Crescent Brewery Reviews

stevoj	3.5 Crescent Pumpkin Ale Draft at the brewery. Cinnamon and sugar rimmed glass. And thats about the extent of any pumkin pie spice that is often too heavily used on pumpkin beers. Just a nice malty ale, light sweetness and subtle pumpkin flavors. Nice Sunday, February 25, 2024
stevoj	3.1 Crescent J + J IPA Draft at Crescent. Clear amber pour, small silky off-white head. Weak aroma, light hoppiness. Taste is a balance of malts and hops, sweet with a finishing bitterness. Not that citrusy. Sunday, February 25, 2024
stevoj	3.2 Crescent Blond Bitch Draft at the Lounge. Medium dark golden, one finger creamy head, light haze. Grainy, malty aroma. Taste starts with some biscuit malts, and then introduces a shatp, hoppy snap. At 7% , strong for a pilsener. Sunday, March 8, 2020
IndianaRed	3.5 Crescent Searbh On tap at the Nampa brewery/taproom. Clear reddish amber pour with a tight light beige head. Bitter toasted Woody malts and a deep resinous piney bite. Lingering bitterness is significant Thursday, January 23, 2020
BuckeyeBoy	3.4 Crescent Searbh On tap at the brewery pours out golden amber topped with a sand head. Nose is pine citrus hops and bread malts. Taste is more of the pine citrus hops and bread malts old school. Saturday, January 11, 2020
BuckeyeBoy	3.5 Crescent Highland Hammer Wee Heavy Ale On tap at the brewery pours out amber orange color topped with a sand head. Nose is sweet malts some peat smoke and a light grain. Taste is more of the sweet malts peat note some wood. Saturday, January 11, 2020
BuckeyeBoy	3.3 Crescent Amber Ale On tap at the brewery pours out crisp clean amber topped with a sand head. Nose is light hops and a bread malt. Taste is more of the light grassy pine hops and a mellow malt. Saturday, January 11, 2020
BuckeyeBoy	3.2 Crescent J + J IPA On tap at the brewery pours out amber topped with a sand head. Nose is citrus hops some tropical notes and a sweet malt. Taste is more of the nice citrus hops tropical touch and cereal malts. Saturday, January 11, 2020
IndianaRed	3.1 Crescent J + J IPA On Tap at the Namps brewery/taproom Rather amber and malty, but good deep resiny piney hop flavors and bitterness. Sturdy and a bit chewy. Full bodied and a long lingering bite. Thursday, December 19, 2019
IndianaRed	3.4 Crescent Pumpkin Ale On Tap at the Nampa brewery/taproom Hazy soft residh amber and a thin wispy soapy head. Light pale amber malts and a subtle pumpkin character. Pleasant if not very agressive. Friday, November 22, 2019
IndianaRed	3.3 Crescent Altmair's Hefe On tap at the Nampa brewery/taproom light haze on a very light straw color pour. Some decent German Hef yeast notes and an otherwise very light beer over all. Clean bready biscuity malt body . Thursday, September 19, 2019
stevoj	3 Crescent Altmair's Hefe Draft at LATEOTU. Dark golden, skin of head. Aroma is sweet, wheat, oranges. More orange in the taste. Not a weizen. Sunday, September 15, 2019
IndianaRed	3.4 Crescent Caramel Rye On tap at the Nampa brewery. Clear deep chestnut with a tan head toasted malts and some carmelized sugars. Mellow low hop flavors. Soft toasted bread notes. Thursday, March 21, 2019
IndianaRed	3.3 Crescent Oatmeal Stout On tap at the brewery in Nampa. Black pour with a lasting dark tan head. Nice sharp clean dark roast flares and aromas. Fairly dry and not as “oaty” as expected. Thursday, March 21, 2019
IndianaRed	2.9 Crescent Stutz On tap at the brewery/taproom. Foggy deep dull golden. Pour and a thin quick off white head. Malty light cereal grains and some sweet. Thursday, March 21, 2019
stevoj	2.5 Crescent ESB Taster at the brewery. Amber pour with a weak head. Thin caramel malts aroma. Taste is bland, weak, and tastes like its going sour. Sunday, March 10, 2019
