Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Firkin Tavern in Ewing, NJ. Barely translucent dark brown color. Small creamy tan head. Roasted malt aroma is subdued. Flavor is sweet toasted malt, earthy grain and brown sugar. Medium bodied. Sticky mouthfeel. Nice balance and flavor.
Mansquito (19100) reviewed The Whale from Community Beer Works (New York) 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Draught at Bricolage: pours brown with beige head. Aroma is light chocolate, roasty notes, toffee. Sweet, low bitterness. Soft carbonation. Solid.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
12 ounce can. Bright straw gold color. Small creamy white head. Light grainy malt aroma. Smells like raw pizza dough. Thin grainy malt flavor. Light and crisp. Definitely sessionable. Nuff’ said.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Fairly hazy deep copper and bronze coloured body with a thick, three to four centimetre tall tan head that's microfoamed and stays atop the copper glowing opaque (ninety per cent) body nicely. Aroma of grass, flowers, citrus fruits, light pine and hay with a dash of both bread and caster sugar at the finish. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong grassy and hay-like bite at first with some nice bitterness from the alpha acids, but then only a touch of malt and a very small dose of citrus fruits show through. Aftertaste shows a very dry and slightly astringent, peppery and fresh-cut grass bite with a light touch of both hops and citrus fruits, but almost no sweetness noticeable at all here. Overall, a decent light, dry and grassy IPA that can't figure out if it's a New England (look), Brut (dry) or plain East Coast (blandish and not-bitter) IPA, but any way, it's not worth searching for, however if you already have this - you can see which category you feel it feels closest in...I think a brut IPA (just close your eyes). I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Joe Canal's in Lawrenceville, New Jersey on 21-December-2020 for US$3,00 sampled at my house here in Washington on 16-January-2021.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12oz can thanks to stevoj pours out crisp clean brown topped with a tan head. Nose is nice roast malts nutty notes. Taste is more of the nice sweet malts some roast and a toast touch.
Bullit (6144) reviewed Fat Rips from Community Beer Works (New York) 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can at home. Clear golden. Quite malty, lots of caramel. Pine hops, dry and fairly bitter. No frills dipa. Purchased at Dash's Market
stevoj (18327) reviewed The Whale from Community Beer Works (New York) 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 oz can from Market in the Square. Dark brown, tight beige head fades to ring. Rich roasty, malty aroma. Taste follows with hints of chocolate, light coffee, nuts. Simple, clean, tasty. Well executed brown ale.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Pours clear amber with a thick white head. Immediate aroma of citra and oranges. Taste has bitter hop notes, citra is pronounced, lemon and oranges. Palate has a little malt residual on the tongue, aromatic citra oils on the nose linger. Good! Straight shot of citra really.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap @ Community Beer Works. Hazy pale coloured. Spicy, coriander, oranges, quite well done.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Tap @ Community Beer Works. Hazy golden coloured. Juicy and fruity, some bitterness.