Cricket Hill Brewing Co. Reviews

BeerdedDave	3.1 Cricket Hill Fractal Haze Mosaic IPA hazy amber color; fruity hop aroma; juicy, fruity hop flavor with notes of citrus and berries; a bit sweet; Tuesday, April 18, 2023
BREWMUSKCLES	3.7 Cricket Hill Small Batch Jersey Devil good looking brick red brew with highlights of marshmallow. sweet and rife with tropical and citrus fruits and buttered toast. light pine and a sense of brandy. A little sticky. Winter holiday brew Friday, December 30, 2022
jgb9348	3.7 Cricket Hill Wit & Wild Mostly clear golden coloured body with a thick, but very fast-dying just off-white head that fades quickly and leaves absolutely nothing up top. Aroma of coriander seed, curacao, light oranges and a good wheat kick with some soft yeast and breadiness that brings out a lot of dryness, in the nose. Light-bodied; Grassy and very herbal flavours at first with a crisp wheat and coriander seed note with a lot of pepper and floral qualities at the end with a smooth full lot range and curacao finish that brings out a hint of sweetness, but this really is about how dry it is throughout. Aftertaste shows the floral, grassy and especially coriander seed freshness here throughout with a crisp bite with some lightish bitterness with a dry pepper note at the finish and some very subdued sweetness, but a great balance throughout. Overall, a very nice, incredibly dry and crisp beer with a lot of floral, grassy and especially spicey notes with the curacao and coriander seed (as you'd expect for the style) playing a big part. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Liqour Outlet in Boonton, New Jersey on 18-December-2021 for US$2,59 sampled at my house here in Washington on 27-July-2022. Friday, July 29, 2022
jcwattsrugger	3.7 Cricket Hill Brewmaster's Reserve #15 Sour Bourbon Barrel Aged Porter Tuesday, June 7, 2022
trapped	3.3 Cricket Hill 3 Way Bliss Can, from the brewery. Pours faintly cloudy lemon yellow with large foamy off-white head, faint citrus aroma, medium carbonation, mildly bitter citrus peel taste, thin body, long finish. Decent, but not too exciting considering all that hops. Saturday, December 4, 2021
trapped	3.2 Cricket Hill Citrita Can, from the brewery. Pours cloudy dark yellow with foamy off-white head, citrus-mango aroma, adequate carbonation, bitter citrus peel taste with piney flavor, thin body, long bitter finish. On the bitter side. Saturday, December 4, 2021
SanfordBrewer	1.1 Cricket Hill East Coast Lager Translucent golden with very large bubbly white head. Smell of wild yeast. Metallic, grainy, unpleasant. Monday, July 26, 2021
Dacrza	3.4 Cricket Hill Blond Breakfast Beer DATE: June 19, 2021... OCCASION: a second beer review on Father's Day eve--a good finish to the day... GLASSWARE: La Fin du Monde tulip.... the tasting is delayed by its incredible froth, poured out in a ratio too great to sip immediately... it sits as an opaque, brooding amber orange body that supports a frothy white head whose resilience is impressive.... bright, yeast, pepper, banana, garden herbs, bubble gum, and hay... overall, a decent allure.... it sips smoothly, a bit grainy, and without fanfare--an easy drink for a summer night.... refreshing, with some accentuation at the teeth...its finish doesn't linger... bubble gum, banana, slight pepper, some toasted bread malts, honey, and some bitterness that makes this a good approximation of the classic Belgians... this is enjoyable and refreshing in its embracing the Belgian profile in an accessible form... I was looking for a beer to enjoy on the hotter days/nights, and this works in that setting--and throughout the summer too... Sunday, June 20, 2021
Dacrza	3.8 Cricket Hill Jersey Devil Imperial Red Ale DATE: May 22, 2021... OCCASION: another beautiful night to celebrate Joey's birthday ends with another quality drink... GLASSWARE: Otto's dimpled mug... pours a dark red, mostly opaque body that supports a single-fingered off-white head whose bubbles froth to a lacy ring... intense pine and caramel erupt at the nose, with candied sugars and bread malts as well.... a vibrant, lively sip bubbles up, aggressively shaking the teeth with some heat in the mouth.... a medium-bodied draw, this finishes with a lingering sweetness that keeps... big malt impact, with caramel and toffee both competing for attention... sweet, bready, and yet resinous and bold... this tattoos the taste buds with its flavor profile, unleashing its weight in this most appreciated way...the citrus is sneaky but present... haven't had a CH brew in a while, but I m glad I had this one... Sunday, May 23, 2021
