Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Battlesnakes Pils from Brewery X 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5
Can. Gusher on opening. Pours clear golden yellow, medium white head, good lacing. Aroma is cardboard, grain, caramel, grass. Flavor is light plus sweet, light plus bitter. Light body.
one51 (2463) reviewed The Polar Xpresso from Brewery X 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can from a liquor store by the beach in San Diego. Super dark, big tan head, cocoa roasted nose. Pretty dry with slim body, flavor a bit like American filter coffee. Could use a bit more sweetness to be honest. Rather one dimensional moderate-roast-coffee flavor but it's not bad.
one51 (2463) reviewed Tumble Time from Brewery X 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can purchased at silver strand liquor, drunk after walking in Annie's Canyon and playing in the sand at north La Jolla. I bought it for the turtles theme, hope it's good! Should have been rating #1989 but here we are a decade late, #1999. Pretty clear dark golden amber, moderate head. Citrusy, slightly tropi caramel laced nose. Malty start for sure, bitterness in check for WC IPA. Well rounded flavor, mid body but not super complex. Flavor is not too long lasting except a tinge of grapefruity bitterness at the back end. Turtle Power mothaf.....!
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Duck Beer from Brewery X 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
25th July 2023, on-tap at the Doho Bar on Dana Point Beach. Plastic cup! Clear golden body, white affair on top. Nice, easy blend, some battering hops and sweetening malts; nothing exciting or note worthy, but a pleasant 'in the sunshine' Blonde.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Dictionary Roulette from Brewery X 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap, 16oz's into a plastic beaker at the Doho bar on the beach at Dana Point, California on 26th July 2023. Hazy golden orange, fast fading white head. Citrus nose and taste, great in the afternoon sun while the grand children played on the beach.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Inhale X-Hill from Brewery X 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
US pint can, drank on 21st July 2023 at my daughters in Laguna Hills. Light haze in the golden body, white head. Citrus front to this hoppy IPA, both the aroma and taste are dominated by the hops and it's a fairly bitter example of the style.
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed The Very Hoppy Caterpillar from Brewery X 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
OC Local, 1st ever Beer Festival; Sunday 16th July 2023. 100ml pours. This was my first beer of the afternoon, on-tap it poured a bright, clean and clear gold, Snow White head. Plenty of hop bitterness with both piney and citrusy notes, no Caterpillars were harmed when brewing this!
BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Slap & Tickle from Brewery X 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Part of a flight in Finney's, Laguna Beach on 13th July 2023. Clean and clear golden body, lasting white head. Good hoppy West Coast IPA, citrus fruits and piney notes battle it out in both the aroma and taste. Solid!
nathanvc (6963) reviewed Bark Griswold from Brewery X 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
11 December 2022. Christmas Beer Evening @ home with the lovely Anke!
Can from Trader Joe's, San Diego.
A: hazy black, small, frothy, beige head.
A: 'After 8' chocolate, cappuccino, fondant, clove.
T: sweetened fondant, cream, mocha & spices.
F: herbal hops, more mint & 'After 8', coffee.
P: medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
That's peppermint alright, but I don't get the white chocolate here.
andrewje41 (7962) reviewed Battlesnakes Pils from Brewery X 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
16 oz can at Cross Grain Brewhouse, Ontario Airport. Crisp and easy drinking lager enjoyed straight from the can. Slight corn, pils grain nose. Touch of mineral, a grain biting finish. Solid lager for playing the waiting game at the gate, with no good brew options around.