Oakes (33770) reviewed Phosphorescent Pale from Island Hoppin' Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
@ Elizabeth Station. Slightly hazy light tan. Aroma is light and hoppy. Taste is bitter, biscuity and toasty, with a bitter piney/woody finish. Nice, refreshing brew.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Phosphorescent Pale from Island Hoppin' Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Elizabeth Station, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings light piney hopping and dry astringent biscuity malt. Flavour is very pronounced towards the hops, with loads of dry piney hops and barely enough biscuity malt backing. Lingering astringency on the finish. Very nice aggressively hopped pale.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at Empire Ale House, pours a deep dark amber with a small beige head. Aroma is subtle, with burnt toasted malt. Flavour brings out toasted malt, some burnt quality, and a decent hop balance - quite jagged though. Not the easiest drinking brown, but there's certainly nothing offensive. A little rough, but decent.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Sunrise Amber from Island Hoppin' Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Empire Ale House, pours a clear amber with a small beige head. Aroma is very dry, with English hops and dry biscuity malt. Flavour is very much the same, with a decent balance between biscuity malt and dry resinous hops, sort of the British side. Solid amber.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Elwha Rock IPA from Island Hoppin' Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
On tap at Empire Ale House, pours a cloudy golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is over-malted, with lots of sweetness, buttery notes and resinous hops. Flavour is not good, with buttery notes, artificial sweetness, and resin. This is really bad - over-malted and seemingly infected. Drain pour.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Elizabeth Station, pours an opaque hazy faded orange with almost a pinkish tinge. Aroma is quite wheaty and zesty, with blackberries, wheat and a zesty note. Flavour brings out a big wheaty palate, with loads of blackberry dominating. Not whimsy in any way, but rather robustly flavoured and highly drinkable. Very nice stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at Salish Sea Brewing, guest tap
Dark brown color, almost black. Aroma of roasted malt, and old wood. The mouthfeel is on the dry side, it has a good flavor of dark chocolate and roasted malts with a hint of coffee; correct bitterness.
Nice beer.
crit200 (5349) reviewed Rip Tide Porter from Island Hoppin' Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Black with small tan head.Lightly roasted nose and palate. Finish is almost astringent, which seriously detracts