Return Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Hudson,
New York,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Return Brewing
Contact
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Shared by Chris: pours amber with white head. Aroma is caramel and dark fruit. Taste is lightly burnt and toasty. Fruity. Fine.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Feb 2026
at 17:58
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours cloudy dark yellow with a large spongy off-white head, citrus aroma, adequate carbonation, medium bitter citrus peel taste, faint pineapple, thin oily body, long medium bitter finish with citrus zest remaining on the palate. Nice NEDIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Feb 2026
at 20:54
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange to amber color with a finger and a quarter of white foamy head, that slid off to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney hops, citrusy hops with a clean caramel/toffee malt base
Flavor: bittersweet blend through the prior mentioned aromas, sly aftertaste of piney to citrusy hops
Texture: light to medium bodied, some sessionability about it, noticeable hop abrasion but not overbearing; finishes semi-crisp and dry
Overall: I get it as a West coast styled IPA, I think I could come back to this.
Appearance: burnt orange to amber color with a finger and a quarter of white foamy head, that slid off to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney hops, citrusy hops with a clean caramel/toffee malt base
Flavor: bittersweet blend through the prior mentioned aromas, sly aftertaste of piney to citrusy hops
Texture: light to medium bodied, some sessionability about it, noticeable hop abrasion but not overbearing; finishes semi-crisp and dry
Overall: I get it as a West coast styled IPA, I think I could come back to this.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2026
at 18:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can to tulip.
Appearance: bright yellow cloudiness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated at a nice pace and allowed some light lace
Aroma: light citrus hoppiness; some clean bready malts
Flavor: blends the citrusy hops to the malts fairly nicely; lean aftertaste of the citrusy hops
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; nice low carb, some smoothness along tongue; finishes brisk and citrusy
Overall: nice enough NEIPA, maybe again.
Appearance: bright yellow cloudiness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated at a nice pace and allowed some light lace
Aroma: light citrus hoppiness; some clean bready malts
Flavor: blends the citrusy hops to the malts fairly nicely; lean aftertaste of the citrusy hops
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; nice low carb, some smoothness along tongue; finishes brisk and citrusy
Overall: nice enough NEIPA, maybe again.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2026
at 18:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can to mug.
Appearance: golden to bronzed orange/amber color with a three finger white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: toasted nuts, sweet bready tones, some caramel/toffee malts with some slight earthy to grassy hops underneath
Flavor: moderately bready sweet with the earthy/grassy hops balancing fairly nice; sly aftertaste of toasted nuts and earthy hops
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; great ebb and flow of the flavors just rolling over my tongue - so some smoothness; finishes pretty nice with the toasty nuttiness, crisp malts and breadiness
Overall: I say a nicely done Marzen I would come back to.
Appearance: golden to bronzed orange/amber color with a three finger white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: toasted nuts, sweet bready tones, some caramel/toffee malts with some slight earthy to grassy hops underneath
Flavor: moderately bready sweet with the earthy/grassy hops balancing fairly nice; sly aftertaste of toasted nuts and earthy hops
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; great ebb and flow of the flavors just rolling over my tongue - so some smoothness; finishes pretty nice with the toasty nuttiness, crisp malts and breadiness
Overall: I say a nicely done Marzen I would come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2026
at 17:33
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can to becher pint glass.
Appearance: mahogany/amber color with a thin white foamy head
Aroma: toasted nuts, caramel/toffee malts, some dark bread
Flavor: semi-sweet with bready to nutty tones, brisk nutty aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, nutty to caramel finish
Overall: I'd say a pretty nicely done amber ale worthy of coming back to.
Appearance: mahogany/amber color with a thin white foamy head
Aroma: toasted nuts, caramel/toffee malts, some dark bread
Flavor: semi-sweet with bready to nutty tones, brisk nutty aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, nutty to caramel finish
Overall: I'd say a pretty nicely done amber ale worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Can
from
Craft Beer Cabin
on 11 Jan 2026
at 02:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Can to English pub glass.
