Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: opaque burnt orange color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: orangey to grapefruity and lemony hops up front with a light bready malt bill
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine juicy sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes with mixed citrusy hop tones and clean maltiness
Texture: leaning towards medium bodied - maybe a touch under; semi-sessionable; good smoothness with a touch of dryness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA worthy of returning to.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: hazy burnt orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some messy lace
Aroma: big mixed citrusy hops up front with a light mango to papaya hop bitterness in the secondary with a clean biscuity malty underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet juiciness to a bittersweet tone; finishes dry with a sweet to bittersweet citrusy to mango quality
Texture: light to medium bodied - leaning towards medium just a bit; sessionable; some smoothness with the dryness rolling over the tongue
Overall: nice NEIPA worthy of coming back to.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to chalice.
Appearance: golden copper to yellow color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: sweet citrusy tones, some clove, banana esters, Belgian sugars, red apple and allspice? Yeah, I think that's allspice.
Flavor: seemed to combine the prior noted aromas to a semi-sweet to slightly spicy sort of blend; finishes dryly with slightly clove-like with the banana esters and apple tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning into being sessionable; light smoothness but also a slight dryness gripping the tongue
Overall: not bad for what it is, I think I somewhat liked this but not as up to par with the big boys of the style and I'm not sure why there is "allspice" in a Belgian styled golden strong ale, that kinda makes me think a little bit about this beer.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: bronzed copper color with a light transparency about it; one finger white foamy head dissipated nicely to leave subtle lace
Aroma: orange, grapefruity and subtle piney hops up front with a light malt backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes semi-bitter with a light maltiness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness with some hop bitterness acting semi-abrasive with the tongue
Overall: nice enough AIPA I believe I could come back to.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: copper/orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity, light piney tones and a light boozy whiff; caramel/toffee malts? Yeah, I think so.
Flavor: seems to blend the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality and adding in a little bit of lemon and orange; finishes mainly with the grapefruity and piney hop tones and subtle malts
Texture: medium to full bodied, this is a sipper! light smoothness but also a good deal of dryness as the hops do provide the bitterness assertiveness, I expected them to.
Overall: so a TIPA that gets a bit boozy in the aroma, hmmmm,..well, maybe not the absolute best effort by Captain Lawrence but maybe this is a bit of a work in progress, part of me wouldn't mind coming back to along down the line as I thought I heard they were working on a bit of a recipe change to this. Or maybe I'll have to look for the possible "reinvention" of this beer.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: orangey/copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely and left some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to orangey hop tones with a touch of pine and lemon; light malty tones
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes grapefruity with a touch of lemon
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness but also a light dryness on the tongue
Overall: nice enough session IPA, I see why they call this "Effortless" - makes sense.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: amber color with some transparency about it and a one and a half fingers of white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy and piney hops with a clean malt base
Flavor: seems to follow through from the aromas as it shows it's bittersweet mentality to how the beer tastes; finishes piney bitter and with some of the malts
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; some smoothness with some dryness
Overall: it works as an APA, I believe I could return to this.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to nonic glass.
Appearance: golden yellow to almost orange color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some orange peel and coriander with some lemony hops and a subtle sweet wheat malt backbone
Flavor: seems to blend the prior noted aromas fairly sweet as the coriander barely shows any sort of spice here; finishes through the wheaty sweetness with a touch of the orange peel
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness with a touch of citrusy peel bitterness assertiveness
Overall: nice enough APWA I think I could hang with again on a Summer's day.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to nonic glass.
Appearance: super dark brown in color with a two finger eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: dark chocolate notes, some coffee roastiness and light citrusy hop notes
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine roasty to bittersweet blend; finishes roasty and with the citrusy hops
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning to slightly being a sipper; not so smooth as plenty of dryness and some roasty to citrusy hops both grind into the tongue - however, this one does not show as much "palate wrecking" capabilities as many other black IPA's do
Overall: though a bit weaker on the "palate wrecking" capabilities and a subtly lighter hue than many other black IPA's, this might be a decent grab if you're truly craving a black IPA in a pinch.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: black in the pour and black in the glass with a two finger tan foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: deep dark chocolate, milk chocolate, black coffee roast, sweet earthiness, some light woody notes and sweet wafer malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty quality with a light bitter note from the dark chocolate underneath; finishes dark chocolatey and with the coffee roast
Texture: medium bodied, good as a sipper; some smoothness but also a good dryness about it
Overall: pretty nicely done impy stout I believe I could come back to.