Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Dark brown, bubbly head. Lots of coffee on the nose. This has a lot of coffee on the palate. Reasonable body but I'd still like a bit more sugars. The coffee is nicely integrated, and with a nutty accent and a touch of alcohol in the finish. Decent example.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Gunnar Noir from Mason Ale Works 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at Urge Gastropub & Whiskey Bank, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out earthy notes, piney hops, and roasted malt. Flavour is bitter in the earthy hop department, with plenty of roasted malt. Robust and beautifully balanced. Excellent.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Flojo from Mason Ale Works 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Urge Gastropub & Whiskey Bank, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out piney and resinous hops, with some pithy stone fruits, and caramel biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with stone fruits, resinous hops, light pine and a sweet biscuity malt base. Very fruity and with a nicely balanced body. Very good.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Charley Hustle from Mason Ale Works 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Urge Gastropub & Whiskey Bank, pours a clear copper amber with a small off-white head. Aroma brings out boiled vegetables, subdued herbal hops and toasted bready malt. Flavour is very vegetal and earthy in the hop department, with light grass and semi-sweet caramel biscuity malt. Too vegetal and herbal. Not a fan of this.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Treefer from Mason Ale Works 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Urge Gastropub & Whiskey Bank, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out dank piney hops upfront, with a dry biscuity malt base. Flavour is along the same lines, with dank piney hops, bitter earthy notes and crisp biscuity malt. Dry and bitter, with a dank piney finish. Very good.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Brutus The Opulent from Mason Ale Works 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On nitro tap at Urge Gastropub & Whiskey Bank, pours a clear blonde with a small creamy white head. Aroma brings out overtones of vanilla and light cocoa upfront. Flavour is along the same lines, with coffee and vanilla, with a hint of cocoa. Nice layers of coffee and vanilla here, while maintaining a light body. Good stuff.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Jambi West Coast IPA from Mason Ale Works 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Urge Gastropub & Whiskey Bank, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of piney hops upfront, with light grass, some dankness and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is crisp and punchy, with lots of dry piney hops, with moderate bitterness, and backed by a crisp biscuity malt base. Properly balanced and packing plenty of punch. Very good.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Mama Tried from Mason Ale Works 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Urge Gastropub & Whiskey Bank, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out lightly tart stone fruits, lacto and some piney hops underneath. Flavour follows accordingly, with tart stone fruits, lacto and some pine. Yogurty, tart finish. It's not bad.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Dank the Halls from Mason Ale Works 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Urge Gastropub & Whiskey Bank, pours a hazy dark amber with a medium beige head. Aroma brings out caramel malt, with subdued resinous hops and light earth. Flavour reveals a nice mix of resinous hops and caramel bready malt. Resinous bitter hop oils on the finish, with a fat caramel malt backbone. Nicely done, though a little lacking in cohesion.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Snippy Jack from Mason Ale Works 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Urge Gastropub & Whiskey Bank, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out tart berries, lacto and yogurt. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of tart berries, lacto and medium acidity. Tart and acidic finish. Okay Berliner.