Subsidiaries
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Split a bottle with friends. Poured a cloudy, dirty yellow color with a medium sized off-white head. Aroma was nice berries, blackberries, wheat character. Flavor was mostly a nice wheat character with some light berry notes. Pretty enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2013
at 15:16
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Location: 12 oz can from my Dad, 11/27/13, Thanks for the Hardywood hook-up Pops!
Aroma: The nose of this one has clean pale malts, some bread, and some grass
Appearance: It pours a clear golden color with a nice, lasting white head and good lacing
Flavor: The flavor is clean and malty as well, not too sweet, but very clean, with a grassy finish
Palate: The body is light, it has a clean feel, average carbonation, and a somewhat dry finish
Overall Impression: I could session the hell out of this. It is a super crisp, clean, and drinkable beer, and at under 5% it goes down easy. I can see why many of the hipsters in Richmond have made the switch over from PBR.
Aroma: The nose of this one has clean pale malts, some bread, and some grass
Appearance: It pours a clear golden color with a nice, lasting white head and good lacing
Flavor: The flavor is clean and malty as well, not too sweet, but very clean, with a grassy finish
Palate: The body is light, it has a clean feel, average carbonation, and a somewhat dry finish
Overall Impression: I could session the hell out of this. It is a super crisp, clean, and drinkable beer, and at under 5% it goes down easy. I can see why many of the hipsters in Richmond have made the switch over from PBR.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Nov 2013
at 17:49
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Location: 750 ml from my Dad, 11/26/13, Thanks for the Hardywood hook-up Pops!
Aroma: The nose is yeasty and spicy, with tropical fruit, and a good amount of tequila
Appearance: A nice golden-orange with a small-to-mid white head and some coating, spotty lace
Flavor: Flavor-wise, it is clean and yeasty, some nice fruity flavors that meld nicely with the tequila
Palate: The body is medium, smooth and well-balanced, with a nice feel, and well-hidden ABV
Overall Impression: I thought this was excellent. It is truly a unique mix of flavors that all develop together to create an excellently complex and interesting beer. Some how it was tequila aged and clocks in at 10.5% and somehow still has no burn and feels very drinkable. I don't know how they pulled that off, but it is impressive. I haven't had the base beer, but the sweetness that occasional bothers me in this style isn't an issue at all here. This one is extremely well balanced between the spice, sweetness, and tequila flavors. Awesome stuff. I can't think of any Tripel (off the top of my head at least) that I have enjoyed more.
Aroma: The nose is yeasty and spicy, with tropical fruit, and a good amount of tequila
Appearance: A nice golden-orange with a small-to-mid white head and some coating, spotty lace
Flavor: Flavor-wise, it is clean and yeasty, some nice fruity flavors that meld nicely with the tequila
Palate: The body is medium, smooth and well-balanced, with a nice feel, and well-hidden ABV
Overall Impression: I thought this was excellent. It is truly a unique mix of flavors that all develop together to create an excellently complex and interesting beer. Some how it was tequila aged and clocks in at 10.5% and somehow still has no burn and feels very drinkable. I don't know how they pulled that off, but it is impressive. I haven't had the base beer, but the sweetness that occasional bothers me in this style isn't an issue at all here. This one is extremely well balanced between the spice, sweetness, and tequila flavors. Awesome stuff. I can't think of any Tripel (off the top of my head at least) that I have enjoyed more.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2013
at 13:52
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Location: 16 oz can from my Dad, 11/25/13, Thanks for the Hardywood hook-up Pops!
Aroma: The nose is full of resin/pine and grapefruit/citrus hops, with caramel malt undertones
Appearance: This one is a really great looking beer: It pours a murky looking dark orange color with a lasting sheet of frothy beige head that leaves some heavy lacework all over the glass
Flavor: Clean and hoppy taste, much like the nose, a good amount of bitterness, mild sweetness
Palate: The body is medium-plus, creamy and smooth, with a soft carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was an excellent IPA. It is well-made and very enjoyable. It has plenty of hop bitterness, but isn't extremely bitter, it is almost more hop flavorful than hop bitter. There's also just a touch of sweetness to provide some balance. Really well-done. I'm glad I have three more of these.
Aroma: The nose is full of resin/pine and grapefruit/citrus hops, with caramel malt undertones
Appearance: This one is a really great looking beer: It pours a murky looking dark orange color with a lasting sheet of frothy beige head that leaves some heavy lacework all over the glass
Flavor: Clean and hoppy taste, much like the nose, a good amount of bitterness, mild sweetness
Palate: The body is medium-plus, creamy and smooth, with a soft carbonation, and a dry finish
Overall Impression: I thought this was an excellent IPA. It is well-made and very enjoyable. It has plenty of hop bitterness, but isn't extremely bitter, it is almost more hop flavorful than hop bitter. There's also just a touch of sweetness to provide some balance. Really well-done. I'm glad I have three more of these.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Nov 2013
at 13:56
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Got a nice pour from a 750ml bottle thanks to my buddy Bruce. Thanks! Poured a nice, dark orange color with a small white head. Aroma was plenty of rum, oak, vanilla notes, with a solid base of their pumpkin beer - nutmeg, vanilla, cinnamon. Flavor was pretty smooth - with a touch of booze from the rum that permeates the mouth. The rum is a nice touch, and a little strange since most people would have just tossed this into a whiskey or bourbon barrel instead.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2013
at 08:41
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at the brewery. Poured a nice amber color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was nice, grapefruit and pine resin notes. Flavor had a lot of pine, grapefruits.. Nice hop bitterness. Pretty well balanced overall.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Nov 2013
at 10:05
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12oz can drunk on premise at Hardywood. Aroma was light corn notes, plenty of sweet pale malts, and some slightly grassy notes. Flavor was actually nice malt character, with some grassy hops, and some straw notes. Was nice and creamy and refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Nov 2013
at 10:03
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at the brewery. Poured a light amber/orange color with a small white head. Aroma was a ton of bitter grapefruit notes, pine, citrus. Flavor had a ton of citrus notes, lots of hops, and plenty of grapefruit. Bitter notes. This was pretty tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Nov 2013
at 23:28
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
12oz pour at the brewery. Pours a watery black with some creamy beige head. Nose is mild, some roast, molasses, some ginger, brown sugar, some cookie. Flavor is nice, malty, sweet, molasses, some spice, ginger, a flick of black pepper, cookie, toast. Sweet finish. Super drinkable for 9.2%.
Tried
on 16 Nov 2013
at 11:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours hazy golden orange color with off white head. Aromas of fruits and yeast with some malts. Similar flavors. Light to medium body with lively carbonation.
Tried
on 26 Oct 2013
at 08:12