8.5/10
Rest impressive barrel age on this stout, lovely sweet vanilla notes and complexity
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jan 2020
at 23:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 10/2019. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy deep ruby red, light pink/purple color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy light pink head with poor retention, that reduces to nothing pretty quickly. No lacing and a light amount of streaming carbonation on the glass. Good appearance. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy black currants, fruit skin/seed, cranberry, pomegranate, blackberry, hibiscus, strawberry, lemon, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, red grape/wine, peppercorn, clove, coriander, cardamom, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light banana/bubblegum, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, black currant, hibiscus, grains of paradise, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy black currants, fruit skin/seed, cranberry, pomegranate, blackberry, hibiscus, strawberry, lemon, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, red grape/wine, peppercorn, clove, coriander, cardamom, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light banana/bubblegum, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast spiciness, and hibiscus/currant tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy currant/skin/seed, berries, pomegranate, hibiscus, lemon, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, red grape/wine, peppercorn, clove, coriander, cardamom, hay, straw, herbal, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light banana/bubblegum, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, black currant, hibiscus, grains of paradise, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/tangy/spiciness balance; and no puckering, astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/tangy/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately grainy/acidic/tangy/tannic/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.3%. Overall this is an excellent fruited/spiced saison. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, black currant, hibiscus, grains of paradise, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink with the modestly spicy/acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish. Awesome balanced juicy/jammy currants/hibiscus, spice, and Belgian yeast complexity; with a solid pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example as expected. Not any better than the base beer, which only had the hibiscus.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Nov 2019
at 05:29
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a tart lime and coriander with a touch wheat backing. Flavor has a combination wheat and coriander with a growing tart lime note.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2019
at 21:52
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a light smoke with sweet grains and a bit of bread. Flavor has a nice sweet smoke supported by grains and light straw.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2019
at 21:51
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear orange gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has has pine and a bit of earthy grass with some bread backing. Flavor has a smooth pine and light resin with some bread backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2019
at 21:48
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear rosé with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a rich tart raspberry with a decent amount of wheat supporting. Flavor has a nice tart raspberry with wheat and a hint of yogurt backing.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2019
at 19:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Hazy reddish color with white head. Aroma is frozen raspberries, wheat, mineraly. Taste is the same, raspberry sorbet, very mineraly. Mineraly sorbet mouthfeel with medium carbonation. Fun.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Oct 2019
at 07:16
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. Pink to Amber, no head. Rosehip, umami and raspberry aroma. Light body, sugary rose water, dry light chalk, berry dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Oct 2019
at 20:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but was just released. Pours lightly hazy deep golden/amber color with a 1 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, lactose, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, light honey, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, red apple, mango, honeydew melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/rind, wood, peppercorn, pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, lactose, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/lactose/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/silky/bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is an excellent milkshake NEIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, lactose, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/resinous/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Awesome Azacca, Simcoe, Mosaic, Idaho 7 profile. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/eathy hop complexity; with a nice balancing lactose and wheat/malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with lingering resin dryness. A bit more bitter/drying than expected; but still a very enjoyable offering, and well made style example.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2019
at 03:59
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Can from the brewery. Pours a clear hydrated pee with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has light tart tropical fruits and some light sweet wheat supporting. Flavor has sweet wheat with tropical fruits that have a slight tart bite.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jan 2019
at 00:28