8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Elm Street Taproom, Somerville, MA. Smooth, herbal hoppy and citrusy with some pine, grass and chewy fruits. Fresh and hoppy. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2019
at 19:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Elm Street Taproom, Boston Area. Color is very cloudy golden with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, tropical fruits, some herbs, hops and malts.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Feb 2019
at 19:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Fresh can from the brewery, though undated, drunk 1/18/19.
Hazy, deep violet-blueberry juice body is topped by a pinkish head that is medium-sized and slowly fades to cover.
Nose is a lush blueberry fruit with a great balance of juice, acid, tannin and soft, creamy lactose behind it. Very light on the souring character with plentiful malt and vibrant, piquant blueberry. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's soft and juicy with a creamy consistency and lovely, integrated fruit character that leaves bright blueberry notes lingering. Soft and substantial with tight carbonation and good integration of fruit and acidity. Good attenuation. Awesome.
Hazy, deep violet-blueberry juice body is topped by a pinkish head that is medium-sized and slowly fades to cover.
Nose is a lush blueberry fruit with a great balance of juice, acid, tannin and soft, creamy lactose behind it. Very light on the souring character with plentiful malt and vibrant, piquant blueberry. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's soft and juicy with a creamy consistency and lovely, integrated fruit character that leaves bright blueberry notes lingering. Soft and substantial with tight carbonation and good integration of fruit and acidity. Good attenuation. Awesome.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Feb 2019
at 21:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
16 ounce can. Cloudy yellow gold pour. Large pillowy white head. Nice lacing. Fragrant citrus hop nose. Notes of green onion and herb. Tangy, sweet lemony flavor upfront. Notes of lime, mint and tarragon. Complex and spicy. Well crafted and flavorful. Crisp dry hop finish.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jan 2019
at 02:08
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours hazy bright gold into a shaker. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving soapy lacing. Hot resin and fresh lupulin aromas. Soft with sweet mango and pineapple upfront turning to warm passionfruit in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2019
at 03:00
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On draught at the brewery, 1/5/19.
Dark ebony, tan head quickly to a ring. Undetermined clarity.
Nose is fruity and shows candied orange, caramel, darker baker's chocolate and light raisin. Vanilla and light alcohol mix with stronger roast notes as chocolate lingers long. Bready and raisiny, as well.
In the mouth it's well-attenuated, malty and fairly soft though with some specialty malt bread/hardness and lots of molasses, treacle and fruity cacao. Some very strong, borderline sharp, fruity esters linger with light alcohol warmth and long bread and red fruits. It's like a barleywine in disguise. More roast and chocolate emerge as it sits with cacao, vanilla and caramel. Gets a bit monotonous with the heavy fruit, bread and cacao character but is well-attenuated, engagingly carbonated and pretty well-done all around.
Dark ebony, tan head quickly to a ring. Undetermined clarity.
Nose is fruity and shows candied orange, caramel, darker baker's chocolate and light raisin. Vanilla and light alcohol mix with stronger roast notes as chocolate lingers long. Bready and raisiny, as well.
In the mouth it's well-attenuated, malty and fairly soft though with some specialty malt bread/hardness and lots of molasses, treacle and fruity cacao. Some very strong, borderline sharp, fruity esters linger with light alcohol warmth and long bread and red fruits. It's like a barleywine in disguise. More roast and chocolate emerge as it sits with cacao, vanilla and caramel. Gets a bit monotonous with the heavy fruit, bread and cacao character but is well-attenuated, engagingly carbonated and pretty well-done all around.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Jan 2019
at 23:09
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 1/5/19.
Dark ebony, undetermined clarity with a small, tan head receding quickly to cover.
Nose shows some delicious depth of the coffee; earthy and fruity and with interesting almost molasses-like qualities. Burnt honey, fruity-chocolatey cacao and mild lactose don't really disturb the force of the rich, roasted barley and vanilla-heavy baker's chocolate. No big fudginess and with hints of raisin and prune on the end. Well-concealed alcohol.
In the mouth it's very soft, sumptuous and filled with chocolate and fruit. Molasses, honey and caramel are soft and round but well-attenuated with lightly drying alcohol pitching in on the end. Cocoa, baker's chocolate and vanilla with bread and more dark fruits lingering. Low but engaging carbonation. Pretty well-concealed alcohol for its size.
