Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Rider Die from Gilded Skull Brewing & Blending 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Canned 4/22/22, drunk 5/10/22. Bright marigold-maize with a small, white head showing moderately-low retention. Moderately-to-heavily hazy. Soft and fruity-sweet hop-yeast combo with notes of melon, orange sherbet and strong mango. Estery but clean with no obnoxious bubble gum and no resin or alcohol noted. Crusty bread-like malts help balance the soft, juicy hop notes and mega-fruity yeast. There's some alcohol pervasive throughout the beer, unfortunately, crowding out the brightness and exacerbating what piney bitterness there is here from the CTZ. Still, the wheat and oats do keep it on the soft side and the attenuation is good. Some punchy resin does linger on the finish, especially with warming. Don't love the use of CTZ here (or anywhere, really) and I'm not a fan of eureka, which I don't think does anything but add punchy peach and piggyback on the overly acidic CTZ. Tough to really say much about a brewer who is contracting out their production, as so much of the final product represents Castle Island's system. But I'm willing to follow this guy and see where the journey goes.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8.5
Scary can. New brewery for me. Milky yellow orange pour. Nose is tropical fruits. Tastes of kiwi, pineapple, lime, peach, little green onion and cheese. Fruity finish. No bitterness. Fairly tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pours clear gold into an English pint. White head quickly recedes to nothing. Sour hay aromas. Crisp with sweet caramel and wet straw upfront turning to bitter earth in the medium length finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can (5/27/20) pour from Fort Point Market. Appearance is opaque dark yellow with light sparkle at the edges of the glass, several large white floaties in suspension and chunks at the bottom of the glass, 1/2-finger width white foamy head with poor retention and no lacing. Aroma is tangerine, apricot, mild vanilla and lime. Taste is strong tangerine, apricot, hint of lime and late grains. Mouthfeel is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with smooth, thick texture, average carbonation and fruity finish as taste along with mild-to-moderate lingering bitterness. Overall, not getting the breadth of aromas and flavors advertised--perhaps age has muted somewhat?--but an OK beer as it is.