Subsidiaries
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz. bottle. Pours a clear, brown color, with a small, beige head. The nose is toffee, cane sugar, pecans, and some strange perfume. Sweet and malty, with a light bitterness. Easy and pretty nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2021
at 16:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at The Pizza Barn in NM. Pours clear light golden with a small off-white head, light lacing. Tropical fruit, mango, pine, grapefruit. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Jun 2020
at 00:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at ABQ brewpub. Black pour, still, flat. Light sweet vanilla in the aroma. A bit of the roast comes through in the taste, more vanilla and the lactose is hard to find.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Feb 2020
at 02:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 oz bottle from Total Wine. Golden pour, light haze, skimpy white head. Aroma is hoopy, light, woody, grassy. taste amps up the hops a bit, offering a nice bitter bite and overall snap. Dry, chalky finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2020
at 03:23
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 oz bottle from Total Wine. Medium clear amber. Taste and aroms feature caramel malts, light and dusty, Not sweet, more caramel, dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jan 2020
at 02:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
I discovered Alien IPA on tap at a cafe in Santa Fe, NM and later bought a 12 oz bottle at Total Wine. It delivers a bright yellow, see-through liquid completed by a touch of white foam. It tastes of citrus, an interesting honey sweetness and has an appreciated hop-forward presence (meaning it is not NE style). Nice effort.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jun 2019
at 01:43
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sierra Blanca was an unknown brewer to me until dinner the other evening in Santa Fe. Today I try their amber ale in a 12 oz bottle. Chilled well and pouring into a shaker glass, it appears a dark amber in color sporting a thin, light tan head. The nose is caramel, cereal and a bit medicinal. And the taste, malt, some hops, grain and a small sweetness. Not bad. Just uninspiring. It might benefit with a slice of lime.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2019
at 22:18
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 3.5
Bottle. Clear amber with a very light beige head. Sweet malt, caramel, nutty, brown bread. Vegetal notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2019
at 05:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Dark brown, minimal light beige head. Roasted malt, brown bread, caramel, nuts. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2019
at 06:18
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Hazy pale gold, off-white head. Citrus, honey, melon, pine notes, light malt. Okay.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jan 2019
at 04:48