NotABeerProfessor
Oviedo, United States 🇺🇸 MemberOptions
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5
Hmm, so in my previous rating I complained that their pilsner (that I selected in favor of this one) drank a lot like a premium lager. So a week later i go back to the store and see these still sitting there and grab a sixer, wondering how they'll compare. And well, these aren't premium lagers despite the label, its light lager. Quite thin, grainy, corn especially. Mild hop zip at the finish. Pale gold color, foamy but quick fading head. Its pretty drinkable with slightly more flavor than most macro light lagers, but I guess I was hoping for more, like maybe an all-malt profile.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
This is OK. I'm loathe to rate to style, but I found this on the shelf next to their "premium lager" and I hesitated for a moment to pick between them and opted for the pils. But you know, if you didn't tell me, I might peg this as just a premium lager. It has a touch of corn and grain on the malt profile, and the hops are fairly restrained, there is only just a faint whiff of something floral on the nose, no discernible hop flavors, and low to medium bitterness. So its above average as a beer, and especially as a "american lager" but below average as a pils. I don't know what that means for my numerical rating which I haven't scored yet, this is just my reaction. Pale gold color but good sized and long lasting head. Can from publix in Oviedo FL
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Fairly solid IPA in the standard vein. Copper, light biscuity malt, resinous hops. Fairly dry, somewhat tannic or astringent with a heavy bitterness. Nice to see some IBUs again lol. Can from Publix in Oviedo FL --- Beer merged from original tick of Five Points IPA on 18 May 2016 at 08:40 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5. Original review text: Nice one. Draft at C&L. Fairly complex hop nose, pine resin, tropical fruit (a funky pineapple maybe?), sweat sock, maybe some citrus but less of that. Flavor more resiny, solid malt backbone but it doesn’t get in the way, you’re still mostly thinking about the hops. Balanced finish. Deep amber color.
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7
I wish brewers would accurately label their hazy IPAs as hazy and not just IPA. That way I would know not to expect maybe a west coast type and then be disappointed by a hazy when i get home and pour. Anyway, its fair for the style, maybe slightly above average. Hazy copper to gold color, moderate head. Bright hop aromatics, tending very citrus especially lemon rind. Medium bitterness, typical soft palate.