3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draught at the restaurant. Light amber with off-white head. They use an unusual hop variety in this beer, but I didn’t write it down. Aroma if full of grassy hops. Flavor is green, grassy, citrus. Outstanding.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
On tap at Obriens. Clear light orange hue with thick creamy head. Nose is bready malts with a touch of buttery diacetyl. Flavor is malty sweet, slick butter, faint bitter pine hops. Medium body and low carbonation. Was told there was problems with temp control in the jockey box on this pour, would check it out again in the future.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Dark orange with almost no head. Caramel grapefruit and mild pine aroma and taste with a sharp finish.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Draft. Amber beer with a whitish head. Nice grapefruit, light summer fruit aroma. Grapefruit and summer fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Decent bitterness. Grapefruit and summer fruit linger with a bit of light woodsiness.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Very solid but ultimately unmemorable IPA. It smelled pretty good and was drinkable. On tap at Toronado in San Francisco
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Tasted on tap at the 2007 Bistro Wet Hop IPA Festival. This IPA pours a light gold color. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is herbal and floral. A medium bodied IPA. The malts are fruity and sweet. The hops are herbal and floral. Crisp tasting. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On draft at O’Briens, during the Wet Hop Festival. Clear golden amber color with a small off-white head. Interesting aroma, sweet malts mingling with tart fruits, caramel and lemon, floral notes, lemongrass adn alfalfa. Sweet fruity malts in the flavor, with a bitter herby character along with a little pine and dust leading to citrus rind in the finish. Medium body with gently crisp carbonation.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the San Francisco "Brews on the Bay" Festival. Light orange appearance, white head. Fresh, nutty aroma. Slight citrusy flavor with a bit of a malty, nutty back end. Slightly stinging Mouthfeel. Overall, not bad though.
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