Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Glass, draught, during the Barrel Aged Beer and Whiskey Festival, trip to Portland (Oregon), savoured on January 20 2014; eye: black, opaque, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: bourbon, roasted barley, cocoa, molasses, soy sauce, light vanilla, light tobacco; mouth: bourbon, roasted barley, cocoa, molasses, soy sauce, light vanilla, light tobacco, unpleasant acridness, a-bit-short finale in bourbon with presence of this unpleasant acridness, medium body, a bit thin; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Verre, en fût, durant le Barrel Aged Beer and Whiskey Festival, voyage à Portland (Orégon), savourée le 20 janvier 2014; œil : noire, opaque, pas d’effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : bourbon, orge torréfiée, cacao, mélasse, sauce soya, léger vanille, léger tabac; bouche : bourbon, orge torréfiée, cacao, mélasse, sauce soya, léger vanille, léger tabac, âcreté déplaisante, finale un peu courte en bourbon avec cette âcreté déplaisante, corps moyen, un peu mince; en résumé : correct
jgb9348 (11997) reviewed Crux Insider from Crux Fermentation Project 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Very hazy golden coloured body with highlights of bronze and amber, all with a very dense, three centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of pure yeast, funk, bread, hay, grass and herbal hops - very funky throughout. Full-bodied; Rich deep yeastie and bready flavour with a lot of hay, grass, herbs and malts noticeable, all with a very floral hop flavour and a light sweetness from fruits and candy. Aftertaste is quite pungent with the alcohol coming through, some bready and malt depth and of course, the herbal and airy hops and the associated bitterness. Overall, a nice belgie-based imperial IPA with some good complex flavours if not a great well-rounded beer. I sampled this 50 cL bottle purchased from Belmont Station in Portland, Oregon on 27-September-2013 for US$4.98 sampled at home in Washington on 22-April-2014.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle thanks to Homer321. Pours oily black with brown head. Nose/taste of bourbon, oak, roast chocolate, smoke, chocolate covered cherry and vanilla bean. Medium body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12.7 oz corked and wax-dipped bottle. Aroma is very woody, along with dark overripe fruit, raisins, dusty brett. Pours nearly clear mahogany with a one finger beige head that falls after a minute. Taste is strong in wood, and it does taste quite a bit like a fruitcake; very dry. Taste is mildly sour (2/10 on a sour scale). I like a funky beer; I really should have cellared this at a warmer temp to get that type of character. Dang. Very interesting, though.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at Saraveza, pours a hazy orange amber with a small white head. Aroma and flavour of floral notes, lightly tart fruits, and farmhouse notes. Very well-balanced with some residual sweetness. Decent one, but not so enjoyable for me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Hazy golden coloured body with a rich, four centimetre tall pure white head. Aroma of grass, hay, yeast, pepper, lemons, light spices and more grass - very nice and herbal. Medium-bodied; Assertive effervescence with a strong grassy and dry flavour of yeast and herbs noticeable right away. Aftertaste shows a subtle sweetness of fruit, some subdued pepper and spice, but more grassy and herbal notes with a little bit of hop bitterness on the finish. Overall, a very nice and well worked saison with a refined complexity throughout. I sampled this on a rainy day on the East Coast, but I could imagine this on any day (which is always rainy) back in Portland. I’m glad I brought this one back home with me - a good option for sure. I sampled this 50 cL bottle purchased from Belmont Station in Portland, Oregon on 27-September-2013 for US$8.31 sampled at home in Washington on 29-March-2014.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Apex, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma is full of tropical fruits, piney hops, and biscuity caramel malt. Flavour is similar, with a wonderful balance of tropical fruits, resinous hops, and caramel malt. Loads of depth here, with a lightly sweet, and resinous hoppy finish. Excellent.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Off Leash from Crux Fermentation Project 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Apex, pours a hazy golden with a medium white head. Aroma brings out bready malt, piney hops, and light citrus. Flavour is the same, with a very sessionable body, with piney hops and cereal malts. Easy drinking and well-balanced. Good stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Rich, super hazy golden and copper coloured body with a thinnish, one centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of bright hybrid hops, some grapefruit, a bit of grassy and herbal notes and a good dose of yeast. Medium-bodied; Very assertive grassy and herbal notes throughout with a pleasant malt backbone, some yeast and a lot of hay and grass flavours and a subdued sweetness from honey. Aftertaste shows some nice complexity with the hops no doubt dominating, but with a rich malt flavour, some yeast and a good dry, oaky flavour that persists. Overall, a nice complex beer with a good yeast and dry spice kick and a lot of hybrid and high alpha acid hop flavous. I sampled this 50 cL bottle purchased from Whole Foods in Portland, Oregon (Pearl) on 07-December-2013 for US$4.79 sampled at home in Washington on 06-March-2014.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Pours clear deep purple ruby, small creamy beige head, dissipates fairly slowly, nice lacing. Aroma is light, notes of cherry, oak, whiskey, dark sugars. Flavor is light sweet and quite light tart, a bit of funk and some cardboard. Minimal bitterness, some astringency. Fruity, a bit of cinnamon perhaps. Not a lot going on here, unfortunately. Medium body, fairly strong alcohol burn on the finish.