Bootleggers Brewery (CA)
Microbrewery
in
Fullerton,
California,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2008
Contact
130 S Highland Ave, Fullerton, CA, 92832, United States
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy blond with quick fading head. Aroma has a lot herbs but the honey comes through too. The honey is more prominent in the flavour. Thin body.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2018
at 18:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at California Adventure
Pours clear golden/orange with a small off white head. Aroma of a orange creamsicle. Flavor of blood oranges, fruity and tea
Good
Pours clear golden/orange with a small off white head. Aroma of a orange creamsicle. Flavor of blood oranges, fruity and tea
Good
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Apr 2018
at 20:29
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Best Damn Beer Shop SD. Hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma of hops, tangerine, some grapefruit and light malt. The same in the taste. The finish was quite bitter. A decent one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2018
at 16:35
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Got as a gift from RaulMondesi. 22 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 10/19/2017. Pours crystal clear deep orange/amber/light copper color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky cream colored head with fantastic retention that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper/pine, caramel, toasted bread, biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very slight booze in the aromas as it warmed. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper/pine, caramel, toasted bread, biscuit, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, berry, lemon zest, orange peel, light pepper/pine, caramel, toasted bread, biscuit, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and dark/bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, fairly sticky, and slightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Alcohol is very well hidden, a mildly increasing warmth of 10% lingering after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic DIPA! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to drink for the big ABV; with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Extremely juicy hop complexity; sizable malt backbone, but never overly sweet/heavy feeling for the ABV with nice adequate lingering hop dryness. A highly enjoyable offering. Loved the hop profile, very classic tasting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2017
at 19:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
From a can with the ABV listed as 5.8%. It pours a murky orange with a large white head. Aroma is all fruity hops. Peach and maybe even some strawberry. Flavor is again a nice fruity hop but the mouthfeel is a bit thick. This is kind of like drinking a fruity milkshake. It looks like this beer was being made way before NE style IPA's became popular so perfect timing for this brewer to can this beer. Solid beer but a bit too thick.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Dec 2017
at 13:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Tap. Press clear golden, Medium creamy off white head, great lacing. Aroma is Grapefruit, pine, hint of aspirin. Flavor is light pls sweet, light bitter. Melon body, creamy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Dec 2017
at 18:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a cloudy red with a ton of floaties and a small white head. Aroma a nice fruity apricot with a large sugary sweetness. Flavor is strawberry with the accompanying sugar sweetness. Decent berry flavor with almost no bitterness. While far from a hazy IPA this did have a nice berry hops flavor but it is a bit sweet and cloying.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2017
at 18:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at the source. Pours dark brown with a tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, ash, coffee, notes. Taste is roasted malt, licorice, coffee, alcohol, with a mild peppery finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Sep 2017
at 01:35
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
Draft at the source. Pours a dark purple with a pale pink head. Aroma of tart dark berries. Taste is blackberry, boysenberry, funk. This is fruit juice, not beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Sep 2017
at 01:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the source. Clear amber with a light beige head. Aroma of citrus, pine, caramel. Taste follows nose with a boozy warming finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Sep 2017
at 00:35