Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Hamilton Tap & Grill in Hamilton, NJ. Number one with a bullet. Hazy orange gold color. Large creamy beige head. Fruity, berry aroma. Flavor is biscuity malt, sweet strawberry and vanilla. Some herbal, spicy hops on backend. Pleasant, creamy mouthfeel. Tasty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at Central New Jersey Beer Festival at Mercer County Park. Number one with a bullet. Hazy amber orange color. Creamy white head. Toasted malt aroma hints at the obligatory pumpkin pie spices. Flavor follows nose. Caramel malt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Medium bodied. Spicy hop finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
16oz can pours a clear, dark orange with some white head. Nose has malt, candy sugar, yeast, phenols. Flavor is phenolic, yeasty, malt, some red fruits. Creamy finish. Fine.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
DC Share. 16oz can. Poured a mostly clear, apple juice dark orange color with a small, wispy off-white head. Aroma was big sweet malts, like rally sweet. Some cardboard, oxidation. Light caramel malts, touch of yeast.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can at share: pours copper with small head. Aroma is malty, caramel, slight yeast. Taste is sort of oxidized, caramel aroma. Fine. Taste is oxidized maltiness with some mellow bitternesss. Fine.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Citrus and florals. A little too syrupy and sweet. Golden amber pour with ok head. Kind of a tangy caramel like sweet finish that isn't very pleasant. Can.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
16oz can. Sort of an odd aroma, not that enticing. Comes off like an amateur try at the style. No finesse, borderline off. Has some flavors of the style but not that good at all.
Gripweed57 (8835) reviewed Up To Bat from Old Hights Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
16 ounce can. Number one with a bullet. Brassy gold pour. Rocky beige head. Bready, grainy nose. Some fruit and spice as well. Clean, crisp and tangy. Tastes like Blue Moon, only with a bit more body and depth. Good summer brew, especially on a hot Memorial Day afternoon.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can from brewery. Number one with a bullet. Deep amber gold color. Dense creamy beige head is three fingers high. Fragrant fruity hop nose hints at peach and orange. Flavor brings more spiciness than fruit. Tough I detect notes of lime and grapefruit, the predominant flavor is resiny pine. There’s an underlying malty backbone that balances the big hop bill. Quite tasty and true to the West Coast style.
nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Hard Heads from Old Hights Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
What is a Calabrian style lager? Dunno. This one comes from a 16oz can a clear, pale gold with some clumpy white head. Some skunky notes on the nose blew off after a minute or two, then straw, grass and grist came through. If you dig, you get some fruity hop. Flavor is fine, grist, dough, straw, lemon, some pear. Finishes bitter, peppy, off dry.