superspak (10160) reviewed Stalk from Proclamation Ale Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Got in a BIF from tasterschoice62. 22 ounce bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but should be a recent release. Pours lightly hazy golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of huge peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, guava, mango, melon, berry, tangerine, grapefruit, lemon zest, light pepper/pine, light honey, cracker, bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Incredible aromas with awesome complexity and balance of bright/dank citrus/tropical hops and light-moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, guava, mango, melon, berry, tangerine, grapefruit, lemon zest, light pepper/pine, light honey, cracker, bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spicy/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, guava, mango, melon, berry, tangerine, grapefruit, lemon zest, light pepper/pine, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of bright/dank citrus/tropical/pine hops and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Moderate dryness from bitterness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and fairly sticky/grainy/bready balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an incredible DIPA! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of bright/dank citrus/tropical/pine hops and light-moderate pale malt flavors; and very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. Very juicy on hops, with light malts for balance against the modest bitterness. A highly enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at Tip Tap Room, 3/15/16.
Moderately hazy, standard golden body is topped by a small white head with moderate to moderately-low retention.
Peach-apricot in the nose signals the mosaic right away, but there’s some soft citrus, dankness and light pine preventing the stone fruit character from getting "mushy" as it sometimes does in concert with too much pale malt. Proclamation is always very highly attenuated, so that wasn’t a concern here anyways. Dry biscuit and other light grain notes sit lightly in the background with light juiciness and spicy pine lingering pleasantly. No alcohol or flaws in the aroma.
Juicy citrus shows pineapple-tangerine, while soft peach-apricot sweetens/softens things in concert with the soft, supple malt texture. Nicely dry with a firm but not overdone bitterness. A touch of light earthy/yeasty character (the bland, nutty sort), but it’s very minimal. As with it’s two brethren, just another top-notch NE IPA that is right up there with the best.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at EBF, 2/5/16.
Deep, cocoa-black body seems to be of low clarity with a strong tan head atop.
Dusty cocoa, dry, estery vanilla and old coffee grounds show strongly in the nose. Lots of fudge and chocolate as it warms and you inhale more, with a light alcohol/glue note on the end. Bourbon spiciness is buried pretty deeply and very little barrel character comes through, though perhaps some coconut mixing with the fudgey-toffeeish malts.
Rich, sweet, malty but with a strong ashy roast character to balance. Through the middle there’s a lot of cinnamon, transitioning in to a rather hot finish, replete with bourbon spiciness and rich, fudgey-chocolate malts. A lot going on, though it seems to go from intensely sweet malts to dry, ashy roast and earthy coffee grounds and then to heavy cinnamon spice, without much homogenity. Probably just a bit young, but certainly nothing to scoff at. A bit boozey, though. Thick, malty-sweet-soft texture with moderate carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at EBF, 2/5/16.
Very good clarity in this bronze-copper colored beer. White head atop is small but shows moderately-high retention.
A good dose of both hop and pepper, playing nicely in the nose. Fresh, serrano-like flesh, light and well-extracted in the aroma brings interest while it transitions somewhat in to a light pine-citrus (though not resinous) finish with light nectarine, bits of earthiness and some lightly sweet, honey notes from the malt behind it. No alcohol or flaw.
Quite light and well-attenuated, though with enough pale malt remaining to give a soft texture, bits of honey and bread adding flavor. Lightly spicy peppers, with very light heat and tons of fresh, fleshy pepper character permeate the beer, with light pine, lemon, and a bit of herbal/floral character as well. Moderate carbonation, mostly tight and a lightly grainy-to-lightly-malty texture. Moderate bitterness, little heat lingering. Well done!
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Plasmatic from Proclamation Ale Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at EBF, 2/5/16.
Lightly to moderately hazy deep blonde beer is topped by a fleeting white head.
Big woodiness in the nose shows strong toasted oak notes, strong citrus character and light biscuit and vanilla-like character from the malts. A varied amount of bacterial and wild yeast influences, with lactic character being quite prominent and just a touch of acetic acid. No alcohol or flaws. Not much, if any, blood orange from the nose.
