8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft at the taproom - not sure if this is the right place to put this, but the menu states this is the gold medal winning batch - moderately hazy gold - nose is beautiful - briny, funky, oaky, lots of complex, cheesy bugginess, with some underlying bright fruitiness - it really smells fantastic - nice prickly acidity in the mouth - bone dry - tart but not overpoweringly sour, with a nice blend of lactic and acetic tartness - tons of oak, cheesy funk, aged earthy hop character, bright white wine grape must qualities - finish leaves lingering oak and mellowing acid - it’s damn good.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Oct 2024
at 19:09
7/10
0,473 litre Can, from Systembolaget Charlottenberg, at home. Light pale yellow with white head. Malts, hops, yeast, brett, funky, sour, spices, oak.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2024
at 19:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours pale straw. Floral, honey, elderflower, minerally, plum, orange zest. Medium body. Quite nice.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Oct 2024
at 00:10
9.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Crooked Bottle, 0.375l. Aroma of barnyard, mild brett, cereals, white wine and passion fruit. Pours cloudy golden orange color with thin quickly diminishing off-white head and average sparkling appearance. Taste starts tart citrusy with passion fruit note, following is grainy, funky and vinous, mouthfeel is smooth, while finish is mild grassy bitter. Medium body, slick texture and average carbonation in palate. Very well rounded by the years…
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2024
at 20:12
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6
Can that actually says "NEW west coast style IPA" at home. A bit unclear yellow to light orange color, medium sized white head. Aroma is malts, nicely hoppy, but also a light unsettling hint of green unripe hoppiness. I get that in the flavor too. U b ripe, too young hops. Decently bitter, decent malty base, decently hoppy, but that underlying hint of unripe green too young hops doesn't go away. Pity, I hold crooked stave in very high regard and this is -imo- not up to their standards.
Tried
on 10 Oct 2024
at 21:36
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
04.10.2024, 0,375l bottle (2015 vintage) @ home:
Soft gusher, huge bubbly-creamy longlasting head, hazy orangy color. Aroma is slightly dry funky floral, brett, leafs, hay, cirus peel, chalk, old lawn, grassy hops, light malts, flowers. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish floral, brett, flowers, leafs, citrus peel, chalk, light malts, bark, grassy hops, alcohol, pine needles. Longlasting harsh bitterness, dry funky floral mouthfeel. Fair enough. Too much sediments in the bottle I think...
Soft gusher, huge bubbly-creamy longlasting head, hazy orangy color. Aroma is slightly dry funky floral, brett, leafs, hay, cirus peel, chalk, old lawn, grassy hops, light malts, flowers. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish floral, brett, flowers, leafs, citrus peel, chalk, light malts, bark, grassy hops, alcohol, pine needles. Longlasting harsh bitterness, dry funky floral mouthfeel. Fair enough. Too much sediments in the bottle I think...
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2024
at 14:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught, half pint. @Monks, Philadelphia (PA). 27/08/2024 [#7.674 Global - #1.526 United States of America - #2 Crooked Stave] Pours clear orange, lasting white head. Aroma: ginger, spiced malts, brett and oramge peel. Taste: orange peel, ginger and yeast. Some vinegar. Next one, please!
Tried
on 27 Sep 2024
at 08:50
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
s: fresh mangoes - hoppy - grass a: hazy golden body - off-white head t: smooth oats - mellow oranges - light pineapple p: floral - light bitterness - oranges o: very easy - soft hops - mellow sugars 12oz can - Hy-Vee (grocery): Omaha/Papillion, Nebraska - purchased: 25-October-2023 - US$2,49 - canned: 07-July-2023 - sampled: 08-November-2023
Tried
from Can
on 24 Sep 2024
at 06:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce at the taproom - black pour with a thin ring of tan lace - nose of cinnamon, espresso, chocolate, tamarind - medium to full body - bittersweet flavor of bakers chocolate, coffee, slight umami, slight red wine - cinnamon arrives just as the spiciness from the peppers starts to emerge - the beer is not super spicy, but the peppers certainly make their presence known and compliment the cinnamon well - none of the vegetal flavor you often get in pepper beers - nicely done.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Sep 2024
at 19:49
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
10.09.2024, 0,375l bottle (2015 vintage) @ home:
Nice fizzy mediumlasting head, hazy light reddish color. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, cherry stones, sour cherries, oak, dried cherries, light malts, grass, mild vinegar, hints of cinnamon. Taste is dry sour-ish floral, berry skin, sorrel, mild vinegar, cherry stones, oak, sour cherries, leafs, citrus acid, flowers. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.
Nice fizzy mediumlasting head, hazy light reddish color. Aroma is slightly sweet sour-ish fruity, cherry stones, sour cherries, oak, dried cherries, light malts, grass, mild vinegar, hints of cinnamon. Taste is dry sour-ish floral, berry skin, sorrel, mild vinegar, cherry stones, oak, sour cherries, leafs, citrus acid, flowers. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2024
at 20:43