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Long tenure in the Permian Basin and the better for it. A fan of quadrupels, college football and friendly dogs.
Activity
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
I acquired a pint can from the nice retailer, Half Time in NY. My way of staying in IPAs. My tulip glass from Cowtown Brewing in Ft Worth is ready to go, I make the pour of a cold beer into a cold glass. I see an unclear lemon yellow liquid with a properly representative head of ice white foam. I smell and get some tropical, some kiwi fruit and perhaps a whiff of hops. The drink is decent, actually not bad in the style. Yes, there is hops assuredly this time and an accompanying small bitterness, orange zest, a touch of papaya, apricots and crackers. A nice sensation, I attribute that to the moderate abv level, sort of an okay fullness. Not great, not bad to drink and a colorful label to boot.
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 16 May 2026
at 00:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
I open a 12 oz can acquired from Half Time and have it tilting inside of a Teku glass. Nice. A milky light yellow body, minimal skim of fully white foam. The nose is good. Orange peel, bread and hops too. The taste goes a bit different to the scent. Hops, oranges, crackers, malt, a spot of grapefruit. Rather decent imo.
Tried
from Can
on 14 May 2026
at 02:16
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Long sought, finally got a 12 oz bottle from Half Time Beverage. Cooled off considerably on this really warm May evening. I will have my Teku glass ready for this pour and I move forward. A dark brown body finished by a creamy cover of parchment tan foam that dissipates promptly to a skim. I smell ripe dark fruit, cherries, some yeastiness and a bit of toast. A taste, geez, this was worth the wait. A nicely subdued sweet cherry taste, malt, a touch of chocolate, grain, booze, figs, toffee and some oakiness. Often a brew with cherries as an addition is overwhelmed by the taste.Not the case this time. Cherries enough but this is a well-rounded quadrupel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2026
at 00:53
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
I have been less impressed by New Belgium's Voodoo Ranger line of IPAs than I am at their skillful marketing approach. Do not be afraid to reinvent yourself and be willing to give people what they want in as many separate products as possible. Last week I found a 19.2 oz can of G-Force in the single-serving cooler at the closest supermarket. It is a convenience store-friendly 11% ABV IPA, nothing wrong with that, just part of the strategy. The can is opened and a small bar glass awaits. The appearance is an amber-gold body followed by a large head of absolutely white foam that eventually settles. I smell tropical fruit, yellow fruit and not anything else that can get through. A drink and I can say I was prepared to dislike this beer. But I do not. First off I have to say that any relationship between this brew and a traditional IPA, hazy or not, is minimal. There is plenty of mango flavor, maybe some orange zest, tangerine, white bread and a registering of bitterness at the end. The alcohol will present itself later I trust, I don't notice it very much in the tasting so far. Easy to drink, no doubt on that. The total impression is like that of a fruit flavored malt liquor but more aspirational. Tasty enough. Not a beer I plan to look for later but I would certainly drink one if offered.
Tried
from Can
on 13 May 2026
at 22:17
7.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Yet another IPA obtained from Half Time in New York. I lift the tab to the pint can and tilt inside of my Great Heights tulip glass. It pours a semi-transparent light orange-yellow in appearance which is followed by a frothy head of fully white foam. A very approachable nose of tropical and citrus and a hint of hops. The drink is interesting, not bad but not great either. Grapefruit rind, a touch of mangoes, grain, malt, paper and a fair amount of hops bitterness. All right enough. I do have to point out the great lacing, don't see it this significant often.
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 09 May 2026
at 01:35
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
A 16 oz can from my main beer shop, Destihl used to be easy to find in town. Not so these days. A snifter from a now-gone Houston brewery in place and I pour. An indistinct orange-gold with a proper top of completely white foam. The fragrance is strongly mango with some citrus and grain. The taste is decent although the sensation is somewhat thin. Mango of course followed by a nice amount of hops, lime, crackers and a hint of cut grass. Pleasant, not earthshaking.
Tried
from Can
on 07 May 2026
at 01:09
KevinReddirt
added a new beer
Deadhead IPA Series: Mango IPA
by
Destihl Brewery
2 months ago
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4.5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
I came across a 12 oz can at the closest supermarket in their singles display. No need for a brown bag today, a plastic cup will do. I view a solidly orange body and a fair amount of carbonation. The smell definitely leans toward mango and there may be a bit of citrus too. The taste is decent enough, a legitimate mango flavor, cardboard, lime and alcohol. I would drink again, maybe even buy.
Tried
from Can
on 06 May 2026
at 22:25
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Barleywines are difficult to find in my part of the world, Half Time in NY helps with that. Today I have a pint can to sample, my Great Heights snifter is present and ready. The appearance is a copper-amber body completed by a thin but steadily recharged head of taupe foam. I find the nose to be toffee, grain and red plums. A decent enough scent with the taste easily better. Raisins, scorched grain, caramel, hay, ripe plums, malt and a bit of hops background. The elevated ABV is hard to determine in the tasting but we shall see as we go, 16 oz after all. I call this a good start to the evening.
Tried
from Can
from
Half Time
on 02 May 2026
at 22:41
KevinReddirt has a new beer style achievement
Level 2 for IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark ticks with a total of 10 ticks of this sub style.
Daylight Chaser from Tröegs Independent Brewing was the one that did it!
2 months ago