3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Draft at Crunchy’s, East Lansing. Hazy copper body, no head. Nose of grassy, soapy hops backed by bready malts. Biscuity, toasty body, somewhat sweet, with grassy, leafy hops, finishing bitter. Medium-bodied, smooth. A tad oxidized and a bit flaccid.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft sample. Poured hazy copper color with an average frothy off-white head that lasted with good lacing. Moderate complex earthy and sour citrus hop aroma. Medium body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Moderate to heavy bitter flavor with a moderate to heavy bittersweet finish of medium duration. Very good brew.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Strong malt aroma. Very nice thick head, substantial coating. Earthy hops and caramel flavors. Bold body and relentless bitter end!
4.1 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20
These Michigan breweries love the herbal, spicier IPAs, and I do too, a solid offering on draft.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a slightly hazy gold with a white head that dissipates slowly to the edges and laces. Aroma has a light fruit note with citrus and a strong grain backbone. Flavor has light citrus and flora with backing grassy hops and grain.
1.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 1/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 1/5 OVERALL 4/20
12oz Bottle. Many thanks to Sean for my first taste of this brewery. Oh dear. Filthy earthen soured aroma. Flavor is disastrous. I think it’s infected, or it involved a 12-day mash and 3-day wort cooling process. Gah. A sour, overly bitter, yeasty soup. At least it’s carbonated. And somehow, at 6.7% it’s hot, very hot. What happened? Are they sure there’s no dunegrass in this?
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
On tap at greenbush... Pours a hazy cidery orange brown pour and topped with a thin creamy white head... Aroma of sweet Belgian yeast and some grassy earthy bitterness .. Flavors have a mostly citrus hop component with a sweeter middle and more if a bitter biting finish. A little more of that yeast profile again. Slightly bigger than medium bodied. Slightly harsh on the backend.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle from BBB. Thanks MIKE. notes of piney, resiny hops. pleasant earthy caramel and toasted nut malt backing. nice.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft... Murky ugly orange copper, excellent tope head with unreal lacing makes up... a really boring west coast ipa, not fresh, mostly hops... Pass
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2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Draft at Haymarket. Pours a deep verging on amber with an offwhite head. The nose is oddly restrained relative to the hops. Earthy malt with an odd clove note that reminds me of the oktoberfest. floral and light caramel and nutmeg as well. On tasting, it just doesn’t come together. soft bitterness and more of that clove note. Fermentation is off on this one and the hops lack a pop, like I’d expect from an IPA. A shame.
1.5 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 3/20
On tap at Hopcat. I don’t know if this was just a bad keg, or what, but I did not like this. It reminded me of an extract based homebrew I could go home and make from 3 year old ingredients lying in my basement/deep freeze. Very non-complex, stale bread flavors.
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