6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Reviewed from notes. Consumed 12/18/2017.
Bottle to chalice.
Appearance: dark muddled brown close to dark purple - maybe black sort of color with no head and no lace
Aroma: dark fruits, Belgian sugars, some bubblegum, sweet wafers, some vanilla extract, really sweet bananas
Flavor: copies the aromas pretty spot on to a sweet quality with a hint of spice; finishes dark fruity, bubblegum-like and sugary
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable? Yeah, I believe so. Hmmmm...too much smoothness to the point of being somewhat in between "mobile" and "watery." Little bit of a hard stare at the brewer
Overall: well, no "back-of-the-throat" Belgian-like dryness/grab, the body seemed off and where were the Belgian spices? Not sure what they were "entirely" trying to do with this one.
Bottle to chalice.
Appearance: dark muddled brown close to dark purple - maybe black sort of color with no head and no lace
Aroma: dark fruits, Belgian sugars, some bubblegum, sweet wafers, some vanilla extract, really sweet bananas
Flavor: copies the aromas pretty spot on to a sweet quality with a hint of spice; finishes dark fruity, bubblegum-like and sugary
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable? Yeah, I believe so. Hmmmm...too much smoothness to the point of being somewhat in between "mobile" and "watery." Little bit of a hard stare at the brewer
Overall: well, no "back-of-the-throat" Belgian-like dryness/grab, the body seemed off and where were the Belgian spices? Not sure what they were "entirely" trying to do with this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2026
at 12:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark amber/copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity, pineapple-y, grassy sweet hoppiness; malts seem clean but some caramel malts? Yeah, I think so
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a bitter to bittersweet quality; finishes malty and grassy
Texture: medium bodied, not really sessionable or a good sipper, some smoothness but some hoppy stabs to the tongue
Overall: another beer by this brewery that I would not return to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark amber/copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity, pineapple-y, grassy sweet hoppiness; malts seem clean but some caramel malts? Yeah, I think so
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a bitter to bittersweet quality; finishes malty and grassy
Texture: medium bodied, not really sessionable or a good sipper, some smoothness but some hoppy stabs to the tongue
Overall: another beer by this brewery that I would not return to.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2026
at 02:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange haziness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity, stiff piney-ness and a heck of a lot of grassiness; sweet malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a bittersweet to bitter quality; finishes piney and very grassy
Texture: light to medium bodied; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness and some hop bitterness assertiveness - mostly non-offensive
Overall: hmmmm, well, thanks for the beer tick, Brewmaster Jack.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange haziness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity, stiff piney-ness and a heck of a lot of grassiness; sweet malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a bittersweet to bitter quality; finishes piney and very grassy
Texture: light to medium bodied; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness and some hop bitterness assertiveness - mostly non-offensive
Overall: hmmmm, well, thanks for the beer tick, Brewmaster Jack.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2026
at 00:19
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: hazy burnt yellow to orange color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruit, pine and grassy hops; light peppery/hop spice, sweet malts - somewhat caramel/toffee
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bitter to bittersweet vibe; finishes grapefruity with peppery hop spice and pretty dry
Texture: light to medium bodied - leaning more towards the light side - slightly; some sessionable; some smoothness but brisk hop spice seems clamp down on the tongue
Overall: kinda works as a session IPA but maybe just a wee bit dry-er than I thought.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: hazy burnt yellow to orange color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruit, pine and grassy hops; light peppery/hop spice, sweet malts - somewhat caramel/toffee
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bitter to bittersweet vibe; finishes grapefruity with peppery hop spice and pretty dry
Texture: light to medium bodied - leaning more towards the light side - slightly; some sessionable; some smoothness but brisk hop spice seems clamp down on the tongue
Overall: kinda works as a session IPA but maybe just a wee bit dry-er than I thought.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2026
at 00:13
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: glossy yellow to orange haziness with a finger's worth of white frothy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to floral and piney hops; light sweet malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a bitter to bittersweet quality; finishes malty with grapefruity & piney hops
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, some smoothness with some hop assertiveness but nothing overbearing
Overall: not a bad beer but in a world full of IPA's ya kinda have to make your IPA's stand out and I'm not exactly seeing this one truly stand out with those
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: glossy yellow to orange haziness with a finger's worth of white frothy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to floral and piney hops; light sweet malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a bitter to bittersweet quality; finishes malty with grapefruity & piney hops
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, some smoothness with some hop assertiveness but nothing overbearing
Overall: not a bad beer but in a world full of IPA's ya kinda have to make your IPA's stand out and I'm not exactly seeing this one truly stand out with those
Tried
from Can
on 17 Mar 2026
at 00:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a three finger khaki frothy head which dissipated nicely to leave a little bit of lace
Aroma: dark roasted malts, roasty coffee, light notes of cocoa powder and dark bread then some sweet ash
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas together in a sweet to roasty sort of way; finishes dry with some ash and roasty tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also a good deal of dryness over the tongue from those ashy notes.
