Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap. Pours with a black body and a small tan head. Aromas are smokey, roasty, chocolate, alcohol, iodine and licorice. Flavors are of licorice, anise, currants, milk chocolate, alcohol. Strong bitterness in the finish with some chalky notes. Thick bodied, medium sweet. Quite decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap. Pours with a near black body and a lasting tan head. Aromas of soil, coffee grounds, pumpernickel bread, chocolate, raisins and some esters. A bit of diacetyl on the taste. Also flavors of chocolate, cocoa, bready, chalky and lightly estery. Slick mouthfeel, light to medium carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cask. A deep red beer with an off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt, alcohol, oxidation, medicin, and fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of alcohol, bread, medicin, and caramel, leading to a dry alcoholic finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. A black beer with a thin lazing off-white head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, oak, and soy sauce. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of roasted malt and alcohol, leading to a dry, roasted, and woody finish.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Draft. A light golden beer with a lazing off-white head. The aroma has notes of straw as well as lighter notes of malt. The flavor is sweet with light notes of malt, straw, and lemon, leading to a dry finish where the notes of straw and lemon lingers.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Red Hill Red from Tustin Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. A hazy red beer with a thin lazing tan head. The aroma has notes of malt, caramel, and butterscotch. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and caramel combined with lighter notes of butterscotch.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Lemon Heights Hefe from Tustin Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft. An unclear light yellow beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of wheat and lemon. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, wheat, and bread as well as lighter notes of banana and straw, leading to a wheaty finish.
Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Old Town IPA from Tustin Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. A golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has strong notes fo hops is it Nelson Sauvin? combined with notes of grapefruit and grass. The flavor is sweet with notes of hops, grass, grapefruit, and lovely spices - again I’m reminded of Nelson Sauvin, leading to a dry, spicy, grassy, and bitter finish.
Sledutah (12313) reviewed Pale Au Poive from Tustin Brewing Company 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Tustin brewery
Appearance: Clear amber with a medium sized off-white head that dissipates fairly quick leaving some lacing in the glass
Aroma: Citrus and floral
Taste: Floral, pepper and spices
A nice APA with a twist, very good
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at the brewpub
Appearance: Dark brown with a medium sized beige head and good lacing
Aroma: Toasted malts and chocolate
Taste: Toasted malts, smokey, ashy, grains and coffee
A nice porter