Lubiere (24605) reviewed Citra Galaxy IPA from Hired Hand Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A hazed blonde ipa with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice biscuit malt with resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice cereal malt with light resinous floral hops, grapefruit pulp, a bit light but nice. On tap at brewery.
Lubiere (24605) reviewed Nitro Milk Stout from Hired Hand Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
A deep dark stout with a thin lacing mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity chocolate malt with light grassy hops, light mineral notes, light coffee grind, musty character, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity chocolate malt with vanilla essence, light coffee grind, musty character, light mineral notes, pleasant and smooth. On tap at brewery.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a ruddy burnt dark orange close to amber color with a thin white to off white foamy head that dissipated at a slow pace. Light lacing.
The aroma had some sweet earthy nuts, some tobacco leafiness, and then a light citrus bitter hoppiness.
The flavor yields to the blend of sweet earthiness/tobacco to the citrus bitter hoppiness.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Moderate carbonation felt fine. ABV nestled in just right.
Overall, good one for it’s style and worthy of having again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Poured into a nonic pint glass, the appearance was a cloudy burnt orange color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipates at a nice pace. Sly stringy lace.
The aroma had some sweet to bitter grassy, citrus and piney hops. Subtle sweet wheatiness.
The flavor leans to the sweet side with subtle backing from the malts, wheaty with a grainy grip on my taste buds. Sweet hoppy and malty aftertaste with the same sort of finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation. Feels good as an AIPA.
Overall, good enough to have again. Thanks Doug.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Thanks Doug.
Growlette share.
Mine was poured into a nonic.
The appearance was a semi-dark brown color just a tad lighter in color than their sweet stout. Head falls into oblivion immediately and barely leaves any lace.
The aroma tried to have some sweet to roasty nuts. Rugged malty smooth milk chocolate. Burnt toast, rugged grains.
The flavor, pretty much copies the aroma, with a rugged grainy to malty kick on the tastebuds. Aftertaste is nutty with the grains and chocolate. Rugged grainy finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Mild carbonation. Graininess seems to be formidable against my tongue. Quite a ruggedness.
Overall, quite a different brown ale. Reminds of Long Trail’s Unearthed with that ruggedness of the grains hitting all around, but this one seems to take the cake. Kinda tough to totally take down, but we did it. Unsure if we would have again unless this recipe was re-worked.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Thanks Doug.
Growlette pour, mine was poured into a nonic.
The appearance was a semi-dark brown color with a quickly dissipating finger’s worth of white to off white foamy head. Barely any lace.
The aroma is super sweet rubbing sweet milk chocolate against dark chocolate and not allowing too much of the bitter portion coming out. Sly vanilla far underneath. Some caramel and toffee malts. Some breadiness.
The flavor, once again, is super sweet leading into the previously mentioned maltiness. Slick sweet aftertaste flowing into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a greater sessionability than I expected. Slick almost watery body.
Overall, nice to try but not exactly an on par sort of milk/sweet stout. Needs some more body to this.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
I think this is their flagship beer. Had in a pint glass.
The appearance was obviously a malty looking amber color with a clean finger’s worth of white foamy head. Sly sticky lace after the head dissipates.
The aroma blends some dried cocoa malt extract to some toast and nuts. Grassy bitterness from the hops mixes in decently. Light earthiness.
The flavor combines nicely from the earthy to grassy hops to the sweetness of the cocoa malts. Nuts and toast shows a light presence. Aftertaste is between the malts and the hops fairly balanced. Sly earthy to grassy finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body. Sessionably smooth, the earthiness and grassiness seems to slide away allowing the chocolate malts to hit a sly stickiness over my tongue.
Overall, nice beer to be a flagship. And having an Amber ale as a flagship, well, that’s different for Vermont.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured into a nonic pint glass, the appearance was a dark brown color close to black. Thin white foamy head glazes atop and dissipates gently, light lace.
The aroma had some sticky chocolate malts. Light smooth roast. Low bitterness from some coffee bean.
The flavor follows through on a sharp bitter contrast to the roast. Eventually portions out a nice level balance of it all. Light malty to roasty aftertaste. Sly sweet roasty finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice balance of the bitterness of the hops to the roast hitting my tongue. Low carbonation.
Overall, good porter willing to have again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured into a nonic pint glass, the appearance was a rich dark brown close to black color with a nice level white coat of a finger and a half’s worth of head. Dissipates so slow like a Guinness. Milky looking messy lace.
The aroma had rich creamy sweet espresso flowing over top of sweet chocolate malts. Sly dark chocolate. Some toast.
The flavor brings all of these aromas together nicely. Sweet with the bitterness. Sly roast. The aftertaste leans milky/creamy/espresso sweet. Definitely a sweet smooth finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a really nice smoothness to it. Carbonation seems to ride nice and low. Some roast hits in my tongue.
Overall, really nice milk/sweet stout that I could have again.