Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pounder from my Secret Santa! Mojito glass @home. Clear, pale gold & slightly dusty pour. Thick, tall, pillow-y head. Rye & citra nose. Black pepper crackers, mineral water, lemon & mellow un-ripe citrus. I don't get funk yet. Earthy, bitter skin, pedestrian farm funk, dry cheddar, grassy, lemon mineral water, nutty oxidation, slightly sharp & dank finish. It tastes like Sorachi but isn't. Frothy, consistently strong carb, acidic hops, alcohol is a bit stiff. Smelled amazing & a bit better than it tasted. Liked.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
375mL bottle drunk 12/18/23. Deep golden-brass-maize. Small, off-white head slowly to spotty cover. Nose is fruity, round, quite aromatic with chalky red wine being the only barrel element I can really identify. Mineral, honey and graham cracker-like maltiness with mild brett, almost no lactic and moderate adjunct. Clean, no alcohol noted. Soft, round, very malty. Could definitely use at least six more months for the malt to dry out and things to congeal, but it's still reasonably attenuated and not overdone on the adjuncts, given that their point was to make an old fashioned-style beer. Low brett, low yeast in general with mostly malt, fruity adjunct and lingering orange bitterness.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750mL bottle drunk 12/14/23. Clear, bright blonde with a brassy-golden tint. Large, snow white head showing strong retention. Mostly saison and light lactic notes with just a speck of adjunct. Not even blindly identifiable as gin or cucumber, I don't think. Rather, it's lovely, mellowed, barrel-aged saison with plentiful Sacch notes outdoing the Brett and lacto character. Low oak/tannin, minimal hop. Just pepper, mineral, plaster and a hint of spice from barrel. Malty, with a round fruitiness. Tons of pepper, good dryness, though not bone dry. Lots of Sacch and here you actually do get the juicy cucumber and floral gin notes, though it's far from heavy and probably not identifiable clearly as such, drunk blind. It's highly, highly carbonated and as such needs to be swirled off and left to breathe, as it's too strong and disruptive at the baseline level immediately after opening the bottle. The balance here is impeccable. Certainly very malty, but not sweet. Barrel-aging has worked wonders and the beer is minimally tart, very fruity and complex. Wonderful, wonderful stuff.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Robust Porter from Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Canned October 2023, drunk 11/23/23. Clear, dark. Large medium-dark beige head, good retention. Lots of assertive toast with licorice and dark chocolate. Clean. Malty with long choco-licorice and just a touch of syrupy oomph from base malt. Very flavorful and assertive yet not over-roasted or acidic. I actually like the licorice character and high attenuation on the finish.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Canned 9/21/23, drunk 11/22/23. Clear, lemony-brass-golden. Massive, off-white head, well-retained. Beautiful, beautiful, Blaugies-esque nose with sweat, funk, heavy mineral, very light stone fruit and some mineral from the hop, as well. Almost no hop, maybe just a shade of citrus from citra and hints of wood that meld with the yeast from the amarillo. Clean and bright. Soft, farmy, funky, with big mineral and a pinch of stone fruit. Big black pepper, and soft, biscuity, honey-like malts that are very well-attenuated. Spicy phenols galore. Can't believe how well-integrated the hops are. I would never guess either of these hops here, except that more bitter grassiness comes out on the finish than I'd like. The yeast just dominates. Hell yeah!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8
Random grab couldn’t pass this interesting style up. Orange yellow and soapy head. Nose is funky and vinous. Tatses light Sauvignon blanc, funky wood, some cheese, lemon and lime soda, apple cider. Lively body. Interesting
CLW (16859) reviewed Old Jazz Standards from Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12 can shared by ClarkVV.. Aroma toffee, bread like malt. The flavor follows suite. Bready, toffee, yeast. Mild sweetness after the sip. It is ok.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Fresh can drunk 11/11/23. Clear bronze. Small, white head to ring quickly. Brett, vanilla, honey, biscuit. Honey and bread with more honey and walnut skin. Clean but somewhat bready. Almost white wine like. Bready, sweet, lots of honey-like malt and white wine. This is really, really sugary for AT...
CLW (16859) reviewed Estuarial from Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
375 ml bottle. Thanks to Travlr. Flavor has mild lemon peel, cobwebs, Aroma is lemon, mild honey grain. Very nicely dry and crisp texture. Very nice drinking.
Chalumeaux (4962) ticked Estuarial from Amory’s Tomb Brewing Company 2 years ago