Sledutah (12396) reviewed Order 66 from Gonzo's BiggDogg Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the brewery
Pours hazy yellow with a medium sized white head, light lacing. Aroma of juicy fruits. Flavor of grapefruit, tropical fruit and pine
Good without the thick mouthfeel that many NEIpa's have.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
On tap at the brewery
Pours clear light golden with a medium sized white head, good lacing. Aroma is floral, earthy, grapefruit and buttery. Flavor of citrus, grassy, cat piss and bitter
Ok
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 1/26/2018. Pours opaque pitch black color with a 1 finger dense khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, mango, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, light pepper, pine, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toasted dark bread, smoke, char, herbal, floral, grass, and roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/pine/earthy hops and black/roast/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, mango, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, light pepper, pine, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toasted dark bread, smoke, char, herbal, floral, grass, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine/citrus rind/herbal/grassy hop and roast/charred bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, mango, lemon/orange rind, pepper, pine, dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toasted dark bread, smoke, char, herbal, floral, grass, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine/earthy hops and dblack/roast/bready malt flavors; with a nice roast/hop bitter/sweet balance. Light lingering acrid roast and hop astringency, but not overwhelming. Light-moderate increasing dryness from hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and sticky/resinous/rindy/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.9%. Overall this is a very nice imperial black IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/pine/earthy hops and black/roast/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV; despite the fairly aggressive bitter/drying finish. Likely Columbus/Centennial hops, with great balance of rich black/charred malt complexity. A very enjoyable offering, and great style example. Aggressively hoppy with plenty of malt presence. I like when the roast malts are well showcased in the style.
superspak (10160) reviewed Porch Appeal from Gonzo's BiggDogg Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 4/7/2017. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy golden orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big juicy apricots, peach, pineapple, pear, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance of bready malt, apricots, and moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy apricots, peach, pineapple, pear, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spicy bitterness and slight fruit tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of apricot, peach, pineapple, pear, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great robustness and balance of bready malt, apricots, and moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from lingering bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, and bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.6%. Overall this is a great fruit wheat beer! All around great robustness and balance of bready malt, apricots, and moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. Pretty much perfectly balanced between fruit and wheat beer flavors. Just a tad on the bitter side for the style, but I have no complaints otherwise. Very authentic fruit flavors. A very enjoyable offering.
jtclockwork (20063) reviewed Vanilla Porter from Gonzo's BiggDogg Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can - pours dark brown - nose/taste of vanilla, chocolate, milk sugar and light sweetness - medium body
superspak (10160) reviewed Yummy Hoppy from Gonzo's BiggDogg Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 11/18/2016. Pours slightly hazy medium orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, apricot, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity hops and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, apricot, mango, lemon zest, orange peel, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, light nuttiness, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine/citrus peel/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, tangerine, pineapple, peach, apricot, mango, lemon/orange peel, citrus rind, pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/pine hops and moderate dark/bready malt sweetness; with a nice malt/bitterness balance. Slight lingering hop astringency near the end of the glass, but not overwhelming. Light-moderate dryness from lingering bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and medium-full body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/sticky, and light resin/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Mildly warming alcohol for 8.5%. Overall this is a very nice DIPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/pine hops and moderate dark/bready malt sweetness; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. Very juicy/fruity on hops with balancing malts; but never overly sweet, thanks to the lingering/drying bitter hop resins. A very enjoyable offering.
superspak (10160) reviewed Magic Trick from Gonzo's BiggDogg Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
16 ounce can into weizen glass, canned on 4/8/2016. Pours hazy/cloudy golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lemon, orange, banana, bubblegum, peppercorn, clove, wheat, cracker, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, pale malt, and light earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of lemon, orange, banana, bubblegum, peppercorn, clove, wheat, cracker, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal bitterness, yeast spice, and tart/tangy wheat on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, orange, banana, bubblegum, peppercorn, clove, wheat, cracker, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a while. Good complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale malt, and light earthy hop flavors; with a good malt/bitter/spice/tartness balance; and slight cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is good. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6%. Overall this is a good hefeweizen. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale malt, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. This felt a bit too sweet and tart/tangy on the wheat character; and was not dry enough. Still quite enjoyable, though.
superspak (10160) reviewed Burning Sun Redd from Gonzo's BiggDogg Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 5/2/2016. Pours lightly hazy deep reddish copper color with a 1-2 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, light roast, citrus peel, herbal, grass, light pepper/pine, and toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt and light-moderate citrus/earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, light roast, citrus peel, herbal, grass, light pepper/pine, and toasted earthiness. Light herbal/pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, citrus peel, herbal, grass, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt and light-moderate citrus/earthy hops flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying sweetness after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and slightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a great red ale! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready malt and light-moderate citrus/earthy hops flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. Very rich and complex on malt flavors for the ABV; with balancing hop character. A very enjoyable offering.
Maakun (16718) reviewed Vanilla Porter from Gonzo's BiggDogg Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap at Pyramid Scheme. Very dark brown with small beige head. Lots of dark chocolate and vanilla, some roasted malts, brown sugar. Over medium sweet and medium bitter. Medium bodied with a bit sugary feel.
daniele (14510) reviewed Magic Trick from Gonzo's BiggDogg Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
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