3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Bottle shared @ Crooked Stave ROY-G-BIV Day. Pour is hazy orange with a big cream-colored head and good lacing. Huge weed, danky, resinous aroma - light garlic notes. Taste is not as overpowering as the aroma, but still heavy weed, dank hops biscuity, doughy and grassy with a huge bitter finish and lingering aftertaste. Medium body with high carbonation. Not bad, but a bit overdone IMO.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 11/20
Bottle @ Crooked Stave ROY-G-BIV Day. Pours a fairly clear, orange/copper appearance with a tan head. Grapefruity, a bit spicy, dank hoppy aroma. A bit juicy, pineapple/citrusy, piney, sweet toasted malty flavor. Overall, not bad.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tan and clear with a good head and lace.
The malt base is ample and there’s plenty of grapefruity hops. There’s also a nice bit of sweetness that gives this beer an extra dimension, it’s quite not as dry as some IPAs.
Body is medium, moderately carbonated, and damn easy to drink. A nice medium bitterness finishes, and the moderate level of alcohol doesn’t leave you too toasted after drinking the whole bomber!
This is a fine beer. I think I liked the Soul Doubt IPA better, but anytime I get something from Freetail, I’m always pleased. I have to go that way today, hopefully they’re open when I pass by so I can pick up something else to try!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Tap flight at the brewery. Cloudy apricot color pour with minimal white head. Papaya, mango, and grapefruit nose. Taste is similar with a touch of cereal and resin. Moderately creamy mouthfeel. Good.
4 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
the cats got asthma .. . 22oz bottle bought at Freetail, day of the 4 bottle release .. . pours a deep copper .. great foam .. pure hoppy malade .. slick full mouthfeel .. i’m liking this newer hop strain .. tasty stuff, but my heart punched side still hurts, an excellent IPA .. . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2mhkrYl3Fo&feature
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
proper elocution of what makes a San Antonio IPA, I am left to presume as it certainly tastes mighty fine to me.. Both draught and bottle hold up. Always glad I make it to Freetail. Subtle brilliance.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Dark, amber-orange color, mostly clear with a bright white head. Low carbonation. Aroma is fantastic... fresh, seriously piney hops dominate. Although it’s only 60 IBU, its nose reminds me of a double IPA with a nice grainy and hop-forward experience that has a whisper of what seems like alcohol. An excellent balance. It’s also much like a double IPA in the mouth... relatively thin, strongly-hopped and very green - much like green hay. It has a very complex palate for a single-hop beer, and is easy going down. Strong and hop-satisfying. Delicious.
4.5 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
YES. This is one of the best, cleanest, most hop accented (without yeast or malt character interfering) beers that I have had here. This is actually the best beer (of only 3 now) that I have had made with these FF hops. Well restrained bitterness which prevents a gripping astingency, but gives all the juicy hop goodness a hophead needs.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
gold with a white head. nose is tropical fruits, sticky, and crisp. chewy on the palate, fruits, great hops, and a smooth finish.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap. Clear amber color with ivory foam. Big dank spicy, pine hop aromas with some caramel. medium body. Nice pine, spicy hop flavors on a solid pale malt base, nicely bitter finish--very good
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