cheap (9533) reviewed Murphy's Paw from ShuBrew 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
In the Zelie pub, nice small friendly place! Very nice dark pour. Some slight slaggy aroma laced with a tad of that roasted nose. Initially I think its well behaved and easy going. Does have enough of that beer thing happening to let you know its a beer. Yes, not bad overall. Small amount of co2 makes this a tad creamy. Just a little of that old wet burnt firewood thing happening. Fairly mild finish with no real ill effects.
cheap (9533) reviewed Thanksgiving Leftovers from ShuBrew 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Smell is quite hoppy. Taste is same and its a little sharp. This beer has some hops in there fer sure, like IPA. Orange and reddish in color. Some co2. Really comes across like an IPA. Leaves a long bitter finish in the back or yer throat. Nice lacing. Not fer me.
cheap (9533) reviewed O'Shu from ShuBrew 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Initially rather mild and dull but that ends quickly. During the session it starts rather muted then becomes a little more refined and easier to appreciate. Decent co2 all round. Goes down fairly easy and becomes more fun as we go on. Smell is a little malty and slightly perfumy. Malty taste becomes a little sweet at the end.
cheap (9533) reviewed Pale 210 from ShuBrew 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Some smooth smelling BO on the olfactory, perhaps like your favorite mate’s. Creamy head. This is supposedly a pale ale but I’ve got to say, it borders on IPA territory. Yes, piercing IPA flavor. Perhaps a little milder than yer typical IPA but it still has a big bitter kick to it. Doesn’t hide the alky well. If you like IPA go for this, you will not be disappointed. Does have some co2 in there.
cheap (9533) reviewed Smokin' Booties from ShuBrew 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3
Big and black. Smells like impy stout. Yes, seems like impy stout on the toungue as well as some rude hints of IPA. Sometimes I have a hard time telling the difference between black IPA and impy stout, many of the same features. Rude, nasty negative nelllie, way too much for this lager lover. And so it it. Yes, typical imperial black beer for those who love this personality. Flat and mouth coating. IF there is co2 in there, its hard to feel thru the obnoxious IPA impact. Forward rude and long bitter finish. If you like this style, get it - you’ll like it
cheap (9533) reviewed Cindy Lou Shu from ShuBrew 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3.5
Smell is quite sweet and somewhat volatile. Nice and dark to the eye. Wew. quite strong on the palate, burns alittle. Yes, wew is the word. Almost like barley wine, the American wanna be style. A little cloying going down the gullet. Perhaps a little difficult for this lager lover. Towards the end becomes a little fruity fer sure. Quite flat. If you like strong beers, give this a try and ignore my reating.
cheap (9533) reviewed Dorothy's Trippen' Tripel from ShuBrew 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Look, for a triple to be good, it better have manners - just like the old world tripels. Smells like a well made hefe, lots of freshly unwrapped bubble gum here. Pale cloudy brew. Has a tad of brown in the color, just a tad. Scummy pond topping. Aroma is sweet perfume. First taste is wew, quite sweet alky volatile impact. Lots of hefe bubble gum and bananas. Comes across a little c;loying on my poor lager lavin taste buds. Boozy fer sure. Does have some welvcoming co2 in there. Its not quite as refined as the okd world triples, with manners, its more like a refined American triple. Not as rude as most American wannah beez. Ok overall and I can appreciate whats going on here.
cheap (9533) reviewed Blackbeard's Booties Black IPA from ShuBrew 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
I’m not sure what’s so appealing about these black IPAs. I guess since I don’t care for IPA, I think hops ruin a decent black beer. Big and black, what else. Initially, smell is somewhat lacking in hop aroma, more sterile. After a while, I do perceive some IPA aroma in there. Some co2, but just barely. Yes, taste is IPA bitter fer sure, almost rototilling in nature. Not for me but if you like this style, you need to try it. Typical ling bitter, bud ruining, mouth coating finish.
cheap (9533) reviewed Heart and Sole Imperial Red Ale from ShuBrew 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
OK, so I’m not into high alky beers that let you know they’re high alky. Has a volatile aroma about itself. Color does have some red, but mostly its brown. Taste is strong and beefy but it does have some fruit in there as well. Has quite a kick in the palate with its alky and all. Yes, has personality. Perhaps more than a lager lover could appreciate. Slight medicinal finish.
cheap (9533) reviewed Tortured Sole Pumpkin from ShuBrew 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Much better than most pumpkin ales that are overspiced and under pumpkined. Dark looking like a porter. Very mild for the quoted ABV. If it truly is 7.5%, you better watch out, it goes down way too easy. Yes, lot of prominent punkin but easy on the spices and I like that. A well made punky beer fer sure. Yes one of the better pumpkin beers.