6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at Elizabeth Station, Bellingham; this should be the 2013 vintage
Brown color, clean, with small head. Candi sugar aroma, a bit fruity. The body is thinner than expected; malt and caramel flavor, sweetish, with low bitterness, and light booze in the end.
Simple.
Brown color, clean, with small head. Candi sugar aroma, a bit fruity. The body is thinner than expected; malt and caramel flavor, sweetish, with low bitterness, and light booze in the end.
Simple.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Sep 2014
at 23:59
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
This pours from the can a yellow gold colour with an impressive head of billowy foam. Slowly shrinking foam reveals some nice lacing.
The nose is of bitter citrus, grapefruit, and more bitterness from what I perceive as pine. Btw, there’s still a 1 finger head of foam since I poured it.
A west coast IPA it claims to be and by golly, a west coast IPA it is. Deliciously bitter without being overly so. It’s more of a piney hop bitterness than a citrus one and that pine seems to carry just the wee bit of malt sweetness along for the ride.
That, I think, takes the possible over the top bitterness to my palate to a more manageable level; it is still a very hop forward brew, mind you, but it rests in my comfort zone and that is always what I hope for in brews of this type.
The mouthfeel? Lets me just call it perfect.
Beertunes, mate, a big thank you for this wonderful nectar. I’m enjoying the long lasting aftertaste even now that my glass is sadly empty.
The nose is of bitter citrus, grapefruit, and more bitterness from what I perceive as pine. Btw, there’s still a 1 finger head of foam since I poured it.
A west coast IPA it claims to be and by golly, a west coast IPA it is. Deliciously bitter without being overly so. It’s more of a piney hop bitterness than a citrus one and that pine seems to carry just the wee bit of malt sweetness along for the ride.
That, I think, takes the possible over the top bitterness to my palate to a more manageable level; it is still a very hop forward brew, mind you, but it rests in my comfort zone and that is always what I hope for in brews of this type.
The mouthfeel? Lets me just call it perfect.
Beertunes, mate, a big thank you for this wonderful nectar. I’m enjoying the long lasting aftertaste even now that my glass is sadly empty.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Sep 2014
at 09:22
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Growler brought up from Bellingham courtesy of Chris.
Chris and I both had ours out of pint glasses.
The appearance was a black color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. The lacing was there with a fairly thick stringy speckling that ends up rolling down the sides of the glass.
The smell had some good rounded roasty coffee notes to let in a nice bitter citrus hoppiness rolling in nicely.
The taste combined those flavors nicely.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionable aspect about it. The carbonation was good for the style and for me. Roasty and citrus bittersweet qualities rolled over my tongue.
Overall, this was a pretty good black ale that I would have again.
Chris and I both had ours out of pint glasses.
The appearance was a black color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated within about a minute. The lacing was there with a fairly thick stringy speckling that ends up rolling down the sides of the glass.
The smell had some good rounded roasty coffee notes to let in a nice bitter citrus hoppiness rolling in nicely.
The taste combined those flavors nicely.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionable aspect about it. The carbonation was good for the style and for me. Roasty and citrus bittersweet qualities rolled over my tongue.
Overall, this was a pretty good black ale that I would have again.
Tried
from Growler
on 27 Aug 2014
at 20:06
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Kulshan, pours a clear yellow with a small white head. Aroma is pungent, with loads of herbal, pot-like hops - that's all I'm really getting. Flavour is really pot-like, with loads of marijuana hops. Not really any malt backing at all, just an overpowering of marijuana hops. Good beer, but a tad too monolithic and too much pot.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2014
at 21:36
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at Kulshan, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out crackery malt, floral hops and some herbal notes. Flavour is fairly full, with herbal hops and dry crackery malt. Pretty boring stuff and a little flat. Okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Jul 2014
at 21:35
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft pour at the brewery. Pours light gold with a near odorless aroma. White grape juice flavor with some other mild fruit flavor. Short peppery finish. Light summer time beer. Pretty good.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Jul 2014
at 13:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft - Pale malts and Belgian yeast. Pale gold with a rich head. Sweet hay and citrus with a peppery finish, orange peel and a nice light bitter finish. Nice and decent to the style.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2014
at 14:27
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft - Sweet peach and tropical fruit. Clear gold with a decent white head. Woody and earthy with a bit of bitterness. Not bad, but dry and woody.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2014
at 14:05
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft - Fruity and lots of sweet mandarin. Clear gold with a rich white head. Light fruit and resinouse, but very light. Too light and underwhelming.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2014
at 13:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft - Chocolate dark malts and a bit of molasses. Jet black with a good rich beige head. Very thin dark malts and molasses with a bit of dark chocolate, starts nice but disappoints.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2014
at 13:40