Draught at Deep Ellum, 2/21/14 Very hazy pour, even worse than the fort point I had. Deep golden with very light amber tints and, at least, a mountainous, very well-retained white head. Nose is similar to Fort Point, though not as expressive and a little more straightforward with the citrus. Perhaps a touch more pine in there but no alcohol. A bit of doughiness and some other strange notes (almost a hickory nut-like lime-sugariness). Medium to medium high strength of aroma. No alcohol noted. At first sip, it’s a little muddled thanks to all the sediment. The hops certainly come forward, adding plentiful dry orange rind and lots of white grapefruit bitterness. Grows more acidic on the palate until the malts take over towards the end, adding simple sugar and honey like notes. As it warms the malts continue to pour forth really sweetening things. An odd, almost bittersweet lime-like note works its way in leaving a slightly unclean feel. By the end of the glass, it’s too sweet for my taste, albeit not horribly so. Very thick texture, medium to medium-full bodied. There’s certainly a fine line between over and under producing a beer. In a very good example, this was certainly under produced (ie. it seems like it came off secondary too quickly and was just thrown in to kegs in a very rustic, unfiltered/unfined state) while the Mayflower Rye that my friend had was overproduced, being ultra clear and having a hard, almost lifeless/industrial feel to it from the over-filtration. 6/4/6/3/12 Growler filled 2/3/16 and drunk 2/7/16. Well, this certainly is different than the previous experience. Gloriously hoppy, clean fresh and stunningly drinkable. Obviously Trillium has come a long way since I last rated this. One of their more dry, crisp, yet still flavorful and hoppy pales. Always the biggest fan of their low gravity pale ales and this is no exception. Right up there with Pocket Pigeon (and I assume on par with Skimpy Sparrow, though I missed it). Rating is for this version. Draught at Fenway, 3/1/22. Yikes this smells heavily of sulfur. In the mouth it's light and fruity, but overly watery. I LOVE the small bird series and there's a certain element of wateriness or low gravity that I appreciate but this is outside of that. Just watery and washed out. Peach, lemon and pine are weak and there's a lot of particulate-like blandness with lingering pine-like bitterness. Nothing comes together here, just a mess.

Draught at Lord Hobo 1/26/14
Very clear appearance with a staunch white head. Pale gold body.
Moderate esters in the nose provide peach, apricot and a touch of banana. Some dry, spicy hops add a touch of bitterness and there’s a little bit of an almost lactic-like creamed-wheat. Not a very strong aroma.
All the problems the Valley Buckwheat had this one lacks. It’s much "cleaner", completely free of sediment and not chewy or sweet at all. But unfortunately, it just seems very lackluster and "hard" for lack of a better term. Sharp, bitter, not overly flavorful hops are very astringent, as the malts are stark, lightly sweet and the yeast provides lightly acidic esters and phenols on the fininsh. Fresh on draft, but if I didnt know better, I’d think this thing had sat around for a month or two. Carbonation is loose leading to wateriness on the finish. More sharpness on the end.

Draught at Deep Ellum, Summer 2013
Somewhat cloudier-than-it-should be pour shows a marmalade colored body with an initially large white head that shows moderate to low retention.
Pleasant, light esters reveal banana and clove with a honey note from the malt. Sweet before the peppery phenols pick up, beginning to dry and balance the nose. But the excess sediment in solution dulls it somewhat and gives it a premature finish, with the aroma not really lingering or terribly high in strenghth. No flaws or alcohol noted, otherwise, which is very promising.
Lightly sweet malts give the lightest of pale sugar impressions while the fruity yeast and citrusy-tropical hoppiness washes over the palate. Good, true flavor, just muddled with some sediment-in-solution-dullness. Carbonation is low to moderate and could actually use a boost to really display the otherwise lighter hop aroma. And the cloudiness has to go, but those aren’t major concerns and I assume they will work that out.

Growler shared by Leighton at RBWG 2014, thanks! Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a lot of earthy and musty grain with a hint of flora underlying. Flavor is a bit thin with light grain and light flora as well as a touch of earthiness.

2014 RBWG. Bottle shared at the Friday Night Downtown Inn Bottle Share. Bright gold with a white head. Little aroma. Neither sweet nor bitter. Not much else going on here.

RBWG14 Trip Rating #71. Growler pour shared by Leighton. Thanks! Pours a clear amber with a thin white head. Fair head retention. Aroma of yeast, candi sugar, nutty, herbaceous notes. The taste is herbaceous, stone fruits, candi sugar, yeast, spice. Medium bodied, slight lingering spice, no heat.

Growler shared by Leighton, thanks! Pours a hazy pale yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has bit of a dank pine note with a grass, citrus and sweet grain backing. Flavor has bitter citrus up front with a bit of light fruit but finish is dank pine and resin.

Growler at RBWG, thanks. Pours a clear gold that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has notes of citrus with growing pine and grass as well as a light bread backing. Flavor is similar with a nice light citrus and grass combination backed by a light bread note.