Community college librarian. Hobbies include: bicycling, running, downhill skiing, reading, video games, watching movies, homebrewing, trying new beers, etc.

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bookman65 (6516) reviewed
‘Til Death Do Us from Freak Folk Bier (Waterbury, United States 🇺🇸)
2 weeks ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours a lightly hazy, golden-brown, with smallish head. Aroma is bread, straw, grass. Flavors follow. Fairly clean and crisp mouthfeel.
Tried from Can on 13 Sep 2026 at 20:22
bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Skeleton Key from Freak Folk Bier (Waterbury, United States 🇺🇸)
2 weeks ago
8.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours a very lightly hazy, pale lemon-tea color, with mid-sized head. Aroma is grass, straw, citrus, with a note not unlike Juicy Fruit gum. Flavor follows, with the Juicy Fruit gum element more noticeable. Clean, crisp mouthfeel.
Tried from Can on 13 Sep 2026 at 19:59
bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Sapphire from Lolev Beer (Pittsburgh, United States 🇺🇸)
2 weeks ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours a hazy, lemon-banana yellow, with smallish head. Aroma has a pungent note of green onion/garlic upfront, followed by citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors follow, but also a rather unfortunate soapy note is present, too. Soft mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Can on 13 Sep 2026 at 19:29

bookman65 added a new beer Sapphire by Lolev Beer
2 weeks ago

bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Match the Hatch from Mount Holly Beer Company (Belmont, United States 🇺🇸)
2 weeks ago
8.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours a hazy, chalk-banana yellow, with smallish head. Aroma is citrus, tropical fruit, some stonefruit. Flavors follow, with light sweetness. Soft mouthfeel. Mild hop bitterness in the finish. Really nice beer.
Tried from Can on 13 Sep 2026 at 19:16
bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Zingaya! from Freak Folk Bier (Waterbury, United States 🇺🇸)
2 weeks ago
8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours a hazy, banana-mustard yellow, with smallish head. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit. Flavor is citrus and tropical fruit. Soft, soft mouthfeel. Mild verging on moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Can on 12 Sep 2026 at 22:49
bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Gates of Chaos from Freak Folk Bier (Waterbury, United States 🇺🇸)
2 weeks ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours a very hazy, chalk-banana-lemon, with smallish head. Aroma is a touch dank, with citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors follow, with a light underlying sweetness. Soft mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Can on 12 Sep 2026 at 21:43
bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Sonetronics (2026) from Bakes Brewing Company (Belmar, United States 🇺🇸)
2 weeks ago
8.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Pours a hazy, banana-gold, with mid-sized head. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors follow, with a light underlying sweetness. Soft mouthfeel. Mild to moderate hop bitterness at the finish.
Tried from Can on 12 Sep 2026 at 20:24
bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Green Mountain Gold from Mount Holly Beer Company (Belmont, United States 🇺🇸)
2 weeks ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pours a moderately hazy, pale orange-peach color, with smallish head. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors follow, with strong grapefruit presence. Soft mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Can on 12 Sep 2026 at 18:03