7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Ale Arsenal. Kicked the keg. Grass and melon aroma. Pours moderately hazed (from kicking the keg, perhaps) yellow with ivory head with moderate patterns down the glass. Flavor is suav blanc, slightly grassy with crisp, dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Mar 2024
at 23:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Ale Arsenal. Slushy orange-yellow with minimal white head. Overt citrus aroma and flavor. Grittiness from DDH. A bit of grape must in flavor.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Feb 2024
at 00:32
9.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Tap at Ale Arsenal. Pours black with light brown head. Complex of aroma of leather, cocoa, whiskey barrel. Beautiful aroma. complex flavor of rich malt, leather, tar. Viscous and syrupy. Wonderful beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Feb 2024
at 00:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can to tulip. Pours clear olde gold with chunky white head. Head retains as a solid ring of varying sizes bubbles and dispersed clouds over the top. Aroma is dank, resins and pine. Flavor is pine with back half of palate showing nice cedar notes. Residual sweetness lingers nicely. Crisp and alcohol is well hidden here.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2024
at 05:43
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at the brewery. Aroma is malt forward with lots of chocolate notes. Some notes of burnt sugar, dark caramel and toffee. Lighter roast notes. A bit of molasses and hints of a tobacco and ash. Medium light bourbon and alcohol notes with light oak notes. Pours jet black with a small, dark, mocha head that recedes steadily to the edges where it lingers. Light lacing and long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet and a bit sticky with lots of chocolate, dark caramel and toffee. Lighter roast notes, some molasses and hints of burnt sugar. Hints of leather, ash and dried fruit. Medium bitterness and medium alcohol warmth. Moderate barrel notes with nice bourbon character and hints of oak. Mouthfeel is full bodied and a bit silky with some stickiness in the finish and medium low carbonation. Low astringency and medium alcohol warmth. Overall, a really solid BA stout. Great malt character with lots of chocolate and dark sugary notes. Great barrel character.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2024
at 03:36
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at the brewery. Aroma is hop forward with nice notes of goose, passion fruit, tropical citrus and tangerine. Lighter notes of grapefruit and dank, resin notes. Light cracker malt and alcohol notes. Hints of rye. Pours a hazy, murky, golden straw color with a medium sized, thick, pillowy white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Moderate lacing and small legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with light cracker malt notes and hints of rye. Moderately strong bitterness and light alcohol notes. Lots of gooseberry, passion fruit and tropical citrus. Lighter notes of grapefruit, peach and dank resin notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a really solid IPA. Really nice nelson notes with some balanced cracker malt notes and a touch of rye. Fairly bright and fruity with a touch of dank resin to balance it out.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Feb 2024
at 02:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated January 30, 2024. Aroma is fairly grain forward with nice light bready notes. Light floral, herbal hop notes with faint hints of alcohol. Pours a very pale, clear, yellow color with a small, moderately thick, fluffy white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers. Light lacing and no legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with medium light bready grain notes. Low bitterness and faint alcohol notes. Medium notes of floral and herbal hops with herbal, spicy notes lingering in the finish. Mouthfeel is light bodied and crisp with medium carbonation. Low astringency and faint alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid beer. Light, crisp and flavorful with nice malt and hop notes. Very easy drinking and crushable.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Feb 2024
at 05:47
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated January 30, 2024. Aroma is fairly hop forward with notes of passion fruit, gooseberry, tropical citrus and grapefruit. Light bready, grain notes and hints of alcohol. Pours a very clear, brilliant, yellow gold with a medium sized, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers on the edges. Medium lacing and faint legs. Flavor has a light sweetness with light bready, grain notes. Medium bitterness and hints of alcohol. Moderately strong hop notes of passion fruit, gooseberry, tropical citrus and grapefruit. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied and fairly crisp and dry with medium carbonation. Low astringency and faint alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid West Coast pilsner. Nice hop notes in the aroma and flavor. Bitter, but balanced with just a bit of it lingering into the finish. Light, crisp malt body but enough to carry the hops and bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Feb 2024
at 06:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. Copper beer with a tan head. Malt and mineral aroma. Caramel and mineral flavor with hay. Medium bodied. Caramel and mineral notes linger.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Feb 2024
at 17:41
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. Straw beer with a whitish head. Malt aroma. Spice and malt flavor with mineral notes. Medium bodied. Spice and malt linger with minerals.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2024
at 17:11