CoastGuardVet
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: clear copper color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light messy sticky lace
Aroma: soft honey, subtle bubblegum, herbal tones, some floral scents, fresh lemon peel, funky, vinous, grassy and earthy character
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-spicy quality; finishes herbal/earthy, light lemony and funky
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness along the tongue but also some vinous assertiveness nipping at the tongue
Overall: pretty good saison worthy of possibly coming back to.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: clear copper color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light messy sticky lace
Aroma: soft honey, subtle bubblegum, herbal tones, some floral scents, fresh lemon peel, funky, vinous, grassy and earthy character
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-spicy quality; finishes herbal/earthy, light lemony and funky
Texture: medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness along the tongue but also some vinous assertiveness nipping at the tongue
Overall: pretty good saison worthy of possibly coming back to.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 12:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark yellow semi-cloudiness with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: lemongrass, floral, light hay notes, some herbal tones with a clean bready/biscuity malt backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine malty sweetness; finishes clean through the hay/lemongrass and floral portions
Texture: light bodied, sessionable; very smooth along the tongue
Overall: nicely done pilsner but I couldn't exactly pinpoint if a German or Czech one, perhaps a cross or even one of those noted modern pilsners. I'd still have this again.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark yellow semi-cloudiness with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: lemongrass, floral, light hay notes, some herbal tones with a clean bready/biscuity malt backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine malty sweetness; finishes clean through the hay/lemongrass and floral portions
Texture: light bodied, sessionable; very smooth along the tongue
Overall: nicely done pilsner but I couldn't exactly pinpoint if a German or Czech one, perhaps a cross or even one of those noted modern pilsners. I'd still have this again.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 12:45
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to stange.
Appearance: clear copper color with a half a finger of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: soured wheat scents; lemon tartness; sour/Brett whiffs, subtle white bread
Flavor: wraps the prior noted aromas up to a sour to tart sort of way; finishes with the sour-ed wheat and lemony tartness
Texture: light bodied, sessionable; clean smoothness but also some sour/Brett-like assertiveness
Overall: a very nicely done Berliner Weisse and as far as I know done very close to style.
Bottle to stange.
Appearance: clear copper color with a half a finger of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: soured wheat scents; lemon tartness; sour/Brett whiffs, subtle white bread
Flavor: wraps the prior noted aromas up to a sour to tart sort of way; finishes with the sour-ed wheat and lemony tartness
Texture: light bodied, sessionable; clean smoothness but also some sour/Brett-like assertiveness
Overall: a very nicely done Berliner Weisse and as far as I know done very close to style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Feb 2026
at 12:37
CoastGuardVet has a new beer style achievement
Level 2 for Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Herbal ticks with a total of 10 ticks of this sub style.
Dandelion Sour from Kraemer & Kin was the one that did it!
5 months ago
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: clear glossy yellow color with a thin cap of a little white foamy head which dissipated fairly quick to leave some light lace
Aroma: dandelion flowers, a whiff of lemon tartness, touch of yeasty spice and some light grassy notes
Flavor: floral sweet and lightly spicy with a clean finish of the same
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue
Overall: nice simple floral ale but wasn't really sour to be honest, would be a nice beer just sipping in the backyard on a Summer's afternoon.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: clear glossy yellow color with a thin cap of a little white foamy head which dissipated fairly quick to leave some light lace
Aroma: dandelion flowers, a whiff of lemon tartness, touch of yeasty spice and some light grassy notes
Flavor: floral sweet and lightly spicy with a clean finish of the same
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue
Overall: nice simple floral ale but wasn't really sour to be honest, would be a nice beer just sipping in the backyard on a Summer's afternoon.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 12:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: clear copper color capped by a quarter finger of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: big piney fresh hop tones, light lemon hop tones and some biscuity/bready maltiness underneath
Flavor: wraps the prior noted aromas up to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes piney and lemony
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness along the tongue but a touch of dryness and a little bit of hop assertiveness
Overall: I say a pretty good AIPA worthy of coming back to.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: clear copper color capped by a quarter finger of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: big piney fresh hop tones, light lemon hop tones and some biscuity/bready maltiness underneath
Flavor: wraps the prior noted aromas up to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes piney and lemony
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness along the tongue but a touch of dryness and a little bit of hop assertiveness
Overall: I say a pretty good AIPA worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 12:22
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: purple in color with a two finger pink foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: black currant sweet and tart qualities; lemon sweetness, light grassy/hay whiff, light doughy malts, spicy notes of the yeast
Flavor: sweet, tart and spicy through the prior noted aromas; finishes with the black currants and hay/grassy tones
Texture: light to medium bodied - perhaps closer to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable, light smoothness and some assertive tart to spicy hints rubbing along the tongue
Overall: seems to go to and fro between fruit beer to saison, but perhaps I think it might be closer to a fruit beer if it was up to me to decide. Still, I could bang this one again.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: purple in color with a two finger pink foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: black currant sweet and tart qualities; lemon sweetness, light grassy/hay whiff, light doughy malts, spicy notes of the yeast
Flavor: sweet, tart and spicy through the prior noted aromas; finishes with the black currants and hay/grassy tones
Texture: light to medium bodied - perhaps closer to medium bodied, somewhat sessionable, light smoothness and some assertive tart to spicy hints rubbing along the tongue
Overall: seems to go to and fro between fruit beer to saison, but perhaps I think it might be closer to a fruit beer if it was up to me to decide. Still, I could bang this one again.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 12:15
CoastGuardVet has a new beer style achievement
Level 8 for Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey ticks with a total of 150 ticks of this master style.
Pumpkin Spice from Kraemer & Kin was the one that did it!
5 months ago
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: woody orange color with a slight transparency about it and a two finger white foamy head which dissipated at a nice pace
Aroma: pumpkin sweet flesh, allspice and clove
Flavor: mirrors the aromas - sweetly and spicy; finishes the same way
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue; spices are tame here
Overall: nicely done pumpkin ale with the right level of those spices and not too many different spices. I would love to come back to this.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: woody orange color with a slight transparency about it and a two finger white foamy head which dissipated at a nice pace
Aroma: pumpkin sweet flesh, allspice and clove
Flavor: mirrors the aromas - sweetly and spicy; finishes the same way
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, pretty smooth along the tongue; spices are tame here
Overall: nicely done pumpkin ale with the right level of those spices and not too many different spices. I would love to come back to this.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 12:06
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: orange haziness with a two finger white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple, peachy, grapefruity with light clean malty tones
Flavor: wraps the prior noted aromas up to a nice bittersweet quality; finishes pineapple-y and peachy
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, very smooth along the tongue; nice low carb, low key bitterness
Overall: a very nicely done NEIPA well worthy of picking up again.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: orange haziness with a two finger white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple, peachy, grapefruity with light clean malty tones
Flavor: wraps the prior noted aromas up to a nice bittersweet quality; finishes pineapple-y and peachy
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, very smooth along the tongue; nice low carb, low key bitterness
Overall: a very nicely done NEIPA well worthy of picking up again.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Feb 2026
at 11:53