6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at a Churchkey event, pours a hazy yellow with some creamy, white head. Nose is perfume, grass, a little estery, hints of bubblegum. Flavor is sweet with tropical fruits, a little eraser - but maybe that’s something weird with the grist, some bubblegum too. Finishes both chalky and creamy.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 May 2017
at 12:01
7.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at a Churchkey event, pours an oily orange with no head. Nose has peach blossoms, flowers, stone fruit, apricot, mild acid. Flavor is all stone fruit, oily, apricot, dried pineapple, butter oak. Finishes oily.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 May 2017
at 12:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at a Churchkey event, pours a muddy brown with some of white head. Nose has toast, brown sugar, some cocoa powder. Flavor follows, toast, cocoa, some brown sugar. Dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 May 2017
at 11:50
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at a Churchkey event, pours a clear gold with some white head. Perfume nose, honey, melon. Flavor is the same, some metal but honey, melon and perfume. Heavy lilac. Watery finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 May 2017
at 11:30
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
The Sampler, brooklyn: pours pale yellow with a white head. Aroma is light fruitiness and minerals. Taste is fruity but not juicy. Low bitterness. Easy to drink. Good.
Tried
on 05 May 2017
at 22:01
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750mL bottled December 2016, drunk 3/17/17 at Haymaker.
Another strong appearance, with a big white head showing moderate to strong retention atop a straw-golden body with light copper hues and a bit of haze.
Similar to Slow Bustle, but with a much more aromatic and elegant Brett character that adds juicy lime, light leather and other fruit notes. The same Hill Farmstead-like minerality, light lactic character and just a wonderful range of grain notes behind it all adding wheat and other cereal-like notes to the delicate honey from the pils malt. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it’s elegant and full of a solid honey-like malt character that provides ample texture as tight carbonation carries the fruity and lightly tart Brett notes on to the finish. Free from the twangy/punchy character of slow bustle, this one alternates between long Brett fruitiness and tartness and delicate honey and grain. Clean, crisp, with a fresh house character. Fantastic!
Another strong appearance, with a big white head showing moderate to strong retention atop a straw-golden body with light copper hues and a bit of haze.
Similar to Slow Bustle, but with a much more aromatic and elegant Brett character that adds juicy lime, light leather and other fruit notes. The same Hill Farmstead-like minerality, light lactic character and just a wonderful range of grain notes behind it all adding wheat and other cereal-like notes to the delicate honey from the pils malt. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it’s elegant and full of a solid honey-like malt character that provides ample texture as tight carbonation carries the fruity and lightly tart Brett notes on to the finish. Free from the twangy/punchy character of slow bustle, this one alternates between long Brett fruitiness and tartness and delicate honey and grain. Clean, crisp, with a fresh house character. Fantastic!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2017
at 18:09
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled November 2016, drunk 3/17/17 at Haymaker.
Good clarity with just a light haze to it and a deep, golden-brass hue. White head atop is large and shows moderate to moderately-strong retention.
The nose smells like Hill Farmstead; it has that tell tale bacterial character producing lots of lactic acid with a lovely minerality and mild, fruity, leathery-at-times Brett character. Big fruity esters provide lots of yellow fruit with light spongecake, vanilla and moderate cereal character behind it, from the grains. Very rustic and aromatic and as it breathes the lactic acidity folds in to the beer much more, providing a homogenous character. Don’t get as much black pepper that I usually get from fermented honey, but that’s quite alright. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it’s dry, well-attenuated with a malty texture and engaging, natural carbonation. Tartness from the bacteria and Brett mix with strong cereal-like suggestions from the grain. The finish has a bit of a twangy, bready, somewhat sharp character that builds up more and more as the beer progresses until by the end I’m actively annoyed with it. A little more malt depth and even sweetness here, with less twangy acidity, would go a long way.
Good clarity with just a light haze to it and a deep, golden-brass hue. White head atop is large and shows moderate to moderately-strong retention.
The nose smells like Hill Farmstead; it has that tell tale bacterial character producing lots of lactic acid with a lovely minerality and mild, fruity, leathery-at-times Brett character. Big fruity esters provide lots of yellow fruit with light spongecake, vanilla and moderate cereal character behind it, from the grains. Very rustic and aromatic and as it breathes the lactic acidity folds in to the beer much more, providing a homogenous character. Don’t get as much black pepper that I usually get from fermented honey, but that’s quite alright. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it’s dry, well-attenuated with a malty texture and engaging, natural carbonation. Tartness from the bacteria and Brett mix with strong cereal-like suggestions from the grain. The finish has a bit of a twangy, bready, somewhat sharp character that builds up more and more as the beer progresses until by the end I’m actively annoyed with it. A little more malt depth and even sweetness here, with less twangy acidity, would go a long way.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Apr 2017
at 18:05
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours clear straw into a tulip. Bright white head with good retention recedes leaving spider lacing. Funky lemon aromas. Medium bodied but sharp with dough and biscuit upfront turning to tart lemon chiffon before the lasting bitter earth finish.
Tried
on 15 Apr 2017
at 16:35
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Mango and snakefruit like your are lost in the wrong section of the Thai fruit market. Hazy orange pour with decent head. Bitter finish. Tap at Churchkey
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Apr 2017
at 17:22
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
4 oz pour on draft at ChurchKey. Thanks solidfunk! Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of wheat, corn, malt. Tastes of wheat, corn, malt. Light body with a dry finish. Good pils.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Apr 2017
at 23:27