nuplastikk (10543) reviewed Black Lager from Goldfinger Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16oz can. Solid example of the style. Deep toasty black malt tone, but clean and well attenuated. Full and rich for the moderate ABV. Good.
nuplastikk (10543) reviewed Złotonator from Goldfinger Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
16oz can. 2024 version, 7.8%. Luscious, World Class stuff. Very reminiscent of Celebrator. Phenomenal stuff, doesn't get much better. Awesome brown chocolate malt depth. World Class and then some.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Hopleaf draught, 11/30/23. Clear, lighter amber. Small off-white head at half inch cover. Lighter, toastier, good mix of malts. Clean. Lots of sourdough with light, herbal hops. Malty caramel notes up front, with bread, pepper, toast and honey following. Good mix of malt, attenuated, crisp finish and lots of honeyed sourdough. Not the most crisp finish. A bit syrupy, even. But the malt character is excellent. Just needs a bit more balance.
nuplastikk (10543) reviewed Baltic Porter from Goldfinger Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
16oz can. World Class awesome stuff. Roasty sweet chocolate malt tone. Barely any trace of alcohol. Pretty much perfect.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
The usual good light lager color, a head that's leaving behind some lace. I am imagining I do catch some oak wood on the nose. Taste is nice and mellow, almost like a store-bought light lager, but with extra malt and taste. Interesting that I think I'm actually tasting oak. In memory of, what, a tongue depressor? Some woody resin? Either way, it adds a bit of sharpness to the taste.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Fresh 16 oz can, bought as it went on tap today. Very slight haze in a good beer or, puffy white head. The initial noise is light on malts, but they're still there. Instead of the usual peppery European hop, there's a very light gritty nose of hard candy. Taste is dry like a lager, a bit perfumey like a Pilsner Urquell. Again, a bit of fruit or candy, but in the background. Another subtle variation on Goldfinger's light lagers.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
2023 version. 5.9%. 6 month lagering. Simple, but sublime. Awesome, smooth malt tones. Very sessionable still, clean and lovely. Perfect bready malt tone. Delicate hop balance. Really good stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at Goldfinger's Lagerversary. Same smoked ham smell of their other smoked beers. Golden beer color under a thin head. Can't deny the smoked malt taste, but all the Helles lager character is there, too. Good lawnmower beer malts, but a little thicker to go up against the snake. Had a great balance, though you still have to like smoked beer too enjoy it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at Goldfinger's Lagerversary. Foamy parfait head. Golden beer body, pretty clear. Smell has cereal malt and maybe some other grains going on. Not much hop at this moment. Nicely hearty taste. Plenty of bready barely malt. Grits add to the fulfillingness. No unnecessary sweetness; instead, there's a balance from how. Maybe Centennial and Cascade. Would love to see this come around more often!
McDermottDrink (4627) reviewed Sarau from Goldfinger Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Draft at Goldfinger. Clear gold, with a few lazy bubbles under a parfait-like head. Soft water nose of a Bohemian Pils. The taste is full of bubbly pinpricks. There's a bit of noble hop pepper plus tropical fruit. Generous bitterness is the equal of the toasty malt. Kind of a creamy finish.