8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375 ml bottle into tulip glass, 2017 vintage. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a small foamy off white head with poor retention, that reduces to nothing pretty quickly. No lacing on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big sour/tart/tangy red/black cherries, fruit skin/pits, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, peppercorn, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of leather/musty/lacto funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of cherries, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, and pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big sour/tart/tangy red/black cherries, fruit skin/pits, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, peppercorn, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of leather/musty/lacto funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, fruit tang, and yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy red/black cherries, fruit skin/pits, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, peppercorn, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light leather/musty funk/vinegar, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of cherries, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a fantastic malt/tart/sour/spiciness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and body body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 9.9%. Overall this is a fantastic fruited sour/wild ale. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of cherries, fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, and pale/wheat malt flavors; dangerously smooth and fairly crisp to drink for the big ABV, with the modestly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish; not overly lactic/tannic. Amazing balance of big juicy/jammy cherries and Brett/Bacteria complexity; with great clean pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding spot on style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Nov 2019
at 04:32
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Might be the first time in a long time, I cannot find any info on the beer online at all. 500 ml bottle, bottled10/9/19. Pours a amber hue with a large white head. A big caramel, malty nose. Smooth, rich toast, caramel, tropical and orange hops. Very fresh. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Nov 2019
at 06:49
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 6
Hazy and hoppy body and aroma. White head. Floral and juicy sweet fruit aroma. Herb tartiness with the taste. Hoppy finish.
Tried
on 10 Nov 2019
at 22:56
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle, 2012. Pours clear golden with a small white head. Aromas of cherries, lactose, citrus, lemon. Taste is tart, cherries, citrus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from 2012. Pours still reddish dark. Notes of cherries, cinnamon, light bretty funk, some tart berry notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500 ml bottle from Tavour, 10/29/19. Unclear orange-amber color, beige head, strong lacing. Definitely a good looking beer. Classic west coast hop thing here, pine / resin forward, lots of spice, some herbal notes, touch of grapefruit, but otherwise, this is not really at all fruity. Drinks hoppy, dry, and big. Really a top notch example of an old-school west coast IPA. The hops do feel fresh. Tasty. 8/4/7/4/15
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2019
at 20:54
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Hazy orange body with thin white head. Thin citrus aroma. Light flavour, citrusy again. Thin finish
Tried
on 13 Oct 2019
at 21:09
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Boise Co-op. Golden body with a small white head. Aroma is light citrus with piney elements and malt. Taste comes in lightly dank, but still damn tasty. Caramel malts add a nice support. Smooth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2019
at 17:38
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap @ Double Mountain brewery, Hood River. Pours misty golden yellow, medium white head. Aroma of gentle floral saison yeast. Nice smooth sweet saison character overall, with good bretty moments. Prefer a crisper mouthfeel, but it's a nice sipper.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Sep 2019
at 17:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle from Double Mountain taproom, Hood River. Drunk on our Portland apartment balcony in the rain. Pours misty yellow. Strange aroma, but that could be the glass. Fine carbonation, gentle acidity, dusty bittersharp pear fruit, moderately sweet. Interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2019
at 03:50