Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tap @ brewery. Pale, light yellow appearance with a well carbonated head. Somewhat citrusy, light blonde ale nose. Lemony, light pale, blonde ale with a crisp, slightly fruity finish. Nice blonde ale.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at the brewery - turbid amb pour slight ring of lace - nose of caramel, vanilla, cinnamon, spicy oak, moderate whiskey, cherry, moderate oxidation - sweet and heavy on the vanilla up front, but becomes surprisingly more dry through the middle - moderate bitterness, light cherry fruitiness - a fair amount of oxidation, but it adds an earthy depth of character that fits the style well - oak is fairly apparent, but adds a seemingly appropriate spiciness - whiskey finish is not overpowering despite the 6 months in the barrel - me like.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at the brewery - clear dark chestnut - creamy mouthfeel, medium body - rich munich maltiness - complex flavors of chocolate, roasted nuts, toasty malts, vanilla - these heavier, earthier notes are tempered by the moderate fruitiness of hallertau hops - lingering vanilla and hazelnut in the finish - this is a dope-ass dunkel.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at the brewery - clear light gold - lively pour - delightfully crisp and clean - starts off with light honey sweetness, but quickly dries out, bringing some lightly chalky texture and Biscuity character, which also fades fast, followed by clean, moderate bitterness and a mild white grape sort of finish - a healthy dose of lemony tartness on the tail end - quite nice, really - would love to try on cask.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
22 oz bottle sent to me by alagnak. Labeled as Seven Seas (I just got the reference) Double India Pale Ale - 9% alc/vol. Pour is a cloudy orange copper with a nice one inch creamy white head. Some patchy lacing left behind. Aroma is grassy, resin and mild citrus hops, along with lightly sweet caramel malt. Taste is the toasted caramel malt first, then the nice grassy resin - nice balance and softness in the flavor. The malt is not overly sweet. Hops are pretty subdued compared to the aroma. Palate is medium bodied, nicely un-filtered mouth feel, and a bit of alcohol heat poking through in the dry finish. Nice, though I am sure fresher the flavors pop a lot more on this. Thanks for sending this my way Chris.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Firkin at the brewery - an interesting experiment, this - it really does taste like they steeped watermelons in a kolsch - hard to describe, really - hazy gold, so there is a strike - taste is initially of watermelon, rinds and all - followed quickly by moderate malt sweetness - then some spicy hops enter the mix, which don’t really work - if you make a beer with watermelon, you should keep it sweet - still, fairly refreshing - tastes like summer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Dark brown pour with a tan head. Starbucks chocolate and vanilla aromas and flavors.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dry Dock IIPA pours a body that is mostly clear yellow with a white head. The aroma is pine and citrus hops. Well balanced with the light bitterness taking the edge overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Pours like a traditional hefe, with a cloudy yellow body and a tall white head. Light yeast aroma. Good, but I’d like a more pronounced banana -clove flavor than this one is giving me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Was skeptical about this, as I tend not to like my coffee stouts too sweet - this pulls it off, though - creamy body, with light roasted malt to compliment the coffee - a touch of bitter black malt balances the lactose - sort of tastes like chocolate covered espresso beans - the coffee is present, but not overpowering, and the acidity from the beans is practically non-existent - they pack quite a bit of flavor into such "small" beer.