BuckeyeBoy	3 Crescent Oatmeal Stout On tap at the brewery pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is roast malts ash and coffee. Taste is more of the coffee ash heavy roast malts. Saturday, March 9, 2019
stevoj	2.8 Crescent Oatmeal Stout Taste at brewery. Black, flat pour. Medium wheat. Light roasty aroma and taste. Nothin special. Saturday, March 9, 2019
BuckeyeBoy	3 Crescent Cherry Chocolate Porter On tap at the brewery pours dark brown with some red highlights topped with a tan head. Nose is Dr. Pepper a touch of cherries and roast malts. Taste is more of the sweet Dr. Pepper and ash. Saturday, March 9, 2019
BuckeyeBoy	2.9 Crescent Chocolate Porter Ale On tap at the brewery pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is dark chocolate ashtray coffee and some chalk. Taste is more of the chocolate notes and ash. Saturday, March 9, 2019
BuckeyeBoy	3.3 Crescent Irish Red On tap at the brewery pours out a crisp copper color topped with a sand head. Nose is light pit fruit some spice and a sweet malt. Taste is more of the sweet pit fruit malts spice and a vegetable end. Saturday, March 9, 2019
BuckeyeBoy	3 Crescent Stutz On tap at the brewery pours out a crisp golden topped with a white head. Nose is light tart wet grain and some peanut butter. Taste is more of the sweet nutty notes and a light tart. Saturday, March 9, 2019
stevoj	3 Crescent Stutz Taster at brewery. Clear golden, small creamy head. Then it goes downhill. An initial light sourness is present in the aroma and taste, undermining what seems like a solid pils. Saturday, March 9, 2019
BuckeyeBoy	3 Crescent Coconut Porter On tap at the brewery pours out a dark brown almost black topped with a tan head. Nose is chocolate sweetness some toast malts and coconut. Taste is more of the nice sweet notes a little ash and a touch of coconut. Saturday, March 9, 2019
IndianaRed	3.5 Crescent Irish Red On tap. Medium reddish amber. Light Woody toasted malts and some tqnin like bitterness. Clean and sharp. Not bad Wednesday, September 26, 2018
stevoj	3.4 Crescent Chocolate Porter Ale Draft at brewery. Solid porter, all the way through. Dark brown pour with small beige head. Aroma and taste feature big roasty malts, burnt toast, coffee biterness. No frills and spot on. Tuesday, September 25, 2018
stevoj	3 Crescent Summer Ale Draft at brewery. Light amber, small skin of head. Aroma is yeast, honey. Taste brings some odd tartness to the brew, sweet, yeast. A bit of a diversion from the style. Happy 7K to me. Tuesday, September 25, 2018
jake65	3.8 Crescent Skull Splitter Black IPA Draft at the BP. My first visit to Crescent and my first beer from them... ordered a pint of their black IPA as it’s my favorite style. Overall this is a very nice beer. Light pine, roast, and chocolate work together in the aroma. Lightly sweet, but mostly bitters and roast in the taste. Subtle pine taste is nice. Balanced and easy to drink... hard to believe it’s 9.0 abv. Thursday, January 25, 2018
jake65	3 Crescent Pumpkin Ale Thursday, January 25, 2018
jake65	3 Crescent Coconut Porter Thursday, January 25, 2018
IndianaRed	3.4 Crescent Coconut Porter Taster at the Nampa brewery nice smooth porter. Mildly hoped and the coconut is subtle and complimentary good Friday, July 28, 2017
IndianaRed	3.4 Crescent Summer Ale On tap at crescent. Cloudy orange beige. No head. Light farmhouse slightly tart aromas and flavors Friday, July 28, 2017
IndianaRed	3.3 Crescent Tilted Kilt Scottish Ale On tap at the brewery hazy go den. Pretty light for a Scottish earthy pale malt flavors and some bright clean citrusy hop hop flavors Friday, July 28, 2017
IndianaRed	3.6 Crescent Cherry Chocolate Porter On tap. Deep.dark brown. Ni encherry Arma and roasted malt’s. Mellow soft roast so.e bite to balance Friday, July 28, 2017
IndianaRed	3.6 Crescent Chocolate Porter Ale On tap. Dark brown black. Smooth rpast flavors. Lightly hooped and easy drinking. Smooth and tasty Friday, July 28, 2017
