7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 5/29/2018. Pours slightly hazy medium golden/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big ruby grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big ruby grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, sticky/resinous/rindy, and fairy crisp balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is a delicious IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink with the moderately bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Great balanced mix of juicy, dank, and earthy hop complexity; nice sized bready malt backbone, minimal residual sweetness from lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering. Loved the Citra/Chinook hop profile as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Sep 2018
at 22:35
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 6/8/2018. Pours slightly hazy golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light pink head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of juicy/lightly tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, pear, red apple, melon, red grape, caramel, honey, brown sugar, and toasted bread; with light notes of pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of raspberries, fruity yeast, dark/bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big juicy/lightly tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, pear, red apple, melon, red grape, caramel, honey, brown sugar, and toasted bread; with light notes of pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal, floral, grassy, spicy hop bitterness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, pear, red apple, melon, red grape, caramel, honey, brown sugar, toasted bread, pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of raspberries, fruity yeast, dark/bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and fairly sticky/tangy/acidic/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.3%. Overall this is a very good fruited American amber ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of raspberries, fruity yeast, dark/bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/tart/tangy/drying finish. Nicely jammy berries; balanced dark/bready malts and fruity yeast; with nice earthy hop presence/balance. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Sep 2018
at 00:01
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 6/8/2018. Pours slightly hazy medium golden amber color with a 2 finger farily dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, coriander, peach, pear, red apple, melon, wood, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/earthy hops, fruity yeast, spices, and pale/wheat malt notes; with solid strength. A bit too fruity/yeasty, but not overwhelming. Taste of lemon, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, coriander, peach, pear, red apple, melon, wood, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, orange, citrus peel/zest, coriander, peach, pear, red apple, melon, wood, light peppercorn/pine, wheat, cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops, fruity yeast, spices, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.5%. Overall this is a delicious spiced American pale wheat ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops, fruity yeast, spices, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp/clean to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Great balance of citrusy/earthy Tacoma hops, spices, fruity American wheat yeast, and pale/wheat malts. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Sep 2018
at 00:11
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 8/27/2018. Pours crystal clear nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky khaki head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big nutty medium roast coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of smoke, char, dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, lactose, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big nutty medium roast coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, toasted biscuit, and dark/brown bread; with light notes of smoke, char, dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Mild herbal/grassy/spicy hop and roast/char bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of nutty coffee, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, cream, toasted biscuit, dark/brown bread, light smoke/char, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, lactose, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and no acrid/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderate creamy/silky/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.6%. Overall this is an awesome coffee milk stout! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, lactose, and light fruity yeast/earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Awesome balance of nicely rich malts and fruity/nutty coffee complexity; with light earthy hop presence/balance against sweetness. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. An enormous improvement in quality since I last tried their beer years ago.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Sep 2018
at 23:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon zest, orange peel, apricot, caramel, toast, biscuit, light nuttiness, mint, grass, and herbal earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of citrus/earthy hops and dark/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon zest, orange peel, apricot, caramel, toast, biscuit, light nuttiness, mint, grass, and herbal earthiness. Slight earthy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon zest, orange peel, apricot, caramel, toast, biscuit, light nuttiness, mint, grass, and herbal earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice balance and robustness of citrus/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance and minimal cloying flavors after the finish. Some light fruity tartness was also present on the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with smooth and fairly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is okay. Alcohol is well hidden with zero warming present after the finish. Overall this is a solid amber ale. Good balance and robustness of citrus/earthy hops and dark/bready malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A pleasantly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2014
at 18:39
6.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at the brewpub. Cloudy, murky orange body, no head. Circus peanut nose, lots of banana and clove and bubblegum. Tangy body, clove and banana and wet hay. Pretty good.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Aug 2014
at 14:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at the brewpub. Mostly clear coppery body, medium dense creamy off-white head. Nose of berries and toast. Malty body, toasty and caramely with medium herbal hops notes and bitterness.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Aug 2014
at 14:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at the brewpub. Deep opaque brown-black body, medium dense light brown head. Roasty nose with toasted sugars and coffee bean. Delicate. Rather dense body with more emphasis on toasted caramels than most. Relatively robust with subdued stout characteristics, yet tasty and enjoyable.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Aug 2014
at 13:20
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at the brewpub. Hazy medium yellow-brown body, medium tight off-white head. Citrusy nose with mostly orange and orange blossoms. Sharp, chewy, citrusy body with juicy citrus pulp and rind, neither orange- nor grapefruit-forward. Bready malts round out the body. Firm, bitter aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Aug 2014
at 12:45
3.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3
Bottle, thanks Jim! Gusher on opening, pours clear orange, humongous white head, eventually dissipates with some lacing. Aroma is caramel, cardboard, grass. Flavor follows, sweetish and not good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Apr 2014
at 15:50