7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Poured from can dated 6/16/17 hazy orange with a thin white head. Aroma is citrusy floral notes sweet caramel malt and some pine. Taste is slightly sweet and dry cracker candied orange lime zest nice bouquet and a bitter finish. Not bad.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2017
at 20:28
7/10
Tried
on 13 Jun 2017
at 19:24
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at The Post, 5/4/17.
Lightly-to-moderately hazy, blonde-golden with light copper accents. White head atop is small but shows modest retention.
Lots of citrus in the nose with strong pine behind it. It feels like it wants to be juicier than it is, but the bittering hop addition seems rather overdone here. Cracker and biscuit behind it, from the malt, seems nicely attenuated and the beer is clean.
Quite dry, with a bracing bitterness and light fruitiness on its tails. Candied orange, dry pineapple, lime and finally stronger pine make this one quite assertive and a lot more West Coast-oriented than the other IPAs I’ve had from them. Lightly loose, moderate carbonation with no alcohol or flaw but moderate resin lingering on the palate. Could use some more malt depth, as well.
Canned 12/13/25, drunk 2/7/26, at Daily Provisions, Harvard Square.
Good bitterness, of course, given the hops here. But the NE treatment softens everything, adding fruit and a chewy texture. Gets good and malty before drying out nicely with plenty of bitterness. Clean and snappy, well-done hops with no resin, chalk, scallion, etc...Rating is for this experience.
Lightly-to-moderately hazy, blonde-golden with light copper accents. White head atop is small but shows modest retention.
Lots of citrus in the nose with strong pine behind it. It feels like it wants to be juicier than it is, but the bittering hop addition seems rather overdone here. Cracker and biscuit behind it, from the malt, seems nicely attenuated and the beer is clean.
Quite dry, with a bracing bitterness and light fruitiness on its tails. Candied orange, dry pineapple, lime and finally stronger pine make this one quite assertive and a lot more West Coast-oriented than the other IPAs I’ve had from them. Lightly loose, moderate carbonation with no alcohol or flaw but moderate resin lingering on the palate. Could use some more malt depth, as well.
Canned 12/13/25, drunk 2/7/26, at Daily Provisions, Harvard Square.
Good bitterness, of course, given the hops here. But the NE treatment softens everything, adding fruit and a chewy texture. Gets good and malty before drying out nicely with plenty of bitterness. Clean and snappy, well-done hops with no resin, chalk, scallion, etc...Rating is for this experience.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2017
at 17:31
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Canned 3/21/17, drunk 4/1/17.
Thoroughly hazy, golden-peach-copper with a white head that is small and shows low retention.
Huge fruit juice aroma featuring melon, mango, papaya and backed by strong caramel-tinged honey-like malt notes.
Much the same in flavor with big, round, fruity, juicy tropical notes and a very soft texture. Low but fairly engaging carbonation. Everything was going swimmingly until the finish which grows increasingly yeasty (sourdough, bread, blandness) and resinous (pine, hop twang). So it starts out with a bang and seems like you’ve got yourself a top notch NE IPA, but they can’t close it out, unfortunately.
Thoroughly hazy, golden-peach-copper with a white head that is small and shows low retention.
Huge fruit juice aroma featuring melon, mango, papaya and backed by strong caramel-tinged honey-like malt notes.
Much the same in flavor with big, round, fruity, juicy tropical notes and a very soft texture. Low but fairly engaging carbonation. Everything was going swimmingly until the finish which grows increasingly yeasty (sourdough, bread, blandness) and resinous (pine, hop twang). So it starts out with a bang and seems like you’ve got yourself a top notch NE IPA, but they can’t close it out, unfortunately.
Tried
from Can
on 05 May 2017
at 17:14
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at Lulu’s, 3/7/17.
Moderately hazy brass with a light amber-golden hint and a foamy white head atop showing moderate retention.
Juicy and with a spicy edge to it in the nose. Lots of nectarine, melon and white peach. A touch of resin and light alcohol with biscuity, bare malts behind it and light pine lingering.
