Silphium
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Silphium has a new beer style achievement
Level 3 for IPA - Flavoured ticks with a total of 15 ticks of this sub style.
Zipper Ripper: Honey Combover from Hoof Hearted Brewing was the one that did it!
1 month ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
Hazy (not cloudy) pale orange body, thin off-white head. Aroma and nose sweet and juicy, mostly pineapple and honey, with citrus undertones. The alcohol is well-hidden if the reported ABV is accurate. Kind of simple, mostly a sugar bomb.
Silphium has a new beer style achievement
Level 2 for IPA - Red ticks with a total of 10 ticks of this sub style.
Red Sweater IPA from Founders Brewing Co. was the one that did it!
3 months ago
Silphium (4309) reviewed Red Sweater IPA from Founders Brewing Co. 3 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Deep copper body, medium to thin cream head. Crisp resinous nose with light toasted malts. Firm and sharp body with citrus peel and pine and just enough nutty, sweetish malt to provide flavor but not weigh the body down. Really nice job by Founders on this new seasonal offering.
Silphium (4309) reviewed Chicken & Broccoli from Other Half Brewing 4 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cloudy medium mango-orange body, medium dense cream head. Aroma sweet and spicy citrus peel, tropical fruit juice, and some catty-dank herbal elements. Full-bodied with a nice initial citrus bite backed by tart papaya, citrus flesh, and stone fruits. Earthy vegetal finish. Still green and bright, with a canned date of 11/5/2025 and consumed 11/28/2025.
Silphium (4309) reviewed Luna Daze from Mothfire Brewing Co. 4 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cloudy quince-orange body, thick puffy cream head. Aroma sweet with stone fruits and hints of citrus. Body is creamy with an herbal, citrusy bite, featuring stone fruits, candy cigarettes, and grapeskin/tannins. Finishes somewhat chalky but smooths out after several sips. This is a nice and well-balanced hazy IPA.
Silphium (4309) reviewed Tree Flat from Hop Butcher For the World 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Cloudy medium orange body, medium cream head. Initial aroma fairly light, crisp with citrus and pine, with more perfumy notes as it warms. Body perfumy with grapeskin, berries, lemon-lime, pine, and candy cigarettes, creamy and dry with a moderate bitter bite. Not quite the gin-and-tonic of some of their IPAs, but it leans in that direction, with a drier and different twist.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Like an aging band with a new banger record, Bell's nailed this delicious beer. Everything is top-notch, but the aroma is the real standout here, dense and rich with layers and layers of cocoa, coffee, roast, prune, raisin, soy, bourbon, oak, and alcohol. The flavor is nearly as impressive, with tobacco joining the fray. Rich and heavy body, well-carbonated despite the significant barrel time. This drinks like no expense or care was spared, and is a beautiful throwback to the headiest days of craft beer.
Silphium (4309) reviewed Batch M from Mothfire Brewing Co. 6 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cloudy deep mango orange body, dense medium cream head. Aroma passionfruit, melon, and mixed tropical fruits. Soft, creamy body, full but not sweet, with white grape, melon, berries, bubblegum, and an herbal dankness.
Silphium (4309) reviewed Fence Hop from Old Nation Brewing Company 6 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Cloudy bright orange body with clumps of sediment, thin cream head. Tart tropical nose with pineapple, guava, and banana. Body has an initial (and persisting) sharp rindy bite and a wash of tart tropical fruits, eventually yielding to gummy melon and stone fruits. Like other Old Nation hazies, this is enveloped in a flaccid acid wash that buffers the drinker from dry-hopped brashness. There is a lot to like here, but the weird mouthfeel is a distinctive and persistent flaw that keeps ON out of the best-of-class brewers of hazy deliciousness.