Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
4oz pour at the brewery an opaque black with some frothy, beige head. Nose has plenty of roasted malt, burnt toast, coffee beans, some dark chocolate, molasses, a little bit of raisin, a little bit of plum, some orange, some mild spice. Flavor has plenty of sticky malt, orange peel, a bit of black pepper, toasted bread, brown sugar, caramel, a bit of caramelized apple, some black currant too. Full bodied with just a hint of alcohol. Very nice beer.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Sleigh Ryed from Great South Bay Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
4oz pour then a 32oz growler from the brewery. Pours a clear brown with some sudsy white head. Nose is an interesting mix, malt is the dominant force with some bread crust, a little cracker, some sweet oats, a hint of spice, some orange, a little fall fruit. Not too much juniper, but I’m not complaining. Flavor has some bread crust, a bit of brown sugar, a little earthy, some caramelized root veg, a bit of spice, the juniper comes through a bit more. Sticky finish.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
4oz pour at the brewery. Pours a clear orange with some very thin white head. Nose has a lot of orange peel, some mild key lime too, a hint of sweet malt. Flavor has a lot of orange soda without the carbonation, sweet, citrus, some tangerine too. Watery finish. A bit too sweet, could have used a little more bitterness to round it out.
nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Snozberry Stout from Great South Bay Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
4oz pour at the brewery. Pours a murky black with some sudsy brown head. Nose is pretty cool, dark chocolate, some currant, almost like toast with jam smeared over the top. Flavor follows suit, really interesting play between the toast dry malts and the berries, a little chocolate, a little molasses. Only mildly tart. Sweet finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
4oz pour at the brewery. Pours a murky brown with some spitty off white head. Nose is all over the place, sour fruit, some currant, cherry, vinegar, a little wood pulp. Flavor has a bit more of the malt, soggy cracker, raisin, cherry, heavy lime. Oily finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
4oz pour at the brewpub pours a murky brown with some creamy, off white head. Nose has a fair amount of licorice, some malt, some molasses, toast, some roast, a little chocolate covered coffee bean. Flavor some some coffee, a little toasted almond, some nougat, molasses, some Hershey’s syrup. Thick finish, fairly smooth though.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
A smokey mess of sourness. Finishes bitter and astringent, without focus. Some cherry. Bottle thanks to Nimbleprop at Epic Sour Tasting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle shared at DC Annual Epic Sour Tasting, thanks Nimbleprop! Dark brownish black. Aromas of roast, dark fruit, licorice. Tasting notes of roast, tart dark fruit, licorice. Medium-light body with a dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From a bottle shared at the DC Epic Sour Beer Tasting. Thanks Nimbleprop! Pours a clear cola brown with tan head. Aroma of raisins and tart cherries. Sour, smoky finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Poured a dark brown, almost black color with a tan wispy head. Aroma is notes of roasted malts, chocolate. Flavor of roasted malts. Light funk. Pretty good.