Appearance: dark amber close to brown color-ed body with a sturdy two finger-ed white foamy head
Aroma: rich nuts, roastiness, toasted bread, caramel/toffee character, subtle cocoa powder
Flavor: sweet, nutty, some minerality (I believe this was intentional as the brewer states on the back of the can about this beer having that mineral quality about it)
Texture: light to medium bodied, semi-smooth, quick nutty finish
Overall: a nicely done English styled brown ale I wouldn't mind banging again and maybe have with some fish n' chips.
Appearance: dark amber close to brown color-ed body with a sturdy two finger-ed white foamy head
Aroma: rich nuts, roastiness, toasted bread, caramel/toffee character, subtle cocoa powder
Flavor: sweet, nutty, some minerality (I believe this was intentional as the brewer states on the back of the can about this beer having that mineral quality about it)
Texture: light to medium bodied, semi-smooth, quick nutty finish
Overall: a nicely done English styled brown ale I wouldn't mind banging again and maybe have with some fish n' chips.
Tried
from Can
from
Craft Beer Cabin
on 11 Jan 2026
at 02:48
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
a: clear dark amber coloured body (duh!) | thin white head
a: crisp malts | light nuts | earthy
f: rustic grains | easy sugars | yeast finish
t: bready | bitter | some light stone fruits
o: deep malts throughout | one-dimensional | clean-drinking
16 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): New York (21st St: Chelsea), New York | 07-December-2025 | US$3,50 | Canned: 16-September-2025 | sampled: 07-December-2025 while walking the streets of New York with my family of five at Christmas
a: crisp malts | light nuts | earthy
f: rustic grains | easy sugars | yeast finish
t: bready | bitter | some light stone fruits
o: deep malts throughout | one-dimensional | clean-drinking
16 ounce can | Trader Joe's (grocery): New York (21st St: Chelsea), New York | 07-December-2025 | US$3,50 | Canned: 16-September-2025 | sampled: 07-December-2025 while walking the streets of New York with my family of five at Christmas
Tried
from Can
from
Trader Joe's - NYC 14th St
on 07 Dec 2025
at 16:11
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 3/28/25, from cooler at Nan's Stow, drunk 9/15/25.
Clear, burnished amber with a small, creamy, butter/beige head.
Buttery, toasty, caramelly medium malts have a good amount of base malt sweetening the deal. Fruity yeast and fruity hops with clean well water/mineral character.
Good malt depth with lots of toasted sourdough coming through the middle and creating a moderate acidity on the finish that balances the honey and white bread from the base malt nicely. About as prototypical American amber ale as it gets, but it's polished and balanced and done very well on all accounts.
Clear, burnished amber with a small, creamy, butter/beige head.
Buttery, toasty, caramelly medium malts have a good amount of base malt sweetening the deal. Fruity yeast and fruity hops with clean well water/mineral character.
Good malt depth with lots of toasted sourdough coming through the middle and creating a moderate acidity on the finish that balances the honey and white bread from the base malt nicely. About as prototypical American amber ale as it gets, but it's polished and balanced and done very well on all accounts.
Tried
from Draft
from
Nan's - Stow
on 15 Sep 2025
at 18:51
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
S: grass | perfume | lemon zest
A: clear golden body | big white head
T: hay | light caster sugar | mild malts
P: drying | mineraly | effervescent
O: true-to-style | enjoyable for Summer | mild throughout
16 oz can | Trader Joe's (grocery): New York (Grand Street, LES), New York | 22-June-2025 | US$3,75 | canned: 10-April-2025 | sampled: 20-July-2025
A: clear golden body | big white head
T: hay | light caster sugar | mild malts
P: drying | mineraly | effervescent
O: true-to-style | enjoyable for Summer | mild throughout
16 oz can | Trader Joe's (grocery): New York (Grand Street, LES), New York | 22-June-2025 | US$3,75 | canned: 10-April-2025 | sampled: 20-July-2025
Tried
from Can
from
Trader Joe's - NYC 14th St
on 21 Jul 2025
at 01:29