Dark ebony, undetermined clarity with a small, tan head receding quickly to cover.
Nose shows some delicious depth of the coffee; earthy and fruity and with interesting almost molasses-like qualities. Burnt honey, fruity-chocolatey cacao and mild lactose don't really disturb the force of the rich, roasted barley and vanilla-heavy baker's chocolate. No big fudginess and with hints of raisin and prune on the end. Well-concealed alcohol.
In the mouth it's very soft, sumptuous and filled with chocolate and fruit. Molasses, honey and caramel are soft and round but well-attenuated with lightly drying alcohol pitching in on the end. Cocoa, baker's chocolate and vanilla with bread and more dark fruits lingering. Low but engaging carbonation. Pretty well-concealed alcohol for its size.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2019
at 23:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught at the brewery, 1/5/19.
Dark black body of undetermined, probably high, clarity. Light tan head shows pretty good retention.
Bready specialty malts collide with rich base malts as light prune and raisin peek through. A dusting of baker's chocolate accentuates light vanilla and hints of fudge as dry notes of alcohol and other fruity esters linger alongside the caramel and other chocolate notes.
In the mouth it's well-attenuated but still retains some base malt sweetness and good malt depth with tight carbonation and low alcohol. Raisin and prune are gentle and there are some bready, chocolatey malts with hints of caramel, vanilla and light brown bread. Very straightforward, by-the-books rendition with a good nod at both maltiness, moderate sweetness but also dark fruit and some bready malts for balancing dryness.
Dark black body of undetermined, probably high, clarity. Light tan head shows pretty good retention.
Bready specialty malts collide with rich base malts as light prune and raisin peek through. A dusting of baker's chocolate accentuates light vanilla and hints of fudge as dry notes of alcohol and other fruity esters linger alongside the caramel and other chocolate notes.
In the mouth it's well-attenuated but still retains some base malt sweetness and good malt depth with tight carbonation and low alcohol. Raisin and prune are gentle and there are some bready, chocolatey malts with hints of caramel, vanilla and light brown bread. Very straightforward, by-the-books rendition with a good nod at both maltiness, moderate sweetness but also dark fruit and some bready malts for balancing dryness.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2019
at 22:55
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught at the brewery, 1/5/19.
Nice and hazy with a bronze-maize-golden color and fairly substantial, white head that slowly fades to cover.
Nose is a beautiful mix of very lightly pine-accented tangerine, meyer lemon and mango with good amount, but not overbearing, fruity, and bubble gum-forward yeast notes. No butter or any dough, nor heavy cracker, with lingering lemon, pineapple and light Galaxy spice. Not heavy on the white wine nor too much mineral, but there's nothing old/dirty/off about the hops either and they shine through the malt and yeast easily. No alcohol noted.
In the mouth it's very well-attenuated with a cracker-heavy malt character, yet softness and very light honey-like notes, as well. Juicy pineapple-lime-mango leads to lemon and light pine with more complex strawberry and light mineral. Very highly-attenuated with tight carbonation and no flaw, resin or alcohol. Excellent stuff, as their IPAs almost always are. My only complaint here is the rather short finish. The juiciness doesn't really stick/linger.
Nice and hazy with a bronze-maize-golden color and fairly substantial, white head that slowly fades to cover.
Nose is a beautiful mix of very lightly pine-accented tangerine, meyer lemon and mango with good amount, but not overbearing, fruity, and bubble gum-forward yeast notes. No butter or any dough, nor heavy cracker, with lingering lemon, pineapple and light Galaxy spice. Not heavy on the white wine nor too much mineral, but there's nothing old/dirty/off about the hops either and they shine through the malt and yeast easily. No alcohol noted.
In the mouth it's very well-attenuated with a cracker-heavy malt character, yet softness and very light honey-like notes, as well. Juicy pineapple-lime-mango leads to lemon and light pine with more complex strawberry and light mineral. Very highly-attenuated with tight carbonation and no flaw, resin or alcohol. Excellent stuff, as their IPAs almost always are. My only complaint here is the rather short finish. The juiciness doesn't really stick/linger.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2019
at 22:20
Very small lactose loads of Tonka beans this is fucking awesome
Tried
from Can
at
The Ale House
on 08 Jan 2019
at 20:22