3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Pete’s Place. Served a copper color with a small head and bits of lacing. Aroma is a mixture of citrus and pine with some malt sweetness and hint of spice. Taste is similar with citrus and pine and malt sweetness. Nice bitterness and a clean finish. Fairly medium body, crisp and a bit refreshing 7.7 % ABV is well hidden. Decent drinker, good for a couple. Nice offering from a small regional brewer.
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Growler fill at City Vinyard. Pours a yellow orange color with a small white head. Nose is very floral and piney, taste is the same with a strong hoppy bitter finish. A little dry on the end. Not much going on here, mostly grassy pine and bitterness.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at McNellies in OKC. Pours hazy golden orange with a white head. Aromas of sweet malts, some tangerine, orange rinds. Flavors of pine, orange, bitter hops, and dose of sweet malts. Little on the sweet side for a regular IPA, but not bad.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
I was hesitant to try this. I’ve purchased Choc before and was disappointed each time. I informed my local store that I wasn’t willing to take the risk. The brewer for Choc was in the store and he gave me a bottle for free. Very nice of him thanks! Took it home, tried it and I would say its ok. I don’t like the super cloudy unfiltered look. And I am a huge fan of IPA’s. There is a subdued hop presence and the palate is decent. Nothing to write home about.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
The color is a brassy orange with little off white head to speak of. Pretty great aroma, piney and aggressive. This IPA is highly drinkable: the palate is not too heavy for sessioning, in fact it’s quite light, but the hop character dominates. Although the carb was off in my bottle (12oz) the flavor is right on.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Brilliant orange amber color/ rich ivory head. Nice dry earthy hop, grassy, honey biscuit aromas. Medium bodied. tasty lightly sweet honey biscuit base brew with floral, citrusy hoppage--good
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
The beer pours a yellow color with a white head. The aroma has a lot of tropical fruit in it as well as some bread and a little bit of orange citrus. A nice, fruity smelling IPA that is better than I expected it to be. The flavor is also very fruity. I get a lot of orange and grapefruit citrus notes, as well as some bread. The bitterness is pretty low for the style but there is a lot of hop flavor. Medium mouthfeel and medium carbonation.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12oz bottle pours honey gold with a thin but long-lived sticky white head. Aroma is faint, but appropriate, with light citrus and pine. Flavor is a bit too subtle, but a touch of hop resin and sweet malts do come through. Unspectacular, but not undrinkable by any means.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
(12oz bottle) clear golden with creamy/soapy white head. Nose of sweet grape juice, bitter, subdued nose, some herbal qualities as well. Taste of medium bitterness, matching sweetness, herbal, cinnamon and coriander. Decent. An oily body as well.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. Aroma of citrus and grass. Tastes of citrus, nothing too distinct though (some grapefruit and orange/lemon zest perhaps). Has the expected hops and dry qualities I’d expect from an IPA. Compared to other IPAs, I’d say this is pretty average. A bit watery, but overall it’s fine. Does a good job of masking the abv in the beer. 7.6% alcohol.
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