5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Crisp and fairly deep copper and even light amber coloured body with a very thin, single centimetre tall off-white and tan head that fades very quickliy. Aroma of light metal, grass, grapefruit, caramelised sugars with a slight hit of citrus bitterness, too, but the crisp hops are still stronger. Medium-bodied; Very crisp, grassy and herbal hop notes domiante here with a moderately strong malt punch that provides more than enough support to the hop bitterness, and actually show too much rustic earthiness compared to the hops here. Aftertaste is deep, rich and very earthy with caramel, nuts and strong flavours throughout, with the bitterness deep, showing some toffee and caramelised sugar notes at the end, but the malt perhaps stronger than all the hops. Overall, a decent, older school, East Coast IPA, with more malts than hops in entirety and only a dash of hop bitterness that shows through the nutty and earthy malt notes. Nice to sample from Colorado, pretty fresh, but I was expecting much more from this one...but happy I at least brough it home with me to try! I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Trader Joe's in Fort Collins, Colorado on 31-January-2022 for US$2,50, best by 28-February-2022 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 28-April-2022.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jul 2023
at 20:41
4.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
can. Clear golden pour with a sudsy white head that has fair retention. The aroma is strong with corn, breads, and straw. The taste was very bready with corn, honey and some mildly bitter herbs. The palate was full and viscous with prickly carbonation. Finishes medium in duration and sticky. Overall: Decent--In fact this may be the best Mexican style lager I've ever tasted.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2023
at 20:03
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.6
Can. Cloudy opaque yellow with a small white head. The aroma is big and bold with grapefruit and some pineapple. The taste, like the aroma. is grapefruit and pineapple with a bit of lemon on the side. Medium bitterness provided by the grapefruit. The palate is full and viscous. Overall: Decent brew, but seemed like a bit of a one trick pony.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Jun 2023
at 19:15
Canned 3/28/23.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Jun 2023
at 15:18
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught at Oskar Blues Denver: pours black with beige head. Aroma is coffee and dark chocolate. Taste is sweetish, slightly roasty. Nice aftertaste.
Tried
on 21 Apr 2023
at 22:24
7/10
Tried
on 06 Apr 2023
at 18:02
8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Black with a creamy, beige head. Aroma full of heavily roasted grains. There’s touches of coffee and chocolate, but the sheer “burntness” of it dominates. Burnt bitter taste with a milk chocolate sweetness underneath. Faint tartness. Medium-bodied, mild carbonation, good chewiness. Nice balance overall. Tasty!
Tried
on 21 Mar 2023
at 17:52
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Tap. Pours clear chestnut, anak tan head, good lacing. Aroma is malty, caramel, roasty, marzipan, date. Flavor is merlin sweet, light plus bitter, hint of smoke. Medium body, silky mouthfeel.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Mar 2023
at 00:26
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Pours clear yellow, medium white head, great lacing. Aroma is light, floral, tangerine, lemon, grass. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter. Merlin body, soft mouthfeel.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Mar 2023
at 00:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap. Pours crystal clear golden, small off white head, great lacing. Aroma is light, notes of grapefruit, floral, touch of dishwater. Flavor is light plus sweet, medium plus bitter. Medium body, soft mouthfeel.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Mar 2023
at 00:17