In the mouth it has a very soft, dainty citrus character carried on by a well-attenuated but lightly malty texture. Barrel tannin certainly adds texture and body and there is a lot of oakiness to be had. I will say, for someone that usually hates toasted oak/new oak character, this one seemed to somehow integrate it pretty well. Light blood orange adds earthiness, light juice and mineral, as well as the expected citrus. Quite sour and toasty on the end, but the texture and tight carbonation maintain the relative levity. Still could use less toasted character, but the base beer is quite delicious and shows a lot of promise.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
EBF, 2/5/16.
Good clarity in this very lightly rose-tinted bronze-golden beer. Light carbonation visible creating a white head that is small and shows low retention.
Very jammy, somewhat bright raspberry in the nose also divulges honey, floral character, black pepper and light vanilla. Smells pretty standard for a barreled American wild ale, though as with Plattelander, I’m not in love with the local yeast character. Though it’s nowhere near as cidery here, it’s still quite indelicate and lightly vegetal.
Raspberry notes are authentic, lightly tart and well-done with a very light, heavily/overly-attenuated feel to the beer, despite some light honey-like sweetness. Light oak tannin and a touch of toasted character but otherwise light on the actual barrel. Tart brett and light acetic character mixing with malic acid from the raspberries. Eh, it’s fine. A lot better than the Plattelander bottle I had, but other than the raspberries that are done well here, the yeast isn’t particularly enjoyable, nor is the texture/carbonation soft/malty enough.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Adelia from Proclamation Ale Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at Tip Tap Room, 2/4/16.
A lightly hazy bronze-golden body is topped by a quickly receding white head.
Nice bit of lilacs in the nose, from the goldings, which are in turn replaced by some lactic and light horsey characteristics. The blending is interesting in that it adds a pretty good dose of Saccharomyces-like fruitiness and a fair amount of malt behind it (biscuit, dough, honey). No alcohol and a fair amount of citrus and grassiness on the end.
Lightly sweet, with some fruity Belgian yeast esters of peach, nectarine and such. Grows more dry through the middle, with lactic character, vanilla and light honey and biscuit-like maltiness. Moderate carbonation and a strong attenuation, ending lactic, very tart and dry, with lots of biscuity/cracker-like malt character expose, though I wouldn’t go as far as to call it husky. Interesting and drinkable, but perhaps a bit too much on the grassy/acidic/dry end of things.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Pours hazy gold into a tulip. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving scant sheets. Marshmallow and tropical fruit aromas. Soft and thin with mango, pineapple and passionfruit upfront turning to tart citrus in the lasting finish. i’m being kind with soft and thin.. this tasted very good, but was quite flat.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Tendril from Proclamation Ale Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at What Cheer, 1/30/16.
Was on the fence as to rating this or not, but you have to rate the good with the bad and even though I have a high respect for Proclamation, I did pay good money for this and they should still be held accountable for their less desirable beers.
Smells of stale hops, light rust and oxidized malts. Earthy, sugary and with a dull citrus character to it....
Tastes incredibly oxidized and dirty. Very much like badly handled/brewed homebrew. Too much sweetness, as well, coupled with the higher alcohol and overly bitter/acidic hoppiness. Not exactly sure what went wrong here, but this was utterly terrible and undrinkable. Will certainly try a new batch down the road.
Rerate on tap at the brewery, 6/4/16. Ok much better and indeed quite nice. Nice juiciness and a fair amount of bitterness. Quite a bit of malt. Maybe a touch too much? Will update more soon.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at What Cheer, 1/30/16.
Hazy, not soupy, bright orange-golden body is topped by a good amount of white head that shows strong moderate-to-strong retention.
Citra in the nose is done very well, just as the Galaxy from their other version. As far as comparisons go, it’s done perfectly well, with a great juiciness and ample bitterness, though obviously leaning much more towards the aromatic/flavor aspects than the bitterness. Malts add mostly texture, with some honey and bread, but are well-attenuated and you’re left with a deliciously drinkable IPA in the vein of Trillium and Hill Farmstead. Tight carbonation and no alcohol or flaws. I find citra to be a much more pleasant hop than Galaxy, so I prefer this version, but it’s all a matter of taste. Very light amounts of resin/acid chip at the palate, on the finish. This seems to be the case with many of these beers, however (happens with many of Trilliums beers too).