Subsidiaries
7/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours black in the middle with dark brown edges. Nice khaki foam. Lots of lacing. The liquid seems cloudy, but the color makes it hard to tell, obviously. Very portery flavors - what a silly thing to write. Mild coffee, some roast, a little dark chocolate, good dose of caramel. Pretty big on cola, which is actually what I associate with porter and don’t really love. Mild vegetal note, probably from the hops. Relatively mild milk chocolate. The taste follows the aroma, which I could write for the vast majority of beers, but there’s more roast and cola flavor. It’s relatively dry. Vegetal and cola finish, which sounds bad but it’s a pleasant enough flavor. A little bit of ash and more caramel. Mouthfeel is somewhat creamy but gets a touch thin in the finish. Pretty good porter but not in the same league as their hoppy beers.
Tried
on 12 Jun 2014
at 12:03
7.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours a fairly pale yellow with just a hint of orange. I should bring a beer color chart with me or just provide a link to a picture. Hazy to the point of being opaque in a half point glass. Small white head. Lots of fine bubbles. Aroma is a bit grainy in a pleasant way. Hops seem a tad sweaty. Mild tangerine flavor. Candied lemon. Fresh grain. Taste is similar. It’s a fairly mild beer. Easy to drink and easy to like, but it’s not going to wow anyone. Some citrus hoppiness. Nice and dry. Good light grain flavor. Soft. Refreshing. Fairly crisp mouthfeel. Gentle carbonation. Very easy to finish a glass or two. Just a bit boring, particularly with all of the competition at Cellarmaker. No off notes, nothing wrong with it. Something to drink if you don’t want a more restrained hoppiness. I think I’ll revisit this one in the future and grab a growler. I might have missed some of the subtlety by trying it alongside other beers.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jun 2014
at 11:28
7.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours a fairly pale straw yellow color. The liquid is quite hazy but still transparent enough to see my fingers through. This is a bar pour, so it’s hard to judge the head, but it looks pretty much medium in size, white and full of fine bubbles - it does swirl up easily, so maybe it would be pretty big out of a bottle. Some lacing, head fades fairly quickly. Aroma is clean with fresh grain. The brett and lacto are both pretty mild. There’s just a hint of yogurt, which I find kinda surprising. Some apricots, hay, a very light touch of funk. Good dose of earthy, saisony yeast. Taste is light, bright and refreshing. Mild lemon rind flavor. More fresh grain. Maybe a touch of grass. A little bit dusty. Very light on the palate. Mildly effervescent. Solid beer but it’s more of a mild refreshing saison than expected. It’s the kind of beer that I could drink all the time. Excellent Summer beer, just wish it had a bit more character.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jun 2014
at 10:27
7.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Half pint draft at the Cellarmaker tap room in San Francisco, California. The pour is slightly hazed orange copper with a white head that fell with nice lacing. The aroma is fresh strong tropical fruit, resin, and a general dankness (not just a clever name). The taste captures the nose and is fresh hops all the way through - the tropical pineapple mango fruit is blended nicely with the resin and dankness. Cereal malt is present as a backbone, thought the focus is 100% on the hops in this one. The palate is light bodied, crisp active carbonation and finishing with bright resin. Nice one, my kind of beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jun 2014
at 15:10
7.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 oz draft at the Cellarmaker tap room in San Francisco, California. The pour is a hazy golden yellow with a smallish white head. The aroma is grassy malt, a soft citrus lemon and a clove yeastiness. The Brett is present as well, drying the nose out a bit and giving it a bit of an outdoor quality. The taste is a simple blend of the grass, lemon and herbal clove drying Brett. The Brett does not feel fully expressed in this beer, though it does lend it a nice edge. The palate is medium bodied, soft carbonation and the dry finish. Really solid, easy drinking beer. Right up my alley.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Jun 2014
at 15:02
9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 8
Aw yiss. Pours clear and bright golden yellow. Quite clear. Medium white head. Good lacing. The aroma is absolutely bursting with sweet citrus hop flavor. Huge sweet lemon, big pineapple, passionfruit, kiwi, honeysuckle, grape, tangerine, raspberry, peach. Everything is fresh and sweet and lovely. Mouthwatering. The taste is nothing but more of the same hop flavor. Relatively dry but still quite sweet with all of that tropical fruit explosion. Cellarmaker is knocking their hoppy stuff out of the park, and a lot of that has to do with just how much flavor they manage to pack into the taste. The beer is only mildly bitter, but it’s just brimming with pineapple, passionfruit, mango, kiwi, peach, grape, tangerine and all sorts of great stuff. I actually haven’t loved some previous Galaxy and Mosaic beers, but the combination works extremely well here. Mouthfeel is light with normal carbonation. This is an absolutely wonderful IPA. Cellarmaker is quietly making some of the best hoppy beers in the country.
Tried
on 19 May 2014
at 23:14
8.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a pale orange-ish, gold-ish yellow. Fairly cloudy but still transparent. The head is white with fine bubbles and seems to be pretty sticky. The aroma is mouthwateringly good. Fruity hops bursting from the seams. Pineapple, peach, mango, tangerine, pine, raspberry, blackberry, grape. Quite dank. Tropical fruit salad. Chock full of similar hop notes on the palate. Fairly dry. Mild to moderate bitterness. Hop flavor juice. Little to no malt character. Long finish of tangerine and pineapple juice over light pine resin. Again, very dank. Light on the palate, though there is some body to the beer. Incredibly drinkable. Delicious. This beer is one of the best hoppy pale ales that I’ve tried. It’s just a mouthful of gentle but potent hop flavor.
Tried
on 18 May 2014
at 22:03
7.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours cloudy, yellow gold, small white head. Aroma is cereal grains and lime peel, roses, mandarin orange. Bitterer and drier than expected, some nice citrus flavor, nice cereal grain. Fairly dry. Mildly bitter. Better than expected.
Tried
on 12 May 2014
at 21:06
8.2/10
—
Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Pours golden and clear with a small fine white head. Very good retention for a lager - lots of nice sticky bubbles. Aroma has a lager yeast character with fruity hop flavors. Big peaches, apricots, grapes, mint. Clean and dry. Crisp on the palate. Moderate bitterness. Gets a bit grassy in the finish. Interesting flavors in the taste, though it’s not as good as the aroma. Very refreshing. Light mouthfeel, fizzy. Maybe a bit strong, for its own good. Still, this a solid hoppy lager.
Tried
on 12 May 2014
at 21:03
8.5/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8
Pours a light yellow gold. Transparent, clear. Medium white head. Fine bubbles. Good retention. blah, blah, blah. Aroma is chock full of fruity hops. I’m getting sweet lemons, raspberries, pineapple, mango, pine, tangerine, honeysuckle. Really nice. Little to no malt character. Taste is dry and lightly bitter. Lots of the aforementioned hop flavor and a tiny bit of simple pale malt sweetness. Very fresh tasting beer. Light mouthfeel. Extremely easy to drink. Really nice west coast IPA.
Tried
on 12 May 2014
at 20:58