Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Pour is a almost black with some red showing through the beer. Aroma is a definite cocoa. It has that milk chocolate aroma to it. Flavor is a first chocolate but then you notice that is about all you get. A real thin mouthfeel and there is almost no malt presence to back up the chocolate. If you want a beer with some chocolate flavor but with out any malt or hop presence to get in the way then this is the beer for you.
Ibrew2or3 (10834) reviewed Elusive IPA from Public House Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12oz bottle, courtesy of gregwilsonstl, pours with a crystal clear copper body that has gold hues and supports a thin full off white head of foam. The modest aroma offers up grapefruit and floral hops with a sliver of malts and biscuit to crystal malts in the background. The taste delivers a nice bitter floral hop and citrusy grapefruit hop sensation to start with and then moving into lightly malt sweetened hops and a bit of grassy and herbal like hoppiness. Into the finish it picks up a slight cracker sensation from time to time. Pretty nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
12 oz. bottle. Pitch black pour, with a small, tan, bubbly head. The nose is toast, black coffee, and light syrup and anise. Roasty and lightly sweet, with a low bitterness. Dry and fairly balanced. Light to medium body, chalky, a little acidic, with a clean, watery finish. This is a well-made and tasty stout. Just a little burnt, but not too off-putting. The palate is a little weak, but not too bad. Just a simple, easy stout.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from gregwilsonstl, thanks for the opportunity! Dark brown with faint garnet at the edges, a smattering of off white bubbles grace the surface than quickly dissipate. Rich milk and dark chocolate notes dominate. Lightly fruity, lightly earthy. Fantastic stout, but much too sweet to be a dry stout. The carbonation is faint as well which may lead to a higher perception of sweetness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pour is a hazy yellow with a average sized white head. Aroma is pretty good. Kind of a clean wheat with some bubble gum sweetness and a warm spice. Flavor is more a bland wheat with no coriander or orange peel showing up. I do get a slight spice or tartness after the swallow but nothing to raise the score. This is just an ordinary wit beer the likes of which you have probably had before.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
Bottled. Pour is a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma is a honey sweetness and not much else. Flavor is weird. A small hit of berry but also a lot of dull malt and a big plastic. Not a big fan of fruit wheat beers as they tend to be a boring wheat beer with some artificial flavoring added and this seems to fit that mold.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Aroma is moderately strong piney, resinous hops. Appearance is nice, clear, golden yellow with attractive sparkle and frothy 2 finger-width off-white head with decent retention and minimal lacing. Taste is strong pleasantly moderate bitter balanced with minimal sweet malt backbone. Palate is light to medium bodied with thick and slightly slick texture. Average carbonation and long minimally bitter finish. Overall, a pleasant surprise--not loaded with complexity but not a meek aroma or taste and nice to look at and mouth feel.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Wine and Cheese Place (Rock Hill) MO. Aroma is light esters. Appearance is cloudy yellow-orange with 1 finger width white head, no lacing, and almost volcanic sparkling. Taste is lightly citrusy sweet. Palate is light-bodied with thin texture, flat carbonation and abrupt finish.