Moonraker Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Auburn,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Moonraker Brewing Company
Established in 2016
Contact
12970 Earhart Ave, #100, Auburn, CA, 95602, United States
Description
Modern Artisanal Beer
Est. 2016
Est. 2016
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is fairly coconut forward with moderate chocolate notes. Some light roast and hints of dark fruit and anise. Light bourbon and faint oak notes. Coconut aroma is a bit sweet and bordering on sunscreen character. Pours black with a medium sized, thick dark mocha head that recedes somewhat quickly to the edges where it lingers for a bit. No lacing and moderately long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with moderately strong chocolate notes. Light caramel and toffee with a bit of roast as well. Medium bitterness. Moderate coconut notes with a light, sweet sunscreen note. Light bourbon and alcohol spice with a bit of fair oak and dark fruit notes. Mouthfeel is full bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice imperial stout. The coconut is a bit sunscreen like, but the beer is less bitter and astringent than the maple version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2018
at 05:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Hazy amber beer with a cream head. tropical fruit and grapefruit aroma. Tropical fruit and grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and grapefruit linger.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jun 2018
at 01:11
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from a 500 ml bottle. Aroma is malt forward with a lot of chocolate and some lighter roast notes. Light caramel and toffee notes with hints of molasses. Medium light bourbon and maple notes with even lighter oak.morr maple as it warms but a bit more alcohol spice as well. Pours jet black with a medium large, thick, frothy, dark brown-cola head that recedes to a small, thick film that lingers. No lacing and moderate length legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with a lot of chocolate, caramel and toffee. Lighter roast and molasses. Medium light bourbon and maple notes with some light oak. Light alcohol spice with a bit of anise and dark fruit. Moderately strong bitterness. Mouthfeel is full bodied and a bit sticky with medium carbonation. Low, but present astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty nice imperial stout. Nice maple, bourbon and oak notes. The alcohol is a bit strong and the bitterness and astringency a touch too high, but otherwise a really nice beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2018
at 06:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Hazy amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and tropical fruit aroma. Tropical fruit flavor with light earthiness. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and grapefruit linger.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Jun 2018
at 23:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at Cap Hop. Pours very, very hazy grapefruit gold with a white head. Aroma is citrus/mango. Med + body. Flavor is very citrus/mango with a large lactose dose. Far from dry. Quite hoppy. Definitely bitter once the lactose washes away. There’s an usual (to me) lingering sweet/bitterness hanging around in the finish. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jun 2018
at 18:52
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated 04/13/2018. Aroma is hop forward with lots of tropical fruit, citrus and dank notes. Mango, passion fruit, pineapple, grapefruit and orange with some resin and light melon. Light cracker malt notes with hints of alcohol spice. Pours a rather hazy, dull, golden straw with a medium large, thick pillowy, white head that recedes to a thin film that lingers. Moderately high amounts of lacing and small legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with light cracker malt and faint oats notes. Medium bitterness with light alcohol spice. Quite a bit of hop flavor with mango, passion fruit, melon and orange as well as lighter melon notes and resin. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice beer with great hop notes. Very fruity with some light resin notes and a balanced, light, sweet, malt note. Easy drinking with a good hop profile.
Tried
from Can
on 03 May 2018
at 04:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from a 16 oz can dated 04/11/2018. Aroma is very coconut forward upfront. Light tropical fruit notes including mango and pineapple as well as some grapefruit. Light cracker malt notes. Pours a hazy gold color with a medium sized, thick creamy, white head that exhibits decent retention as it recedes to the edges where it lingers a bit. Moderate lacing and small legs. Flavor is moderately sweet with faint cracker malt notes. Lots of coconut with medium light bitterness. Light tropical fruit and citrus notes with a bit of lactose. Light alcohol spice. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, an interesting take on an IPA. Tatses a lot like a coconut shake, but it doesn't have much hop profile or bitterness. It's not really clear what makes this an IPA, but it's tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2018
at 03:53
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated 04/19/2018. Aroma is fruity and very hop forward with light cracker malt and oat notes. Lots of mango, pineapple, passion fruit and guava with some light citrus and melon notes. Light dank resin notes as well. Pours a very hazy, murky, golden straw color with a medium sized, medium thick, frothy, white head that recedes to the edges where it lingers. Light lacing and small legs. Flavor has a medium light sweetness with light cracker malt and oat notes. Moderate bitterness with light alcohol spice. Moderately strong hop notes with a similar profile to the aroma, but with a bit more of a resin, dank note. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice DIPA. Lots of nice hop notes with a light, easy drinking malt profile. A bit more dank resin notes than I expect from Moonraker, but I guess that is Cellarmaker's doing.
Tried
from Can
on 01 May 2018
at 05:00
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated 02/22/2018. Aroma is very hop forward with lots of tropical fruit and hints of citrus. Lots of mango, passion fruit, guava and melon notes. Light resin notes and hints of cracker malt notes. Pours a hazy yellow gold, with a medium sized, thick, pillowy white head that recedes to a thin film that lingers. Light lacing and small legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with light cracker malt notes. Medium bitterness and moderately strong hop notes. Lots of tropical fruit with light citrus and resin. Mango and passion fruit mostly with a bit of melon and guava. Light alcohol notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice IPA. I like the hop profile a lot and the base beer works well with the hops.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Apr 2018
at 03:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft. Murky golden beer with a whitish head. Light grapefruit and light summer fruit aroma. Summer fruit and grapefruit flavor with light malt. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Summer fruit and grapefruit linger with light pine.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Apr 2018
at 18:22