6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pint at the brewery - lightly hazy gold - decent session ipa - the addition of lactose adds a creamy body and texture, but also a bit more sweetness than I like in the style (lacks the crisp bite I’m looking for) - as is usual with this.brewer, the hop character is juicy and pungent, so good stuff there, I’d just like it drier and lighter in body (the lactose also adds a little.heft).
Tried
on 13 Aug 2014
at 19:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Interesting brew - bordering between stout and black ipa - slick texture - flavors of anise, prune, light smoke, sweetened black coffee, vanilla bean - flavor is fairly.sweet, with some cream and espresso - some cherry and char on the finish - good.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2014
at 15:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Quite an aggressive little guy, here - a little more malt-forward than their other ipas - but it dries out fast - also a bit more brash and agressive than they usually do, but not abrasive - lots of juicy citrus - lemon oil and grapefruit pith - assertive, high alpha bitterness, but as usual with them, it somehow does not.destroy.the palate - these guys could make.nothing bu IPA and I would be happy.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2014
at 15:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(The new canned batch is pretty damn good) Hot damn, these guys know their way around an IPA - lean, medium sweet maltiness just serves as a delivery vehicle for.explosively.citric hoppiness - extreme.bitterness, but no abrasiveness - lightly oily, highly citric finish - reminds me of Marble IPA - awesome.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2014
at 14:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Not really an ESB - more like an apa, probably due to the hops, as they citric, piney, very american - the golden promise does deliver a nice earthy whiskey note, though, so it might not be traditional, but it’s fairly tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jul 2014
at 14:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
A marked improvement over their belgian table bier, but they still haven’t nailed it - clean pils malt - lightly floral saaz, notes of white grape and apple skin - not as crisp as I like , without the complex phenols I want, but a decent light belgian.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2014
at 14:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap @ Station 26. Pours a reddish brown appearance with a tan head. Quite roasty, dark chocolate, kind of chalky, herbal aroma. Low sweetness. Notes of plum, anise, dark chocolate, and figs. Pretty good.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2014
at 13:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap @ Station 26. Pours a dark reddish brown appearance with a light brown head. Burnt sugar, slightly smoky, roasty aroma. A touch sweet. Some chocolate and caramel flavors. Anise. Quite roasty. Light coffee. OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2014
at 13:43
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
On tap @ Station 26. Pours a dark orange appearance with a white head. Smarties, orange candy, papaya, tangerine fruity aroma with some spicy notes. Chewy candy flavor. Some caramel, thick sugar, citrusy hops. Goopy. Not my thing.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2014
at 13:39
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap @ Station 26. Pours a burnt orange appearance with an off white head. Caramel, pine, light resiny aroma. Some nice resiny hops in the mouth. A hint of butter in the flavor. A little goopy and a bit too sweet. The hops are done well.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2014
at 13:32