Taste: 8 Finish: 3 Visual: 4 Aroma: 4
Total: 19
Light amber in color. Creamy head. A bit of lacing. Nice citrus/grapefruit aroma. A good hop bite upfront with good balance of citrus. Then at the finish it goes sweet. Apricot. Syrupy. A little lemon peal. But I don't like the sweetness. I get trying to balance the hops. But to me this isn't right.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Friday, June 8, 2012
Port Brewing Wipe Out IPA: 22
Taste: 7 Finish: 7 Visual: 4 Aroma: 4
Total: 22
I've been away too long! Many beers tried. Just none reviewed...
Huge frothy head. Plenty of lacing. Pale orange color. Slightly cloudy. Good hops aroma with a some clove, grapefruit, and hay. The punch is subtle for a big IPA. But it is only 7% so I guess it's a medium IPA! A bit more carbonated than usual. It has some grapefruit undertones. A bit spicy around the tongue. The finish is of roasted hops. Overall very smooth but it has just enough flavor. Very good but not great.
Total: 22
I've been away too long! Many beers tried. Just none reviewed...
Huge frothy head. Plenty of lacing. Pale orange color. Slightly cloudy. Good hops aroma with a some clove, grapefruit, and hay. The punch is subtle for a big IPA. But it is only 7% so I guess it's a medium IPA! A bit more carbonated than usual. It has some grapefruit undertones. A bit spicy around the tongue. The finish is of roasted hops. Overall very smooth but it has just enough flavor. Very good but not great.
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Sam Adams Baltic Lager:
Taste: 8 Finish: 8 Visual: 5 Aroma: 4
Total: 25
Almost black. Big creamy head. Lots of lacing. Roasted malt aromas. At first it has great porter flavors of roasted malt and bitter chocolate. Then the hops kick in. It gives it a vbit of spice. Also an undertone of citrus makin it very distinct. Finishes with a bit of a hop bite but mostly smooth. Grat hybrid of a beer.
Friday, February 3, 2012
Rubicon Capricorn Black Ale: 22
Taste: 7 Finish: 7 Visual: 5 Aroma: 3
Total: 22
Huge chocolaty head. Black as night ale. Aroma is faint but of roasted malt. Nice roasted/dark chocolate taste. It's very round in the mouth. A nice amount of malted flavors. Good hops at the end that linger just enough. Carbonation is light but enough to add a bit of "spice" to it. Very good black ale.
Total: 22
Huge chocolaty head. Black as night ale. Aroma is faint but of roasted malt. Nice roasted/dark chocolate taste. It's very round in the mouth. A nice amount of malted flavors. Good hops at the end that linger just enough. Carbonation is light but enough to add a bit of "spice" to it. Very good black ale.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Dust Bowl Hops of Wrath: 17
Taste: 5 Finish: 4 Visual: 3 Aroma: 5
Total: 17
Creamy head with lacing. Color is a bit too clear. Aroma is huge with grapefruit. Flavor is muted. Not the hop bite I was expecting. Some pine and grapefruit. Finish is smooth. Not what you want. It's like an IPA light. Disapointing.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Anchor Liberty Ale: 22
Taste: 6 Finish: 8 Visual: 4 Aroma: 4
Total: 22
It's been a while! It has a nice hops and citrus/lemon aroma. Big head with good lacing. The color is a lightly hazed amber. Really good flavor. It's very "round". Just enough hops to know they're there. A moderate amount of lemon peel. It's got a bit of fizz from the carbonation to round it out in the back. A very solid pale ale.
Total: 22
It's been a while! It has a nice hops and citrus/lemon aroma. Big head with good lacing. The color is a lightly hazed amber. Really good flavor. It's very "round". Just enough hops to know they're there. A moderate amount of lemon peel. It's got a bit of fizz from the carbonation to round it out in the back. A very solid pale ale.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Three Floyds Zombie Dust: 25
Taste: 9 Finish: 8 Visual: 4 Aroma: 4
Total: 25
Good amber color with good head and lacing. Aroma is filled with pine and grapefruit. For a pale ale, it's got plenty of flavor and bitterness without going over into IPA territory. Probably as strong as you want to get for the category. Great flavor filled with undertones of grapefruit/citrus, pine, earthy elements. Although it's strong, the finish tales off relatively quickly allowing another gulp. Extremely good stuff.
