jcwattsrugger (14787) ticked Katy from 2nd Shift Brewing 12 years ago
jmagnus87 (3289) reviewed Katy from 2nd Shift Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle at rbsg. From notes. Sour with a tropical fruit kick. Tart and refreshing. Very good.
thegreenrooster (7275) reviewed Hibiscus Wit from 2nd Shift Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pour is a cloudy pink grapefruit juice lookalike with a small white head. Aroma is some citrus spice with a decent amount of fresh cut flowers. Flavor is more floral with some berry fruit and finishes with a nice lemony citrus on the tongue. This beer is weird looking when first poured but it turns out to be a very tasty floral/fruity beer.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Katy from 2nd Shift Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
750mL bottle, sent from xscottypx (thanks a lot, Scott), pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out bretty upfront, with citrus fruits, some light tropical fruits and some light tartness. Flavour brings out lemony fruits, with some dusty citrus fruit skins, brett funk, a touch of banana, some peach creamsicle, and dry wheaty notes. Very highly drinkable, with a nice bretty touch and dry body. Great stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours with a hazy golden hued body with a white head that leaves good lace. Aromas are of oak, lactone, suntan lotion, citrusy, funky, dry, medium yeasty, esters, lightly grassy. Flavors are very dry and fruity, grainy, light oak, funky phenolics, citrus, rich, dupont like yeast, with a bit of an aged brett character. Lively carbonation and a bone dry finish.
mcberko (47456) reviewed El Gato Grande from 2nd Shift Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750mL bottle, sent from xscottypx (thanks a lot, Scott), pours a cloudy golden orange with a medium white head. Aroma is very fruity, bringing out loads of tropical fruits--think pineapple, peaches--, along with resinous hops, and quite a bit of pine. Flavour brings out loads of pine, some subtler (than the nose) tropical fruits, resinous hops, and just enough biscuity malt to back. Very dry and exceedingly piney on the palate, leaving a slight astringency and a very dry finish. High drinkability stuff. Excellent IPA.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Ratsalad from 2nd Shift Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Capped 750 from Wine & Cheese in Clayton, MO. Pours hazy,dirty orange gold with a foamy/frothy white head. Wow. This has citrus, resin, floral. Nose pounding. So, that’s a bit over the top, but it’s a very powerful aroma. Med+ body. Flavor is earthier than the aroma suggests, with lots of citrus, and some resin. It has an earthiness that you’d find with coffee - tho I don’t think I’m getting coffee. Lots and lots of flavors, and the finish is dry, bitter and hoppy. Really good ale.
Edwgallo (6795) ticked Cat Spit Stout from 2nd Shift Brewing 12 years ago
LeninCat (7983) reviewed Two Trains from 2nd Shift Brewing 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Plastic growler @ Exira Beer Summit III. Thanks to jcnielsen! Maybe a week old. Pours a hazy dark orange appearance with little to no head. Pungent, somewhat sticky, piney hoppy, orange citrusy, earthy aroma. Kind of chewy earthy, somewhat resiny flavor that’s pretty potent with some booze on the back end. Ok, but it is a bit strong.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Art of Neurosis from 2nd Shift Brewing 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750mL bottle, sent from tstockstrom (thanks Chuck), pours a cloudy dark orangey amber with a huge, lingering foamy white head. Aroma is full of piney hops, some resin to a lesser extent and a big whopping caramel malt backbone, but dominate by the pine. Flavour is extremely refreshing and crisp, full of rich piney hops, some resin, and a solid caramel and biscuity malt backbone that gives the body strength. Almost a bit of honey sweetness in there too. Creamy, butter palate that is way too easy to drink. Full of flavour, with a potent hop characteristic without almost any astringency. Excellent stuff.