Taos Mesa Brewing Reviews

hauxe	3.3 Taos Mesa Superstitious Stout Almost black with a frothy, off-white head. Faint, dark chocolate aroma. Taste has a rich toffee sweetness. Almost too sweet. Mild roasted bitterness at finish. Ok. Wednesday, January 10, 2024
hauxe	1.9 Taos Mesa Mango Lassi Imperial IPA Gold with a creamy, white head. Aroma promises mango juice. Taste is sweet and cloying. The whole thing is a sickening, artificial, mango concoction. Real mess. Full side of medium. At least it disguises the alcohol. Wednesday, January 10, 2024
hauxe	3.5 Taos Mesa Jonesy‘s Cross Eye Rye Rye flavored IPA. Amber with a creamy, white head. Nectarines and rye bread. Taste is bitter. Faint sweetness. Lingering rye. Good. Tuesday, January 9, 2024
hauxe	2.7 Taos Mesa Solstice Pale Ale Gold with a thin, white head. Vague fruitiness. Taste is moderate bitter. Lacks character. Watery, empty end. Tuesday, January 9, 2024
hauxe	2.6 Taos Mesa Little Brown Beer Dark brown with a thin, frothy, off-white head. Faint toffee. Mild bitterness. Light body, moderate watery texture. Rubbery notes. Empty at the end. Monday, January 8, 2024
hauxe	3.4 Taos Mesa Black Rock IPA Black with a creamy, white head. Understated aroma for a bipa. Black currant. ? Taste is sharp bitter with a bitter chocolate undertone. Lingering mix of resin and chocolate. Ok. Monday, January 8, 2024
hauxe	3.4 Taos Mesa Fall Down Brown Dark brown with a frothy, white head. Mildly nutty and caramel-toned aroma. Mild sweet. Lightish. Mildly watery texture. Pleasantly drinkable, but a stronger hopping would add balance. Sunday, January 7, 2024
hauxe	3.1 Taos Mesa Great Scot Scottish Beer is falsely entered at 15%. No doubt a misreading of the actual 7.5%. Dark brown with a creamy, white head. Aroma of toast, a bit earthy, but underwhelming. Faint bittersweet. Medium-bodied. Wishy washy. Lacks character for a beer of this heft. Sunday, January 7, 2024
hauxe	2.8 Taos Mesa Gold Hill Gold with a frothy white head. Faint cereal aroma. Bitter with more cereal notes. Touch bitter sour tone that feels off. But then is immediately gone. Sunday, January 7, 2024
fombe89	3.6 Taos Mesa Session On tap @Taos Mesa Tap Room. 23/09/2023. Color amarillo corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores frutales citricos, lúpulo cuerpo medio. Saturday, September 23, 2023
fombe89	3.5 Taos Mesa Fall Down Brown On tap @Taos Mesa Tap Room. 23/09/2023. Color marrón corona de espuma blanca aromas y sabores malta, caramelo, cuerpo medio. Saturday, September 23, 2023
DJMonarch	3.6 Taos Mesa Knight Rider Cask Stillage at GBBF 2013, Kensington Olympia 15/08/2013 Coffee roast aroma. Dark coloured rich on the palate fruity and hoppy with a bitter coffee roast finish. Thursday, June 9, 2022
GTAEgeek	3.2 Taos Mesa Bock To the Future Taster at the Taos Tap Room. Pours a clear, amber color, with a small, foamy, beige head. The nose is banana, brown bread, caramel, and dust. Sweet and mildly yeasty. Simple and pretty nice. Tuesday, November 30, 2021
GTAEgeek	3.5 Taos Mesa Superstitious Stout Taster at the Taos Tap Room. Pours black, with a small, beige head. The nose is vanilla, pecans, soy sauce, and pleasant coffee. Sweet and malty, with a drying bitterness. Pretty nice. Tuesday, November 30, 2021
GTAEgeek	3.4 Taos Mesa Hotshot Smoked Porter Taster at the Taos Tap Room. Pours black, with a small, beige head. The nose is blackened oak, harsh coffee, walnut, sand, and light pine. Dry and roasty, with a sticky bitterness. Hard, aggressive, and kinda thin. Tuesday, November 30, 2021
GTAEgeek	3.3 Taos Mesa Session Taster at the Taos Tap Room. Pours a clear, straw color, with a small, white head. The nose is mild resin, spruce, butterscotch, and rose. Sweet and malty, with a good, mellow bitterness. Fair. Tuesday, November 30, 2021
GTAEgeek	3.5 Taos Mesa Great Scot Scottish Taster at the Taos Tap Room. Pours dark brown, nearly black, with a small, tan head. The nose is chalk, light smoke, rye toast, and black pepper. Dry and malty, with a good bitterness. Solid and biting. Tuesday, November 30, 2021
wombat23	2.9 Taos Mesa Tilted Kilt Scottish Ale On tap at Desert Dogs. Clear gold, white head. Malty, caramel, touch of smoke, nuts. Okay. Saturday, July 3, 2021
