tiong (21414) reviewed Tiniebla from Cerveceria Insurgente 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught @ Bottlecraft Little Italy, San Diego, CA Pours yellowish orange with a small foamy head. Aroma of juicy fruits, zesty lemon, spices and citrus. Taste is fruity, zesty and lemony with some orange peel and spicy notes. Finish is smooth, and a bit stuffy with some spicy notes. Refreshing.
bb (18607) reviewed La Lupulosa from Cerveceria Insurgente 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit and light pine aroma with light lemon. Grapefruit and pine flavor with light caramel backing. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and light pine linger.
DSG (25989) reviewed Nocturna from Cerveceria Insurgente 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle sample at a tasting at Alexey’s place. Thanks Alexey. Dark brown. Aroma of roast and some piney and "green" hops. Flavor with roast and bitter hops, piney and "green". Medium-bodied.
DSG (25989) reviewed La Lupulosa from Cerveceria Insurgente 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Alexey’s place. Thanks Alexey. Hazy golden with a white head. Fruity hops aroma, kinda citric and slightly stale. Flavor of citric hops, slightly stale, with nice bitterness. Medium-bodied.
bhensonb (22726) reviewed La Lupulosa from Cerveceria Insurgente 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bomber from Bine & Vine. Pours Pours hazy copper with a slight beige? head. Aroma of resin and fruit. And caramel. Med + body. Flavor is quite malty, especially as the quaff drains away. The hop is "strong" fruit - it’s not citrus, and it’s not ? Maybe it’s odd fruits. But it’s really strongly flavored. Each quaff is rather malty/sweet, but as it drains things go bitter. To some extent it’s like sucking on wood. Flavors move around. I think we need to say this is complex. Cactus is coming to mind. Enough. Damn flavorful in a non-NW IPA manner. We may have to start talking about SoB IPAs (South of the Border, not what you thought!) Last minute thought - maybe tea is an appropriate descriptor. As one of the many flavors.
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Brown Ale from Cerveceria Insurgente 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber from Bine & Vine. Pours nearly opaque copper with a large creamy/foamy beige/tan head. Through an inch of foam the aroma seems chocolate and nutty. Just a guess. Med + body. Flavor is light pine, earthy, some chocolate - more than hints. It’s malty in a toasty/roasty way, but there seems to be a lot of hop, or at least enough to keep the malt down. Might be a touch of greasy nut, or not. Seems like something stranded between a black IPA and a porter. It probably qualifies for brown, and it’s definitely a nice ale whichever style it might be.
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Nocturna from Cerveceria Insurgente 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bomber from Bine & Vine. Pours dark brown with a creamy/foamy dark tan head. Aroma seems a mix of resin and fruit, with a somewhat burnt malt backbone. Seems full bodied. Flavor is dark chocolate, malt and arguably resin hop. Might be a coffee touch. No skimping on ingredients here. Finishing malty but towards dry and bitter. Nice stuff. Could be one of the better Black IPAs around.
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Tiniebla from Cerveceria Insurgente 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bomber from Bine & Vine. Pours dirty hazy gold with a slight white head. Aroma is orange peel and coriander, but it seems like it’s a bit cooked. Med body. Definitely zest, but coriander seems to have almost left. It is dry. I’ve certainly had other wits I enjoyed less.
Oakes (33770) reviewed Tiniebla from Cerveceria Insurgente 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Hazy yellow. Aroma is coriander, wheaty, slightly fruity. Starts sweet, slightly doughy with coriander and tangerine notes, then a tartness kicks in, and it’s not entirely coherent.
Oakes (33770) reviewed La Lupulosa from Cerveceria Insurgente 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Hazy light amber, big head. Berryish hop nose, touch of yeast. Quite sweet, chewy light crystal with a fruity, berryish hop character. Far too chewy in the end.