3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Draft at Fifty Fifty. Orange/amber pour, with a sticky white head. Bready malts, light caramel, piney hops, spicey rye bread, moderate bitterness, and some grapefruit. Really nice actually, probably my favorite other then the eclipse.
3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
(on draught at FiftyFifty). Pours a hazy copper color with a thin white head. Aroma is bread, caramel and spice/pepper. Taste is sweet malts with lots of pumpernickel and spice. Bitter. Full bodied with a creamy mouthfeel. Dry, bitter finish. Lots of rye (which I like), but like the manifesto, its seems a bit off-balanced.
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 16/20
4oz sampler -
Another new beer on my stop this past weekend. Just an incredible beer. Tons of spicy/piney hops in the flavor. Floral, citrusy hops in the aroma. Very hop forward kind of beer. The hops chosen really go well with the malt bill here. Really smooth, really brought together super well. If it’s on tap and you are visiting, get it.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Tap @ brewery. Cloudy, honey body topped with a beefy, foamy head that coats the glass and lasts. Bright, citrus and fruity hop nose, some rye...actually. mouth is medium-full and foamy, dry finish. Flavor is lightly sweet up front followed by a lot of hops, strong, long finish rye and citrusy hops, pine grapefruit rind. big and bitter and a little harsh...its good stuff.
3.8 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at City Beer. Pours cloudy orange with a miniscule white head and a fruity aroma. There is a deliciously funky caramel malt flavor with some apricot and a sourish bitter finish.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap. Pours with a hazed orange body with a lasting white head. Aromas of orange, citrus, pine, fruit and slightly sticky. Flavors are dry, citrus, crisp and bitter. Floral. Pretty tasty. Lively, dry, crisp, and lightly spicy.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
A: The beer pours a hazed dark amber color with a couple fingers of rocky off-white head and lots of sticky lacing.
S: Just a ton of fresh grapefruit aroma as soon as I open the growler. Lots of resinous pine to go along with it and plenty of other citrus aromas. A nice bit of a rye and some slight bread.
T: Bitter grapefruit peel and pine to go with some juicy grapefruit flavor. Plenty of rye which provides its signature flavor. Bready malts serve as a base without providing too much sweetness.
M: The body is medium with a moderate carbonation and a bitter finish.
D: My first non Eclipse experience with FiftyFifty and I am impressed. A really solid hoppy beer that is just very easy to drink.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Sampled at the Bistro DIPA Fest. Golden orange pour, sticky off-white head. Good citrusy aroma that blends well with the malt profile. Not a lot of rye really but I guess it could have been covered up by the tangy citrus notes. Strikes a good balance malt-wise, with enough caramel flavor to make it interesting but not so much that it’s overly sweet. Pretty solid but why is this at the "Double" IPA Fest?
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Pours medium dark amber with a cream colored head. Nose is moderately hoppy with citrus, pine and some caramel as well. The flavor is equally enjoyable with a sweet tangy rye influence. Nice mouthfeel.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Sampled at the Bistro IPA fest. Just getting to the rating now. The pour is orange with a nice off white head. The aroma is citrusy with a touch of caramel. I didn’t note anything from the rye. The flavor however was very earthy, piney, and spicy with a touch of caramel for balance. Medium bitter finish.
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