Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pours. deep amber brown with a small off white head. It smells very spicy, especially cinnamon and nutmeg. The flavor is very malty. Spices dominate. Pumpkin is in there. Medium bodied. Good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Pours clear gold with a small white head. Light grainy malt aroma. Light bodied. Grainy malt. Minimal hops. Yep, it’s a kolsch. It’s not bad, just bland. To be fair, I remain unimpressed with the style in general.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5
Pours clear light gold. Mild aroma. Bready malt and lemon. Flavor is sweet. Too sweet to me. Grainy, bready malt. Almost no hops presence. Light bodied. Meh.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pours near black with a lingering off white head. Smells of peanuts and chocolate. The flavor is quite sweet with roast malt, peanuts, and chocolate all apparent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Hazy deep yellow pour with no head. The aroma is full of blueberries. The flavor is mildly tart with plenty of blueberries. For some reason it makes me think of passion fruit too. Enjoyable.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours clear amber with an off white head that laces nicely. Smells mainly of caramel malt. Tastes malty with caramel, a touch of fruity character, and a toasted caramel finish. Okay, though it’s hard to believe the stated 35 ibu.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours black with a very small light tan head. The aroma has chocolate and vanilla. It’s kind of a chocolate milk thing. There’s also the expected roast malt. The flavor is quite sweet. It’s in dessert stout territory. There’s chocolate, vanilla, roast malt, and alcohol. Full bodied. Roasty finish with lingering vanilla.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Lours hazy pale yellow with a lingering off white head. Smells mainly of resinous hops. This one’s on the hoppier, more bitter end of the hazy spectrum. Citrus and resinous hops flavors. Medium bodied.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Clear copper pour with a small white head. The aroma is big on the piney hops and has some underlying citrus. The flavor is full of hoppy bitterness as one expects for the style. It’s piney and supported well enough by the malt. Medium bodied. Long bitter finish. Very good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Pours near black with minimal head. The aroma is mostly dark roast malt along with coffee notes. Flavor is roast malt, coffee, and chocolate. It’s somewhat on the sweet side but I go more for dry stouts. Medium body.