7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can thanks to Steve (6/11/16) . Nice golden body on pour, small white head. Aroma recalls some fresh melon, fruity sweetness, a bit of the dank hops. Taste follows the pattern, fruit notes first, then the hops. Pretty accessible for an IIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2016
at 12:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pint can at the bottle share. Golden color with a thin white head. Aromatic with citrus and tropical fruits, pine, a bit dank. Good hop flavor throughout, citrus and tropical fruit. Grapefruit. Nice balance of hefty bitters with the fruity sweetness.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jun 2016
at 21:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can at the bottle share. Light golden straw color with adequate haze. Nose is light wheat, faint spice, and a bit of yeast. Nice flavors of wheat and grass, some banana and a little bit of yeast. Faintly spiced.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Jun 2016
at 21:00
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from a can. Aroma has a moderate grain note with some cracker malt notes and a bit of light candi sugar. Light citrus and tropical fruit notes with some stone fruit and floral esters. Pours a hazy, slightly dull golden straw color with a medium large, rocky, white head that recedes steadily to the edges. Moderate lacing and faint legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with a moderate grain note with a cracker and a biscuit note. Medium light bitterness. Medium light hop notes with a bit of citrus and pine resin. Light floral esters with a bit of stone fruit. A touch of lingering bitterness and some herbal resinous hop notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice American blonde ale. Balanced malt notes with a good amount of hops for the style. Nice bitterness, well balanced.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jun 2016
at 23:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Max’s in Baltimore, pours a clear gold with some creamy, white head. Call me crazy, but the nose is awesome, fresh blonde roast coffee, corn, malt, a little cake icing. Flavor follows along, fresh sweetened coffee, corn, malt, yellow cake. Sweet finish. Maybe this is a guilty pleasure, but I liked it.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jun 2016
at 16:56
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Max’s Baltimore. Slightly hazy deep blonde color, decent bubbly white head. Rich bready maltiness with bits of fruity resinous hops to counter. Pretty nice blond ale.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jun 2016
at 19:55
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap at 2 Amy’s DC, pours a dark orange with some cloudy, white head. Nose has a mix of Belgian esters, honey, apricot, pepper and banana. Flavor is more Wit than anything, mild spice, bubblegum, some honey too. Finishes dry and drinkable. A good blend.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2016
at 17:08
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a glossy burnt orange color with a slim finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Filmy lacing ran about the sides nicely.
The smell started off with some papaya, mango and peach, nice and sweet and then running into some piney resinous bitterness, bright and full of life.
The taste moderates absolutely nicely between the resin bitterness and the tropical flavors plus peach. Aftertaste is well combined - fully alive on the tropical flavors with bitterness.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionable to sipping feel about it. Carbonation seems good, not too prickly, great bitterness bumping along, no cloying-ness.
Overall, as a DIPA, absolutely fantastic, damn, and I live in Vermont, drinking this makes me want to move to Maryland. Didn’t know something from Maryland could be so damn good, wow, just wow and a half!
The appearance was a glossy burnt orange color with a slim finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Filmy lacing ran about the sides nicely.
The smell started off with some papaya, mango and peach, nice and sweet and then running into some piney resinous bitterness, bright and full of life.
The taste moderates absolutely nicely between the resin bitterness and the tropical flavors plus peach. Aftertaste is well combined - fully alive on the tropical flavors with bitterness.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionable to sipping feel about it. Carbonation seems good, not too prickly, great bitterness bumping along, no cloying-ness.
Overall, as a DIPA, absolutely fantastic, damn, and I live in Vermont, drinking this makes me want to move to Maryland. Didn’t know something from Maryland could be so damn good, wow, just wow and a half!
Tried
on 21 May 2016
at 22:06
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Thanks Bobby.
And since he sent me the RAR pint glass, well, that’s what I opted for in this beer.
The appearance was a burnt semi-dark hazy orange color with a slim finger’s worth of white head that quickly dissipated. Stringy lacing occurs here and there in a messy sort of way.
The smell started off with bittersweet pine, a light caramel malt base and then opened up into some citrus / grapefruit goodness. But even after further warming, the pineapple starts to come out, nice and sweet!
The taste was basically the bittersweet bliss of the previously mentioned flavors wrapping together and bursting into a combined bittersweet lush citrus to tropical aftertaste. Finishes somewhat crisp but seems to bounce on my tongue with the harshness, good to great feel - honestly.
Overall, damn good AIPA, that I would love to have again.
And since he sent me the RAR pint glass, well, that’s what I opted for in this beer.
The appearance was a burnt semi-dark hazy orange color with a slim finger’s worth of white head that quickly dissipated. Stringy lacing occurs here and there in a messy sort of way.
The smell started off with bittersweet pine, a light caramel malt base and then opened up into some citrus / grapefruit goodness. But even after further warming, the pineapple starts to come out, nice and sweet!
The taste was basically the bittersweet bliss of the previously mentioned flavors wrapping together and bursting into a combined bittersweet lush citrus to tropical aftertaste. Finishes somewhat crisp but seems to bounce on my tongue with the harshness, good to great feel - honestly.
Overall, damn good AIPA, that I would love to have again.
Tried
on 21 May 2016
at 20:35
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
This oughta knock me out for the night, wooee.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a quickly dissipating one finger white foamy head. Light lacing quickly sliding into the beer.
The smell started off with the sweet Belgian sugars up front. Dark and milk chocolate do come through ever so slightly. Some vanilla.
The taste had the sweetness in front in the flavor, but then came across with a slight dry woody to vanilla sort of balancing edge to it. I liked it, just seemed a bit different. Sweet Belgian sugar aftertaste and a quick sweet wet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a nice sessionable to sipping quality about it. Carbonation feels good, not too light, not too heavy, just good.
Overall, as a Belgian Strong Dark ale, it definitely works and would love to have again!
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a quickly dissipating one finger white foamy head. Light lacing quickly sliding into the beer.
The smell started off with the sweet Belgian sugars up front. Dark and milk chocolate do come through ever so slightly. Some vanilla.
The taste had the sweetness in front in the flavor, but then came across with a slight dry woody to vanilla sort of balancing edge to it. I liked it, just seemed a bit different. Sweet Belgian sugar aftertaste and a quick sweet wet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a nice sessionable to sipping quality about it. Carbonation feels good, not too light, not too heavy, just good.
Overall, as a Belgian Strong Dark ale, it definitely works and would love to have again!
Tried
on 15 May 2016
at 01:37