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oh6gdx (52920) reviewed
Triple Dry Hopped Intergalactic Gong Rip from BenchTop Brewing Company
3 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Sample (thanks fonefan!). Hazy orangeish golden colour with a mediumsized foamy white head. Aroma is nectary, some floral, fruity and mild toffeeish tones. Flavour is floral, some nectary, mild dried fruity and a bit wooden tones. A bit harsh bitter grassy tones in the finish too with some spiciness (hopburn?).
Tried on 03 Jan 2023 at 23:09
DvdP (5038) ticked
Trial of Dmitri from BenchTop Brewing Company
3 years ago
6.5/10
Colour is pretty nice. Smell is pretty beety, some sweetness. Taste, meh. Definitely quite earthy beety, some beer, bit of malt. Not beety enough to be funny or beery enough to be real tasty, or bready enough for a good kvass. Not bad, but boring.
Tried from Can from Beerdome on 30 Dec 2022 at 23:00
Drake (22980) reviewed
Town Hall from BenchTop Brewing Company
3 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pint can thanks to hershiser2! 12/26/22. Hazy dark orange, medium off-white head, average retention. Aroma of toast, apricot, lemon. Taste is smoke, lemon, tea, apricot. Bright, well balanced. Nice.
Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2022 at 00:23
Brugmansia (22514) ticked
Triple Dry Hopped Intergalactic Gong Rip from BenchTop Brewing Company
3 years ago
7/10
Tried on 13 Dec 2022 at 10:19
fonefan (86114) reviewed
Triple Dry Hopped Intergalactic Gong Rip from BenchTop Brewing Company
3 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5

Can 16fl.oz. @ [ M Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🇩🇰 🏡 👨‍💻🍺

[ As Benchtop Triple Dry Hopped Intergalactic Gong Rip ].
ABV: 8.5%. Murky medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, fruity malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, pine, citrus, tropical fruit, fruity hops, citrus - passion fruit - grapefruit. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a long duration, fruity hops, citrus, pine, citrus - passion fruit - grapefruit. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20221209]
7-3-8-4-15
Tried from Can on 10 Dec 2022 at 10:57
Idiosynkrasie (18451) reviewed
Go Ask Your Foeder from BenchTop Brewing Company
3 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
473ml can. Opalescent, amber colour with average, frothy to creamy, moderately lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Rather restricted, citrusy fruity hoppy and caramel malty aroma, zesty notes of orange, lemon and mandarine, lemon peel, orange peel, light woody overtones. Taste is initially citrusy fruity hoppy, minimally tart, hints of lemon, lemon peel, some orange, later dry woody, minimally tannic oaky, increase of wood flavours (in number and intensity), a touch of beech bark, whiffs of cedar, subtle residual, caramel malty sweetness. Minimally oily, watery texture, super soft, smooth, velvety palate, very fine, soft carbonation. Very fine, clean, quite some woody subtleties - good.
Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2022 at 16:43
Taboada (9307) reviewed
Trial of Dmitri from BenchTop Brewing Company
3 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
474ml. can. @home, 16/11/2022 [#5.659 Global - #891 United States of America - #7 Benchtop Brewing Company] New style ✅. Pours hazy pink with a thin head. Mostly lacing. Aroma: spiced malts, dough, beets and lemon. Taste: lightly tart and funky. Sweet beetroot. Interesting. Next one please!
Tried from Can on 25 Nov 2022 at 08:44
CraftBeerNick (11474) reviewed
King Gong from BenchTop Brewing Company
3 years ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Tap at BeerTemple, 24th November 22. Pours hazy. Aroma is pineapple and pine, dank and citrus. Taste is bitter marmalade and dank, pine, fairly bitter. Pretty good
Tried from Draft on 24 Nov 2022 at 16:34
Idiosynkrasie (18451) reviewed
Wai-iti DDH Jaded Squirrel from BenchTop Brewing Company
3 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
473ml can. Hazy, dark yellow-ish, golden colour with average to huge, frothy to creamy, slowly osteoporosing, minimally lacing, white head. Juicy, tropical fruity, slightly floral-grassy and minimally piney, hoppy aroma, notes of passion fruit, mango, guava, some woody pineapple, a touch of kiwi fruit and gooseberry, oaty malty background. Taste is dry, slightly juicy, tropical fruity hoppy, hints of kiwi fruit, gooseberry, some woody pineapple, passion fruit, grassy and floral, minimally piney hoppy overtones, some grassy tartness, minimally raw, wheaty and oaty malty basis; almost tart-ish, fruity finish with hints of unripe kiwi fruit. Slightly creamy, watery texture, smooth and soft, simultaneously slightly dry palate, fine, mildly prickly carbonation. Very nice Kiwi/NZ hoppy aspects, juicy, drinkable- very good.
Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2022 at 22:17
Hershiser2 (8228) reviewed
Walter's Brunch from BenchTop Brewing Company
3 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Pint can, WW. Black, tan head. Chocolate and maple, some coffee in the nose. Maple, chocolate, coffee, cola. Not too sweet. Tasty.
Tried from Can on 13 Nov 2022 at 22:01