Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 oz can. First Connecticut rate. Aroma is very muted compared to my last beer, but there's a little bit of citrus peel, melon, lightly bready. Pours a weird hazy rust-orange-golden hue with a small off-white head that collapses quickly into a ring. Taste is moderately bitter with mild citrus and pine flavors; finishes with a lingering pithy bitterness. Tastes more West Coast to me, although it is pretty hazy. Not bad.
Tropical, little malty. Very nicely done.
We all live in a yellow submarine.
This is top. Juicy, pine. Flavorful. Fucking brilliant.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Trailblazer from Connecticut Valley Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Undated can, drunk 9/22/17.
Moderately hazy, cantelouoe-copper, with a rapidly fleeting white head.
Nose gives off a strong note of petrol....followed by light pine and juicy citrus, but never losing this odd, very off-putting gasoline-like character. Not quite sulfur and not dirty, just strange chemical.
The flavor is less given over to it, thankfully. It's still a bit slick/oily and lightly medicinal/chemical like but the attenuation is good, it's pretty malty and there are some enjoyable citrus and tropical fruits. Unfortunately, whatever went wrong does ruin the beer. Seems like a good brewery, though, and I'll definitely retry/try more.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Can - pours gold white head - nose and taste of pine, lemon, caramel malt and grassy note - medium body
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Can - pours gold white head - nose and taste of lemon, citrus, biscuit malt and orange peel - medium body
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Trailblazer from Connecticut Valley Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can - pours gold white head - nose and taste of pine, lemon, grassy citrus and biscuit malt - medium body
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Hop Whammy from Connecticut Valley Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can - pours gold white head - nose and taste of pineapple, citrus, biscuit malt and lemon - medium body
CLW (16859) reviewed Trailblazer from Connecticut Valley Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
16 oz. can. No can date. Pale cloudy grapefruit juice appearance, light head and retention. Aroma was pine, peach syrup, grass, and a strange yeast hint. Something is not quite right in the flavor. Has a plastic note. Was the fermented in a plastic vegetable container?
The mouthfeel has a soft texture with again, the plastic note in the finish. We opened two can of this and they were both were the same. Something is not right here. Not pleasant at all.