6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 ounce can from Festival Foods Northland. Hazy almost murky orange, large foamy white head, good retention. Aroma of lime and pale malt. A bit of corn. Taste is tart lime juice, pale malt. spice. Medium bodied, crisp, juicy, moderate carb. Nice example of the style.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2019
at 02:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can from Wine Cellar Depere, 7/19/19. Hazy pale gold, large fizzy white head, fair head retention. Aroma of wheat, pepper, orange, coriander, mild bubblegum. Taste is lime, orange, bubblegum, coriander, lime. Medium bodied, moderate spice, juicy. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jul 2019
at 19:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tallboy can from Festival Foods Green Bay West, 4/3/19. Murky orange, thin white head, fair retention. Aroma of floral, grapefruit, melon, pale malt. Taste is mango, papaya, lemongrass, grapefruit, pale malt. Medium bodied, low bitterness, well balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Apr 2019
at 23:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Got in a trade with GreenBayBA. 16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 6/28/2018. Pours slightly hazy deep ruby red color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big nutty medium roast coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of vanilla, chocolate, cocoa, dark fruit, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of coffee, dark/bready/light roast malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big nutty medium roast coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, and toasted biscuit; with lighter notes of vanilla, chocolate, cocoa, dark fruit, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy hop; and roasted coffee bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of nutty coffee, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, vanilla, chocolate, cocoa, dark fruit, herbal, floral, grass, pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of coffee, dark/bready/light roast malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from hop/roast bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly chalky mouthfeel that is nice. A tad thin feeling, but not bad. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is an excellent coffee American brown ale! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of coffee, dark/bready/light roast malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Great balance of fruity/nutty coffee and nicely rich malt complexity; with balancing earthy hops. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Sep 2018
at 21:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Got in a trade with GreenBayBA. 16 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours slightly hazy deep ruby red/copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky light khaki head with good 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 caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of chocolate, cocoa, orange, grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, herbal, mint, wood, pepper, and floral/grassy/toasted earthiness. Nice aromas with good complexity of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light-moderate citrus/earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of chocolate, cocoa, orange, grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, herbal, mint, wood, pepper, and floral/grassy/toasted earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, chocolate, cocoa, orange, grapefruit, citrus peel/zest, herbal, mint, wood, pepper, and floral/grassy/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Nice complexity and robustness of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light-moderate citrus/earthy hop flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying sweetness after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is good. A bit too sweet/heavy, and not very smooth. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is a pretty nice red ale. All around good complexity and robustness of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light-moderate citrus/earthy hop flavors. Really just too sweet for what I expected, feels more like a brown ale too. Cascade/Fuggle hops probably. Rich malts and solid citrus/earthy hop presence/balance. A nicely enjoyable offering to sip on slowly.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Sep 2018
at 21:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Got in a trade with GreenBayBA. 16 ounce can into pint glass, no can dating. Pours slightly hazy pale golden straw color with a 2 finger dense and fluffy white head with fantastic 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 lemon, orange peel, pear, red apple, coriander, cardamom, light peppercorn/clove, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, orange peel, pear, red apple, coriander, cardamom, light peppercorn/clove, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Mild herbal/grassy bitterness, yeast spiciness, and wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange peel, pear, red apple, coriander, cardamom, light peppercorn/clove, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.2%. Overall this is a great witbier. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Perfectly balanced wit yeast, spices, and pale/wheat malts. A very enjoyable offering, and awesome style example.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Aug 2018
at 23:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Crowler thanks to Torrey pours out hazy golden topped with a white head. Nose is sweet creamy vanilla pineapple popsicle. Tatse is more of the nice sweet tropical fruit hops and cream.
Tried
from Crowler
on 01 Apr 2018
at 00:01
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
16 ounce can from Ridgeview Liquors. Black, 2 finger foamy brown head, good retention. Aroma of chocolate, coffee, roast, and some plasticy-cherry like off notes. The taste is roast, chocolate, green apple, cherry. Thin. This is off, sadly.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Mar 2018
at 00:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tallboy can from Ridgeview Liquor. Very dark brown, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of coffee, caramel, nuts. The taste is coffee, caramel, roast, cherry, vanilla. Medium bodied, well balanced. ALMOST too sweet, but pulls it back just in time
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2018
at 23:30
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
16 ounce can from Ridgeview Liquors. Clear dark brown, thin fizzy tan head, fair retention. Aroma of toffee, raisin, a bit of plastic. Uh oh. The taste is caramel, cherry, dandelion, grass... cranberry comes MUCH later. Medium bodied. Quite weird, and not great. Oh well, need to have a least favorite beer from my favorite breweries. Hopefully it remains this one.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2018
at 04:01