Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample at the CCBW Six One Pour festival on 05/04/2024.
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed 4 If By Balloon from Derive Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
18th April 2024
Craft Beer Junction. Can thanks to Marcin. Memory rate because Ratebeer was shagged and didn't save my actual rate. Hazy gold beer, small pale cream colour head. I remember this one being a plenty hoppy affair albeit rounded and not particularly spicy, a pleasant affair. The most interesting aspect being the Southern Sublime hops. The hop presentation did taste a little different but I think the other hops were interfering a bit. Nice brew anyway.
WingmanWillis (38720) ticked 4 If By Balloon from Derive Brewing Company 1 year ago
Leighton (35102) reviewed Fast Friends from Derive Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Can shared at CBJ - cheers! Pours hazy yellow-good with a creamy, white head. Light sweet flavour with notes of dried pale malts, lemon peel, a little pithy grapefruit. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Fairly clean finish, some pithy minerality. Not bad.
Fergus (31537) reviewed Fast Friends from Derive Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can at craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks. A hazed yeloow straw coloured pour with a loose white head. Aroma is dry flaked wheat, orange rind, grass, tangerine, midget gems. Flavour is composed of woody. Dry wheat, grass, tangerine, mid dank, green hop, chalky finish. Ok.
madmitch76 (40782) reviewed Fast Friends from Derive Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
18th April 2024
Craft Beer Junction bottle share. Thanks to Marcin for the can. Hazy yellow gold beer, good bubbly pale cream colour head. Airy and semi dry palate, decent fine carbonation. Light pale malts, a light creamy sweetness. Soft pine hops, light savoury skunk. Modest tangy fruit. Modest stone fruits, some mild peel bitterness. Savoury citric finish. Nice.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed 4 If By Balloon from Derive Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can split at Craft Beer Junction, thanks to Marcin, 18/04/2024.
Hazed orange topped with a decent white head.
Nose is orange zest, grass, touch of bread dough, grapefruit, pine resin.
Taste comprises papaya, ripe melon, grapefruit, pine resin, mandarin.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with danko hop bitterness.
Solid punchy DIPA.
Theydon_Bois (46756) reviewed Fast Friends from Derive Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle split at Craft Beer Junction, thanks to Marcin, 18/04/2024.
Moderately hazed orange topped with a lasting white head.
Nose is bitter orange, grass, ripe melon, pine needle.
Taste comprises juicy tropicana, papaya, pine resin, mango, grapefruit.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spliced with juicy come resinous hop bitterness.
Tidy kit.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at Flip Side Easton the day after the Flip Side Anniversary XII event, on 03/10/2024.