Drake (22934) reviewed Ascension from The Tap Brewing Company (MA) 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
22 ounce bottle shared by CrellMoset. Thanks? Pours a light amber color. Gusher. Aroma of leafy hops, apple, butter, some bread. Taste is bitter hops with fruity apple notes, bread and just the faintest bit of infection. Medium bodied. Meh.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pours mahogany tinged black into a snifter. Mocha head with medium retention recedes leaving no lacing. Sweet dusty cocoa aromas. Full with sweet milk chocolate upfront turning slightly smoky in the lasting chocolate syrup finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Bottled. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is mild alcoholic sweetness, some earth and mild bitterness. Flavour is fruits, wood, sourness and biting bitterness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Bottle at Chriso’s Kook Tasting 09. Aroma is terrible, some ok soy sauce. US impy stout. This is poor.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask @ GBBF 2009. Pours a hazy pale yellow color with no head. Has a fruity and slightly tart citrus aroma. Fruity wheat malty tart citrus flavor. Has a wheaty tart fruity citrus finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
on tap-pours a light tan head and copper color. Aroma is medium malt-peat, some earthy. Taste is medium malt-with wood, peat, some earthy/spice hops.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
on tap-pours a retaining thin off white head and hazy yellow/gold color. Aroma is dry, yeast, light malt, light fruit. Taste is dry, yeast, light malt, light fruit.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
on tap-pours an off white ring for a head and dark gold color. Aroma is pumpkin, nutmeg, sweet medium malt. Taste is pumpkin, nutmeg, sweet light/medium malt, secdondary spice/crisp hops.
DSG (25977) reviewed Leatherlips IPA from The Tap Brewing Company (MA) 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle sample at a tasting. Thanks David Cohen. Slightly hazy golden. A pleasant citric and floral aroma. Very dry and bitter flavor with grapefruits. Medium-bodied.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pours mahogany into a shaker. Tan head recedes to hug rim. Slightly flat upfront with dark caramel and an abrupt bitter hop finish. Sessionable.