jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Easy Rye' Da IPA from Black Hog Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Super hazy copper and light amber coloured body with a copper tint and a nice, two centimetre tall off-white head. When popping open the can, it exploded and left some beer on the table. Aroma of resin, hay, grass, alcohol, oatmeal, rye and way more bittering hops - a lot there in the nose. Light-bodied; Sharp pungent flavour of rubbing alcohol, rye, grain, toast, bitter hops, resin and a lot of earth - super pungent hops and a smooth texture on the back-end. Aftertaste shows the bitter hops along with the very earthy flavours, some of the light alcohol and toffee sweetness, but no body nor smooth flavours - this is up in the face, even with a hop straight flavour. Overall, a decent Light IPA that really shows off the rye and specialty grains with a bitter and very earthy flavour that doesn’t have any malt body, just the flavours of this malt (rye) and the bitter hops. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from New Beer Distributors in New York, New York on 02-July-2016 for US$2,25 sampled at home in Washington on 06-November-2016. My can clearly states 4,8% abv and at the bottom of the can shows: 03/29/16 and ’Merica listed.
trapped (8300) reviewed Easy Rye' Da IPA from Black Hog Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught @ Albion. Murky dark orange with off-white foamy head, faint citrus aroma, medium carbonation, medium bitter taste with rye in the background and citrus peel flavor, thin body, longish medium bitter finish. The rye is more dominant than the hops.
Quick3Beers (3145) reviewed Ginga Ninja from Black Hog Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pours a hazy reddish mud from a can, white head with lots of lacing. Initial aroma was of pineapple, followed quickly by ginger root. Flavor is ginger snap with some hints of pine, and mango. Some bitterness. Creamy, not harsh. Pretty good beer.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Ginga Ninja from Black Hog Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Slightly hazy amber and copper coloured body with a nice, three centimetre tall tan head. Aroma of earthy hops, malt, alcohol, a touch of metal, some light sweetness from caster sugar and some fruits and a bit of powdered ginger. Medium-bodied; Very assertive and pungent malt flavour with some specialty grains and earthiness with a lot of bitterness, showing some light ginger and herbal flavour as well, but a earthy and strong finish with much more bitterness than complexity. Aftertaste has some fruit and herbal elements, but the rye and funky earthy malt flavour dominates with some alcohol pungency left over. Overall, a decent beer, but this isn’t really like an IPA at all - this is spice/herb/veg all the way, and even then, a bit far off from others typically in the style. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from New Beer Distributors in New York, New York on 02-July-2016 for US$2,25 sampled at home in Washington on 22-September-2016.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft - pours yellow white head - nose/taste of sour rice, sake, cucumber - medium body
Quick3Beers (3145) reviewed S.W.A.G from Black Hog Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Pours a dark amber from a tap. Pine and grapefruit in the nose and mouth, although I was imagining there would be more grapefruit. Okay beer.
Mansquito (19100) reviewed Strawberry Gose from Black Hog Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Precious Metal, Brooklyn tap: pours light orange with a white head. Aroma is strawberry and light malt. Taste is not very sweet strawberry and some salt. No gose sourness. Drinkable but not my thing.
tfontana (7277) reviewed Easy Rye' Da IPA from Black Hog Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Taster pour at Craft Beer Race New Haven. Appearance is hazy-to-cloudy light brown with finger width head with poor retention, nice lacing. Aroma is rye spiciness--borders on skunky--herbs. Taste is rye, herbs. Palate is light-to-medium bodied with thin texture, soft carbonation, finish like taste. Overall, rye dominates, which isn’t a bad thing, but not much else.
tfontana (7277) reviewed Ginga Ninja from Black Hog Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Taster pour at Craft Beer Race New Haven. Appearance is hazy-to-cloudy caramel brown with small ring of head with mild lacing, mild sparkle. Aroma is floral, almost perfumey, with hint of ginger. Taste is strong ginger over malt base, some fruity hop taste/bitterness. Palate is light bodied with thin-to-average texture, soft carbonation, and citrusy bitter finish. Overall, ginger dominant but has some complexity around it so it’s not just a one-trick pony.
tfontana (7277) reviewed Granola Brown Ale from Black Hog Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Taster pour at Craft Beer Race New Haven. Appearance is nice dark brown, virtually opaque, with beige head, no lacing/sparkle. Aroma is brown sugar, malts. Taste is roasted malts with nuts, brown sugar. Palate is medium bodied with thick texture, perfect average-to-lively carbonation and finish like taste. Overall, this is a nice brown ale with aroma/taste that indeed conjures up granola. Good.