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bookman65 updated a beer: Gerbera Daisy brewed by Fidens Brewing Company
1 month ago

bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Braaaaaaaains - Blueberry, Banana, Orange from Drekker Brewing Company (Fargo, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
8.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9.5 Texture 9 Overall 9
Pours a deep purple, with no head. Aroma is blueberry and banana. Flavors are sweet-tart blueberry and banana, with some orange in the finish. Thick mouthfeel. Very tasty stuff.
Tried from Can from Haskell's - Maple Grove on 19 Aug 2026 at 23:56
bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Confusingly Similar from Burley Oak Brewing Company (Berlin, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Can says its a triple IPA. Pours a hazy, lemon ice tea color (seriously, this is not hazy IPA material), with smallish head. Aroma is very bready/biscuity, with some pine. No noticeable citrus or tropical fruit. Flavors follow. Mouthfeel is very thing. This is not a very good beer.
Tried from Can from Haskell's - Maple Grove on 18 Aug 2026 at 21:47
bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Oodles & Doodles from Drekker Brewing Company (Fargo, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours a hazy, orange-pineapple, with smallish head. Aroma is bit dusty, with citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors follow, including the dust and a touch of astringency to the finish. Mouthfeel might be just a touch on the thin side. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Can from Haskell's - Maple Grove on 18 Aug 2026 at 21:08
bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Heckin’ Shreddit from Nouvelle Brewing (Robbinsdale, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 7 Overall 5.5
Pours a hazy, lemon -gild, with smallish head. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit, with a strange, oily note. Flavors follow with some astringency to the finish. Mouthfeel seems thin. Mild to moderate hip bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Draft on 17 Aug 2026 at 21:45
bookman65 (6516) reviewed
Hybrid Minds: Young Blood from Elm Creek Brewing Company (Champlin, United States 🇺🇸)
1 month ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Pours a moderately hazy, pale lemon-orange, with smallish head. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors follow. Mouthfeel a bit thin. Mild to moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried from Can on 16 Aug 2026 at 23:20