6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
16 ounce can from the Boise Co-op Meridian. Orange golden pour with a mild Haze and a huge towering Rocky head. Aroma is a bit of bready malts and some light tropical fruit notes. Tropical notes carry over to the taste for an initial sweetness, which quickly turns into a flat dry bitterness from the Hops. This is the opposite of Juicy. Still trying to figure out if I like this or not, the dry finish is a bit rough. Also note that it was cammed and November of 2018, and was purchased in March of 2019.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Mar 2019
at 22:52
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Been waiting to try this bottle, high hopes. Has the mild smell of gramma's permanent hair treatment. Well, she's not lonely anymore! Typical pale appearance. Easy going on the palate, taste is acceptable, civilized and almost satisfying. Typical well made lager, err...... I mean blond. Yes, goes down pretty easy and I like that attitude. Creamy head on a second pour. Now there is a slight haze off the bottom of the bottle. Some sediment fersher. Makes my ego feel better just thinking about the pleasantness of this brew. Decent friendly introduction as well as a civilized departure on the finish. Not bad, thanks. 2$ at vintage estate. No real ill ale attributes and I'm thankful of that. Just like I said, has a the manners of a good cheap lager. How bout that! A fricken' ale with manners; hard to find.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Mar 2019
at 22:12
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
16 oz can from Tavour. Murky, orange golden pour with nice creamy, fluffy head. Streaky lacing. Aroma is fruity, mix of citrus and tropical scents. Taste begins with light, sweet fruity flavors becore being subsumed by a persistent, tangy bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2019
at 00:43
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
[16oz can from Total Wines, Naples, Fl.] A light amber pour with a thick cream head; malty aroma; smooth malty taste with just a touch of grassy bitterness, and a dry finish. Not matching my idea of a lager in any way.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Mar 2019
at 02:48
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can pours out a crisp golden topped with a white head. Nose is nice big citrus notes some malts. Taste is more of the nice sweet citrus light fruit and light malts.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Feb 2019
at 02:33
3.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 2
Texture 6
Overall 2
Bottle. Slight haze on pale with lively visible co2. Same with the uptake, good cutting co2 on the palate. Almost makes the bitter hop bite pleasant, almost. Yes, rubbery veggie flavor as with most session IPA. But hey, why would I want this ruff flavor without any alky kick behind it. I say these session IPAs are a waste of my palate, come on, give a big alky kick if I'm going to insult my taste buds with veggie hops. Forgettahbouttit, those stupid ass session IPA, stupid idea, stupid taste, all of them. Useless, rubbery veggie nose as well. However, in the end I have to say its not as bad as a real IPA and its seems to fresh as well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Feb 2019
at 22:19
2.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
Mild brisk hop nose from this bottle, yes, smells like a new butyl inner tube, a copolymer of isobutylene with isoprene. Cloudy like a hefe and it has a big whitish head. Taste is big bitter straight up ass hop bitter nasty over the top sharp bitchin bastard, So rude, so nasty, typical double IPA rudeness. What else can be said? Its just one big boggy fat hop of a beer. WTF? What is it with this style. Stronger rototiller plow up the field of the taste buds, oh my.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2019
at 23:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bottle, drank right from. Presumed good dark beer eye. Nose is fresh dark malt. Taste is very palatable fresh porter feel, not over the top, thank you. Very little if any baltic in this fine example of a porter. Goes down easy and its very much appreciated, big nice beer for me. Did not anticipate this tasting this good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2019
at 23:49
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 11/28/2018. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep golden amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big juicy mangoes, red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, mangoes, and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge juicy mangoes, red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mangoes, red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, cracker, white bread, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, mangoes, and moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and crisp/sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is a fantastic fruited IPA. All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, mangoes, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink with the moderately bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Amazing mosaic showcase. Extremely juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hops/fruit; with a nice solid pils malt backbone. No residual sweetness from crisp resin dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on west coast style example. Loved the hop profile as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Feb 2019
at 18:53
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 11/28/2018. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn/pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, honeydew melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, peppercorn, pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, fairly crisp, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is an incredible brut IPA! All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink, with the mellowly bitter/drying finish, not aggressive. Amazing Mosaic profile! Extremely juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hop complexity; with a great balancing bready pils malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness from crisp dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and outstanding style example. Tons of juicy hops, and not overly bitter. Loved the hop profile as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Feb 2019
at 18:18