Juicy again in the mouth with lots of nectarine, melon, kumquat and sharp, somewhat hot pith and marshmallow. Could use tighter carbonation and a more richly supple malt body. As is, the resinous pine, sharp ester and strong, drying melon shows through too much.
Moderately hazy brass with a light amber-golden hint and a foamy white head atop showing moderate retention.
Juicy and with a spicy edge to it in the nose. Lots of nectarine, melon and white peach. A touch of resin and light alcohol with biscuity, bare malts behind it and light pine lingering.
Juicy again in the mouth with lots of nectarine, melon, kumquat and sharp, somewhat hot pith and marshmallow. Could use tighter carbonation and a more richly supple malt body. As is, the resinous pine, sharp ester and strong, drying melon shows through too much.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2017
at 20:11
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 4
Draught at the brewery, 2/12/17.
Very hazy, near-soupy, bright, amber-golden with an off-white head that is small and shows moderate to moderately low retention.
Heavy, heavy canteloupe-like notes in the nose mix with doughy yeast, moderate pine and pineapple and a bit of rubbery character. Honey and light caramel are faint but present, in the background. Very heavy on the melon but at least it’s free from resin.
In the mouth it’s dry, very yeasty with strong dough and messy esters. The melon is dominant and not particularly juicy or bright. More round and strange tasting, though difficult to actually describe. Very low on the maltiness, though there is a somewhat soft texture from all of this yeast and assumedly some wheat. Carbonation is rather low, loose and while it’s not too bitter, it has very little actual flavor and is mostly just a watery, estery, dry melon and yeast bomb. Something went quite wrong here. Tough to drink much of it.
Very hazy, near-soupy, bright, amber-golden with an off-white head that is small and shows moderate to moderately low retention.
Heavy, heavy canteloupe-like notes in the nose mix with doughy yeast, moderate pine and pineapple and a bit of rubbery character. Honey and light caramel are faint but present, in the background. Very heavy on the melon but at least it’s free from resin.
In the mouth it’s dry, very yeasty with strong dough and messy esters. The melon is dominant and not particularly juicy or bright. More round and strange tasting, though difficult to actually describe. Very low on the maltiness, though there is a somewhat soft texture from all of this yeast and assumedly some wheat. Carbonation is rather low, loose and while it’s not too bitter, it has very little actual flavor and is mostly just a watery, estery, dry melon and yeast bomb. Something went quite wrong here. Tough to drink much of it.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2017
at 09:56
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught at the brewery, 2/12/17.
Fairly hazy, drab, hay-colored beer with a thin white head showing moderate to low retention.
Nose is rather musty, with light salt, lots of bread and dough, plentiful lactic acid that is not terribly well-integrated. It smells gose-y enough, I guess but pretty underwhelming and with some mousey, almost dirty notes. Very thin and undermalted, it seems.
In the mouth it is indeed very thin, watery, light, extremely dry with some wheat-like chewiness as a saving grace. Lactic, lightly tart, lightly salty. Biscuity. Very straightforward, rather uninspired version but it’s passable.
Fairly hazy, drab, hay-colored beer with a thin white head showing moderate to low retention.
Nose is rather musty, with light salt, lots of bread and dough, plentiful lactic acid that is not terribly well-integrated. It smells gose-y enough, I guess but pretty underwhelming and with some mousey, almost dirty notes. Very thin and undermalted, it seems.
In the mouth it is indeed very thin, watery, light, extremely dry with some wheat-like chewiness as a saving grace. Lactic, lightly tart, lightly salty. Biscuity. Very straightforward, rather uninspired version but it’s passable.
Tried
on 06 Apr 2017
at 09:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 2/12/17.
Deep bronze-golden with some copper notes, a good clarity (very light haze) and a white head that shows moderate retention.
Juicy and with mild Brett augmenting instead of dominating the beer, the nose takes on a very fruity, tropical character that shows honey underlying the bright pineapple, mango, lime and very light pine. Some of the 100% brett primary beers I’ve had have been starkly dry, overly phenolic (heavy, heavy white/black pepper) and quite muted, overall. Not so here and this comes off much more like an IPA spiked with Brett at bottling/secondary.
