McDermottDrink Profile

Color here is gold heading toward Amber, creamy white head. Smell has the PNW pine rasin, papaya and citrus fruit. Taste is much bigger on hops than its started IBU would have you think. Very nicely bitter, then some tropical fruit up the side. Yet it keeps a dry finish. A lot of lace stays behind on the side of the glass. Hoppiness kind of requires you o drink this slowly. Just regret they didn't do a slow pour like their regular pills.

Tried on 25 Aug 2025 at 12:02

McDermottDrink updated a beer: West Coast Pils brewed by Goldfinger Brewing Company
8 months ago

McDermottDrink has a new beer style achievement

Level 10 for Belgian Style ticks with a total of 250 ticks of this master style.
Matilda (2005) from Goose Island Beer Company was the one that did it!
8 months ago

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McDermottDrink (4627) reviewed

Matilda (2005) from Goose Island Beer Company

8 months ago

6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 7

Another deep dive into my cellar. The first batches of the "Sisters" used what I call the "Dr. Bronner's" labels. Like this one.
Old-timey twist off top would not yield, so regular bottle opener applied. Pour is brassy and hazy under a thin head. Smell offers fruit of a Belgian ale ferment, some tartness, and funk suggesting a wild yeast in the blend. Taste offers more fruit, some spice from either yeast of malt. Pleasantly surprised that this had stayed good after 20 years.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2025 at 22:39

McDermottDrink added a new beer Matilda (2005) by Goose Island Beer Company
8 months ago

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McDermottDrink (4627) reviewed

The Laurentian Series Lake Erie from Speciation Artisan Ales

8 months ago

6.4/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5

2023 batch, 25.4 oz. "Bottle 7 of 252." Mild tart beer nose. And that tart cherry I always seem to pick up with farmhouse sours. Hazy gold pour with a thick head that fizzes away almost immediately. Taste is tart all the way through. Catching a little bit of oak and some juniper. Another excellent beer from a trade.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2025 at 04:55

McDermottDrink added a new beer West Coast Pils by Goldfinger Brewing Company
8 months ago

McDermottDrink (4627) reviewed

Cold Kiwi IPA from Moody Tongue Brewing Company

8 months ago

6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5

Bottle from Trader Joe's. Pour is more of a light brown than is normal for an IPA. Sudsy but thick head. Nose has some mellow tropical fruits,there is that lime and a hint of kiwi. Taste is a good combo of hop bitterness and that kiwi and lime. Papaya is there more as an impression, as are traces of wine grapes.

Tried from Bottle at Trader Joe's - Downers Grove on 22 Aug 2025 at 03:30

McDermottDrink updated a beer: Cold Kiwi IPA brewed by Moody Tongue Brewing Company
8 months ago