Overall: not bad but might be better if I didn't smell and taste so much ash in this
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a three finger khaki frothy head which dissipated nicely to leave a little bit of lace
Aroma: dark roasted malts, roasty coffee, light notes of cocoa powder and dark bread then some sweet ash
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas together in a sweet to roasty sort of way; finishes dry with some ash and roasty tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also a good deal of dryness over the tongue from those ashy notes.
Overall: not bad but might be better if I didn't smell and taste so much ash in this
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2026
at 23:18
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: murky orange to brown color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to piney to orangey hops; light lemony hop notes in the middle; caramel/toffee malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet to bitter quality; finishes grapefruity and piney
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable - I think? Hmmmm...some smoothness and barely any hop bitterness
Overall: definitely one of their better beers I could hang with this again.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: murky orange to brown color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to piney to orangey hops; light lemony hop notes in the middle; caramel/toffee malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet to bitter quality; finishes grapefruity and piney
Texture: light to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable - I think? Hmmmm...some smoothness and barely any hop bitterness
Overall: definitely one of their better beers I could hang with this again.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2026
at 22:59
5.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: copper color with a sly transparency about it; finger's worth of white foamy head which settled off at a nice pace with a little bit of lace
Aroma: grassy hops with a light waxy/crayon note and some muted citrusy/pineapple/piney hops; caramel malts? Yea, I think so.
Flavor: blends those prior noted aromas to a bitter to bitter/stifled sweet tone; finishes grassy and malty
Texture: medium bodied? I think so. Not sure if this is sessionable or a sipper? Hmmmm...smoothness? Hmmmm, not so much
Overall: another swing and a miss by this brewer and this was a can consumed one month after canning date.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: copper color with a sly transparency about it; finger's worth of white foamy head which settled off at a nice pace with a little bit of lace
Aroma: grassy hops with a light waxy/crayon note and some muted citrusy/pineapple/piney hops; caramel malts? Yea, I think so.
Flavor: blends those prior noted aromas to a bitter to bitter/stifled sweet tone; finishes grassy and malty
Texture: medium bodied? I think so. Not sure if this is sessionable or a sipper? Hmmmm...smoothness? Hmmmm, not so much
Overall: another swing and a miss by this brewer and this was a can consumed one month after canning date.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2026
at 22:51
5.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Reviewed from notes. Released some time in 06/2018 and I consumed this on 06/23/2018.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt orange color with a finger'a worth of white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: wax/crayon noted up front with stifled sweet pineapple-y hops and some orangey hops
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas in a sweet waxy way; finishes waxy/crayon
Texture: light to medium bodied, hard to session or sip this; some smoothness - some body here
Overall: I don't see myself returning to this one.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt orange color with a finger'a worth of white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: wax/crayon noted up front with stifled sweet pineapple-y hops and some orangey hops
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas in a sweet waxy way; finishes waxy/crayon
Texture: light to medium bodied, hard to session or sip this; some smoothness - some body here
Overall: I don't see myself returning to this one.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Mar 2026
at 22:42
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle shared at the craft beer junction bermondsey tasting. Many thanks. A clear cola brown coloured pour with a halo of khaki head. Aroma is semi sweet, mint, cola cubes, brown sugars. Flavour is composed of salty, cakey, salt, cola cubes, cardboard. Brown sugars. Palate is semi sweet, light tang, mellow carbonation. Harsh bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2024
at 18:24