7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Pours hazy light gold into a shaker. White head with medium retention recedes to pool surface. Melon aromas. Medium bodied with sweet melon and white smarties front to back. Medium length earthy hop finish.
Tried
on 07 Jun 2026
at 01:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7
Can at Ashland Ale house. Brown muddled pour and some head. Nose is caramel and raisins. Tatses of malt, caramel, bread, raisin, some earth. Lighter bodied. Quick finish.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2026
at 00:45
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: semi-hazy burnt orange color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: danky earthy, floral and melon-like hops with a clean malt bill
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bitter to bittersweet earthy and malty quality; finishes slightly floral and melon-like
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable, good smoothness but also some hop bitterness assertiveness but not too much - just noticeable
Overall: nice enough IPA - somewhat like a cross between an IPA and a NEIPA.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: semi-hazy burnt orange color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: danky earthy, floral and melon-like hops with a clean malt bill
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bitter to bittersweet earthy and malty quality; finishes slightly floral and melon-like
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable, good smoothness but also some hop bitterness assertiveness but not too much - just noticeable
Overall: nice enough IPA - somewhat like a cross between an IPA and a NEIPA.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2026
at 00:16
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Thanks Kevin for the can!
Poured into a snifter.
Appearance: pours dark brown but appears closer to black in the glass with a one and a half fingers of tan foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: black coffee roast, dark fruits, treacle, milk chocolate and dark chocolate; sweet wafers underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet dark fruity to a chocolatey malty sweetness flanked by a delicate roastiness; lingering finish of dark fruity, chocolatey, and subtle roasty coffee-ish tones
Texture: medium to full bodied, good sipper, robust smoothness, no roasty or anything grinding into the tongue
Overall: great old school-ish RIS. Man, they don't make 'em like this anymore.
Thanks Kevin for the can!
Poured into a snifter.
Appearance: pours dark brown but appears closer to black in the glass with a one and a half fingers of tan foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: black coffee roast, dark fruits, treacle, milk chocolate and dark chocolate; sweet wafers underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet dark fruity to a chocolatey malty sweetness flanked by a delicate roastiness; lingering finish of dark fruity, chocolatey, and subtle roasty coffee-ish tones
Texture: medium to full bodied, good sipper, robust smoothness, no roasty or anything grinding into the tongue
Overall: great old school-ish RIS. Man, they don't make 'em like this anymore.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2026
at 00:06
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: clear golden yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: floral and earthy hops up front with a nice bready malt base
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine hoppy sweet to a malty sweet sort of way, subtle hop spice; finishes crisp and floral with a touch of dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, clean smoothness
Overall: worthy pilsener of returning to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: clear golden yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: floral and earthy hops up front with a nice bready malt base
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine hoppy sweet to a malty sweet sort of way, subtle hop spice; finishes crisp and floral with a touch of dryness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, clean smoothness
Overall: worthy pilsener of returning to.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2026
at 23:53
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On draft, no head at all. Sickly sweet molasses, brown sugar, minimal hop bitterness, unbalanced, missing the malt smoothness in favour of thin sugar sweetness
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Feb 2026
at 18:56
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Brewery draught, 12/5/25.
Lightly-to-moderately hazy, drab brass-bronze-golden with a small, white head.
Fruity, lightly woody and lightly piney, but not any significant resin. Some fruity yeast, but not intensely so.
More of a West Coast with a chewy, hazy texture and perhaps more all-around fruitiness. Still a good deal of pine and wood with light spice. Maybe a touch too much of all of that overall, but very competent nonetheless.
Lightly-to-moderately hazy, drab brass-bronze-golden with a small, white head.
Fruity, lightly woody and lightly piney, but not any significant resin. Some fruity yeast, but not intensely so.
More of a West Coast with a chewy, hazy texture and perhaps more all-around fruitiness. Still a good deal of pine and wood with light spice. Maybe a touch too much of all of that overall, but very competent nonetheless.
Tried
from Draft
at
Moat Mountain Smokehouse and Brewing Company
on 10 Dec 2025
at 15:02
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Brewery draught, 12/5/25.
Mostly clear, bright goldenrod with a small, but firm, white head.
Fruity with leafy, earthy, peppery hops that are similarly bright like the Clockwork Mandarina. Yeast is very tasteful, better than Chouffe Dobbelen, with less crude ester/phenol. Just some fruitiness, lighter white pepper and a bit of stone fruit. Biscuity malts gently balance.
Fruity, medium-bodied with excellent malt depth and attenuation. Herbal, grassy and floral hops aren't my favorite, but there's significantly lower crude yeast character than most Belgian beers of this style. Nice snappy, malty, fruity finish.
Mostly clear, bright goldenrod with a small, but firm, white head.
Fruity with leafy, earthy, peppery hops that are similarly bright like the Clockwork Mandarina. Yeast is very tasteful, better than Chouffe Dobbelen, with less crude ester/phenol. Just some fruitiness, lighter white pepper and a bit of stone fruit. Biscuity malts gently balance.
Fruity, medium-bodied with excellent malt depth and attenuation. Herbal, grassy and floral hops aren't my favorite, but there's significantly lower crude yeast character than most Belgian beers of this style. Nice snappy, malty, fruity finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Moat Mountain Smokehouse and Brewing Company
on 10 Dec 2025
at 14:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Brewery draught, 12/5/25, as pictured.
Bright and hoppy with fresh, fruity and citrusy hops with a touch of pine and grass. Cracker and light honey-like malt gently balances. Yeast is fruity but not too heavily estery. Just a real fresh, bright, highly aromatic hoppiness to it.
Same in flavor. Good medium, malty body with good attenuation and fruity, brightly citrusy hops with balanced bitterness and a clean finish. Usually hate Mandarina Bavaria hops, but they are done tastefully here (not overboiled).
Bright and hoppy with fresh, fruity and citrusy hops with a touch of pine and grass. Cracker and light honey-like malt gently balances. Yeast is fruity but not too heavily estery. Just a real fresh, bright, highly aromatic hoppiness to it.
Same in flavor. Good medium, malty body with good attenuation and fruity, brightly citrusy hops with balanced bitterness and a clean finish. Usually hate Mandarina Bavaria hops, but they are done tastefully here (not overboiled).
Tried
from Draft
at
Moat Mountain Smokehouse and Brewing Company
on 10 Dec 2025
at 14:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Brewery draught 12/6/25.
Clear golden with a small, but somewhat firm, white head.
Smells the part with an excellent, authentic yeast signature and good malt character without too much breadiness. Mild but evident, herbal and grassy hops. Reasonably crisp in the end.
Similar flavors with a lighter but not thin body and ample malt. Yeast and hop lighten the fairly dry finish. Clean, flavorful, drinkable.
Clear golden with a small, but somewhat firm, white head.
Smells the part with an excellent, authentic yeast signature and good malt character without too much breadiness. Mild but evident, herbal and grassy hops. Reasonably crisp in the end.
Similar flavors with a lighter but not thin body and ample malt. Yeast and hop lighten the fairly dry finish. Clean, flavorful, drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Dec 2025
at 14:21