Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated September 30, 2024. Aroma is moderately hoppy with passion fruit, guava and tropical citrus. Light dank, oily resin notes. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes. Pours a very hazy, dull, golden straw color with a large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Fairly high amount of lacing and small legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with light cracker malt notes. Medium bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong hop notes of tropical citrus with lighter notes of passion fruit, pineapple and dank, resin notes. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid hazy DIPA but it's not as hoppy as I was expecting, especially in the aroma. Alcohol and bitterness and balanced. This beer could just use more juicy hop character.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated 10/10/2024. Aroma is fairly hop forward with moderately strong hop notes of passion fruit, guava, tropical citrus. Lighter notes of dank resin and berry. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes. Pours a fairly clear, pale, yellow-gold color with a medium large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers in clumps on the edges. Light lacing and small legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with light cracker malt notes. Fairly high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Fairly strong notes of passion fruit, tropical citrus, guava and berry. Lingering dank, oily, pine resin notes. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid IPA. Nice hop notes that start fruity but have a nice dank, resin finish. Light mouthfeel and malt profile with well balanced alcohol notes. Fairly bitter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured from a 16 oz can dated October 02, 2024. Aroma is hop forward with moderately strong notes of passion fruit and tropical citrus. Lighter notes of melon and stone fruit. Light dank, oily resin notes. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes. Pours a rather clear, brilliant gold color with a large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Medium lacing and small legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with a medium light cracker malt note. Medium high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong hop notes of passion fruit and tropical citrus with lighter notes of stone fruit and dank, oily resin. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty nice IPA. Decent hop notes with balanced malt profile, sweetness and bitterness. Easy drinking but lacking a wow factor.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured from a 16 oz can dated September 26, 2024. Aroma is moderately hop forward with notes of passion fruit, guava, tropical citrus and lighter oily, resin notes. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes. Pours a fairly clear, pale, yellow-gold color with a large, fairly thick, fluffy, white head that recedes steadily to the edges where it lingers in clumps. Light lacing and small legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with light cracker malt notes. Fairly high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderate hop notes of passion fruit, guava and tropical citrus with a lighter oily, resin note that lingers in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid IPA. It has an impressively light malt profile for having a 7.2% ABV and a lighter body to go with it. Hop notes are nice and allowed to shine because of the light malt profile. Could maybe have a bit more hop aroma and flavor, but the bitterness is right.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated October 10, 2024. Aroma is hop forward with notes of grapefruit and tangerine as well as lighter notes of dank pine resin, and berry. A bit of a grassy, fresh hop note. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes. Pours a clear, yellow-gold with a large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes steadily to the edges where it lingers. Light lacing and small legs. Flavor is a bit sweet with light cracker malt notes. Medium high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong hop notes with grapefruit, tangerine, dank resin notes and lighter berry notes. A bit of a light herbal, grassy fresh hop note. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid wet hop IPA with a much fruitier hop profile than I was expecting. The grassy, herbal, wet hop notes are hidden by the fruity, dank notes. Fairly crisp and easy drinking with balanced malt and bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated September 17, 2024. Aroma is very Nelson forward with notes of gooseberry, passion fruit, lychee, tropical citrus and white wine. Light bready grain notes. Light notes of alcohol. Pours a clear, brilliant, yellow-gold with a large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to the edges where it lingers in clumps. Medium lacing and faint legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with light bready grain notes and a touch of cracker notes. Medium low bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong, hop forward notes of gooseberry, passion fruit, tropical citrus, and white wine. Mouthfeel is light bodied and somewhat crisp with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid pilsner with really great Nelson Sauvin notes that get to lead the way in both the aroma and flavor. Balanced bitterness and alcohol notes.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Salty Message from Green Cheek Beer Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7
Tap. Pours hazy pale yellow, medium white head, nice retention and lacing. Aroma is sour mash, sea air. Flavor is only a hint of tartness, floral sea, salty sea. Light body.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Tap. Pours clear golden yellow, medium white head, good lacing. Aroma is light, a bit leafy, not much here. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body. Meh
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap. Pours clear yellow, small white head, decent lacing. Aroma is pungent, potty, armpits, passionfruit, white grape. Interesting. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Light body. Excellent.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Festbier '23 from Green Cheek Beer Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap. Actually v24, butvi am lazy. Pours clear golden, small off white head, good lacing. Aroma is grain, malt, hay, caramel. Flavor is light plus sweet, light plus bitter. Light body, creamy. Good.