Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 3
Too-sweet citrus notes wading in a sea of diacetyl. Very bad. Go for the Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups instead.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
31/12/2025. Bottle shared by Colin, cheers.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
23rd October 2025
CBJ tasting, bottle thanks to LKS. Near clear dark amber brown beer,. small and short lived bubbly pale tan head. Airy palate, smooth, modest fine carbonation. Airy cardboard malts, a little ripe fruits. Very tired.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Not bad, mellow signs of age, well toasted malts, earth, leather, toasted grains. Very basic but drinkable enough.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 2
Undated can drunk 6/28/25.
Not very hazy (minimal), with a copper-amber color. Large, off-white head, good retention.
Soap and oxidation. Lots of oxidation. More floral than anything. Minimally fruity with grassiness, grapefruit and pine. Caramel and toast and more oxidation. Literally zero NEIPA elements.
Flat flavors with little complexity. Simple white bread-like sweetness with zero bitterness and not much more in the way of hop character. Oxidized, yet highly carbonated indicating brewing flaws (shocking, I know). Just an absolute chore to drink more than a few sips.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
12 oz. can from Trader Joe's in Orlando. Pours a hazy orange gold color with an off-white head and great retention. Fair lacing. Faint grapefruit and light hops aroma. The flavor also has very light hops and very light grapefruit notes but it does have a strong bitter finish. Other than the hazy and cloudy look, I would call this more of a regular IPA and not a hazy IPA. Medium body and medium carbonation. Medium+ bitterness. It is a lot better than their regular Boatswain IPA, but that's setting the bar pretty low low. At least it's inexpensive.
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