About
Foam. It's always been an unconscious calling like drifting into a cumulus cloud bank on a sun-drenched day, or collapsing in a frothy curl of a breaking wave. Foam; it's natural beauty that rises up and is here and gone in a moment in time. I have spent my working life in foam, beer foam that is, brewing beer, conjuring up mixtures of malt and hops to ferment into a crowning moment of beer. Great beer has always sat under foam. Foam. It's not one ingredient that gives stability; it's many interwoven to create a structure of strength pouring out visual excitement. As I sit for a time, I enjoy that moment. All that remains is the lacing that adorns the empty glass and the making of a great memory. Until next time, see you under the Foam...
Part of the group
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Black pour. Thin foam around the rim. Chocolate with orange notes. Pretty dry palate. Scattered lace. Full bodied.
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 14 Jun 2026
at 22:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Baker's chocolate aroma. Black, thin beige head. Dark chocolate, charred oak , orange zest, raisin. Full body, easy carbonation. Relatively dry compared to most pastry impys.
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 14 Jun 2026
at 21:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On tap at Tap & Barrel Tavern Bar Harbor. Hazy yellow/orange coloured, medium sized white head, light pineapple in the nose. Pineapple, citrusy, light herbal and touch of alcohol with sweetish finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2026
at 19:04
7/10
Hazy green gold pour. Lemongrass with all spice notes. Scattered lace. Thin foam around the rim. Light bodied and light carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 13 Jun 2026
at 23:16
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pear and lemongrass nose. Hazy gold, thin head, some lacing. Lemon, dinner roll, grass. Musty pear hints. Medium body, easy carbonation. Great balance, crisp. Quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 13 Jun 2026
at 23:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cracker nose. Clear amber, medium white head, nice lace. Malt, grass, even proportions. Light body, easy carbonation. Real beer.
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 12 Jun 2026
at 01:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 4
Overall 8
Can from 10th anniversary variety 8 pack: Overripe grapefruit, feet, lilly nose. Cloudy golden, medium head. Guava, grapefruit. Full body, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Can
from
Wine Warehouse - Charlottesville
on 10 Jun 2026
at 21:23
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Last of very fun mix pack. Orange colored and some head little flat looking. Nose is tropical fruits and some florals. Tastes of honey dew, guava, honey, floral. Slick palate. Booze is hidden.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2026
at 02:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from mix pack. Pours orange brown fine top. Nos win light but that is per style. Tastes of grains and caramel and light florals. Lighter bodied. They accomplished what they were looking for
Tried
on 09 Jun 2026
at 12:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Canned 4/21/26, drunk 6/3/26.
Yeah, echoing CGV, it's not the most aromatic. Deep malt, ripe tropical fruit and warming, but not sharp/hot alcohol strength felt. Would be fine with me but for the slight alcohol warming that I hate about TIPAs.
Soft, silky-to-oily texture is sweet with low but apparent bitterness. Very malty with that same persistent alcohol from the nose, again not hot/sharp/noxious, but still granting an alcoholic flavor. Even after 3-4 sips, the palate is already beginning to bog down in malt sweetness, alcohol and ripe tropical fruit. Not enough hop bitterness (though the alcohol sort of helps balance, oddly enough). End of the day, just too sweet, sluggish and alcoholic, which is most triple IPAs in a nutshell.
Yeah, echoing CGV, it's not the most aromatic. Deep malt, ripe tropical fruit and warming, but not sharp/hot alcohol strength felt. Would be fine with me but for the slight alcohol warming that I hate about TIPAs.
Soft, silky-to-oily texture is sweet with low but apparent bitterness. Very malty with that same persistent alcohol from the nose, again not hot/sharp/noxious, but still granting an alcoholic flavor. Even after 3-4 sips, the palate is already beginning to bog down in malt sweetness, alcohol and ripe tropical fruit. Not enough hop bitterness (though the alcohol sort of helps balance, oddly enough). End of the day, just too sweet, sluggish and alcoholic, which is most triple IPAs in a nutshell.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2026
at 22:51