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7/10 β€” Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: light copper to yellow color with a sly transparency about it; finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: clean malts - somewhat like corn sweet-ish, maybe something cracker-like tones; faint citrusy hops - light lime and/or lemon-ish
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas somewhat sweetly; finishes the same way
Texture: light bodied; sessionable; pretty smooth along the tongue
Overall: I can see it as a Mexican lager - I guess that's what Crooked Stave was going for with this.
Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2026 at 16:32

7.6/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: copper color with a slight transparency about it; one finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grassy to citrusy to piney and subtle earthy hops; light clean malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine semi-sweet to subtle bitter character; finishes semi-earthy to citrusy
Texture: light to medium bodied; somewhat sessionable; light smoothness but also some hop assertiveness
Overall: mostly a nice easy going IPA worthy of coming back to.
Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2026 at 16:24

7.8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: golden yellow to slightly copper color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate then leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruity to orange hops up front; sweet grassy hops in the middle; light clean malt base
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet quality; finishes grapefruity and semi-grassy
Texture: medium bodied, seems to lean into being a sipper slightly; some smoothness along the tongue; subtle hop assertiveness
Overall: nicely done DIPA worthy of returning to.
Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2026 at 16:11

7.9/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: golden yellow color with a stiff transparency and a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: light citrusy to floral hop notes, subtle lime deeep down in there, delicate grassy hop spice and a swift clean malt bill
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine malty sweet to slightly hop spiced character; finishes citrusy to hop spiced with a clean malty vibe
Texture: light bodied, sessionable; fairly smooth along the tongue, no hop distraction anywhere
Overall: nice easy drinking pilsner that would be nice while grilling this Summer.
Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2026 at 16:01

7.9/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: red to dark brown color with a quickly dieing white foamy head (no fizziness), no lace
Aroma: mixed berry-ish tart to sour to sweet whiff; Belgian-like sweet caramel malts, some oak tart to sweet accents; then seems to pop open with more of a blueberry sweet and tart scent (that seemed a bit long to get to, but at least I got there)'
Flavor: sour to tart to semi-sweet through the prior noted aromas; finishes with the blueberry tart and sweet aspects
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper as plenty of funky tart to sour character seems to be semi-invasive and ends up becoming fairly dry along the tongue
Overall: I liked it for me and can see why it's added to Brewver as a a Flemish red but I'm not entirely sure if that's what Crooked Stave was going for? Maybe they did. I'm just going to say I don't know enough.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2026 at 15:55

8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: semi-clear copper to purple-ish color with a quickly dieing white foamy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: cherry sweet to tart whiffs, sweet to tart oak scents; subtle lactic-ish sour character, slight lemon, some funky tones; light vinous accents
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine funky sour to tart and sweet quality; finishes woody to funky to tart and cherry-ish
Texture: medium bodied, good as a sipper; light smoothness but also some tart puckering tones moreso just noticeable, nothing offensive
Overall: I say a very nicely done AWA with some remnants of Belgian golden ale qualities.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2026 at 15:46

8/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: glossy to clear yellow color with a finger and a quarter of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: peachy tart and sour character; some sweet to tart grains, sweet to tart oak; sour-ish Brett, brisk lemon whiff, lighter note of apricot; some funky character
Flavor: wraps up the prior noted aromas to a fine sour to tart and funky-ish Bretty citrusy to peachy quality; finishes the same way
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; subtle smoothness but also an ample amount of sour assertiveness
Overall: a very nicely done peach sour ale I would definitely return to.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2026 at 15:39

7.9/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: golden pale yellow to almost copper colored haziness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which was a bit rocky in it's look and then dissipated nicely to leave some light messy lace
Aroma: sour/Brett to sweet oak with a touch of sour, then mixed citrusy character with tart orangey accents
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sour to sweet to tart arrangement with a nice finish of the oaky tart and to sour and then some oranges
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium, leaning towards being a sipper as some sour/tart aspects seem to get a little punchy with the tongue
Overall: I say a very nicely done sour/wild ale with oranges I would welcome again most likely in the Summer.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2026 at 15:33

7.6/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: yellow to orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: apricot to grapefruity to lime hop notes up front with a subtle lime zest popping in there; light clean sweet cracker malts
Flavor: bittersweet through the prior noted aromas with a touch of juiciness but also a light zesty pop; finishes with the apricots, grapefruit and lime zest
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but also some hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: nice enough as a West coast styled IPA, I could come back to this.
Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2026 at 15:25

7.6/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: milky yellow hazy color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed raspberries up front then some watermelon and other melon hop notes; light clean malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a semi-sharp to bittersweet quality; finishes melon to raspberry toned with a touch of lemon sliding in underneath
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but also some light powdery dry hop spice which more or less just seems noticeable and not really offensive
Overall: for the most part, it's a nice enough NEIPA I could return to.
Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2026 at 15:17