Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Can, from Beermiscuous, Chicago IL. Pours clear golden with a foamy whitish head, very faint malt aroma, adequate carbonation, medium malt forward lightly piney taste, thin body, long finish. Decent IPA.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Can, from Beermiscuous, Chicago IL. Poured clear golden with a small foamy off-white head, malt forward earthy aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter malty taste with earty Belgian yeast flavor characteristics, alcohol undertones, smooth body, long finish with light alcohol aftertaste. A nice tripel.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
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Opaque, Hazy, Pale Yellow Color, Huge Dense White Foam Head, Creamy Top, Good Retention, Creamy Ring and Spots of Lacing. Light Fruity Aroma. Different. Juicy, Citrus, Lightly Fruity, Resinous, Hop Bitter. Juicy, Sweet, Slightly Fruity, Citrus, Resinous, Hop Bitter Aftertaste. Easy Going. Hazy, Not A Cold IPA... Other Than That Good. Enjoyed It. Recommended...
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught @ Kaiser Tiger, Chicago IL (Jan 2025). Cloudy dark yellow with a small foamy off-white head, mango-peach aroma, adequate carbonation, mildly bitter citrus peel-mango-melon taste, grape flavor, thin body, long melon-grape finish. Flavorful NEIPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4
Like most Lutra beers, a real failure in terms of body. Not sure why anyone would want to drink this. Approximates the flavor sort of in a half ass way, but absolutely no finesse or depth.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Draught @ Beer on the Wall, Elmhurst (Sept 2024). Hazy bright yellow with a small foamy off-white head, pineapple-citrus aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrus-pineapple-mango taste, thin body, long finish. Decent NEIPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2.5
16oz can. Awful aroma. Tastes and smells like malt extract. Not really good in any. Terrible example of the style and brewing in general.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Single 16 oz. can from Binny's. Nice flowery smell; passionfruit is there, and perhaps some lilac. Hazy straw color under a sudsy head. First taste impression is tartness, but no sour. More of a crisp red wine with that passionfruit. Call it maybe a beer and wine spritzer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
16oz can. Big coffee aroma. A pretty nice, full bodied Coffee Stout in most respects. Has some of those warm, oily dark chocolate tones I don't really enjoy. OK overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
16oz can. Maple is strong and heavy. Birch lends some oddness. This is a serious mess of a beer. Not good.