CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed ESB from Kraemer & Kin 1 week ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: dark amber color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated subtly to leave some light lace
Aroma: toffee malts up front, light earthiness, smooth herbal tea and light nutty tones
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a bitter to semi-bittersweet quality; finishes somewhat tea-ish with some earthy tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue
Overall: I say a pretty good ESB, so pass the fish n' chips for my next pour of this.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Oktoberfest from Kraemer & Kin 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: dark amber color with a two finger off-white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: clean bready scents, smooth caramel maltiness, light grassy/earthy hops
Flavor: wraps up the prior noted aromas to a good malty sweet quality; clean finish of the malts and super faint earthy hops
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue
Overall: wow, they really nailed this Marzen down well! Great job, Kraemer & Kin!
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Lilac Sour from Kraemer & Kin 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: brassy yellow to copper color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: lilac flowery whiffs up front, some tart character; some grassiness in there; and a little bit of lemon
Flavor: where did the lilac go? Now, there's lemon, some tart character, and the sour level becomes stronger; finishes lemony tart and sour
Texture: medium bodied - hmmm...maybe a touch under, leaning towards being a sipper; sour isn't too intrusive to the tongue so there's a light smoothness to this
Overall: somewhat an odd one, I like the concept so maybe the recipe needs a bit tweaked to get more of the lilac to comfort the flavor a bit more
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Peach Sour from Kraemer & Kin 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: pale yellow cardboard in color with a quarter finger of white foamy head which dissolved nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: peach skin tartness then a light peach flesh sweetness with a light yeasty spicy scent
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a nice sweet to spicy quality and adds in a subtle funky to light sour tone; finishes peachy tart and a light sour & semi-funky note
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable, some smoothness, and the tart & sour features seem to not be distracting to the tongue
Overall: to me, it's a nice peach tart fruit ale I could come back to but I do have to question - is this truly a sour ale? Hmmmm...
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Lavender Saison from Kraemer & Kin 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: copper color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: funky/grassy whiffs up front then the lavender with a touch of yeasty spice
Flavor: copies the aromas in a fairly florak sweet way while a super light spice & funk slides in underneath; finishes floral and slightly funky
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, florally smooth along the tongue with expected dryness but nothing overbearing
Overall: good beer with the lavender doing what it does and shows some saison-like vibes.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Vienna Lager from Kraemer & Kin 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: dark amber color with a two and a half fingers of eggshell white foamy head which slides off to leave some light lace
Aroma: smooth sweet caramel with some dark bready to biscuity notes, light woodiness with some earthy hops
Flavor: copies the aroma in a fairly sweet malty way; finishes bready and caramel-like
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good smoothness
Overall: nice amber lager I would welcome again.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed English Brown Ale from Kraemer & Kin 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: brown color with a one finger eggshell white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate then once it did some light lace stuck to the glass.
Aroma: soft caramel/toffee malts, toasted nuts, and some earthy/grassy hops
Flavor: pretty much mirrors the aromas in a semi-sweet to toasty quality; finishes nutty and caramelly
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, smooth along the tongue
Overall: a nice no frills English brown ale I would return to.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Dandelion Sour from Kraemer & Kin 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: clear glossy yellow color with a thin cap of a little white foamy head which dissipated fairly quick to leave some light lace
Aroma: dandelion flowers, a whiff of lemon tartness, touch of yeasty spice and some light grassy notes
Flavor: floral sweet and lightly spicy with a clean finish of the same
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue
Overall: nice simple floral ale but wasn't really sour to be honest, would be a nice beer just sipping in the backyard on a Summer's afternoon.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: clear copper color capped by a quarter finger of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: big piney fresh hop tones, light lemon hop tones and some biscuity/bready maltiness underneath
Flavor: wraps the prior noted aromas up to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes piney and lemony
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness along the tongue but a touch of dryness and a little bit of hop assertiveness
Overall: I say a pretty good AIPA worthy of coming back to.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: purple in color with a two finger pink foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: black currant sweet and tart qualities; lemon sweetness, light grassy/hay whiff, light doughy malts, spicy notes of the yeast
Flavor: sweet, tart and spicy through the prior noted aromas; finishes with the black currants and hay/grassy tones
Texture: light to medium bodied - perhaps closer to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable, light smoothness and some assertive tart to spicy hints rubbing along the tongue
Overall: seems to go to and fro between fruit beer to saison, but perhaps I think it might be closer to a fruit beer if it was up to me to decide. Still, I could bang this one again.