Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
pint can courtesy of JOW. Thanks. Pours an opaque cloudy yellow color with a fair sized white head that slowly recedes to a fine scum. The aroma is strong with pineapple and mango. The taste, like the nose, is pineapple, mango, and orange zest. Bitterness is on the mild side. The palate is medium in viscosity with very lively carbonation. Finishes long with lingering orange zest. Overall: Decent--very approachable and easy drinking IPA.
Jow (8309) reviewed Newkleus from Pivotal Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can at home. Peachy orange and foamy head. Nose is tropical fruits and weed. Tatses of guava, oranges, weed, floral. Prickly palate. Very juicy.
Jow (8309) reviewed Crimson Crown from Pivotal Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Can at home. Nice mahogany pour. Nose is bready and red fruits. Tastes of cherry, apricot, wine, bread, malt, molasses and tobacco. Creamy mouthfeel
Jow (8309) reviewed Tidal Flow from Pivotal Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8.5
New RI brewery for me. Cloudy golden pour and white head. Nose is huge fruit bouquet. Tastes of melon, oranges, star fruit, perfume. Slick palate.
CLW (16859) reviewed 45° South from Pivotal Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 oz draft. Aroma is white grape and citrus. Flavor follows with hay and some mineral. The Nelson Hop I know and love right here! Juice like texture with zero bitterness. Real nice brew.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Tropical Wavelength from Pivotal Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Brewery draught, 1/25/24. Bright gold. Small, off-white head. Coconut! Lactic acid and peach skin with crackery malts. Maybe not super cohesive or well-aged but I've smelled punchier. Coconut, sun tan lotion, light lactic acid and salinity. Lots of cracker. Refreshing and not punchy really, but just a bit undermalted, I think. Clean enough. Maybe a touch heavy-handed on the coconut.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Celestial Plume from Pivotal Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Brewery draught, 1/25/24. Moderately hazy, bronze-pineapple. Small, white head sticks to edges. Juicy citrus with a pine and light nelson accent. Honey-like malts balance, leading to a pineapple finish. Dole pineapple, wow. Like a pineapple-orange juice with light pine and gentle bitterness. Soft, squishy malts, lots of carbonation. Lingering pineapple and white wine. The [seemingly] extra carbonation really helps bring levity here. But it's well attenuated and maltier than their other beers.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Feel the Flow from Pivotal Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Brewery draught, 1/25/24. Clear, bright brass. Small, clumpy, white head. Lots of sweaty hop, maybe a touch of aspirin? Grass and citrus, light spice and white bread gently from the malt. Spicy, a bit of onion, but kind of in a savory, interesting way? Weird. Low bitterness for 50 ibu. Again a bit thin and crackery, though not offensively so. Sweaty, slightly over-boiled hops with vague flavors.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Himmelblau from Pivotal Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Brewery draught, 1/25/24. Clear, medium amber. Small, beige head, modest retention. Bit of toast, caramel and berry. Light kiss of herbs, clean. Biscuity, lightly toast, lots of caramel and light fig jam. Medium-light bodied. Clean. Some maltiness, though I'd like a bit more. Dries out on the end. Some toasty acidity lingering.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed PIVO-tal Pilsner from Pivotal Brewing Company 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Brewery draught, 1/25/24. Clear blonde. Small, white head, modest retention. Nose suggests some crisp yeast, light hopping of dusty herbs and grass. Crackery malts and good cleanliness. Similar flavors with just a touch thinner body than I'd like, even given its small gravity. Just a hint too crackery. But you can taste the yeast and it's very clean.