Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours mucky dark mango into a tulip. White head with medium retention recedes to hug rim. Mango, papaya and peach aromas. Thick with mango, papaya and peach upfront turning to dry tropical fruit skin, peach fuzz and pith in the warm, lasting finish.
tfontana (7512) reviewed N20 from Essex County Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can (10/29/21) pour from trade with AirForceHops--thanks, Chris! It's a cloudy dark yellow with no sparkle, finger-width off-white head with fair retention and no lacing. Aroma is moderately strong lemony citrus and pine. Taste follows aroma with late cracker. Mouthfeel is light-to-medium bodied with thick texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste with lingering bitterness. Overall, follows description and hops have held up well for the age. Not super exciting though.
Chalumeaux (5240) ticked N20 from Essex County Brewing Company 4 years ago
CLW (17000) reviewed Judah from Essex County Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
16 oz can. Aroma of various citrus fruits. Flavor is bold (orange stands out) citrus, light mango notes with zero bitterness. Mouthfeel is soft. Follows the NEIPA style very well.
CLW (17000) reviewed One Drop from Essex County Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
16 oz can. September canning so not the freshest. Aroma is mostly herbal with a touch of grapefruit. The flavor is a reflection. Pretty herbal. Hopefully I get to try a fresher example at some point.
CLW (17000) reviewed Symposium from Essex County Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16 oz. Can. Aroma is soft citrus, melon, yeast. Flavor is melon, floral hops and a crisp citrus peel finish. Refreshing brew. Nicely made.
Chalumeaux (5240) ticked One Drop from Essex County Brewing Company 4 years ago
Jow (8450) reviewed One Drop from Essex County Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Grabbed can as new brewery to me. Cloudy yellow. Big citrus and wine nose. Tastes of pears, Sauvignon blanc, lemon, florals. Zippy palate. Tasty.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Illume from Essex County Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Undated can drunk 6/5/21.
Lightly hazy, straw-golden with a small, moderately-well-retained, white head.
Nice spicy-meets-fruity hops in the nose with some very minor tropical fruit character. Rather blunt/bland malt character showing dry cracker. Not very expressive yeast, with a touch of mineral and earth.
Thin and washed out with a watery, moderately carbonated texture that again shows of lack of malt depth. The hops are pleasant enough, showing light pith, tropical fruit and woodiness but there's just no malt softness/richness/sweetness. Seltzery.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Undated can drunk 6/5/21.
Beautiful, bright pink body shows some haziness with a pinkish-tinged, white head that shows low retention.
Lovely guava in the nose is bright and acidic with light juiciness. Not much beer character backing it, however. The malt is lacking or even much wheat character. Just smells like mineral and fruit.
Thin and watery/bland, but for the lovely guava fruit flavor. Lightly acidic and lightly juicy, there just isn't much in the way of beer here to support this. It's bordering guava seltzer-like. No soft wheat-like textures or much lactic character. No deep malts. Seems the mash is off on extraction.