Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Cedar Point Served at "room temperature" which was about 85 degrees today. Someone told the server that thats how a porter is served and thats what she believes. I tried and failed to convince her otherwise. Solid black with a huge bubbly tan head that took forever to pour looks infected or over carbonated, but luckily it was neither. Rich caramel and chocolate notes with some solid earth to counter. Tasty.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at Cedar Point Dark brown with garnet at the edges and a creamy tan head that persists. Light roasted malt with hints of bread and caramel, solid citrus and pine to counter. Pretty tasty beer on a 90 degree day.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample at the brewpub. Clear ruby-brown color with a medium light beige head that recedes gradually to an outer ring. Small patches of lace. Aroma of berries, vanilla and malt. Medium body with flavors of sweet vanilla, mild raspberry and caramel malt. The finish is sweet-tart vanilla and raspberry. Decent overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Sample at the brewpub. Clear orange color with a medium fluffy white head that recedes gradually to a dense film. Small patches of lacing on the glass. The aroma is hoppy with fruit and malt notes. Light-bodied with flavors of grassy hops, fruit and biscuit malt. The finish is mildly bitter with a short grassy hop aftertaste. Decent overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours fairly crystal clear reddish brown color with a 2 finger dense and rocky khaki head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, lemon/orange peel, pine, caramel, chocolate, cocoa, toasted bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate roast/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, lemon/orange peel, pine, caramel, chocolate, cocoa, toasted dark bread, and floral/grassy earthiness. Moderate pine/citrus peel and roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, lemon/orange peel, pine, chocolate, cocoa, toasted dark bread, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate roast/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness; that increases through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately sticky, and fairly creamy/grainy/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.75%. Overall this is an awesome black IPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate roast/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Chalumeaux (5240) reviewed Tunguska from The Brew Kettle Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Poured from bottle thanks Willrunforbeer dark cola pour with nice lacing and a minimal head. Aromas of burnt molasses dark fruit and hint of chocolate. Taste has a nice mouth feel notes of chocolate coffee and molasses. --- Beer merged from original tick of Tunguska on 30 Jun 2016 at 20:59 - Score: 7
CLW (17000) reviewed Tunguska from The Brew Kettle Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
22 oz Bottle shared by Willrunforbeer, awesome! Ticking some Impy stouts!!! No bottle but it was pulled from Willrunforbeer’s cellar. Aroma is. Burnt sugar, molasses, raisins, mild roast.
The flavor has burnt grain, burnt coffee. Bitter chocolate. Way more bitterness than should be here. Not sure if age has anything slightly off with this.mThe body and texture is also on the thin side. I just have a very high standard for imperial stout. This doesn’t really meet it.
superspak (10160) reviewed Dark Helmet from The Brew Kettle Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours clear nearly opaque dark brown color, with a 2 finger dense and fluffy tan head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toasted dark bread, and nuttiness; with light coffee, raisin, plum, herbal, pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with good strength. Taste of big chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toasted dark bread, biscuit, and nuttiness; with light coffee, raisin, plum, herbal, pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal hop and roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of chocolate, cocoa, caramel, brown sugar, toasted dark bread, biscuit, nuttiness, herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great roasted bitter/sweet balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light dryness from roast/bitterness as well. Nicely clean on lager flavors with minimal yeast notes present. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/silky, and lightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very nice imperial schwarzbier style. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. Very rich and well rounded in malt complexity. A very enjoyable offering.
superspak (10160) reviewed El Lupulo Libre from The Brew Kettle Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big grapefruit, pineapple, peach, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, strawberry, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, honey, light caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Fantastic aromas with awesome complexity and balance of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big grapefruit, pineapple, peach, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, strawberry, lemon zest, orange peel, light pine, honey, light caramel, toasted bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-medium pine/grassy/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, pineapple, peach, apricot, passion fruit, mango, melon, strawberry, lemon/orange peel, pine, honey, toasted bread, and herbal/floral/grassy hop earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero astringent hop flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness, that increases through the glass. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a very smooth, moderately sticky/resinous, and fairly creamy/bready balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a light warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a fantastic DIPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of juicy citrus/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV. A highly enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On cask at Bob’s Bar during the "Brew Kettle vs. White Birch Brewing Cask Battle" on 05/21/2016. Pours a clear amber-orange color with a medium white head that recedes quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lacing. Aroma of citrus, hops and peppers. Medium body with flavors of citrusy hops, habanero and malt. The finish is fruity and hoppy with a lingering habanero pepper aftertaste. Above average overall.