Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
22 oz bottle purchased at The Four Firkins in St Louis Park, Minnesota. Pour is a deep black brown, with a smallish light khaki head. Aroma is roast, ash, and some general sweet molasses malt. Taste starts quite dry with mineral, gypsum, the roast, the char, and then dries out with ashiness in the back. Really none of the sweetness from the nose is present, its really all about the ash and char. Palate is medium to light bodied, finish is all about the dry ashiness. A bit heavy on the ashy character. Nice enough, and certainly a unique take on the style.
theisti (5540) reviewed Provider Ale from Steel Toe Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
22 oz bottle purchased at The Four Firkins in St Louis Park, Minnesota. I also had this on draft at the brewery tasting room, and from a growler I purchased at the brewery. Pour is a lightly hazed yellow golden, with a smallish white head. Aroma is light sweet malt, dry hay grass and a light mineral. Taste is a grainy malt, with a light honey floral aspect, and finishes with some light yeast. Palate is light to medium, lower carbonation levels, grass light clove yeast and some mineral finish. Nice, sessionable beer.
LeninCat (7983) reviewed Size 7 IPA from Steel Toe Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle @ Exira Beer Summit II, courtesy of bnielsen13. Thanks Brad! Clear burnt orange appearance with a little brown head. Herbal, earthy hoppy, sweet pale malty aroma. Cream pale malty, earthy, floral hoppy flavor. Pretty good IPA.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle @ Exira Beer Summit II, courtesy of bnielsen13. Thanks Brad! Deep reddish brown appearance with a small tan head. Moderate caramel malty, piney, earthy hoppy aroma. Pretty high carbonation. Resiny, fairly bitter, piney hoppy flavor.