CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Pebble from Vermont Beer Makers 2 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: bronze/copper color with a sly transparency a little bit there, two finger white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: tropical fruity tones, some peaches, and apricots; clean biscuity malt base
Flavor: leans sweet at first then seems to become bittersweet as it opens up; finishes semi-smooth with some tropical juicy tones
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper, good smoothness along the tongue
Overall: pretty good as a DIPA but there's some things that need to change with this one if this brewer wants it to stand with the big boy brewers of this style.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to stange.
Appearance: murky dark peach color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet peach flesh, subtle peach skin; some smoke, light salt and a little bit of wheat
Flavor: sweet to tart to wheaty with a subtle smoky and light salty vibes; finishes semi-peach and smoky
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness along the tongue but also a little bit of dryness with a tickle of salty stabs
Overall: I like the idea of this but this isn't a gose. It's well, more like a smoked sour ale, I guess. I'd still come back to this. Cheers to creativity, right?
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Ascend from Vermont Beer Makers 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to weizen glass.
Appearance: nice cloudy orange color with a three finger white fluffy foamy head which took it's time to dissipate then coat the glass with a good amount of spotty lace
Aroma: banana/clove estery yeasty sweetness; good amount of sweet wheat, light bready tones, light bubblegum
Flavor: blended the prior noted aromas together to a nice sweet to spicy and subtle tart kick of the wheat to bounce right on into the finish which seemed a bit more wheaty
Texture: medium bodied; good sessionability; mostly smooth along the tongue and then the appropriate kick of wheat that told me this is a hefeweizen!
Overall: I'm impressed because not many American brewers can do a pretty good authentic hefeweizen, now pat yourselves on the backs - Vermont Beer Makers!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: earthy orange color with a slim cap a little white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave a very obscure amount of lace
Aroma: citrusy to semi-berry-ish sort of hoppiness, light grassy hoppiness, light clean malts
Flavor: pretty nice blend of the prior noted aromas in a fairly bright bittersweet tone; finishes with the berry sort of hoppiness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, nice low carb, clean smoothness along the tongue
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA I would return to.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: brown in color with a sly transparency ever so lightly around the edges with a one finger's white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace.
Aroma: rich nutty sweet tones, delicate dark fruits further underneath, nice level dose of caramel/toffee malts
Flavor: a very nice blend of the prior noted aromas with a nice finish of the nuts a little bit toasted
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; very smooth along the tongue
Overall: seemed like a good O-fest, maybe closer to the Marzen style I believe.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: hazy orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: orangey, lemony and semi-grassy with a touch of piney hop notes; mild malts underneath
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a nice bittersweet juicy fashion then has a nice crisp and juicy finish of the oranges and lemony hoppiness
Texture: light to medium bodied with a fine sessionability about it; fairly smooth and juicy along the tongue
Overall: not exactly sure why they retired this one, I thought it was a very nice one I'd return to.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown in color with a less than a finger's worth of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated inward and left some light concave lace
Aroma: sweet, floral and spicy notes of the rye nip at the pumpernickel bready tones and a light honey balances underneath
Flavor: blends all the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to spicy to subtle tart and sour quality; finishes semi-tart and a light spicy tone
Texture: light to medium bodied, despite the ABV - I believe this is quite the little sipper actually (I guess there's just too much going on with this to make this a sessionable beer) as the tart and sour character seems to add it's own harsh qualities to the tongue
Overall: man oh man - what a beer! So much going on with it, I wish I could get it again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: dark brown in color with a two finger off-white foamy head which slipped off delicately to leave some light lace.
Aroma: roasted nuts, dark fruits, sly woody tones, light earthy tones and semi-sweet grassy hops
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together in a semi-crisp sweet to roasty character; mild finish of roasted nuts, dark fruits and earthiness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness along the tongue and some roasty assertiveness
Overall: I dig this brown ale and would welcome it again.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Illuminate from Vermont Beer Makers 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown with some light purple hues closer to the center with a one and a half fingers of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: caramel malts, brown sugar, banana and clove with some Belgian spicy yeasty tones in there and a light earthy hoppy tone coming in for balance
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas pretty nicely to be a semi-sweet to spicy quality and adding in a little bit of citrusy/orangey note in the background; finishes malty and with the Belgian yeasty quality and with a light orangey tone
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; some prickly "back-of-the-throaty"-ness hitting my tongue like I expected it to and wanted it to
Overall: definitely on the way of being a Belgian ale and yes to the Belgian strong dark ale. I would have this one again.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Horizons from Vermont Beer Makers 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: hazy burnt orange with a two finger white foamy head which slid off at a decent pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: tangerine, melons and lemon scents with some clean malts
Flavor: somewhat bittersweet blending the prior mentioned aromas together nicely; mellow aftertaste of the melon to lemon hoppiness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; semi-smooth along the tongue; finishes with the lemon and tangerines
Overall: pretty nice NEIPA I would have again.