KevinReddirt
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KevinReddirt (2104) reviewed 10 Lords-A-Leaping from The Bruery 1 week ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Typically I am not enthusiastic about spices in a dark Belgian ale but I look forward to see what The Bruery does with this one. 12.7 oz bottle out of the 2024 edition of 12 Days of Christmas acquired direct from the brewery. The pour is a dark amber-brown body finished by a partial cover of silver-tan foam. A smell gives me plenty of ripe dark fruit, yeast and a touch of spiciness of some kind. I take a drink. Well, this is different but not bad. Dark plums, black raisins, malt and then I am guessing cardamom providing an unusual floral and mint effect to the brew. Curious, not exactly my thing but an appreciated sampling. Tasty in any case.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
One more of the IPAs I steadily get from Half Time in NY. In front of me is a 16 can now opened and pouring inside of a SH Belgian glass. The appearance is an opaque, amber-yellow body carrying a skim of fully white foam. I smell tropical and citrus along with a hint of hops. The taste has grapefruit, orange peel, dry crackers and still that small hoppiness. Slightly sweet and bitter both. Decent beer, not shaking anything up. Interesting artwork on the label for sure.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
My 12 oz bottle was acquired from Half Time back in the summer. A Cowtown snifter awaits the pour. Very dark caramel brown with a limited head, promptly disappearing, of parchment brown foam. Oh, but the healthy carbonation. The nose is unique among imperial stouts, scorched coconut, oak barrels and chocolate to a lesser degree. The taste is dominated by coconut, an unusual turn for an adjunct in my experience to be so forward, vanilla, chocolate and booze. If anything I am reminded of a Mounds candy bar from back in the day. The ABV but not the booziness is concealed by all the other activity. A curious and interesting beer, unlike any I have had in recent memory. A true pastry imperial stout.
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Level 7 for IPA - New England / Hazy ticks with a total of 100 ticks of this sub style.
Out Of The Blue Clear Sky from Bow & Arrow Brewing Company was the one that did it!
2 weeks ago
KevinReddirt has a new country beer tick achievement
Level 25 for United States ticks with a total of 1500 from this country.
Out Of The Blue Clear Sky from Bow & Arrow Brewing Company was the one that did it!
2 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
This 16 oz can was found at Total Wine in Albuquerque a few months ago. Bow & Arrow is an interesting brewery, lots of IPAs, some of them rather good. Cowtown tulip glass catches the pour, I determine a hazy pale yellow body topped by a powerful head of snow white foam. The nose is pleasant enough, citrus, tropical fruit and a whiff of hops, nothing extraordinary. But now the taste and I can say it is good. Dried apricots, guava, crackers, malt, plenty of hops and an accompanying bitterness, grain, a touch of pineapple and likewise with grapefruit. Hazy style is not my favorite but this beer is a proper example. And the label reflects the brewery's ownership, nice touch.
KevinReddirt
updated a beer:
Mason Nightmare Fuel
brewed by Mason Ale Works
2 weeks ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
I have a 12 oz can from Half Time, they were somewhat proud of it as I recall. No matter in the big picture, I appreciate a barrel aged imperial stout any time. A tulip glass from a Fort Worth brewery in front of me, I tilt the can into the glass. A dark mahogany body topped by a slender skim of dark tan foam that diminishes even more. A rich smell of bakers chocolate, roast and pecans. And then the taste, certainly a step up. Boozy to start with, chocolate, caramel, burnt grain, roast, strawberries, malt and barrel. Very tasty, very good, it was worth the price whatever I paid for it. A nice density too, quite full. The high ABV is there of course but it is well covered. My third high level imperial stout in a short period of time. That has not happened in some time, really good imperial stouts are getting more difficult to find.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
A tall boy can located at a Total Wine in Albuquerque in the late fall. Another first experience with the brewery, time to see how it goes. My Cowtown snifter in place, I make a pour. A relatively clear medium gold liquid finished by a rapidly settling head of completely white foam. I smell nectarines, bread and the barest hint of hops. The taste is an improvement, a surprise to me. Yellow fruit, white bread, malt and a small toffee sweetness. There is also some hoppiness and an accompanying bitterness in there too. Decently okay, but no great thrill.
KevinReddirt
added a new beer
Out Of The Blue Clear Sky
by
Bow & Arrow Brewing Company
2 weeks ago