Drake (22934) reviewed 3 1/2 Ghosts from Hop Yard Ale Works 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sample at the 2022 McFleshman’s Lager Fest 10/1/22. Murky brown, large tan head, good retention. Aroma of cat hair, stone fruit, funk. Taste is caramel, stone fruit mild funk. Tart. Infected.
Drake (22934) reviewed BriarWolff from Hop Yard Ale Works 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at the brewery, 8/28/22. Hazy orange, thin white head, average retention. Aroma of strong peppers. Taste is strong peppers, lemon. Lingering heat.
Drake (22934) reviewed Fenton's Irish Red from Hop Yard Ale Works 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Keg at the brewery, 8/28/22. Clear copper, large tan head, good retention. Aroma of nuts, earth, caramel, acetone. Taste is cherry, earth, toffee. Slick.
Drake (22934) reviewed Weisse and Virtue from Hop Yard Ale Works 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Keg at the brewery, 8/28/22. Hazy orange, thin white head, poor retention. Aroma of yeast, spice, wheat. Taste is lemon, wheat, spice, mild banana. Thin. Meh.
Drake (22934) reviewed Hop Yard Beer from Hop Yard Ale Works 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at the brewery, 8/28/22. Clear gold, thin white head, average retention. Aroma of lemon, pale malt. Taste is bready malt, green and lemon hops. Muddled. Decent.
Drake (22934) reviewed Horatio the Savage from Hop Yard Ale Works 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at the brewery. 6/10/22. Hazy orange, thin creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of peach, mango, applesauce. Taste is canned fruit, mango, green pepper. Juicy, Odd, but still solid.
Drake (22934) reviewed Mossie's Breakfast from Hop Yard Ale Works 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Keg at McFleshman’s Stout Day 2022. Black, large frothy brown head, good retention. Aroma of coffee, roast, strawberry. Taste is roast, coffee, strawberry. Thin, lingering bitterness. Pleasant.
Drake (22934) reviewed Mossie's Irish Stout from Hop Yard Ale Works 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Keg at the brewery, 1/2/22. Near black, medium tan head, good retention. Aroma of roast, minerals, and a hint of sulfur that faded. Taste is chocolate, roast, mint. Slick. Decent.
Drake (22934) reviewed Soho in the Rain from Hop Yard Ale Works 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Keg at the brewery, 1/2/22. Murky orange thin frothy tan head, good retention. Aroma of pineapple, earth, mango. Taste is pineapple, pale malt. Mild bitterness. Okay. Advertised as a bitter but comes across way more like a hazy apa.