some lacing. Taste is herbal hops and tangy bitter finish.
Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Hi-Pitch IPA from Hi-Wire Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Alisa brougt this one back for me from a trip to North Carolina. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a hazy orange-toffee color with a large creamy orange-tan head hta tlingered and left good lacing. The aroma was sour caramel, mlaty, citrus, pine and earthy. The flavor was bitter, sour caramel, pine, citrus, earthy and tobacco. Long finish. Medium body. Meh.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Sample at Appalachian Vintner. Pours a cloudy brown-black color with a thick foamy beige head that recedes gradually. Patchy lacing on the glass. Aroma of bourbon, dark chocolate and malt. Medium to full body with flavors of oaky bourbon, chocolate malt and dark fruit. The finish is roast malt and bourbon. Pretty good overall.
Travlr (30173) reviewed The Contortionist Black IPA from Hi-Wire Brewing 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Dark clear brown color, medium tan head. Aroma of citrus, light spice, subtle roast. Taste has roasty flavors with a lightly fruity background. Decent.