Subsidiaries
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Interesting beer, definitely outside of their normal wheelhouse. The color is medium amber. It’s fairly cloudy. The head is medium to smallish in size. Fine foam. Fades pretty quickly but leaves some nice lacing on the walls of the glass. The aroma is very nutty. It’s like a nutty brown ale without most of the maillard flavors. Mild lemon, lots of biscuit maltiness, though on the drier end. Taste is mildly sweet with a pleasant acidity. Mild herbal note. Good malt flavor for the abv. Relatively smooth. Drinks about as big as their pales, which is nice. Better than expected overall. The spelt adds a fun side to the beer.
Tried
on 26 Jan 2015
at 02:20
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
The beer is a pale, amberish yellow color. Small white head. Fades pretty quickly. Some lacing. More words about appearance. Mild but juicy hop aroma. Tropical fruit with a sharper citrus backbone. Pineapple, mango and papaya with grapefruit rind. Mild honeyish pale malt sweetness somewhere in the background. The taste is super juicy with more hop complexity. Resinous and tropical fruit finish that lasts surprisingly. The aroma belies the hop flavor in the taste. Surprise hops. Moderate malt sweetness for those hops to sit on. Hop oily feel but light otherwise. Tasty stuff.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2015
at 17:16
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 4
I think this is the first Cellarmaker beer that I’ve tried with what seems like an off note, though I admit that it could simply be a bad tap line (it is from their tap, so hard to forgive too much for that). It’s mild - it’s no ale industries rotting butter bomb - but this beer has some diacetyl character. Butterscotch and hops. Otherwise, it seems like a very nice IPA. It’s a pale, bright golden color. Nice white head that sticks around and to the glass. The aroma is tropical fruit, citrus and butterscotch. Raspberry, tangerine, orange, grapefruit, mango, pineapple, Werther’s Originals. Taste has a whole bunch of solid hop flavor alongside butterscotch. Honestly surprised to find this from Cellarmaker. Fairly dry. Light feel. Normal carbonation. Some hop oiliness. Seems like it would be a very good beer without the flaw.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jan 2015
at 16:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
The beer is a pale yellow gold with a nice white head. Lots of lacing, excellent retention. The aroma is pineapple, tangerine, pear, peach, blackberry, orange rind, lemon. Lots of nice hoppiness bouncing around. Light honey malt background. Taste is full of sweet hop flavor. Medium to light bitterness. Fairly dry.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2015
at 15:54
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
The beer is a nice medium yellow with a solid white head. Good retention and decent lacing. Bright, fresh hop aroma. Lime, pineapple, mango, tangerine, lemon, a little grass. It’s a wonderful mix of citrus and tropical hop flavors. Little malt character, just a bit of simple biscuity sweetness in the background. The taste is light to medium bitter and medium dry. Lots of hoppiness. Lime peel, lemongrass, pineapple. Quite clean. Again, not much malt flavor. Light feel. Crisp and easy to drink. Normal carbonation. Excellent beer. This is really Cellarmaker’s sweet spot for me.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2015
at 15:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
The beer is a pale orange-ish yellow with a solid white head. Very fine bubbles. Lots of lacing, good retention. Mild aroma. Fresh grain. Tropical and citrus flavors. Kinda mild. Pineapple, kiwi, tangerine, mango. Some odd cucumber-ish flavor. Lightly bitter taste. Very dry. Some nice hop flavor but it’s mostly refreshing and very clean. Lemons, kiwis, lemongrass, mango, pineapple in the taste. Nice but a bit subtle. Tasty beer. Crisp, light feel. Easy to drink.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2015
at 15:46
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
The beer is black with a minimal tan head. Lots of sweet bourbon and stout flavors in the aroma. Really big on vanilla and caramel. Nice fudge and toffee backbone. Taste is quite good. Lots of flavor, medium sweet, mild heat, mellow but firm oak. Excellent barrel contribution. Some coconut comes out as it warms. Mild roast. Big on caramel, vanilla and chocolate. Thick, full feel.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2015
at 15:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
The beer is yellow orange and quite cloudy. Medium white head, lots of fine bubbles. Aroma has lots of saison spiciness with surprisingly little fruit character. Some stone fruit flavor peaks out. Decent grain note. A little bit of honey, a little cider. Much more fruit in the taste. Nice peachy note. Apricots, a little lemon, some more acidic stuff in the background, which is probably from the pomegranate. The tea makes things a bit acerbic without adding much. Hard to find a delicate flavor like jasmine in all of these flavors knocking around. That funny tea flavor with the fruit sweetness is a bit odd. Spice is a bit overpowered. Lighter on the palate than expected. Not bad but not great.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2015
at 15:44
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
The beer is a pale yellow. Bright despite moderate cloudiness. Nice white head with very good lacing. The aroma is wonderfully hoppy with big citrus, tropical fruit and grass. It’s sweet and oozing with juice. Big pineapple, mango, tangerine, guava. Intoxicating stuff once it warms up a bit. The taste is moderate to medium bitter with excellent hop flavor. Clean and light. Very little malt sweetness or character. Grassy bitter finish. Exceedingly easy to drink. Crisp but gentle. Quite refreshing. I’m a big fan of this beer. Having it and Tiny Dankster on tap at once is awesome.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jan 2015
at 15:38
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
The beer is clear and light gold in color. Nice and bright. Medium white head. The aroma is bright and fresh and excellent. Lots of tropical fruit and sweet citrus. Mango, lemon, guava, blackberry, mild honey-ish malt sweetness. Mild bitterness, lots of hop flavor. Lasting citrus peel and pineapple finish. Some lime, big guava and mango, mild pine. Good stuff. Light feel, mild hop oiliness.
Tried
on 25 Jan 2015
at 15:35