4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20On tap at Pinocchio’s. This is the second variation of Crooked Tree I’ve had...but never had the base version. Both were excellent. Pour that looked like iced tea...very little head, cloudy...could have really passed for iced tea. Big hoppy nose. Huge cascade flavor, with some mild teabag notes. Very bitter. Worth seeking out.
2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle. The taste is mostly pine. Ends with a lot of bitterness. Light flavor.
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3.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Pours a hazy orange with a fair white head. Aroma of citrus, earthy....taste is crisp with mild carbonation with citrus and malt sweetness with a bit of earthiness as it tails off. Nice, refreshing and enjoyable.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 14/20
I had this at Global Brew. This is hoppy and smooth. I thought this was good. I would drink this again.
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3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap at Local Option. Pours a hazy orange with a soapy white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a strong pine note with hints of onion and grapefruit. Flavor has strong pine with a bit of resin and a touch of grapefruit as well as a grain backbone.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Edacsac pours a clear orange with an off-white head. The aroma is grapefruit and floral hops. The flavor is also grapefruit, citrus and floral hops. Overall this is a nice little twist on the crooked tree.
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3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 17/20
12oz bottle from Downer Wine and Spirits. Pours a hazy, deep amber color with a thin white head. Aroma is hoppy, citrus, grapefruit. Medium on the palate with average carbonation. Flavor is sweet, malty, bready, some bitter citrus hops, with a light bitter finish. A nice cascade single hop IPA.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle: pours hazy burnt orange, thin off white head that fades quickly. Nose is earthy, melon, caramel malts and baked bread. Nice full palate with mild bitterness and drying on the finish. Caramel/crystal malt sweetness is evident at the onset but an herbal, earthy bite resonates on the finish. Not a fruity IPA by any means but plenty good for showcasing Cascade. Straightforward.
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3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 14/20
12oz Bottle. Thanks so much, Sean! Cinnamon and grapefruit cascade through the nostrils, touching on candied orange a nip of pine alcohol. Flavors take a little while to develop, but the Dark Horse water and yeast kick in, complementing the beeswax candles, dried orange, and Jack pine of this beer. Interesting, to see the beef of Crooked Tree stripped away and replaced with an elegant, singular varietal. I want a little more bristle and bustle. Somehow this is thin and overly reminiscent of heavy filtered and bottled Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. Overall, this is clean, straightforward, and very enjoyable IPA.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 10/20
Bottle, pours cloudy orange with healthy white head. Aroma is floral and malty with some grass. Taste is floral, grassy, bitter finish. Not as good as Artic.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle. Pours dark orange/copper with a white head, some retention/lace. Aroma of earth, floral/pine hops, caramel/light toast malt. Taste is bitter, floral/resinous hop, caramel, earth. Palate is soft, a bit oily, bitter finish. Nice.
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