7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: semi-hazy burnt orange to copper color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which settled off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney sweet to orangey sweet with a light undertone of green apple; super light biscuity malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes off dry with a touch of orangey to piney bittersweetness
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness with a slight dry sort of tone to it; good carb level; appropriate level of bitterness assertiveness
Overall: I say it works as a West coast DIPA and I can see myself coming back to this.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: semi-hazy burnt orange to copper color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which settled off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney sweet to orangey sweet with a light undertone of green apple; super light biscuity malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes off dry with a touch of orangey to piney bittersweetness
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness with a slight dry sort of tone to it; good carb level; appropriate level of bitterness assertiveness
Overall: I say it works as a West coast DIPA and I can see myself coming back to this.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2026
at 13:23
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to becher glass.
Appearance: dark copper color with a finger and a quarter of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet oniony, piney and orange zesty note to earthy hop arrangement with a slight floral hop note underneath then some semi-clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bitter to bittersweet sort of style; finishes semi-dry with a light earthy tone to it
Texture: light to medium bodied - perhaps closer to medium bodied; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also some rough spots of hop bitterness assertiveness here and there - not too burdensome - just noticeable
Overall: not a bad IPA, possibly one to come back to and somewhat "old school-ish" to possibly "West coast-ish" depending on who you talk to.
Bottle to becher glass.
Appearance: dark copper color with a finger and a quarter of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet oniony, piney and orange zesty note to earthy hop arrangement with a slight floral hop note underneath then some semi-clean malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bitter to bittersweet sort of style; finishes semi-dry with a light earthy tone to it
Texture: light to medium bodied - perhaps closer to medium bodied; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also some rough spots of hop bitterness assertiveness here and there - not too burdensome - just noticeable
Overall: not a bad IPA, possibly one to come back to and somewhat "old school-ish" to possibly "West coast-ish" depending on who you talk to.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Apr 2026
at 13:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt copper color with a light transparency about it and a two finger white foamy head which tapered off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: soft earthy to floral to herbal tones with a sort of hay/straw sweet notes; light notes of crushed coriander and mixed citrusy particles roam in and about the aroma
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to spicy sort of arrangement; finishes with a slight dryness and earthy crisp sort of spice
Texture: light to medium bodied; good sessionability; some smoothness but also subtle earthy spicy tones nicking the tongue here and there - nothing bothersome - just noticeable
Overall: I say a pretty nicely done saison very worthy of coming back to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt copper color with a light transparency about it and a two finger white foamy head which tapered off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: soft earthy to floral to herbal tones with a sort of hay/straw sweet notes; light notes of crushed coriander and mixed citrusy particles roam in and about the aroma
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to spicy sort of arrangement; finishes with a slight dryness and earthy crisp sort of spice
Texture: light to medium bodied; good sessionability; some smoothness but also subtle earthy spicy tones nicking the tongue here and there - nothing bothersome - just noticeable
Overall: I say a pretty nicely done saison very worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2026
at 13:07
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark orange cloudiness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: apricot, lemon to peachy, grapefruity and piney hop noted; stable malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes apricot/peachy and grapefruity
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting anywhere; good carb level - low-ish with a nice low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: nicely done NEIPA I would welcome again.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark orange cloudiness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: apricot, lemon to peachy, grapefruity and piney hop noted; stable malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes apricot/peachy and grapefruity
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting anywhere; good carb level - low-ish with a nice low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: nicely done NEIPA I would welcome again.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 15:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: bright hazy burnt dark yellow to orange cloudiness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to melon to orangey and lemony sweet to bitter hop tones with a mellow malty backbone
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet semi-juicy quality; finishes about the same with a touch of creaminess
Texture: medium bodied; slightly sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting; good low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: a very nicely done NEDIPA I would very much welcome again.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: bright hazy burnt dark yellow to orange cloudiness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to melon to orangey and lemony sweet to bitter hop tones with a mellow malty backbone
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet semi-juicy quality; finishes about the same with a touch of creaminess
