Subsidiaries
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16oz can pours out a orange topped with a small head. Nose is apples some earthy funk and a little grass. Taste is more of the nice apple forward notes a good sour funk note.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Sep 2018
at 00:15
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can thanks to Rob. Pours a hazy copper gold with small off white head that lasts. The aroma is citrus and earth. Slick body, grapefruit, pine, earth, lingering resin finish, good.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Sep 2018
at 02:38
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can thanks to Rob. Pours a dark brown with small beige head that lasts. The aroma licorice and toasted malt. Slick body, bready malt, licorice, raisin, dry finish, decent.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Sep 2018
at 02:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can thanks to Rob. Pours a cloudy orange with small white head that lasts. The aroma is strong mango and melon. Slick body, yeast, wheat, mango, orange zest, dry finish, good.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Sep 2018
at 01:43
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can thanks to Rob. Pours a hazy orange gold with small white head that lasts. The aroma is strong peppercorn and orange zest. Slick body, yeast, wheat, citrus, tangy, good.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Sep 2018
at 00:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Last of a bottle at a share. Pours a dull, cloudy, orange color, with a big, bubbly, off-white head. The aroma is tart berries, vanilla, mild rhubarb, lime, and hay. Fairly sweet and mildly tart. Medium body, with a syrupy, acidic mouthfeel. This is a fun and tasty sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2018
at 16:45
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but was just released. Pours fairly hazy deep golden amber color, with a 1-2 finger dense ans rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, mandarin orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, watermelon, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt notes; with solid strength. A bit too yeasty feeling. Taste of big lemon, mandarin orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, watermelon, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very mild pine, zesty, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, mandarin orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, watermelon, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.3%. Overall this is a very nice NEIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish, great soft feel. Great Mosaic/El Dorado profile. Very juicy and lightly dank/earthy hop complexity; great wheat/oat/malt balance. Mild lingering sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. Just wish it had better aromas, and then it would be a great beer.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2018
at 00:02
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can pour into tulip glass from Andover Liquors. Appearance is hazy, attractive red-amber with nice sparkle, 3-finger width off-white, rocky foam head with good retention and spotty soapy lacing. Aroma is strong tropical fruit with caramel malt, Belgian yeast. Taste is as aroma. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin, frothy texture, lively carbonation, light alcohol warmth and sweet caramel and earthy bitter finish. Overall, the malts certainly stand up to the hops but rather than complement each other to greater heights, they compete for attention.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Aug 2018
at 02:06
7/10
Forgotten from last night, good balanced sour with a strawberry rhubarb nose and front.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2018
at 09:14
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle into tulip glass, 2018 vintage bottling. Listed at 8.8%. Pour slightly hazy deep reddish orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/lightly tart/tangy red/black cherries, fruit skin/pits, raspberry, strawberry, cranberry, lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, and brown bread; with lighter notes of oaken vanilla, peppercorn, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, cherries, dark/bready malts, and oak barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/lightly tart/tangy red/black cherries, fruit skin/pits, raspberry, strawberry, cranberry, lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, and brown bread; with lighter notes of oaken vanilla, peppercorn, leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and light yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy/tart/tangy red/black cherries, fruit skin/pits, raspberry, strawberry, cranberry, lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, green apple, red grape/wine, hay, straw, grass, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, oaken vanilla, peppercorn, light funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, cherries, dark/bready malts, and oak barrel flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with zero puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tartness, tangy fruit, and yeast/oak spiciness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Lightly increasing warmth of 8.8% after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic fruited sour red ale! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, cherries, dark/bready malts, and oak barrel flavors; very smooth and dangerously easy to sip on for the big ABV with the mellowly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish, not overly lactic. Well rounded Brett/Bacteria complexity and balanced cherries; great oak presence and malt backbone against acidity. Not as jammy on the cherries as I hoped, but they nailed it. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected. Loved it just as much as the base beer for the most part.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Aug 2018
at 00:08