Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
750ml bottle pours a translucent black with some tan head. Nose has chocolate, coffee, malt, molasses, some booze. Flavors of chocolate chop cookie, malt, coffee, molasses. finishes chalky. Nice. Alcohol and mouthfeel are right on point.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
From a bottle at the Dec 7 RB gathering in McLean VA courtesy of nimbleprop. Pours black with a tan head. Aromas of bourbon and roast coffee. Flavors are sweet fudge and bitter roast.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Roast and caramel. Some coffee. Black pour with good head. Bittersweet finish. Good balance. Bottle thanks to nimbleprop.
johnnnniee (7495) reviewed Illford from Kinsmen Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the kickoff party at Hombrewcon Hazy orange amber in color with out much of a head. Tart lemony orange sour with a hint of oaky barrel. Very well made beer.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Roast from Kinsmen Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draught at the brewery, 4/23/17.
Large, dark beige head tops a dark ebony body of undetermined clarity. Retention is moderate.
Huge coffee nose is quite enticing, though not a lot of beer comes through behind it. Some light caramel-vanilla and bits of fudge. Nicely balanced, though, and neither too roasty or sweet. No alcohol or flaw.
Significantly softer and fuller-bodied than the porter with a good deal of residual sweetness to balance the earthy, lightly fruity, flavorful coffee notes. Roast on the very end takes on a bit of a salty char-like quality. Acidity linger amid caramel-vanilla-fudge character from the malts. Low, engaging carbonation, no alcohol or flaw.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Clark Brothers from Kinsmen Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Draught at the brewery, 4/23/17.
Dark, cola-to-ebony body shows good clarity and auburn tints. Tan head atop shows moderate retention.
Straightforward roasted barley adds typical coffee and chocolate notes while lightly tannic grains add a bit of "sourness" to the nose. Not getting much relief from the base malt; no real caramel to speak of.
Dry, very much so, like their pale ale and just quite undermalted, unfortunately. Watery, weak texture with vegetal notes from the hops and light baker’s chocolate and coffee from the dark malt. Sourish on the finish.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Quick Bunny from Kinsmen Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at the brewery, 4/23/17.
Heavily hazy, fiery orange-copper with a medium-sized, beige head that shows good retention.
Lightly juicy pineapple and papaya notes mix with citrus peel and grapefruit while more maltiness is displayed than seen in their pale ale. Light hint of sourdough and lots of biscuit with some rich honey and light pine on the very end.
Moderately juicy, though with seemingly too much yeastiness contributing to a somewhat short-lived finish. Light sourdough notes and a very soft texture with engaging carbonation. Seems a bit softer and better malted than Tinfoil Helmet, but still very rough around the edges. Definitely shows promise; will check back on these guys in like 6 months.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Tinfoil Helmet from Kinsmen Brewing Company 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Draught at the brewery, 4/23/17.
Moderately hazy, with a strong opacity and medium-sized white head atop showing moderate retention.
Dry, rather "bitter" hop notes in the nose boast all sorts of citrus rind while malts are bare and crackery. Some light dough, no alcohol.
Very dry in the mouth with plentiful citrus bitterness, little/no juiciness and a texture quite lacking in malt body. Carbonation is tight/engaging and after it warms up some, it gains a bit more body, but for all of the heavy, bitter, sharp, near-astringent citrus character, this needs a lot more malt depth than it has.