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Hop the Plank
by
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project
5 months ago
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: brassy yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some lemony hops with light grassy to straw-like whiffs and a biscuity malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet malty quality; finishes the same way
Texture: light bodied, sessionable; smooth along the tongue, no hop bitterness
Overall: I can see it as a German pilsener I think I could come back to.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: brassy yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: some lemony hops with light grassy to straw-like whiffs and a biscuity malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet malty quality; finishes the same way
Texture: light bodied, sessionable; smooth along the tongue, no hop bitterness
Overall: I can see it as a German pilsener I think I could come back to.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2026
at 15:08
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange haziness with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: orange to lime hop scents; some piney hops in the middle then some apricot-like hops under the piney hops; light sweet cracker malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet juicy quality; finishes piney to apricot-like with orangey hop notes
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; some smoothness but also some light hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA I would return to.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange haziness with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: orange to lime hop scents; some piney hops in the middle then some apricot-like hops under the piney hops; light sweet cracker malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet juicy quality; finishes piney to apricot-like with orangey hop notes
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; some smoothness but also some light hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done NEIPA I would return to.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2026
at 15:04
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Thanks Drew.
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: thick orange haziness with a finger and a quarter of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pine, pineapple, tangerine, nectarine and a touch of peach; light clean sweet cracker malts
Flavor: bittersweet combo through the prior noted aromas with some juiciness; finishes piney to tangerine and peachy
Texture: medium bodied, almost sessionable; light smoothness but also some hop assertiveness
Overall: it's on it's way of being a really good one; I'd come back to this in hopes of knowing it got tweaked a bit.
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: thick orange haziness with a finger and a quarter of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pine, pineapple, tangerine, nectarine and a touch of peach; light clean sweet cracker malts
Flavor: bittersweet combo through the prior noted aromas with some juiciness; finishes piney to tangerine and peachy
Texture: medium bodied, almost sessionable; light smoothness but also some hop assertiveness
Overall: it's on it's way of being a really good one; I'd come back to this in hopes of knowing it got tweaked a bit.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2026
at 14:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a quickly dissipating tan foamy head that didn't leave any lace
Aroma: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, caramel/toffee whiffs, subtle coffee roast, sweet wood and some vanilla
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty woody and chocolatey blend; finishes somewhat chocolate, caramel-like and woody dry
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; some smoothness but also some woody dry assertiveness on the tongue
Overall: I feel like it's on it's way to being something extraordinarily good but maybe a little tweaking of the woody tones to possibly scale back some of that dryness in this might do this beer to be a great one
Can to snifter.
Appearance: dark brown close to black color with a quickly dissipating tan foamy head that didn't leave any lace
Aroma: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, caramel/toffee whiffs, subtle coffee roast, sweet wood and some vanilla
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty woody and chocolatey blend; finishes somewhat chocolate, caramel-like and woody dry
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; some smoothness but also some woody dry assertiveness on the tongue
Overall: I feel like it's on it's way to being something extraordinarily good but maybe a little tweaking of the woody tones to possibly scale back some of that dryness in this might do this beer to be a great one
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2026
at 14:53
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Crowler to tulip.
Appearance: thick orange haziness with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruit, floral, tangerine, papaya and mango hop notes; some light clean cracker malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet juicy character with a clean grapefruity to tangerine-like and mango finish
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; good smoothness, low hop bitterness; nice low carb
Overall: hits all the specs for a nicely done NEDIPA I would return to.
Crowler to tulip.
Appearance: thick orange haziness with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: grapefruit, floral, tangerine, papaya and mango hop notes; some light clean cracker malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet juicy character with a clean grapefruity to tangerine-like and mango finish
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper; good smoothness, low hop bitterness; nice low carb
Overall: hits all the specs for a nicely done NEDIPA I would return to.
Tried
from Crowler
on 02 Mar 2026
at 14:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: golden copper to orange color with a quickly dieing white foamy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: peachy sweet and subtle tart tones; some grapefruit sweetness; then some sweet grassy whiffs
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine tart to sweet tone with an underscore of lime and some sour character arranging itself in there; finishes peachy sweet and sour
Texture: light to medium bodied; becoming sessionable as the sour is there but seems to be semi-tame
Overall: nicely done as a peach tart ale I would be willing to have again.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: golden copper to orange color with a quickly dieing white foamy head which didn't leave any lace
Aroma: peachy sweet and subtle tart tones; some grapefruit sweetness; then some sweet grassy whiffs
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine tart to sweet tone with an underscore of lime and some sour character arranging itself in there; finishes peachy sweet and sour
Texture: light to medium bodied; becoming sessionable as the sour is there but seems to be semi-tame
Overall: nicely done as a peach tart ale I would be willing to have again.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2026
at 14:39
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Satan's Kingdom Black IPA from Connecticut Valley Brewing was the one that did it!
5 months ago
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a one and a half fingers of off-white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: black coffee, roasted malts, woody spices and some citrusy/piney hops
Flavor: intertwines the prior noted aromas to a fine roasty to hoppy sweet and underscored by some spicy to bitter tones of the hops and woody character; finishes roasty, semi-spicy with appropriate bitterness
Texture: medium bodied, this is a sipper; light smoothness but also some bitterness harshness which doesn't lay back in this one (as I hoped and expected it would)
Overall: nicely done black IPA I would return to as it seems to fit and on it's way to being the palate wrecker this style tends to be.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a one and a half fingers of off-white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: black coffee, roasted malts, woody spices and some citrusy/piney hops
Flavor: intertwines the prior noted aromas to a fine roasty to hoppy sweet and underscored by some spicy to bitter tones of the hops and woody character; finishes roasty, semi-spicy with appropriate bitterness
Texture: medium bodied, this is a sipper; light smoothness but also some bitterness harshness which doesn't lay back in this one (as I hoped and expected it would)
Overall: nicely done black IPA I would return to as it seems to fit and on it's way to being the palate wrecker this style tends to be.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2026
at 14:34
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to pokal.
Appearance: soft yellow color with some transparency and noticeable bubbles arising to a fairly quickly dissipating foamy head that didn't leave any lace
Aroma: key lime tart and sweet whiffs, subtle sour-ed wheat, sweet cracker tones
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine tart to sour to sweet arrangement with some salt in there; finishes soured - wheaty with the tart and sweet cracker and a touch of salt
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but also an ample amount of tart assertiveness to the tongue
Overall: yeah, I can see this as a gose and a worthy one to return to in Summer.
Can to pokal.
Appearance: soft yellow color with some transparency and noticeable bubbles arising to a fairly quickly dissipating foamy head that didn't leave any lace
Aroma: key lime tart and sweet whiffs, subtle sour-ed wheat, sweet cracker tones
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine tart to sour to sweet arrangement with some salt in there; finishes soured - wheaty with the tart and sweet cracker and a touch of salt
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; some smoothness but also an ample amount of tart assertiveness to the tongue
Overall: yeah, I can see this as a gose and a worthy one to return to in Summer.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2026
at 14:28