6.9

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Real Ale, a good brewery in the Hill Country of Texas, NE style IPA, not my favorite. I've got a 12 oz can of Fresh Kicks that was spotted at a close-by supermarket. Pouring inside of a snifter, I see the expected lemon-yellow body with a tremendous head of off-white foam, a heavy pour this time. I like the scent, tropical with a bit of dankness. The taste falls off somewhat, a little bland. Some lemon, hops, varnish, grain and bread. Some sweet, some bitter. Not tripping my trigger.

7.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Pinthouse Pizza Lamar. Pours black with small beige head. The aroma is wood vanilla, licorice, roast. Slick body, cocoa, licorice, nice sweetness, oak, boozy finish, very good.

7

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and light pine aroma. Grapefruit and spice flavor with light pine. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and spice linger with pine.

7.1

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

On tap at Hippies & Hops. Pours clear dark golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing in a plastic cup. Tropical, citrus peel, pine resin. A nice IPA, clean.

6.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at Flying Saucer. Pours a hazy orange gold with small white head. The aroma is passionfruit, wheat, dough. Thin body, passionfruit, lemon, wheat, light tartness, good.

8

Spicy hops is right, deliciously spiced tripel, super easy drinking Belgian esters sweetness on point.

6.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Clear gold with a rich white head. Bready and sweet esters. Sweet and bready, touch of peppery notes and a bit of bubblegum. Fine.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Clear light gold with a rich white head. Nice light citrus notes. Citrus, peel. bitter pith and a bone dry finish.

6.8

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

On tap at Red Horn. Pours almost black with a creamy beige head. Roasted malt, citrus, dark chocolate.

6.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

A golden stout. Is that an oxymoron? In any case, glad to try a brew from Real Ale. Enjoyed visiting their brewery a few years back. I have a now rare to find bomber purchased at the closest HEB. The bottle is cooled off and I have the New Belgium snifter in place. I concur, it is gold in color and has a curious, pure white head. I take a smell, chocolate, interestingly. The taste, well, I’m not sure of it all. It is a stout influence, sort of chocolate, some coffee and malt. A bit thin. Points for trying to brew something different but I’m not on it.