Sammy	3.5 Cricket Hill Brewmaster's Reserve #03 Barleywine Hits all the aspects of the style. Some oxidation from age, but that's normal. Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Beese	3.4 Cricket Hill Hopnotic IPA Cask at GBBF, Earl’s Court on 05/08/2009. Nice, zippy hop aroma and a good amount of bitterness. This was by far the largest amount of US beers I’d drunk in one sitting since being in North America, so maybe they shone a bit more by comparison? Friday, June 5, 2020
Beese	3.6 Cricket Hill Colonel Blides Cask Ale Cask at GBBF, Earl’s Court on 05/08/2009. Very nice ESB, of the American persuasion. Big and malty, but also with nice peppery hops and just a bit more cereal savoury flavour. Friday, June 5, 2020
Steve6523	3.3 Cricket Hill Hopnotic IPA Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Ferris	3.5 Cricket Hill Paymaster Imperial Porter Nice roast and chocolate. Jet black with a decent light brown head. Dark bitter chocolate and roast. Thursday, November 14, 2019
Ferris	3.4 Cricket Hill Doppelbock BBA Sweet caramel and vanilla. Cloudy brown with a decent beige head. Barrel and light booze with some woody caramel notes. Thursday, November 14, 2019
Ferris	2.9 Cricket Hill Soggy Sack Doesn’t smell like much. Clear gold with a small white head. Tastes pretty bland with some bitterness. Thursday, November 14, 2019
Ferris	3 Cricket Hill Fractal Haze Mosaic IPA Sticky sweet orange. Cloudy gold with a small white head. Bitter orange peel and a sticky finish. Thursday, November 14, 2019
beer3000	1.5 Cricket Hill Hopnotic IPA Ask for room service in the renaissance meadowlands, it’s full of foam. I poured out 2 times. Light ordinary ipa aroma. Don’t worth second try. Thursday, September 19, 2019
trapped	3.8 Cricket Hill Brewmaster's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Aged Porter Draught @ Ginger Man - NYC. Pours dark brown with faint ruby highlights, very small foamy tan head, very rich woodsy mocha/bourbon aroma, low carbonation, bitter taste with mocha, oak, bourbon, roasted malt flavors, thin body, long bitter finish. Rich in flavors and potent. Friday, July 12, 2019
axadiver	3.7 Cricket Hill Fractal Haze Mosaic IPA Monday, February 4, 2019
katrinaez	3.6 Cricket Hill Comet Cloud Red IPA Thursday, December 27, 2018
Dacrza	3.2 Cricket Hill Fall Festivus DATE: December 9, 2018... OCCASION: resting after a good and busy weekend... GLASSWARE: Stoudts pint... pours a feverish, copious amount of off-white head that clumps into an Elvis-like head atop a dark chestnut body alive with bubbling clusters.... the first impression is its malt-forward, bready and toasted, with earthy and light floral hops... the whole aroma is somewhat mellow, if not down-tuned.... this sips with a bold body, medium strength and substantial for an ESB--almost an Americanization of the style--with a worthwhile mouthfeel and a buttery finish... besides the toasted malts, butter, and flower, one can note tea, plum, grapefruit, and some uneven qualities... at 6.5%, this strong-arms the drinking experience with a heightened bitterness that requires some puckering... overall, I can see what Cricket Hill is going for, and it weds reasonably well with the season that was... the bitterness and muddled flavors drop this a bit, but the effect is close to a late fall pairing... Monday, December 10, 2018
mansquito	3.3 Cricket Hill Small Batch Jersey Devil On cask at Dandelion: pours dull amber with cask head. Aroma is earthy, malty, some mellow hoppiness. Taste is earthy, lightly bitter, low sweetness. Not bad. Sunday, November 25, 2018
PubTrub17	3.7 Cricket Hill East Coast Lager One of the better lagers I have had. Very smooth. Friday, October 19, 2018
trapped	3.8 Cricket Hill Brewmaster's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter Bottle. Pours opaque dark brown with large spongy tan head, sweet woodsy aroma with boozy background, adequate carbonation, sweetish bourbon dominated taste, mocha and oak, somewhat thick body, long woodsy mocha finish with alcohol aftertaste. Bit boozy but good. Wednesday, May 30, 2018
trapped	3.4 Cricket Hill Brewmaster's Reserve #16 Russian Imperial Stout Bottle. Pours dark brown with foamy large beige head, faint mocha aroma, low carbonation, bitter almost burnt taste with faint dark fruit flavor, thin body, long bitter finish. The taste is too burnt. Wednesday, May 30, 2018