hopdog	3 Taos Mesa Mothership Milk Stout On tap at the Taos location. Poured a brown color with a thin sized off white head. Chocolate, lactose, and a lighter roastiness. Monday, July 15, 2019
hopdog	3 Taos Mesa Wayne Grodziskie On tap at the Taos location. Poured a hazy straw color with a thin sized head. Crisp and light ... some floral / pine and some earthiness. Monday, July 15, 2019
hopdog	3.1 Taos Mesa Amarillo Rojo On tap at the Taos location. Poured an amber color a small sized head. Toasted malts, caramel, and some citrus. Monday, July 15, 2019
hopdog	3.4 Taos Mesa Black Widow Porter On tap at the Taos location. Poured a brown color with a thin sized tan head. Roast, some coffee, and lighter earthiness. Monday, July 15, 2019
hopdog	3.6 Taos Mesa Great Scot Scottish On tap at the Taos location. Poured a brown color with a thin sized head. Caramel, sweet maltiness, chocolate, lighter roast, and malty. Monday, July 15, 2019
hopdog	3.5 Taos Mesa Hop Kopf On tap at the Taos location. Poured an amber color with a thin sized off white head. Citrus, caramel, and more of a sweet finish. Monday, July 15, 2019
hopdog	3 Taos Mesa Seco Brut IPA On tap at the Taos location. Poured a golden color with a thin sized head. Standard Brut...dry and citrus. Monday, July 15, 2019
hopdog	4 Taos Mesa Barleywine 2018 Vintage on tap at the Taos location. Poured a deeper amber color with a small sized off white head. Toasted caramel. some nuttiness, roast, underlying dark fruitiness, and alcohol well hidden. Nice after the drive to get here. Monday, July 15, 2019
seymour	2.8 Taos Mesa Kolsch 45 Tasted on tap at their Mothership location in a shaker glass, it poured a pretty clear yellow colour with white foam, lasting with lace. Sadly, the appearance was the best part. The makings of a true-to-style Kolsch were there (crisp and grainy, grassy, subtle biscuity, nutty, bready malt complexity, floral and herbal hop balance) but faint DMS flaw (probably a brewing problem) and uncharacteristic tart lactobacillus bite (maybe a line-cleaning issue?) I wanted to like it more than I did. Taos Mesa's hop-forward American ales are truly inspired, but on my visit at least, their Kolsch and lagers were less perfected. Thursday, November 29, 2018
seymour	2.8 Taos Mesa Dr Okto Tasted on tap at their Mothership location in a shaker glass, it poured a pretty orange amber colour with beige foam, lasting with lace. Sadly, the appearance was the best part. The makings of a true-to-style Marzen/Oktoberfest were there (grainy malt, toasty, nutty, maybe a little too much burnt caramel character for style but not bad, medium body with mild noble hop balance) but some DMS (probably a brewing problem) and uncharacteristic tart lactobacillus bite (maybe a line-cleaning issue?) I wanted to like it more than I did. Taos Mesa's hop-forward American ales are truly inspired, but on my visit at least, their Kolsch and lagers were less perfected. Thursday, November 29, 2018
seymour	4 Taos Mesa Take a Knee IPA Tasted on tap at their Mothership location in a shaker glass. It poured a clear light golden amber. Surprising malt complexity for such pale colour--grainy, biscuity, a little nutty and toasty even--but super-dank ganga hop notes dominate. Black currant, pine, musk, grapefruit rind, melon. Light body but deceptively full mouthfeel, malty middle with a crisp dry finish. Excellent bittersweet balance, a superb example of the American Pale Ale style. Thursday, November 29, 2018
seymour	3.6 Taos Mesa Solstice Pale Ale Tasted on tap at Mothership in a shaker glass, it poured a clear light golden amber. The description prepared me for another Sierra Nevada Pale Ale clone, and I suppose the grainbill side of the equation was similar, but this drank a lot danker, pine resiny, with a sharper high-alpha hop bite overall. Reminded me of Pinner or 3Floyds APAs. Light-medium body, some subtle chewiness and caramalt sweetness, lasting hoppy aftertaste and dry finish. Tasty and refreshing, well crafted. Thursday, November 29, 2018
