SimonF (3322) reviewed Kabru from Solid Ground Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
(On tap) Clear pale amber with small white head. Nice aroma - orange with plenty be notes. Medium body with great carbonation. Taste is a good balance of tangy fruity flavors and gentle caramel malt sweetness. The fruitiness has orange notes to it. There’s pleasant but restrained bitterness in the finish. Very nice.
SimonF (3322) reviewed Barrel-Aged Gneiss from Solid Ground Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
(On tap) Black with a grey tan head. Smoky ashy aroma with dark malt notes. Medium body with light carbonation, smooth. Dark malt, with chocolate and bourbon hints, with a nice offsetting tangy fruity taste. Very drinkable.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Abaco from Solid Ground Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from Cap Tap. Pours dirty/hazy/grapefruit with a white head. Lush hop aroma. Med body or so. Flavor is citrus/melon/white berry (green melon). Juicily undry. Fairly hoppy. Moderately bitter. Important thing is that it has tasty flavor. Good!
bb (18428) reviewed Darvaza from Solid Ground Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and pine aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with lemon. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Lemon and grapefruit linger with pine.
bb (18428) reviewed Mariana from Solid Ground Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Hazy amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and summer fruit aroma with light white wine. White wine and light floral flavor with citrus. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. White wine and floral notes linger with tropical fruit. citrus, and light earth.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Bandon from Solid Ground Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at The Bank in downtown Sacramento, CA. Pours bright gold with a white head. Aroma seems tropical. Med body. Flavor is mildly tropically semi-juicy. I think I find melon, guava, passion fruit (or maybe it's pineapple) and citrus. Flavors are not super strong. It's lightly bready; moderately dry; moderately bitter; but much more than moderately tasty and pleasing. Very nice lager.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Avalonia from Solid Ground Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at Cap Hop. Pours hazy, slightly dirty gold. Aroma of fresh greenery - even like pine. Second sniff reveals tropicals - mango seems the main deal, but there might be some green melon. Med body at least. Flavor is juicy, not totally dry, quite hoppy and more than moderately bitter. Tropicals is the main thing - still sticking with mango and melon, but there is a piney note. Good stuff. Very.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Hesse from Solid Ground Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Cap Hop. Pours hazy darkly tinged orange gold with a foamy white head. Aroma seems citrus. Med body. Flavor seems citrus - even orange. Also fruity/floral. Quite soft bitterness. Juicily less than dry. Nicely hoppy and bitter. A light and pleasant APA.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Pharaoh's Island from Solid Ground Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Tap at Flaming Grill in West Sacramento, CA. Pours very darkly ruddy, but clear. Aroma of red berry and malt. Full bodied. Not at all dry. Red berry and malt that wants to be rye. But this is somewhat spicy/fruity, and likely not rye. It does have a decent amount of bitterness, just enough to stave off stickiness. A massive ale. Please sir, may I have a crowler?
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Mariana from Solid Ground Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from Corti Bros. Pours translucent gold with a slight, creamy white head. Aroma is sort of a white grape/citrus blend. Med body. It's juicy, seems to have some tangerine, and arguably white berry. Juicy, but rather dry. Slight hop burn, but not harsh. Pleasingly bitter. Malt is enough for support, but has no other function. It's good stuff - a bit different - a modern IPA - not old school for sure, and maybe a variation on NE. Gets more tangerine with time. Bottom line: good drink.