4.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 2.5
On tap @ the brewery in Hudson. Pours a hazy, bright yellow appearance with a white head. Somewhat citrusy, lightly buttery, lemon flavor. Butter is a lot heavier in the flavor with some citrusness. Somewhat bitter.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jan 2014
at 14:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
On tap @ the brewery in Hudson. Pours a bit hazy golden orange appearance with a light brown head. Grapefruit citrusy, light caramel, toasty aroma. Somewhat floral, kind of bready yeasty, potpourri, herbal bitter flavor. Bleh.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jan 2014
at 14:50
4/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3
Bottle poured into a shaker. Again, either an old or infected bottle. This is the third gusher I’ve had from them. Pours a dark, dirty caramel color. Aroma of skanky malt and some pine hops. Taste is medium bitter. Hints of pine resin and a little caramel. Full bodied with a thick and slightly sticky texture. Fizzy carbonation and way too long of a finish. The finish is straight pine sap. Overall, meh. Boozy warmth is nice, but everything else is bad. There is also some weird chemical aftertaste. Regardless of wether or not it’s an old bottle, I’m done with this company. 3 different bottles of 3 different brands have all been gushers, and I’m not about to seek out a 4th.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Dec 2013
at 19:07
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a clear gold with a huge amount of white head. Maybe an old bottle? Like half the glass is foam. Aroma of some light citrus hops and a little spicy Belgian yeast. Taste is light bitter and follows aroma with a strong taste of cereal grains and just a hint of skunk. Light bodied with a thin texture. Fizzy carbonation with a decently long finish. Overall, not bad. I’m rating this higher in a couple categories that I actually believe just because I think this is an old bottle and I don’t want to penalize the brewery for that.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Dec 2013
at 16:18
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a hazy dark amber with a half finger of off-white head. Aroma of caramel and toffee with a decent hint of citrus. Taste is all malt. Caramel and toffee with a hint of skunk. Full bodied with a creamy texture. Lively carbonation but a decently long finish. Overall, not bad. Nothing super special but enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2013
at 22:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle. Unfiltered glowing orange-red body. Thin, steady, oily whtie head. Sweet amber malt all the way. Cherry vanilla. A pretty decent Amber, does the style pretty well. Not much real hop character to speak of, maybe some mild Fuggles or something in the background. A touch undercarbonated. OK, average malt forward Amber.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2013
at 18:06
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle...a few months old. Unfiltered orange-tan body. Steady, creamy, thin white head. Grainy malt bill, high carbonation, and a steady bitter dry hop backbone. After a few sips I realized this wasn’t a typical Blonde..maybe a Belgian yeast as others have asserted? It grew on me. It has a nice depth of character between the creamy unfiltered body, fruity Belgian yeast notes, and dry bitterness. The dryness fades into the second half of the glass, and more creamy yeast notes come out. OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2013
at 17:44
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Courtesy & thx! to Benzai. Sampled small bottle @ the some people are tired tasting. Hotel post day #1 @ Borefts 2013. American Sky USA IPA? How American can you be? Hazy amber with a white head. Sweet oily nose, candy sugar, oily herbs, some bitter herbs,… taste is oily bitter, chestnuts, malts, big malts, chunk of rye bread light candy sugar, oily chestnuts, finish is pretty bitter, very floral bitter. Okay but too much malt, rye bread in here for an IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2013
at 14:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from bottle @ the some people are tired tasting (after borefts 2013 day 1). Clear dark orange color, medium sized quickly diminishing off - white head that leaves fair to good lacing. Aroma is malts, hops, a bit sweetish. Taste malts, hops, some sweetness, pretty bitter. Once you’ve swallowed you get a nice mix of malts, hops and bitter but before that it seems off balance somehow. Wonder how this tastes fresh / straight from the origin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2013
at 15:39
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Wow, can’t believe that I’m only the 4th to review this...12 oz bottle bought @ De Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Copper to brown color, slightly hazy. Uneven off white head. Aroma’s: citrus, tropical fruit, caramel with some hop bitterness and roasted malts added retronasal. Flavor is rather bitter with a malty sweet backbone. Medium bodied. Long bitter finish. Nice IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jul 2013
at 14:21