CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed 482 Bitter from 127 Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a burnt dark copper color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that slid off at a nice pace. Sly stringy lace.
The aroma had a sturdy amount of clean caramel/toffee malts, sweet nuts, some earthy hops and light butterscotch at the end.
The flavor yielded to the sweetness initially and then brought out a nice sly blend of earthy to floral bitterness. Nice expected aftertaste. Sly malty finish.
The feel was about medium bodied with a nice sipping quality about it. Acceptable booziness skates in for a pleasurable warmth. Carbonation felt good and the ABV felt good as well.
Overall, nicely done English strong ale, full of the malts and booze making me think the English would like this one. Would be a nice Winter sipper.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Hex Porter from 127 Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a mostly dark brown close to black color with a film of a white frothy head that fell off fairly quick. Lace? It’s somewhat there, somewhat speckled and falling part very quick.
The aroma had a roasty dark and milk chocolate blend lightly touching some coffee tones. Light earthy/grassy sort of hops.
The flavor leaned towards the roasty portion of those chocolate bits. Earthy/grassiness seems to fade a bit here. Some aftertaste of the chocolate bits, light but rugged. Not much of a finish.
The feel was about a medium on the body with some ruggedness to this one. ABV felt as projected with some of that ruggedness playing against the smoothness.
Overall, well, I didn’t mind this one so much to me, but I can guess a fair amount of people might complain about the texture of this one feeling slightly like a stout.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Midnight Stout from 127 Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at good pace. Light stringy lace.
The aroma arranged some roasty robust dark malts, some coffee beans and grounds with some dark chocolate bitter edges coming along to make me think \"stout.\" Light earthy hops.
The flavor took these roasty robust aromas and lightened it just a bit with some milk chocolate. All of these flavors seem to blend fairly nice to lead into the aftertaste and roll on into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, that’s my kind of stout, the one that I wish I could get again but can’t because I’m currently in Vermont and this beer is still in Michigan. Oh well, first world problems, I’m still alive.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Out O'Town Brown from 127 Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Growler share with Doug and Henry.
My portion was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a semi-dark brown color with a finger’s worth of white to eggshell white foamy head. Moderate light lace.
The aroma had some soft sweet nuts with a nice caramel/toffee malt base. Light grassy and citrusy hops play with the balance.
The flavor yielded to the malts initially and then softly brought in some of the bitterness from the hops. Mostly malty sort of aftertaste flowing into the finish, somewhat.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Decent little hoppiness absorbing some of the malty affair as it shows a nice crisp carbonation penetrating against the texture. ABV felt fine.
Overall, pretty nicely done brown ale worthy of having again, almost imperial, but throughout my glass, alcohol seemed controlled quite well.