Texture: medium bodied; slightly sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting; good low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: a very nicely done NEDIPA I would very much welcome again.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 15:37
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange haziness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: apricot to peachy to pineapple and piney hops up front with a soft clean caramel backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bitter to bittersweet quality; finishes about the same with a touch of dryness
Texture: medium bodied, semi-sessionable; great smoothness with nothing distracting anywhere and a great carb level
Overall: definitely would come back to and have several times.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange haziness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: apricot to peachy to pineapple and piney hops up front with a soft clean caramel backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bitter to bittersweet quality; finishes about the same with a touch of dryness
Texture: medium bodied, semi-sessionable; great smoothness with nothing distracting anywhere and a great carb level
Overall: definitely would come back to and have several times.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2026
at 15:30
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle (bomber) to tulip. Consumed 12/10/2017.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a thin cap of khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: thick fudge-like to brownie-like chocolatey rich tones with black coffee and caramel/toffee lingering indulgent sweetness with fresh sprucy/pine needly hops in the middle; subtle boozy sweetness
Flavor: pretty much is spot on of the aromas in a very sweet decadent quality with a subtle roasty tone underneath; finishes extremely rich and decadently sweet
Texture: full bodied; this is a sipper; great smoothness along the tongue with just a little bit of alcohol noted but seems not very bothersome; good carb level
Overall: what a big boozy stout and one I would welcome again!
Bottle (bomber) to tulip. Consumed 12/10/2017.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a thin cap of khaki foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: thick fudge-like to brownie-like chocolatey rich tones with black coffee and caramel/toffee lingering indulgent sweetness with fresh sprucy/pine needly hops in the middle; subtle boozy sweetness
Flavor: pretty much is spot on of the aromas in a very sweet decadent quality with a subtle roasty tone underneath; finishes extremely rich and decadently sweet
Texture: full bodied; this is a sipper; great smoothness along the tongue with just a little bit of alcohol noted but seems not very bothersome; good carb level
Overall: what a big boozy stout and one I would welcome again!
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2026
at 17:01
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which trailed off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mango, tangerine and pineapple-y hop tones with a light clean malty backbone
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet semi-juicy tone to a bittersweet juicy quality; finishes mango and tangerine juicy toned
Texture: light to medium bodied; semi-sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting; good low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA worth coming back to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which trailed off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mango, tangerine and pineapple-y hop tones with a light clean malty backbone
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet semi-juicy tone to a bittersweet juicy quality; finishes mango and tangerine juicy toned
Texture: light to medium bodied; semi-sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting; good low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA worth coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2026
at 11:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: chill haze orange to ruddy copper color with a sly transparency about it and a two finger white foamy head which slid off delicately to leave some light lace
Aroma: floral, peachy, pineapple-y and tangerine-like hoppy sweet notes; bready malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to subtle bitter quality; finishes mostly peachy and tangerine-like
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting; good low carb; medium to low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty good AIPA I believe I could return to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: chill haze orange to ruddy copper color with a sly transparency about it and a two finger white foamy head which slid off delicately to leave some light lace
Aroma: floral, peachy, pineapple-y and tangerine-like hoppy sweet notes; bready malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to subtle bitter quality; finishes mostly peachy and tangerine-like
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting; good low carb; medium to low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty good AIPA I believe I could return to.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2026
at 10:57
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: cardboard haze orange color with a quickly dissipating frothy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy to mango to subtle blueberry-ish hop notes with a nice clean malty backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine citrusy blueberry and mango juicy mixture; finishes mostly citrusy and mango and fairly juicy
Texture: light to medium bodied; good sessionability; good smoothness and low carb profile with a low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA I would return to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: cardboard haze orange color with a quickly dissipating frothy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy to mango to subtle blueberry-ish hop notes with a nice clean malty backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine citrusy blueberry and mango juicy mixture; finishes mostly citrusy and mango and fairly juicy
Texture: light to medium bodied; good sessionability; good smoothness and low carb profile with a low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA I would return to.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2026
at 16:46