Adam From The Wood
Hair of The Dog
Thanks Romulux, you da man!
Split with Steasy66, others.
Muddy, murky brown with a gushing head that leaves very soon and apparently takes all carbonation with it. Vanilla and wood in the aroma. Good barrel character in taste; vanilla, booze; and roast from Adam. Yeah. Feels thin.
This is a good beer but I completely fail to see the hype. In my opinion the barrels make it whatever it is, a decent beer from a base beer that is subpar.
3, 4, 4, 3, 4
Split with Steasy66, others.
Muddy, murky brown with a gushing head that leaves very soon and apparently takes all carbonation with it. Vanilla and wood in the aroma. Good barrel character in taste; vanilla, booze; and roast from Adam. Yeah. Feels thin.
This is a good beer but I completely fail to see the hype. In my opinion the barrels make it whatever it is, a decent beer from a base beer that is subpar.
3, 4, 4, 3, 4
Cherry Adam From The Wood
Hair of The Dog
Thanks Ron!
Had right after AFTW. The expectations from this one were lowered so it came as a nice surprise.
Pinkish brown colored, you can tell there's cherries in it. Vanilla, kriek in the aroma. Very inviting.
Medium cherry notes in the taste but what makes it is the intense and awesome dessert wine character... sweet but relatively clean and very decadent. Dark fruit and chocolate. The almost non-existent carbonation works for this beer.
Not quite the same level as Matt but close. Bonus was Ryan's share that I got to drink because he couldn't stand it!
3, 4, 4, 4, 4.5
Had right after AFTW. The expectations from this one were lowered so it came as a nice surprise.
Pinkish brown colored, you can tell there's cherries in it. Vanilla, kriek in the aroma. Very inviting.
Medium cherry notes in the taste but what makes it is the intense and awesome dessert wine character... sweet but relatively clean and very decadent. Dark fruit and chocolate. The almost non-existent carbonation works for this beer.
Not quite the same level as Matt but close. Bonus was Ryan's share that I got to drink because he couldn't stand it!
3, 4, 4, 4, 4.5
Boy King Double IPA
COAST Brewing Co.
Drank in the process of powering through Ryan's IPA haul. Thanks!
Doesn't look bad.
Aroma is oily hops, onions and some malt. Tastes bitter and sweet with a good dose of onion and uncooked garlic. Fail.
Mouthfeel is silky and carbonation appropriate. Disappoints overall.
Doesn't look bad.
Aroma is oily hops, onions and some malt. Tastes bitter and sweet with a good dose of onion and uncooked garlic. Fail.
Mouthfeel is silky and carbonation appropriate. Disappoints overall.
3, 3, 3, 4, 2
HopArt IPA
COAST Brewing Co.
Thanks for another one Ryan!
Looks ok, straw golden with slight haze. There's not much to the aroma... take that back, there's nothing actually. Only reason it gets 2/5 instead of 1/5 is that the aroma is not disgusting.
Crisp and somewhat flavorful taste on a medium body. Good carbonation. You can tell that something is wrong with an IPA if crispness is its best feature.
Neither hops, not art; this beer is brewed with mediocrity.
3, 2, 3, 3, 2.5
Looks ok, straw golden with slight haze. There's not much to the aroma... take that back, there's nothing actually. Only reason it gets 2/5 instead of 1/5 is that the aroma is not disgusting.
Crisp and somewhat flavorful taste on a medium body. Good carbonation. You can tell that something is wrong with an IPA if crispness is its best feature.
Neither hops, not art; this beer is brewed with mediocrity.
3, 2, 3, 3, 2.5
Brew Kettle White Rajah
Thanks Steasy66. 12 oz bottle split between two people.
Clear golden colored, perhaps a little too clear. Medium head and retention. Aroma belongs to the spicy side of hops, venturing well into the onion-garlic territory. An instant turn off for me. Tastes bitter and spicy, again in the Allium genus.
Light, dry and crisp. Overall it's not a bad beer but it's not too good either.
Clear golden colored, perhaps a little too clear. Medium head and retention. Aroma belongs to the spicy side of hops, venturing well into the onion-garlic territory. An instant turn off for me. Tastes bitter and spicy, again in the Allium genus.
Light, dry and crisp. Overall it's not a bad beer but it's not too good either.
3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Ghost Face Killah
Thanks Ryan!
I drank Cave Creek not too long ago and was moderately impressed... not by its light lager character but by the flavor and the heat. GFK takes shit to an entirely different level. It's not beer, or at least the base beer is no different from "yellow fizzy" types.
But that should be disregarded. An excellent blend of what I suppose could be called aroma chillies and taste chillies... smells like it would sting and it does sting. Smells green and crushed red at the same time, call it complex. Extreme heat in the taste that lingers for a while even on my punished-on-a-daily-basis palate.
Whatever it is, it was great in small quantities (I drank my share of the bottle and then some more for the record).
3, 4, 4, 3, 4
I drank Cave Creek not too long ago and was moderately impressed... not by its light lager character but by the flavor and the heat. GFK takes shit to an entirely different level. It's not beer, or at least the base beer is no different from "yellow fizzy" types.
But that should be disregarded. An excellent blend of what I suppose could be called aroma chillies and taste chillies... smells like it would sting and it does sting. Smells green and crushed red at the same time, call it complex. Extreme heat in the taste that lingers for a while even on my punished-on-a-daily-basis palate.
Whatever it is, it was great in small quantities (I drank my share of the bottle and then some more for the record).
3, 4, 4, 3, 4
Hangar 24 Double IPA
Thanks Steasy66 for this one. Reviewed blind.
Golden colored with an alabaster head; good retention, ok lacing. Smells of hops in a weird way... as if the hops were struggling or lacked the aroma component to begin with. I am digging the malt character way more than hops... biscuit, cracker type :-/
Very malt forward with sticky sweetness but strong ale like firm bitterness. Rather heavy on the palate without much of a character... not bad but fails to impress. Not a poorly made beer but doesn't fulfill the expectations from an IPA.
4, 3.5, 3.5, 4, 3
Golden colored with an alabaster head; good retention, ok lacing. Smells of hops in a weird way... as if the hops were struggling or lacked the aroma component to begin with. I am digging the malt character way more than hops... biscuit, cracker type :-/
Very malt forward with sticky sweetness but strong ale like firm bitterness. Rather heavy on the palate without much of a character... not bad but fails to impress. Not a poorly made beer but doesn't fulfill the expectations from an IPA.
4, 3.5, 3.5, 4, 3
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