Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
This has a beautiful dark hue, with a lasting, creamy head. It has aromas of pine, dough, spice, cherries and orange rind. The overwhelming taste is of molasses and cherry, which is a flavour I just don't generally like. It's also got a sharp bitterness that I like much more, but this one's just not my style.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Aromas of chocolate, orange, cream, pine and stone fruit. The pine notes are strong, and there's this interesting creaminess and thinness to the palate. Hard to explain! This one looks great too - not fully opaque, with a little haziness. Loved it.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed Irish Stout from Bridge Road Brewers 8 months ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. Dark brown, a beige head fizzes away immediately. Aroma is roasty with liquorice, earthy notes, some caramel. Fairly dry with a nice balance of roast, earthy spices, liquorice and bitterness.
Maverick (5074) reviewed India Saison from Bridge Road Brewers 9 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught from Blind Tiger. Classic saison pour of slightly orange gold, nice floral aroma; yeasty and clean hops bitterness were the primary flavors.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Faintly misted gold with a good cm of white head that lasts pretty well. Wafty rather than vibrant fruit and cracker aroma with a melange of melon, tropical and citrus fruit. A little richer malt than suggested by the aroma (or the blurb) and the fruit unfold a little more, though it's Citra to the fore. Medium bitterness. Good, lacks much in the way of character.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Hazy orange with ~ a cm of white head. Aroma of under-ripe passionfruit, white grapes, lime, crackers. An unexpected touch of mint in the taste too as it gets a bit resinous towards the dryish and moderately bitter finish.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
In 2012, a collaboration with Mikkeller. In recent years the collaborator has changed each year with varying degrees of success (although it's never been less than good). Dark brown with a cm of beige head. Choc-orange aroma with some brioche, nectarines, pine and pepper. Delicate, alive texture. Not much depth or grunt to the malt side of things. Lovely fruity/ piny/ peppery hops. Bitterness is a little on the low side for me (although it builds a bit). Very nice stuff but doesn't q creep into my best 3 of the series (12, 17, 23).
tnkw01 (4059) reviewed India Saison from Bridge Road Brewers 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Cloudy, gold in color with a three finger head. Hoppy like an IPA with the spice like a Saison. A nice beer.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed NZ Hazy from Bridge Road Brewers 11 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can. Cloudy yellowish orange with a modest white head. Tropical breakfast juice aroma with some twiggy herbal notes to remind you that it's beer. Dryish and crackery with enough of a platform for the fruit (but not much more) before a modestly bitter finish.
hawthorne00 (9781) reviewed The Creek (2018) from Bridge Road Brewers 1 year ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
I guess I had the 2016 version & then forgot about this one for a while. Red, pink head doesn't last too long. Deep funk, wood, syrupy cherries. Somewhat sour taste. Mellow, some boot polish, metallic hints. Even slightly peppery @ the end. Dry, not thin.