jgb9348 (11828) reviewed IPA from Pike Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Slightly hazy amber coloured body with an orange glow, a frothy tan head and a bunch of small bubbles - this IS what an IPA should look like! Aroma of fresh hops, caramel, pine, flowers and a lot of fresh apricots - this is very nice. Medium-bodied. Strong chewy malt up front with good hops and a lot of nuts and alcohol following behind. Aftertaste shows a ton of pine, some flowers and more malt than hops - a bit wierd there. Overall, a great IPA by look and smell, but the taste loses something and it feels too rich and malty for an IPA. I still liked it, but prefer more traditional IPAs. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from BottleWorks in Seattle, Washington on 11-November-2008, sampled at home in Washington DC on 08-December-2008.
Ibrew2or3 (10819) reviewed Monk's Uncle from Pike Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours clear brilliant gold with thin white head. The aroma has full notes of sugary malts, apple, light colored fruits and some flower pedals. The taste begins with a pulse of sweet and roasty malts followed by apricots and apples and moving toward harsher fruit notes. It then returns back to roastiness into the finish.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed XXXXX Stout from Pike Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home ... depp black ... nice tan head... sweet chocolate nose ... bitter chocolate front with some coffee ... quite dry with hoppy back bone thats maybe a bit heavy ...
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Tandem from Pike Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Brown color, thin creamy head. It has caramel and hop aroma, quite perfumy, a bit fruity. The mouthfeel is quite round, but the body not too strong, with a good caramel flavor, turning into chocolate, and an average bitterness, but the hop quality are not impressive. Also the final is not very long, yet quite balanced with the caramel; at 25 IBU, difficult to expect more. Quite solid, no thrills.
GRM (7524) reviewed Tandem from Pike Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Brown bottle, 650 ml, purchased at deVine Wines and Spirits (Edmonton), savoured on October 12 2008; eye: caramel brown, hazy, tan head that falls and turns into a tiny ring, a bit of lacing; nose: lots of caramelized malt, light tobacco, light hops, light smoke; mouth: light tobacco, caramelized malt, light smoke, light spices, finale in caramelized malt with a hint of hops, a bit thin, not much carbonation, mildly sweet, lightly bitter, medium body, slightly oily texture; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 650 ml, achetée chez DeVine & Wines (Edmonton), savourée le 12 octobre 2008; œil : brune caramel, voilée, mousse fauve qui tombe et se transforme en un petit anneau, un peu de dentelle; nez : beaucoup de malt caramélisé, léger tabac, léger houblon, léger fumé; bouche : léger tabac, malt caramélisé, léger fumé, léger épices, finale en malt caramélisé avec une petite pointe de houblon, un peu mince, peu carbonatée, moyennement sucrée, légèrement amère, corps moyen, texture légèrement huileuse; en résumé : correct
JK (8181) reviewed Auld Acquaintance from Pike Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Amber color. Malt and light hops, with a strange vegetable flavor. It could use more spice. Low carbonation.
BMan1113VR (8090) reviewed Old Bawdy from Pike Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
2007 Bottle. Pours an ultra thick viscousness, with a very tight, creamy, light brown head that leaves good lacing. Hazy amber body with a few particles floating. Decent retention. Aroma is room filling, sticky-sweet caramel, pine and pitted fruits. Taste is a bit toasty upfront, strong alcohol, piney, caramel and very sticky overall. Some berries, smoke and a bitter more bitterness as it warms. Mouthfeel is super syrupy, and again, sticky, nearly chewy mouthfeel... like maple syrup. Very warming. Nearly to sticky and warming to be enjoyable...nearly. 12oz might be better than the 22oz bomber I had.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Tandem from Pike Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
22oz bomber. Deep choco-brown color. Big, foamy beige head. Fruity, fresh aroma, a hint of sourness. Should be categorized as a Belgian Dubbel. Smooth and mild for the style, this is quite a nice beer. Clean and refreshing. while still displaying some classic Dubbel characteristics. Has a more standard carbonation/mouthfeel, not Belgian-like there I suppose. Rich brown sugar, chocolate, and caramel tones. Great beer.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed IPA from Pike Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12oz bottle. Orange-tan color, filtered assumably. Hops and alcohol aroma. Lots of chewy hop character. Excellent WIPA. Orange nuances in there, as well as some fresh hop characteristics. Classic Seattle beer.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Tandem from Pike Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
A clear brown ale with a thin white off white head. A caramel malt aroma with nice torrefied notes, vinous. In mouth, a nice caramel malt with nutty notes, sweet chocolate, oily mouthfeel, medium bodied. Tasted April 2007.