Oakes (33770) reviewed Moss Giant from Grand Fir Brewing 1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Pale gold, chill haze. Thin head. Aroma hints at gloppy malt, some grapefruit hop. Good, rich bitterness. Hop is okay - slight allium, pine and grapefruit but a bit oxidized. Canned end Jan so it’s not like it was turding up, just wasn’t bright. Shot of alcohol in the finish. Malts aren’t gloppy. Ends up okay. Feels like heavier on cascade than centennial, but as always I appreciate chinooky bitterness.
Troopie (5756) reviewed Rolling Rust from Grand Fir Brewing 2 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Dark red body with lasting white head. Light and swift passing aroma. Malty taste with hop stripes. Mixed hop and malt finish.
Troopie (5756) reviewed Heart Island from Grand Fir Brewing 7 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Black body with beige head. Malty with coconut coconut aroma. Sweetish flavour coconut and malt. Cocoa in finish
Troopie (5756) reviewed Warawara from Grand Fir Brewing 7 months ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 2.5 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 3.5
White head with very very pale body. First rice then hop aroma. I declared "Who put hops in my sake?" Thin ricey taste with no finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at brewery. Pours clear amber with off-white head. Aroma has toffee malts and some dry fibres. Flavour has gentle dry toffee malts and some dry hops. Pretty boring.
RennyDoig (4859) reviewed Trail Bloom from Grand Fir Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at brewery. Pours clear yellow with white head. Aroma has crackery malts and straw. Flavour has straw and dry grass, crackery malts. Nice malt-forward beer, good hops.
RennyDoig (4859) reviewed Ponga from Grand Fir Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at brewery. Pours clear yellow with white head. Aroma is dank and piney with some sweet malts. Flavour is very pine-forward with dry woody character. Messy and uncoordinated, not getting any NZ hops.
RennyDoig (4859) reviewed Lichen IPA from Grand Fir Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at brewery. Pours clear yellow with white head. Not getting much on the aroma. Flavour has some light stonefruit and orange pith up front and dank oiliness on the finish. Pretty weak hop expression.
RennyDoig (4859) reviewed Slug Life from Grand Fir Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
On tap at brewery. Pours clear yellow with white head. Aroma has light dank and pine notes. Flavour has gentle pine and light citrus.
RennyDoig (4859) reviewed Moss Giant from Grand Fir Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at brewery. Pours clear yellow with white head. Aroma has very gentle dankness. The dank notes in the flavour are very tired; some pine I guess. Pretty clumsy overall, poor hop expression