seymour	3.2 Taos Mesa Koenig Lager Tasted at GABF 2018 in a sampler glass, a mostly-clear golden colour with weak white foam. A crisp, clean lager. Grainy with a noble hop balance, herbal and black pepper hints. Light body, strong carbonation, dry finish. Tasty and thirst-quenching. Not flawed, but not memorable either. Taos Mesa's hoppier American ales are truly inspired, but this was less so. Monday, October 8, 2018
seymour	4 Taos Mesa Amarillo Rojo Tasted at GABF 2018 in a sampler glass. It poured a mostly-clear reddish amber colour with off-white foam, lasting with lace. Malty, caramelly, nutty, toasty, with great single-hop bitter balance: fruity, citrusy, piney, resiny. I love this hop. Great name for a great beer, I wish I could drink more regularly. Delicious. Tuesday, September 25, 2018
hayayoshi	3.5 Taos Mesa Hotshot Smoked Porter Smells of roasted coffee and Woody. Dark brown with reddish tint. Woody, hops, coffee, grass, and malts. Pretty complex. Definitely and outdoorsy beer. Sunday, September 2, 2018
hayayoshi	3.4 Taos Mesa How Now Brown Clear dark brown. Neutral smell. Caramel, malt, and finishes with sweet coffee, and more caramel and chocolate. Started watered down but flavors kick in at the end.just wished the flavors would be consistent all the way through Sunday, September 2, 2018
hayayoshi	3.6 Taos Mesa Superstitious Stout Smells of roasted coffee. Pitch black pour. Mill, chocolate, roasted nuts and coffee. Little light but palate is smooth and great. Sunday, September 2, 2018
hayayoshi	3.7 Taos Mesa Great Scot Scottish Dark brown in color. Nuetral smell. Tatse is nutmeg, cacao, malt, and chocolate. Chewy and nutty. Sunday, September 2, 2018
hayayoshi	3.8 Taos Mesa Amarillo Rojo I get nutmeg and cinnamon on the nose. Golden brown, more on the brown. Cinnamon, nuts, spice, rye, and malts. Some chewyness to it. Sunday, September 2, 2018
hayayoshi	3.9 Taos Mesa Three Peaks IPA Aroma of pine citrus and juicy hops. Clear golden ipa. Taste is hop, malt, citrus, oranges, and pine resin. Good balance, easy to drink. Palate is light Sunday, September 2, 2018
NachlamSie	3.7 Taos Mesa Koenig Lager Pint at the brewpub. This is a good looking beer with a very clear gold body and fluffy white head. Cereal and grass with light spicy hops are in the aroma. Body is light and dry with decent malt flavor reminiscent of corn flake cereal. Fairly assertive hops provide a little citrus and pepper. Dry and crisp. It has plenty of German lager attributes, but doesn't fully conform to one classic style. The malt bill is somewhere between pilsner and vienna. Tuesday, July 10, 2018
MadWill08	2 Taos Mesa Superstitious Stout Friday, April 6, 2018
bbelger	3.5 Taos Mesa Kolsch 45 Sweeter than other kolshs I've had but an overall refreshing beer Friday, March 23, 2018
bbelger	3.5 Taos Mesa Fall Down Brown Friday, March 23, 2018
fonefan	3.6 Taos Mesa Mosaic IPA Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Taos Mesa Mosaic IPA ]. ABV: 6.8%. Clear matt medium orange colour with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, moderate to heavy hoppy, citrus, orange, hops. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and bitter with a long duration, hoppy, orange, tangarine, grass, fruity hops, pale malt. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [20160809] 8-2-8-3-15 Monday, March 12, 2018
blahbobbyblah	2 Taos Mesa Old 96 Sticke Alt Tuesday, January 2, 2018
kadish	2 Taos Mesa Three Peaks IPA Saturday, December 23, 2017
kadish	3.7 Taos Mesa Mosaic IPA Saturday, December 23, 2017
MadWill08	3 Taos Mesa Lunch Pale Ale Thursday, December 21, 2017
MadWill08	2 Taos Mesa Kolsch 45 Thursday, December 21, 2017
wchesser	3.8 Taos Mesa Take a Knee IPA Draft. Clear deep gold. Dank weedlike nose. Taste is dry with bitter finish and dank hop and resinous flavor. Sunday, October 29, 2017
Theydon_Bois	3.2 Taos Mesa Mosaic IPA Cask at GBBF'16, day one, 09/08/16. Lightly hazed orange with a moderate off white cap. Nose is light citric peel, toasted grains, straw, bread dough. Taste comprises light orange, bread dough, tangerine, melon, straw. Medium bodied, soft carbonation, semi drying close with moderate hop bitterness. So so for style. Saturday, September 23, 2017