Total: 25
Good amber color with good head and lacing. Aroma is filled with pine and grapefruit. For a pale ale, it's got plenty of flavor and bitterness without going over into IPA territory. Probably as strong as you want to get for the category. Great flavor filled with undertones of grapefruit/citrus, pine, earthy elements. Although it's strong, the finish tales off relatively quickly allowing another gulp. Extremely good stuff.
Stone Levitation Ale: 24
Taste: 7 Finish: 9 Visual: 4 Aroma: 4
Total: 24
Stone's "light" beer (~4.5%) comes in a deep mahogany color with a decent head and traces of lacing. The aroma is filled with hops. grapefruit, pine, and woody elements. The taste is very well balanced. Good caramel roasting flavors. A hint of bitter grapefruit. Pine. Wood. Clove. The bitterness is just where you want it for a pale ale. It lingers on tongue for a bit but is ultimately very clean making it easy to go back for more. Very good.
Total: 24
Stone's "light" beer (~4.5%) comes in a deep mahogany color with a decent head and traces of lacing. The aroma is filled with hops. grapefruit, pine, and woody elements. The taste is very well balanced. Good caramel roasting flavors. A hint of bitter grapefruit. Pine. Wood. Clove. The bitterness is just where you want it for a pale ale. It lingers on tongue for a bit but is ultimately very clean making it easy to go back for more. Very good.
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Three Floyd's Alpha King: 23
Taste: 7 Finish: 7 Visual: 5 Aroma: 4
Total: 23
Thick and creamy head. Lots of lacing. Slightly cloudy deep amber color. Aroma of citrus, hops, and pine. It is a very smooth draw. Some creaminess down the middle. The back and finish definitely have some grapefruit and pine. Very well balanced in flavors. But overall everything is a bit muted. That does make it insanely drinkable. It could use maybe a bit more bitterness to cut through. But otherwise very good.
Total: 23
Thick and creamy head. Lots of lacing. Slightly cloudy deep amber color. Aroma of citrus, hops, and pine. It is a very smooth draw. Some creaminess down the middle. The back and finish definitely have some grapefruit and pine. Very well balanced in flavors. But overall everything is a bit muted. That does make it insanely drinkable. It could use maybe a bit more bitterness to cut through. But otherwise very good.
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Russian River Pliny the Elder: 28
Taste: 9 Finish: 10 Visual: 4 Aroma: 5
Total: 28
Rated as one of the best beers in the world, it is a pleasure to try.
It has a huge creamy head with a lot of lacing. The hops jump out in the aroma as well as grapefruit, honey, and pine. I was expecting a bigger punch from the hops. Instead it's quite balanced. Good hop bitterness throughout but not overpowering at all. Nice tones of grapefruit, a honey warmness from the alcohol (8%). For an IPA it's creamy as well. Honestly, for such a big IPA, it's extremely drinkable. It finishes very cleanly with just a bit of bitterness on the tongue. And an earthy exhale of pine and clove.
Total: 28
Rated as one of the best beers in the world, it is a pleasure to try.
It has a huge creamy head with a lot of lacing. The hops jump out in the aroma as well as grapefruit, honey, and pine. I was expecting a bigger punch from the hops. Instead it's quite balanced. Good hop bitterness throughout but not overpowering at all. Nice tones of grapefruit, a honey warmness from the alcohol (8%). For an IPA it's creamy as well. Honestly, for such a big IPA, it's extremely drinkable. It finishes very cleanly with just a bit of bitterness on the tongue. And an earthy exhale of pine and clove.
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