IndianaRed	3.3 Crescent Blond Bitch On tap at the brewery light pale golden. Standadd light malts a d just enough ibu bite to balance. Tasty Friday, July 28, 2017
stevoj	3.6 Crescent Skull Splitter Black IPA Draft at PreFunk-Nampa. Pleasant surprise. Near black pour, small soft head leaves curtains of lacing. Big roast grain aroma gets more prominent in taste. Huge bitter bite, but roast malts carry it well. Sunday, March 5, 2017
BuckeyeBoy	3.7 Crescent Pumpkin Ale On tap at crescent brewing Nampa. Pours out crisp golden topped with a white head. Nose is nice pumpkin notes spice and a little malt sweetness. Taste is more of the pumpkin spice nice light malt a nice end. Friday, December 9, 2016
BuckeyeBoy	3.2 Crescent Tilted Kilt Scottish Ale On tap at crescent brewing Nampa. Pours out a crisp golden topped with a white head. Nose is grain some spice and sweet malt. Taste is more of the hops spice and sweet malt. Friday, December 9, 2016
BuckeyeBoy	3.6 Crescent Skull Splitter Black IPA On tap at crescent brewing Nampa. Pours out dark brown almost black topped with a tan head. Nose is nice hops ash smoke and roast malts. Taste is more of the nice hops and a well balanced roast malts. Friday, December 9, 2016
BuckeyeBoy	2.7 Crescent ESB On tap at crescent brewing Nampa. Pours out a crisp copper golden topped with a white head. Nose is wood grapefruit notes some grain and a nice sweetness. Taste is more of the grapefruit citrus fruits wood and some sour notes. Friday, December 9, 2016
BuckeyeBoy	3.2 Crescent Caramel Rye On tap at crescent brewing Nampa. Pours out a cola color topped with a sand head. Nose grain rye some sweetness. Taste is more of the nice grain notes and plenty sweet malts. Friday, December 9, 2016
IndianaRed	3.4 Crescent Skull Splitter Black IPA On Tap at PreFunk Nampa Murky dark brown black. Thin wispy tan head. Spotty lacing. Suitably called a double. Big piney hop aromas and flavors. Enough dark roast to balance. Full bodied. A big beer, well done. Wednesday, October 26, 2016
JohnGalt1	3.6 Crescent Skull Splitter Black IPA Crescent Skull Splitter CDA... Piney hops with a nice flash of black malt.. Pretty balanced... Well done. Hands down the best beer I’ve had from these guys. Monday, August 29, 2016
JohnGalt1	3.3 Crescent Chocolate Porter Ale Draft at the Nampa taproom... Good roasty presence with good cocoa element... Could use a little sweetness to tie everything together. Wednesday, August 24, 2016
JohnGalt1	2.5 Crescent ESB Clear orange.. Dry pale malt with a decent grassy hops.. A little watery. Something that reminds me of Tang (yes the astronaut drink) in the finish. Tuesday, August 23, 2016
JohnGalt1	2.4 Crescent Highland Hammer Wee Heavy Ale Draft at the brewpub... Pours hazy orange... thin white head... Weird slightly tannic fruitiness... Nothing like a traditional scotch ale.. No real malt depth.. Almost seems infected.. Very thin. Never would have picked this as a Wee Heavy or anything Scottish.. Not one out of 100 times. Friday, August 19, 2016
Frahmo	3.6 Crescent Skull Splitter Black IPA Black pour with a brown head. Nice roasty bread aroma with some floral hints. Smooth hop flavor with malts hints that finishes very smooth with little bitterness. Oustanding black ipa Monday, August 25, 2014
stevoj	3.4 Crescent Highland Hammer Wee Heavy Ale On tap at brewery.Pours a muddy brown, with minimal head. Robust malt profile readily apparent in both aroma and taste. Nice flavor of malt, peat and wood, heavier, chewy mouthfeel. Really nice scotch ale. Friday, July 4, 2014
stevoj	3.5 Crescent Irish Red Aroma of butter and toffee, malt. Taste is more of the same with a hint of hops. Mouthfeel is velvety smooth, buttery. Hops dry it out on the finish. Easy drinker. Thursday, May 1, 2014

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