In the mouth it’s dry and juicy, with light bread and honey balancing the pineapple and sweet mango notes from both hop and yeast. Low-to-medium carbonation could use a bit of a boost/tightening, but that’s my only real complaint here. Otherwise, a juicy, tropical, bright, malty IPA that dries out reasonably well on the end. Very low bitterness, no alcohol or flaw.
Deep bronze-golden with some copper notes, a good clarity (very light haze) and a white head that shows moderate retention.
Juicy and with mild Brett augmenting instead of dominating the beer, the nose takes on a very fruity, tropical character that shows honey underlying the bright pineapple, mango, lime and very light pine. Some of the 100% brett primary beers I’ve had have been starkly dry, overly phenolic (heavy, heavy white/black pepper) and quite muted, overall. Not so here and this comes off much more like an IPA spiked with Brett at bottling/secondary.
In the mouth it’s dry and juicy, with light bread and honey balancing the pineapple and sweet mango notes from both hop and yeast. Low-to-medium carbonation could use a bit of a boost/tightening, but that’s my only real complaint here. Otherwise, a juicy, tropical, bright, malty IPA that dries out reasonably well on the end. Very low bitterness, no alcohol or flaw.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2017
at 11:14
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at the brewery, 2/12/17.
Minimally-hazed, light blonde-golden body topped by a large white head that shows moderate retention.
Grains, cereal, light clove and white pepper give a pretty authentic Belgian Blonde ale impression. Low on the hops, with perhaps some light grass and hay. Malts are a little bit "sweet" from the nose but not too much so and there is no alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it’s lightly sweet with a sticky, honey-and-caramel character that builds up on the palate somewhat. In concert with the clove and white pepper, as well as dry nectarine notes, it’s a bit fatiguing by the end. Very carbonated with no alcohol or flaw noted.
Minimally-hazed, light blonde-golden body topped by a large white head that shows moderate retention.
Grains, cereal, light clove and white pepper give a pretty authentic Belgian Blonde ale impression. Low on the hops, with perhaps some light grass and hay. Malts are a little bit "sweet" from the nose but not too much so and there is no alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it’s lightly sweet with a sticky, honey-and-caramel character that builds up on the palate somewhat. In concert with the clove and white pepper, as well as dry nectarine notes, it’s a bit fatiguing by the end. Very carbonated with no alcohol or flaw noted.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2017
at 11:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught at the brewery, 2/12/17.
Lightly hazy, drab brass with a very light pale-copper tint. Light beige head atop is small and wispy.
This thing smells like a whole slew of odd things. There’s definitely some sweaty feet, old cheese, lots of musty cellar and other incredibly funky things but thankfully there is enjoyable Brett with light band aid, hints of rubber band and lots of lime and lemon. Malts behind it seem quite well-attenuated, adding white bread, honey and light dough. Don’t get too much barrel character, though there’s a bit of oakiness to it on the end, after warming. No alcohol noted.
Soft and oaky in the mouth with bread, dough, light sugary notes and lemony-tart Brett notes. Funky basement notes on the finish but there’s much less oddity to the flavor. Carbonation is low but engaging, with pretty good attenuation, sticky malt and tannin and no alcohol or flaw. Maybe a touch too much acidity from the Brett but it’s a minor complaint.
Lightly hazy, drab brass with a very light pale-copper tint. Light beige head atop is small and wispy.
This thing smells like a whole slew of odd things. There’s definitely some sweaty feet, old cheese, lots of musty cellar and other incredibly funky things but thankfully there is enjoyable Brett with light band aid, hints of rubber band and lots of lime and lemon. Malts behind it seem quite well-attenuated, adding white bread, honey and light dough. Don’t get too much barrel character, though there’s a bit of oakiness to it on the end, after warming. No alcohol noted.
Soft and oaky in the mouth with bread, dough, light sugary notes and lemony-tart Brett notes. Funky basement notes on the finish but there’s much less oddity to the flavor. Carbonation is low but engaging, with pretty good attenuation, sticky malt and tannin and no alcohol or flaw. Maybe a touch too much acidity from the Brett but it’s a minor complaint.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2017
at 17:53