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8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can pour into nonic pint glass from the brewery. Appearance is opaque black with dark brown at bottom of glass, no sparkle, less-than-finger-width beige head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is dark chocolate, rich roasted coffee and malts, lactose, hint of maple. Taste is roasted coffee and malts, lactose and mild maple syrup. Palate is medium-to-full bodied with smooth, thick texture, soft carbonation and bittersweet finish as taste. Overall, strong aroma and flavor (as always) with noticeable lactose for interest but maple is a bit muted. Strong.
Tried from Can on 30 Dec 2018 at 02:25

6.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Canned 10/16, drunk 12/2/18.
Moderately hazy, lemon meringue with some slightly deeper golden hues. White head atop is small and recedes to ring.
Strong fruit and bubble gum from the yeast with light pineapple blending well with the gentle, at this point, hops that show leafy green character and light pine and grapefruit. No coconut in the nose and it's pretty clean, for the most part. Maybe a touch of earth/dirt character but I think that comes out over time with most fruit additions. No alcohol, flaw or resin.
In the mouth it's soft, pretty well-attenuated with sticky sugars clinging to the palate on the finish. Light honey, spongecake and white bread with pineapple, very slight coconut and plentiful yeast-like fruit and bubble gum. Creamy and borderline thick with a milky character and very low bitterness from the hops, though they are notable, at least. Very slight pine, grapefruit, lemon and orange linger alongside strong yeast character, creamy/milky textures and light pineapple.
Tried from Can on 03 Dec 2018 at 14:44

8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Can pour into nonic pint glass from the brewery. Appearance is cloudy, light brown-orange with minimal sparkle, less-than-finger-width white foamy head with poor retention and decent leggy lacing. Aroma is grape, orange, melon (all combined like a sweet cake frosting), background hint of herbs. Taste is grape, citric acidity and spice, orange, bread. Palate is medium bodied with thick texture, average carbonation with slight numbing of the lips, dry sweet changing to lightly bitter finish. Overall, flavors, aromas and textures get high marks for variability but could have been stronger.
Tried from Can on 13 Oct 2018 at 03:04

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can pour into tulip glass from the brewery. Appearance is very dark, almost opaque, brown with nice sparkle at the sides of the glass, finger-width beige head with fair retention and no lacing. Aroma is luscious roasted malt, nuts, vanilla, hint of anise. Taste is roasted malt, light chocolate, oats. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, creamy texture, average carbonation and dry, mildly bitter finish. Overall, nice across the board--aroma slightly more interesting than taste.
Tried from Can on 09 Oct 2018 at 02:10

7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can pour into nonic pint glass from the source. Appearance is cloudy, milky light brown-orange with no discernible sparkle, finger-width, beige foamy head with fair retention and no lacing. Aroma is dominant herb with orange citrus, hint of spice. Taste is more balanced herb and orange fruit than aroma, dank, mild spiciness. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin texture, soft-to-average carbonation and finish as taste. Overall, not getting the tropical nature but the dank comes through and a pleasant herbal quality. Was expecting pine but didn't get any.
Tried from Can on 06 Oct 2018 at 03:16

8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8
Can pour into nonic pint glass. Appearance is opaque dark brown (copper highlights at bottom of glass), with trace sparkle at the edge of the glass, a few light floaties, 1/2-finger width beige foamy head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is strong roasted espresso with maple syrup and lactose evident. Taste is bold roasted coffee (bordering on ashy) moreso than chocolate with lactose. Palate is medium-to-full bodied with smooth, silky texture, soft carbonation and sweet and pleasantly light bitter finish. Overall, a nice milk stout with more slightly more interesting aroma than taste and excellent palate.
Tried from Can on 25 Aug 2018 at 03:06

6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can pour into nonic pint glass. Appearance is cloudy yellow with greenish tinge, nice sparkle, finger-width fizzy white head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is tart fruit with some funk, vague nuttiness (?peanut?). Taste is tart fruit, some offsetting sweetness, mild malt in the finish. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin texture, lively carbonation and mostly tart fruit finish with late, lingering malt contribution. Overall, more tart than sour, so it has that going for it for me. Not getting mango per se. Refreshing.
Tried from Can on 24 Aug 2018 at 23:18

7.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can pour into shaker pint glass. Appearance is hazy, highlighter yellow with greenish tinge, no sparkle and thin, off-white head with poor retention and trace lacing. Aroma is strong herbal (a bit of cannabis) and spicy. Taste is spicy/herbal. Palate is light bodied with thin, smooth, frothy texture, soft carbonation and herbal, spicy, lightly bitter finish. Overall, my taste buds seem to get much more herbal from Idaho 7 than fruity, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Herbal exploration seems to be the next big thing.
Tried from Can on 23 Aug 2018 at 02:31

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can pour into nonic pint glass. Appearance is hazy, light orange with tinge of greenish-yellow, mild sparkle, 2-finger width off-white, foamy head with decent retention and light, soapy lacing. Aroma is strong lemon with milder floral and hint of danky pine. Taste is floral with strong malty backbone. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with smooth, thin frothy texture, pleasant light alcohol warmth, average carbonation and dry, mostly bitter finish. Overall, enjoyable with strong aroma and flavor but likely a little to the malty side as this was somewhat old (4 months).
Tried from Can on 23 Aug 2018 at 01:47

7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 10 Overall 7.5
Can pour into nonic pint glass. Appearance is cloudy, dark orange with tons of sparkle, finger-width, white foamy head with good retention and nice, soapy lacing. Aroma is stone fruit, candied sugar, a bit dank. Taste is candied fruit sweetness, malt backbone (caramel and brown sugar?). Palate is medium bodied with thick texture, lively carbonation--a bit numbing of the lips, light pleasant alcohol warmth, some spiciness, and sweet, then dry bitter finish. Overall, some decent intensity to the aroma and flavor but I suspect the hops are more subdued than they should be (given the born on date--5 months ago).
Tried from Can on 22 Aug 2018 at 02:20