8.6

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Top-notch porter, roasted and layered, with a lovely caramel-chocolate center laced with smoke, espresso, cherry, and a hint of pine, finishing dark and bitter. Not Founders, but in the neighborhood.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can from Bine & Vine. Pours clear, bright gold with a foamy white head. Aroma is dankish citrus. Med body. Flavor is on the edge of dank. Mostly citrus, but some mixed fruits. I pick passion fruit and peach. It's getting quite dry, and it's also getting quite bitter. So it's getting to be really good stuff!

6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Curious idea, not entirely sure it makes for a good beer, but at least it's interesting. Moderate citrus-tropical IPA notes offer grapefruit, berry, and melon, with mineral-floral bitterness on the back end offset by a slightly dry cider tartness married with a slightly medicinal fade. No doubt about the cider in the finish, but I'm doubting cider-IPA hybrids will be the next stupid craft beer fad.

7.2

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from Bine & Vine. Pours orange tinged gold with a moderate white head. Aroma of apple and hops that I can't parse. Med body. Flavor is rather dry. It's hop bitter. Apples and something that might be floral hop. Decent drink.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

an. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with light summer fruit. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and pine linger.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can. Blackish beer with a light brown head. Roast and light chocolate aroma. caramel and roast flavor with light chocolate. Medium bodied. Roast and caramel linger with light chocolate and light nuttiness.

6.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Taster at Rose's in Old Town San Diego. Pours black, with a medium, foamy, tan head. The aroma is mild coffee, dark chocolate, and walnuts. Sweet and malty, with a touch of bitterness. Heavy body, with a sharp, creamy palate. Solid, simple porter.

6.6

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Golden beer with a cream head. Grapefruit aroma. Light grapefruit flavor with light pine and light malt. Medium bodied. Light grapefruit and light pine linger.

7.4

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

From backlog. Taster from tap at SDBW Guildfest 2019. Amber with beige head. Malts, caramel, rum, bourbon, barrel, sweetness

7

Taster On tap at SDBW Guildfest 2019. Clear Golden with white head. Malts, hops, pine, bitterness.