Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Slight haze, pale, medium head. Has some weedy, and somewhat orangey hop aromas, with a little bit of pale malt. Medium bitterness, this again some fruitiness, a touch of orange, and some pale malt. It's decent, and I in particular I appreciate the balance and the orangey hop note.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 oz. can, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of dank hops, light pine, and doughy malt. Flavour has plenty of dank hops, bright pine, and doughy malt. Carbonation is a bit too high but doesn’t detract. Excellent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Poured from 473mL can. Chill hazed light blonde with small white head. Clean malt base, mild gooseberry hops and pine hops with feint dankness.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
473mL can. Pours hazy blonde with a white head. Very fresh nose with light pine and citrus peels. Flavour has dry woody pine, light citrus peels, fresh grass; dry bitter finish. Nice, I like the dry fresh hop expression.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Hyperstep from Here Today Brewery & Kitchen 4 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bright gold, medium head. Bright, floral, tropical. Malts on the sweet side.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Dark brown. Bubbly head. Boozy nose, cheap bourbon. Decent dark sugar malt base, though a touch light. The treatment is suboptimal…not a top barrel and it comes on strong, with a hint of bubblegum. Reminds me of Boreas.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Draft pint at the brewery on 16th August 2025. Clean and clear light golden body, snow white crust. Fruity, dank feel, citrus and tropical fruits coming through loud and clear (a little too much for me). Light pine traces in the semi-bittering finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Thick and inky appearance, no head. Holy shit the amaro is pretty prominent here...I get more in the cinnamon direction, nocino. On the palate, that's there, but so in the barley wine, with its big malt character, and light fruitiness. No carbonation, and that gives it a somewhat oily texture. But with nice sweetness. I'm thinking I'd prefer a blend that was more towards the fresh barley wine, but it's not bad. Again, a bit of walnut character. Unusual.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
500mL bottle, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has lots of Amaro barrels, with soy sauce and medium roast. Flavour has tons of bittersweet liqueur notes, lots of herbal notes, soy sauce, and a touch of roast. Super viscous palate, with the amaro pretty much dominating. Unorthodox, viscous, almost abrasive. Good, but not excellent.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
500mL bottle. Pours black with no head. Gentle dark roast, dark sugars, and an herbal lacing on the nose. Flavour has lots of sugars up front, tons of herbal Amaro, candied dried fruits, plenty of booze. It's good, definitely hits the spot for a strong ale, but I think a bit too scattered and strong to be excellent.