8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
Canned 3/8/25, from brewery cooler, drunk 10/16/25.
Clear, bright rusty-amber with a large, well-retained, beige head.
Big and fruity with rich base malt and tasteful medium malts lending a light caramel and toffee character. Minor hoppiness adding peppery, earthy notes and finishing dry and with plentiful crisp yeast and mineral.
Minimal breadiness, just enough, same going for toast and caramel. Lots of red fruit, pepper, slight floral accents and a malty, deep texture with great attenuation and a big, lasting finish. Very, very flavorful, clean and well-made stuff.
Clear, bright rusty-amber with a large, well-retained, beige head.
Big and fruity with rich base malt and tasteful medium malts lending a light caramel and toffee character. Minor hoppiness adding peppery, earthy notes and finishing dry and with plentiful crisp yeast and mineral.
Minimal breadiness, just enough, same going for toast and caramel. Lots of red fruit, pepper, slight floral accents and a malty, deep texture with great attenuation and a big, lasting finish. Very, very flavorful, clean and well-made stuff.
Tried
from Can
at
Dirigible Brewing Company
on 17 Oct 2025
at 11:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brewery draught, 10/16/25.
As pictured.
Nutty, creamy wheat and rich squash. Tasteful, minimal spicing. Clean and crisp. Done honey and biscuit.
Floral pumpkin notes with lemon and vanilla. Curried squash and bitter hops with nutty, soft, substantial wheat. Very flavorful for its size and style. Lovely.
As pictured.
Nutty, creamy wheat and rich squash. Tasteful, minimal spicing. Clean and crisp. Done honey and biscuit.
Floral pumpkin notes with lemon and vanilla. Curried squash and bitter hops with nutty, soft, substantial wheat. Very flavorful for its size and style. Lovely.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dirigible Brewing Company
on 16 Oct 2025
at 21:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Brewery draught, 10/16/25.
As pictured.
Piney and sprucey with sweet chocolate. A very soft, but not under hopped example.
Malty and soft with juicy pine and lots of soft, moderately sweet chocolate character. Good attenuation and body. I agree with Tom, if you're gonna make this style, especially at 8%, it needs a healthy dose of rich bitterness, which this somewhat lacks.
As pictured.
Piney and sprucey with sweet chocolate. A very soft, but not under hopped example.
Malty and soft with juicy pine and lots of soft, moderately sweet chocolate character. Good attenuation and body. I agree with Tom, if you're gonna make this style, especially at 8%, it needs a healthy dose of rich bitterness, which this somewhat lacks.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dirigible Brewing Company
on 16 Oct 2025
at 21:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brewery draught, 10/16/25.
As pictured.
Classic wet hop pale ale with soft pepper and mild spice. Light honey and white bread from malt. Little/no toast. Good fruitiness.
Nice and malty with plentiful base malt and only a pinch of caramel and a hint of toast. Peppery, gently fruity hops and clean, fresh yeast.
As pictured.
Classic wet hop pale ale with soft pepper and mild spice. Light honey and white bread from malt. Little/no toast. Good fruitiness.
Nice and malty with plentiful base malt and only a pinch of caramel and a hint of toast. Peppery, gently fruity hops and clean, fresh yeast.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dirigible Brewing Company
on 16 Oct 2025
at 20:45
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nitro draught at the brewery, 10/16/25.
As pictured.
Smells like the real deal. Lactose actually being beneficial for a change. Lovely coffee, and vanilla ice cream notes with good roast and light chocolate. Not too sweet.
Soft, lightly sticky-maltyvwith not too much coffee. What's there is fruity and earthy, not dark and roasty. Vanilla, lactose and chocolate all homogenized. Good flavor for its size. Really nice to get a balanced, flavorful pastry stout without all the syrup and sugar and intense adjunct.
As pictured.
Smells like the real deal. Lactose actually being beneficial for a change. Lovely coffee, and vanilla ice cream notes with good roast and light chocolate. Not too sweet.
Soft, lightly sticky-maltyvwith not too much coffee. What's there is fruity and earthy, not dark and roasty. Vanilla, lactose and chocolate all homogenized. Good flavor for its size. Really nice to get a balanced, flavorful pastry stout without all the syrup and sugar and intense adjunct.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dirigible Brewing Company
on 16 Oct 2025
at 19:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brewery draught, 10/16/25.
As pictured.
Good mix of fruity hop with light white grape and also some dense malt adding rich honey-like notes. Some melon, a hint of pine, light bread and a touch of mango.
Fruity, malty, hoppy with zesty white grape and excellent, not too sweet tropical fruit. This is about as good Hallertauer Blanc as it gets. It's usually too bitter and woody, but here the grape and gentle tropical fruit are expressed without the big pine and astringent woodiness. Malty and dry, with light honey and bread to balance. Lower bitterness but still well-balanced on account of the dryness.
As pictured.
Good mix of fruity hop with light white grape and also some dense malt adding rich honey-like notes. Some melon, a hint of pine, light bread and a touch of mango.
