3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
10/18/08 On draught at the brewpub, Fairfield, Ca. Aroma is faintly sweet. Appearance is clear yellow with a very well maintained white head. Flavor is candy sweet forward with a light citrus bittering and an odd, but blended, cream note. Mouthfeel is fairly creamy with low carb texture and medium body. Overall, different but drinkable.
2.3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
On tap at OBriens 2008 Wet Hop Festival weekend. Backlogged rating. Something went wrong here. I remember tasting something like spoiled peanut butter. Flavor is also of rotten wort. Hops are there, though, in the finish.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap @ O’Brien’s. Pours clear gold with great lacing. Nose was kind of funky, grainy, and fruity........not bad.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pours clear yellow with a big white head. Stinky aroma of banana and sweat. Thin mouthfeel. More banana in the taste, but with pine oil. Another miss for Blue Frog.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Tap. A little bizarre in terms of the flavor and aroma. Aroma was malty and BOish. Gold color with a white head. Fruit and strange flavor. A bit watery. Not very good.
2.8 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tap @ O’brien’s during wet hop fest. Blue Frog really sucks from what I’ve had. Pours yellow with a bright white head. Nose is light and dead. Taset is light and crappy, not surprised that this ain’t good.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at O’Brien’s. Actually pretty nice. Spicy aromas. Some banana on the flavor suprised me a bit. More spice on the flavor mixed in with the fresh hop flavors. Pretty hoppy on the finish. Good.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Phenolic and DMS laden nose. Biscuity and herbal palate with floral hop notes. Herbal and fruity finish.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tasted on tap at the 2007 Bistro Wet Hop IPA Festival. This IPA pours a light gold color. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma begins with strong floral hops and then gives way to some yeast and esters, very fruity. A medium bodied IPA. Malts are fruity and sweet. Hops are floral and citrusy. Interesting beer. A hoppy Belgian blonde or a fruity IPA? Take your pick. Fruity with a bone dry finish. Nice balance, but a touch sweet. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and crisp and fairly dry. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On Tap @ The Wet Hop Event at the Hayward Bistro. It pours a hazy deep gold with a copper hue running through the middle and thin bright white head. The aroma is mild with hints of sweet malts and vague hoppiness but also with pretty big Belgian yeast notes of banana and bubble gum. The hops show up first in the flavor but are quickly outshined by banana and mild bubble gum notes. Midway the Centennial hops break free of the Belgian influence and bath the flavor in subtle hoppiness. Interesting offering.
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