puboflyons	3.8 Cricket Hill Brewmaster's Reserve #03 Barleywine From the 650 ml. bottle compliments of JC Wattsrugger in trade. It pours a handsome looking amber tone with reddish hues when held to the light. Modest and short lasting off-white head. Penetrating aroma of sweet barley grains and barley malt, dark fruit, but a low alcohol content. The body is medium but smooth. I had hoped for bigger. Definite malt sweetness takes over the taste and the booze is actually rather subdued. But malts, malts, and more malts and a semi-lingering finish. Warming. Sunday, April 22, 2018
dalekliz	2.9 Cricket Hill Hopnotic IPA Bottle. Pours a clear amber with a small white head that ends in a ring. Light hoppy aroma, bitter and sweet, of citrus hops, sugar, malt, grass. Taste is crisp, starts with a bit of a hoppy bite, then picks up more yeast and grass notes. Ends a bit watery with light lingering bitterness. Very drinkable but too light. Thursday, March 1, 2018
Dacrza	3.6 Cricket Hill Colonel Blides Cask Ale DATE: February 3, 2018... OCCASION: celebrating a great showing at Phillipsburg's Quiz Bowl tournament... GLASSWARE: Hop Devil nonick... pours a dark amber body, lightly effervescent, and clusters of bubbles notch up and down the glass... the head retention flattens at a half-finger of off-white head that sends solar flares upward... presents as a nutty, lightly roasted aroma, fresh from a growler poured mid-afternoon today... caramel is notable, as is the toffee... a solid representation of the style... sips at a ridiculously easy rate, with a sweet and creamy mouthfeel that rewards the palate... the finish holds but doesn't overwhelm... nuts, toasted malts, light aromatic noble hops, and flowery hints--a righteous, agreeable, comfortable beer to eat/chill/watch TV with... a quality ESB, and possibly an entry pass to trying more Cricket Hill... and at $6 a grunt, a great buy at Liquor Fcatory... Sunday, February 4, 2018
hopdog	2.9 Cricket Hill Brewmaster's Reserve American Brown Ale Bomber bottle. Poured a brown color with a tan head. Chocolate and some roast. Showed its age. Monday, January 15, 2018
Bitterbill	2.7 Cricket Hill Jersey Summer Breakfast Ale From Sept 2008 I got this bottle in a trade with jwc215. Thanks Joe! It pours a cloudy orange with a 1 finger head of foam. Decent head retention and there's some lacing. The smell has notes of peach, yeast, wheat, a touch of banana. The taste is yeasty, has some peach, light banana, slightly spicy, a bit of citrus and some earthiness. Sounds interesting but the flavours don't work all that well together. Light bodied with a medium level of carbonation, it finishes earthy and then goes all watery. Not bad but not something I would drink again. Thursday, December 21, 2017
Bitterbill	3.4 Cricket Hill East Coast Lager From Aug 2008 I got this bottle in a trade with jwc215. Thanks Joe! It pours a yellow gold with about an inch of foam. It shrinks quickly to a fine broken layer and there's not much lacing. The smell has a good hoppy nose to it along with some grain and caramel malt sweetness. The taste has a good grainy taste to it along with slight caramel and a good grassy hop flavour. This is pretty tasty and most of the all malt lagers I've tasted have been flavourful, some more than others and I think this one falls on the upper end of the spectrum for the style. Mouthfeel is definitely medium here and I like it. Carbonation is on the lower end for the style. Again, I like it. It finishes slightly bitter, slightly grainy and what the heck. I like that. Bottom line: This is a nice Lager; Tasty, good mouthfeel, and quite drinkable. I'm very happy that I got a chance to try it as it is a well brewed product, imho. I'd drink it again. No problem. Thursday, December 21, 2017
Bitterbill	3.3 Cricket Hill Colonel Blides Cask Ale From Aug 2008 got this bottle in a trade with jwc215. Thanks Joe! A cloudy orange coloured brew, there's close to a 1 finger head of foam that shrinks quickly leaving a couple of small islands and a ring around the glass. Lacing is minimal. The smell has good notes of caramel sweetness and citrus and grassy hoppiness. The taste starts off with that malty sweetness but is quickly overtaken by a big floral and fruity hop bitterness. The fruitiness I taste is apricot and it works pretty well here. A good medium mouthfeel with lightish carbonation, it finishes with more fruit, a slight bitterness and some earthy tones. This is pretty tasty and quite drinkable and seems to grow on me the more I sip. Give it a shot if you find it. Thursday, December 21, 2017