Fruity, malty, hoppy with zesty white grape and excellent, not too sweet tropical fruit. This is about as good Hallertauer Blanc as it gets. It's usually too bitter and woody, but here the grape and gentle tropical fruit are expressed without the big pine and astringent woodiness. Malty and dry, with light honey and bread to balance. Lower bitterness but still well-balanced on account of the dryness.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dirigible Brewing Company
on 16 Oct 2025
at 19:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brewery draught, 10/16/25.
Clear, dark auburn-dark chestnut. Large, dark beige head, good retention.
Dark roasted coffee and chestnut, I suppose, the chestnut being the koji, not that you'd know that blind. Clean, earthy, a bit chocolatey.
Nutty, earthy, koji-like with cacao notes and roasted chestnut. Medium-light body with good depth and attenuation. Low but ample bitterness. I've never tasted raw koji, but I can imagine this represents it well here. Nice that it's not too sweet on account of the rice sugar. Clean, interesting, nutty, complex finish.
Clear, dark auburn-dark chestnut. Large, dark beige head, good retention.
Dark roasted coffee and chestnut, I suppose, the chestnut being the koji, not that you'd know that blind. Clean, earthy, a bit chocolatey.
Nutty, earthy, koji-like with cacao notes and roasted chestnut. Medium-light body with good depth and attenuation. Low but ample bitterness. I've never tasted raw koji, but I can imagine this represents it well here. Nice that it's not too sweet on account of the rice sugar. Clean, interesting, nutty, complex finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dirigible Brewing Company
on 16 Oct 2025
at 19:30
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 7/1/25, drunk 8/13/25.
Glassy peach-copper-bronze. Large, butter-tinted head, steadily to clumpy cover.
Really nice fruitiness from (assumedly) the yeast and the spruce tips. No big aggressive acidity or resin. Soft honey and white bread-like malt gently balances.
Sprucey and with an earthy bitterness and lightly floral. Not too bitter, not resinous, not dominated by spruce, but done expertly, rather. Soft, deep malts cushion and it's well-attenuated.
On top of everything else this brewery does right, for a small brewery/canning line, their cans are always in excellent condition. And that's certainly not a given, as I think quality usually scales with volume and larger canning operation (though not always, of course).
Glassy peach-copper-bronze. Large, butter-tinted head, steadily to clumpy cover.
Really nice fruitiness from (assumedly) the yeast and the spruce tips. No big aggressive acidity or resin. Soft honey and white bread-like malt gently balances.
Sprucey and with an earthy bitterness and lightly floral. Not too bitter, not resinous, not dominated by spruce, but done expertly, rather. Soft, deep malts cushion and it's well-attenuated.
On top of everything else this brewery does right, for a small brewery/canning line, their cans are always in excellent condition. And that's certainly not a given, as I think quality usually scales with volume and larger canning operation (though not always, of course).
Tried
from Can
at
Dirigible Brewing Company
on 13 Aug 2025
at 19:14
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 7/1/25, drunk 8/1/25.
Clear, muted brass with a large, nearly-creamy, white head.
Clean and malty with excellent lager yeast character joined by gently herbal hops on the snappy, bright finish. Honey and very light bread give it a very helles feel.
Clean and malty with excellent honey-like malt. Soft and supple. Gentle herbal qualities with light bitterness and good dryness on the snappy finish. Very clean, very malty, lots of good yeast character and just enough hop without taking the emphasis off the malt and yeast. Very impressed.
Clear, muted brass with a large, nearly-creamy, white head.
Clean and malty with excellent lager yeast character joined by gently herbal hops on the snappy, bright finish. Honey and very light bread give it a very helles feel.
Clean and malty with excellent honey-like malt. Soft and supple. Gentle herbal qualities with light bitterness and good dryness on the snappy finish. Very clean, very malty, lots of good yeast character and just enough hop without taking the emphasis off the malt and yeast. Very impressed.
Tried
from Can
at
Dirigible Brewing Company
on 01 Aug 2025
at 13:11
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Brewery draught, 7/30/25.
Clear, deep rust-cherry-amber. Little/no head.
Elegant whiskey in the nose with minimal sugars. Light fruitiness, low toast and gentle caramel/toffee. Clean, not boozey, not overdone on the barrel.
Soft, malty, not toasty, with more of a fruit-and-toffee character, not to mention the incredibly well-done bourbon. Bit of breadiness, not too much. Just fantastically-balanced bourbon/whiskey character without too much tannin. Medium-full body with high attenuation. No syrup or sugariness. Excellent lingering mix of acidity, toffee and fruitiness. Very nearly bought a $24 bottle to go, and still may.
Clear, deep rust-cherry-amber. Little/no head.
Elegant whiskey in the nose with minimal sugars. Light fruitiness, low toast and gentle caramel/toffee. Clean, not boozey, not overdone on the barrel.
Soft, malty, not toasty, with more of a fruit-and-toffee character, not to mention the incredibly well-done bourbon. Bit of breadiness, not too much. Just fantastically-balanced bourbon/whiskey character without too much tannin. Medium-full body with high attenuation. No syrup or sugariness. Excellent lingering mix of acidity, toffee and fruitiness. Very nearly bought a $24 bottle to go, and still may.
Tried
from Draft
at
Dirigible Brewing Company
on 31 Jul 2025
at 14:36