Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
12oz can from Boise Co-op. Cloudy amber/golden pour, foamy white head. Light citrusy aroma, oranges. Taste falls flat, light malty flavors that disappear quickly. Started great, ended meh.
stevoj (18327) reviewed Crux No Mo Hazy IPA from Crux Fermentation Project 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
12oz can from Boise Co-op. Cloudy amber/golden pour, foamy white head. Light citrusy aroma, oranges. Taste falls flat, light malty flavors that disappear quickly. Started great, ended meh.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Oak and complex vineous Bretty saison aroma. Flavor is oak, saison yeast , complexity from fruits , sawdust cedar woody note. Well balanced super complex saison like wild beer. Well barrelled. Soft. Gentle
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
500ml from Costco Bellingham @ Ryan's shared with Farees and Josh. Appearance: almost black with a beige head. Aroma: some meaty notes from oak, some smoky and molasses character, charred barrel. Taste: moderately sweet, quite roasty, on the thin side (especially for 14%!!!), oak. Overall: meh.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from 500mL bottle. Near black with small beige head. Mild wood and chocolate, hint of molasses, not especially complex, okay.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can. Pours a clear golden hue with a medium white head. A light fruity nose. Citrus, mandarin oranges, some bitterness. Smooth. Lots of perfume and oil.
Gerbeer (8214) reviewed Grade A IPA from Crux Fermentation Project 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On two. Pours a bright amber with light head. Aromas of grass, light candied citrus, a bit of pine and biscuity malts. Flavors of dull candied citrus, oldish piney hops and biscuity malts.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
375ml bottle. Jet black colour with average, thick, dense, creamy, moderately lasting and lacing, dark beige to tan head. Roasty and chocolately, dark malty, minimally spicy and minimally BA supported aroma, notes of dark chocolate, coffee, molasses, a touch of Bourbon, whiffs of cinnamon, dark caramel; widely disguised, grassy hoppy background. Taste is roasty and chocolately, dark malty, sweet-ish caramel malty and slightly fruity-alcoholic, minimally spicy, notes of dark caramel, dark chocolate, some coffee, molasses, plum, plum wine, plum butter, Bourbon, a touch of cinnamon, minimally pungent hop bitterness lends freshness and airiness; minimally warming, alcoholic finish. Creamy to viscous texture, smooth and soft, minimally cloying palate, medium to fine, dense, mildly prickly carbonation. Rich and intense, balanced on a high level of sweet- and bitterness, distinct and clean malt flavours - very good.
stevoj (18327) reviewed Crux Fresh Is Best from Crux Fermentation Project 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
16oz can from Boise Co-op. Deep golden pour, abundant foamy white head. Aroma is earthy, grassy. Taste is subtle, caramel, woody, with some faint hoppy notes at the back. Very subdued for a fresh hop beer. Very drinkable.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
16oz can from HomeBrewStuff deep orange pour with spotty sticky off white head and lacing. Some papery husky light malts and a modest slightly grassy hop presence. Pretty mild