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KevinReddirt (2273) reviewed
West Coast Mosaic from Community Beer Company (Dallas, United States 🇺🇸)
10 months ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Mosaic IPA from Community has been one of my favorite IPAs for a number of years. Now it appears Community has what they call a West Coast version although the ABV is significantly less. Okay by me. 12 oz can found at the nearest HEB supermarket at a reasonable price, cold and ready to be poured into my Great Heights tulip glass. The appearance is a clear light gold body topped with a credible head of completely white foam. The scent is fine, unequivocally hops oriented and citrus in the background. And the taste is throwback in a good way. Once again, hops first and foremost, lemons, crackers, maybe a bit of mango sweetness, paper and grapefruit. Not a hop bomb as I hoped, certainly not like Hop Stoopid or La Cumbre's Elevated are or were. But still a nice bitterness at the finish.
Tried from Can on 15 Nov 2025 at 01:50
KevinReddirt (2273) reviewed
Proper Pour: Red Wine & Whiskey (2025) from Boulevard Brewing Company (Kansas City, United States 🇺🇸)
10 months ago
8.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9
At one time early in my ratings career I thought Boulevard to be my favorite brewery. Then I figured out there were many good quadrupels, my favorite style, being brewed just about everywhere. Struise, White Pony, Lost Abbey, Nogne O, de Molen, The Bruery, Ommegang doing some really great things, Boulevard slipped behind. Recently Boulevard has been hitting the mark with their Proper Pour imperial stouts in various barrels. Tonight I have their Double Barrel-Aged version to sample, a 12 oz bottle that I obtained fortunately in Ft. Worth a couple of months back. A globe glass arrayed, I make the pour. A dark brown body, almost black, followed by a simple ring of light tan foam around the glass. The nose is exquisite. Dark chocolate, a vinous quality, dark plums and baked bread. The taste is equally good or even better. Raspberries, chocolate, wine barrel, scorched bread, some booziness, plenty of malt and a decent little ending bitterness. Fine brew. Wish I had bought another or perhaps several. It is getting harder to find imperial stouts like this one.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Nov 2025 at 23:44
KevinReddirt (2273) reviewed
Lady Of The Haze from Fort Brewery (Fort Worth, United States 🇺🇸)
10 months ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
I got a 16 oz can at Total Wine the last time we were in DFW for a Texas Rangers baseball game. I have been to the brewery before, nice place, less thrilled with the beer. Let us see what they do with a hazy IPA. There is a globe glass in place and I make a pour. The body is a semi-transparent light gold with a small head of absolutely white foam. I get a scent of tropical fruit, no surprise, and sweet citrus. Right off, I will call this beer a truce between NE and WC styles and that is a good thing. I will also say it is tasty. Tangerines, grapefruit, a light hoppy bitterness, a bit of mangoes, white bread and also a small floral effect. Yes, you can call this a hazy IPA and I will say it is all right.
Tried from Can on 11 Nov 2025 at 23:01

KevinReddirt added a new beer Lady Of The Haze by Fort Brewery
10 months ago

KevinReddirt (2273) reviewed
Citrus Boom from Saint Arnold Brewing Company (Houston, United States 🇺🇸)
10 months ago
7.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
I located a 12 oz can at the closest HEB supermarket this past week. Stamp on the bottom says Canned 08/12/25 so there is that. A tulip glass is prepared, I make the pour. I view a totally clear, light gold body finished with a slim cover of fully white foam. The nose is slight, I get a bit of hops and then some grain. And the taste is more pronounced, fortunately. A hoppy entrance, cane sugar, white bread, oranges, mangoes, some lemon and paper. Actually, not bad. Let's see what the fairly high abv delivers later.
Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2025 at 01:06

KevinReddirt updated a beer: Citrus Boom brewed by Saint Arnold Brewing Company
10 months ago

KevinReddirt (2273) reviewed
Dynamic Glow Hazy IPA from La Cumbre Brewing Company (Albuquerque, United States 🇺🇸)
10 months ago
5.8/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5
A pint can found in Albuquerque on our last trip to northern New Mexico. I am pleased to find a new beer from La Cumbre to rate, an infrequent event. There is my Buffalo Bayou snifter ready to receive the pour and I proceed. The appearance is an opaque gold-yellow liquid completed by a slender skim of white bubbles. The scent is strong with tropical fruit and to a much lesser degree, citrus. The taste, well, it is different. Grapefruit, hops, herbal, a bit of lime, cardboard and a bare hint of mango. A rare misfire from the brewery for me.
Tried from Can on 08 Nov 2025 at 22:47
KevinReddirt (2273) reviewed
Affogato World Wide Stout from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Milton, United States 🇺🇸)
10 months ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
The series of World Wide Stouts from the brewery have generally been pretty fine. This 12 oz bottle was the best of the bunch purchased at a Total Wine in Albuquerque last month. A tulip glass ready, l pour. Glorious. Mahogany brown liquid with a here and gone skim of tan bubbles. But I do see plenty of carbonation activity and that is good. I smell coffee and chocolate, no great thrill there. So I proceed to a drink. And that is a huge improvement. Semi-sweet chocolate, coffee, wood, walnut fudge, grain, plums and hay. Decadently deep and full. Rich and boozy. Not my favorite out of the series, I’m not a fan of coffee as an adjunct, but I believe this is a high level imperial stout
Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2025 at 23:51