Ibrew2or3 (10819) reviewed Deedunk from Claimstake Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
32oz crowler, courtesy of Owen(!), pours with a glowing opaque gold copper body that supports a near white head of foam. The aroma offers up cantaloupe, mango and then citrus fruit and peel notes. The taste begins soft and pillowy as oat floated notes of mango, cantaloupe and guava transition into more tangy to modestly bitter citrus like hops. I get growing tangerine, tangelo and peach. Nice! The oat remains at just noticeable levels flavor-wise but does provide a pleasing soft mouth feel. Solid tangy version of the style.
Ibrew2or3 (10819) reviewed Kenny M'Fn Hotchkiss from Claimstake Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Pint can pours with a slightly hazy gold body that supports a nice white head of foam that leaves behind some spotty lacing. The aroma offers up a nice load of citrus and tropical notes like grapefruit, a slice of tangerine, cantaloupe and pineapple. The taste delivers a medley of bitter fruity hoppiness from grapefruit, a dash of lime, under ripe pineapple and orange peel. Behind those notes are thin softer sweet layers of juicy cantaloupe and mango. Solid IPA with a pleasing fresh citrus hop bite.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Hop Load from Claimstake Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Hybrid IPA: IPA brewed with a North Eastern water profile and hopping additions, but West Coast malt bill and California Ale yeast. Made with fresh Citra, Amarillo and Simcoe hops.
Can from Marcus. Pours light gold with a white head. Aroma is somewhat juicy, not exactly dank, and it has an arm pit note. Like citrus/earth. Med + body. Flavor is earthy, citrus/pine, somewhat floral. Sort of juicy dryness wise. A little juicy in texture/flavor too. This is kind of complex. Keeps me pointed in different flavors. Very hoppy. Edging on harshly bitter. Certainly strong bitter.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed The Longest Sparge from Claimstake Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Can from Marcus. Pours hazy gold with a slight white head. Aroma is quite juicy citrus/tropical. Mango? Med body or better. Low carbonation. Flavor is quite juicy. Mostly tropical juice with some citrus. Still thinking mango. Juicily undry; pretty hoppy; pleasingly bitter; not at all harsh. Excellent.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Fifty Ninety Nine from Claimstake Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from Marcus. Pours hazy rather grapefruit juice color with a white head. Aroma is juicy, seems citrus, and the inhale attacked my nose with dank notes. Med body. Flavor is juicy, but in an unusual way. There's citrus, but something suggesting herb as well. Not dank, but clearly next door to it. Quite dry. Drier than most juicy ales. Certainly bitter, but not harshly so. Challenging to parse, hop wise.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Trust and Believe from Claimstake Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from Marcus. Pours hazy/juicy gold with a slight white head. Aroma of juicy mixed fruits. Med body. Flavor is very juicy. Mixed fruits to include pale stone and tropicals. And citrus. It's juicily undry and moderately bitter. Very good flavors. Excellent.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Never Forget from Claimstake Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at Cap Tap. Pours bright gold with a white head. Light citrus aroma. Med body at least. Flavor is a little bready or pale malt with some light citrus bitter. Not so much India as expected, but much more flavorful than many “light” lagers.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Pay Dirt from Claimstake Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Cap Hop. Pours clear dark gold with an arguably beige head. Aroma seems to be lightly sweet in a sickly malty way. Saving grace is something suggesting rye. And a bit of pale fruit. Med body or so. Flavor is not very dry, somewhat malty, and seems to have a touch of rye spice. Whatever, it does not have that chocolate note I abhor in some ambers. Ambers are among my least favorite styles. But this one is clean, has pleasing malt, not much bitter, but a touch of something (rye?) to relieve the malt sweetness. Very good for the style.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Sonoma Pride from Claimstake Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at Cap Tap. Pours somewhat orange gold with a white head. Aroma is earthy/fruity. Very hoppy. Med + body. It’s quite bitter, Not far from dank. Mild hop burn. Very smooth tho. There’s something unusual about the whole thing. A good unusual. Somehow everything is blended together better than a good many beers manage to pull off. Good stuff.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Deedunk from Claimstake Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Tap at Cap Tap. Pours like hazy orange juice with a frothy white head. Aroma is very mixed hop - tropical, citrus, a little pale stone fruit. Med + body, at least. Flavor starts mostly Freestone peach, but there’s citrus, melon and tropicals. Not entirely dry; fairly juicy; moderately bitter. This could be enjoyed with breakfast, lunch or dinner. Very tasty. Excellent or better.