radagast83 (13490) reviewed Raspberry Sour from Sober Carpenter 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Poured a kind of grapefruit pink color with a small bubbly head. Very light and spritzy raspberry. Thinner raspberry flavor than I had hoped for, and just a touch too light on the sour too.
kristincedar (7052) ticked Blonde Ale from Sober Carpenter 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can (24083) pour from Total Wine & More, Brentwood. Opaque black with tall head with good retention and trace lacing. Aroma is strong roasted malt w/chocolate, bittering hops/pine. Taste follows aroma w/addition of light coffee. Smooth texture, flat-to-soft carbonation and finish as taste. Roast/chocolate is nice but hops counterbalance is a bit understated. Hoppy bite/carbonation increase would raise this up to really respectable levels. Age affects hops in alcohol beers so why not here? Might need to be super fresh.
tfontana (7277) reviewed IPA from Sober Carpenter 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can (24082) from Total Wine & More, Brentwood. Hazy yellow with light sparkle, decent head with fair retention and light lacing. Aroma is citrus, nonspecific fruit and pine. Taste follows aroma. Smooth texture, flat-to-soft carbonation and finish as taste. Some complexity but the brightness (acidity?) of the citrus and fruit is missing from alcohol beers and/or needs more carbonation. These are getting better and better though.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Irish Red from Sober Carpenter 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Nice and very clear but deep amber, light brown and yes, even deep ruby coloured body with a very nice three centimetre tall tan head that somehow stays afloat for a long time - nice! Aroma of light molasses, toasted grains, a bit of rice and easy-going fillers with a slight kick of deeper, earthier hops noticeable too - pretty nice in the nose! Light-bodied; Very easy-going and dry, crisp malts with a biscuity and ever so slightly nutty profile, but some bready and yeast aspects near the end, with a floral and perfume note towards the finish with no bitterness, no sugars and no real deep flavours at all, after the first few sceonds. Aftertaste shows the grainy and lightly sweet notes with some raisins, but no caramelised sugars or anything of real consequence here, especially in terms of flavours for the style and no hops nor malts are noticeable after the first few seconds. Overall, a decent attempt at a red or more malty style with some nice smells coming at first and a great look, but the flavour and palate peter out on this one...I might try others from this brewery if I can find them - at least it's not bad, it's just devoid of long-lasting flavours and profiles. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Total Wine in Alexandria (Potomac Yard), Virginia on 08-March-2023 for US$3,29 as part of lot #22274, sampled at my house here in Washington on 12-March-2023.
crit200 (5324) reviewed Irish Red from Sober Carpenter 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Reddish brown, tan head. Light toffee nose/palate, lightly roasted bitterness.
andrewje41 (7962) reviewed Irish Red from Sober Carpenter 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
16 oz can poured, from a 4 pack picked up at BevMo. Really attractive pour, deep dark copper pour with lots of lasting off white head and lacing. Bready malt bill is flavorful throughout. Graham cracker and the slightest hint of a dark fruit or berry. This slight hint is in the aroma as well. Lingering toast. Enjoyed this one. Exceptional NA product here.
andrewje41 (7962) reviewed Organic Session IPA from Sober Carpenter 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
16 oz can from BevMo, poured. Nice appearance to this pour, glowing golden orange in color, moderately hazy, with a good lasting foam head. It seems like every year, the NA beers get better. Tasty IPA with a nice, fruit forward hop aroma, mild wort underneath. Weird to think of a NA session IPA, but I'd say this has more of that flavor profile than some of the ones labeled as regular IPA. Low to no bitter woth the hops, but flavorful. Very light bodied, easy drinking. Very tasty brew here.
bb (18428) reviewed Black IPA Limited Edition from Sober Carpenter 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Can. Black beer with a tan head. Toasted malt and caramel aroma. Roast and light toasted malt flavor with light caramel. Medium bodied. Roast and caramel linger. Slightly acrid.
Gerbeer (8214) reviewed Irish Red from Sober Carpenter 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
473 ml can. Pours a dark reddish brown with moderate head. Aromas of boiling wort and dry caramel. Flavors of metallic malts and dry caramel. Going for the style but just not the same without the alcohol.