7.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Hazy. A bit of fruit, a bit of hop resin. Medium to thick body. Finish is more bitter than expected (yay) but could use more. I like it. I don’t love it.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Black Tide x Iwate Kura Miyate, Our Home IPA with Yuzu and Ginger 6.5% Matte gold with a dense white foam. Big ginger aroma, full bodied with citrus and ginger. Heavy on the ginger, that’s something that is easy to overdo. They didn’t here but they’re skirting the edge. It needs more Yuzu and this style never really evokes an IPA for me. Still it’s a decent beer and a fun series.

7.6

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

First up is: Black Tide x Baeren Swimming Beer HAZY IPA Classic cloudy light gold haze with dense off-white foam and bright juicy guava and apricot tropical hoppiness.medium bodied and smooth. The taste isn’t completely full on juice but it’s a solid beer.

7.5

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Black Tide Buoy IPA 6% Orange color with a thick fluffy beige foam and zesty citrusy aroma. Medium bodied and smooth with citrus grapefruit notes snd mild caramel malt. Solid west coast style ipa.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Black Tide Umibozu and Friends Sweet Stout 7% Pitch black with a thick rusty tan head of foam. For a sweet stout the aroma is surprisingly roasty and the abv kind of high. The ingredients don’t list lactose but do list vanilla do this is an unusual take on the style. Full bodied with toasty, savory dark chocolate up front which melds well with the vanilla in the finish. More balanced than most sweet stouts but to live up to the supremely Halloween focused label I would love to see a version of this released with a smidge of Halloween spices. I think that’d work very well and on nitro could be mind blowing. It is a tasty treat that matches this rainy fall day well. I think it’d make a great base beer for fun experimenting.

7.1

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Frothy white head. Modestly hazy light golden color. Not very hazy for a hazy. Yellow gummy bears, lactose and oranges. The palate has medium carbonation, low medium bitterness, very smooth and rounded. Modestly juicy, but not very dank. A bit sweeter than expected. Not very tart. I wasnt in love with the regular Drift Net and I am not in love with this either, though like its younger sibling, this is still not a bad drop, but I think I am done with the Drift Nets. The more this warmed the sweeter it became. Ultimately I couldnt drink the last 10% of the beer which was near room temp.

7

Nice enough. Good fruitiness. Decently bitter. Maybe a touch thick.

8

Lots of tropical fruitiness. Decent sourness too. Quattro!!!!!!!!

7.9

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Mango and tropical feel. Very nice for a wheat. Delicious!

7

Nice stuff. Got something a little musty about it but considering it’s a NE I like it.