Bitterbill	3.1 Cricket Hill American Ale From Aug 2008 I got this bottle in a trade with jwc215. Thanks Joe! It pours a clear copper colour with a 1 finger head of foam. There's a little bit of lacing and the head retention is average. The smell has a nice mix of citrus hops and caramel malt with the hops being more noticeable. The taste is pretty hoppy. I get some citrus and some grass and the malt is rather subdued; just a slight sweetness and breadiness right before the finish. The mouthfeel is on the thin side and kind of slick, the carbonation is on the light side, and it finishes with a mild grassy bitterness. Well, everything flavourwise seems to be on the mild side but what's there is good and it sure is drinkable enough. I could put a couple away with ease. Pretty good stuff. Wednesday, December 20, 2017
ejarger	3 Cricket Hill Pumpkin Ale Wednesday, October 18, 2017
jflopsu	1.8 Cricket Hill East Coast Lager Pours orange with white head. A very rough grainy aroma and taste with light citrus and malts. A harsh grainy aftertaste with little bitterness or sweetness. Monday, October 2, 2017
jflopsu	3.5 Cricket Hill Abbey Tripel V2.0 Pours gold with white head. A sweet aroma of fruits and malts. A sweet taste of banana, fruits, citrus, malts, and light spices. A balance and medium body with a sweet citrus, malt and yeast aftertaste. Monday, October 2, 2017
jflopsu	2.4 Cricket Hill Small Batch Wet Hop NJ Pale Ale Pours copper with white head. A grainy and light citrus hop aroma. A rough grain taste with little citrus, hops, and malts. A grainy and light citrus hop aftertaste. Monday, October 2, 2017
jflopsu	3.6 Cricket Hill Jersey Summer Breakfast Ale Pours a lightly hazy gold-orange with white head. A strong belgian aroma of citrus, wheat and yeast. A sweet citrus and wheaty taste with pine, malts, and yeast. A refreshing and medium body beer with a lingering citrus and wheat aftertaste. Monday, October 2, 2017
jflopsu	3.5 Cricket Hill Simcoenotic Imperial IPA Pours an amber-orange with white head. Has a strong citrus hop, fruit and malty aroma. A malt forward IIPA with fruits, caramel, and citrus hops. A heavy body with a sweet malt and bitter hop aftertaste. Monday, October 2, 2017
jflopsu	2 Cricket Hill Hopnotic IPA Pours a clear amber-copper with white head. A citrus hop and grain aroma. A grainy taste with some citrus hops and malts. Light bitter hop, malty and grain aftertaste. Monday, October 2, 2017
Bacchus66	2.9 Cricket Hill Hopnotic IPA 12oz bottle at WW tasting. Hazy orange with a thin off white head. Citrus, pine, resin, sweet malt. Medium carbonation. Light style with a sweet finish. OK. (notes) Saturday, September 30, 2017
ipa4me4u	2.1 Cricket Hill Pumpkin Ale Nutmeg and cinnamon on the nose. Straight nutmeg all the way through on the taste, with slight cinnamon and clove notes. Not my style of brew but this one is decent. Monday, September 18, 2017
jflopsu	3.4 Cricket Hill Small Batch Russian Imperial Stout Pours black. Has a chocolate, coffee, and dark fruit malt aroma. A weaker russian imperial than most with chocolate, coffee, and strong prune flavors. A lingering prune flavor, rather than bourbon or chocolate/coffee as I'd expect. Saturday, September 9, 2017
ColleenMS9783	2 Cricket Hill East Coast Lager Tuesday, July 4, 2017
travisviviani	3 Cricket Hill East Coast Lager Tuesday, July 4, 2017
demannu	3.3 Cricket Hill Brewmaster's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter Was rather surprised by the subtleness of the bourbon in this one. Noticeable in nose more so than taste. Flavor leans heavily towards roasted malts with the bourbon just being a background accent flavor. Guess it could have been expected considering the abv. I’m sure lots of people will appreciate this beer but it’s not my idea of what of bba porter should be. Saturday, March 4, 2017
jflopsu	4 Cricket Hill Brewmaster's Reserve Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Porter Pours black with dark brown head. A strong bourbon and roasted malt aroma. A balanced flavor of chocolate, roasted malts, coffee, and bourbon. A bourbon and roasted malt aftertaste. Monday, February 20, 2017
BeerdedDave	2.9 Cricket Hill American Pale Ale deep amber color; fruity hop aroma; sour fruity hops and bready malt; not much going on in this beer Wednesday, February 1, 2017
john44	3.2 Cricket Hill Colonel Blides Cask Ale Draft Third of a Pint at GBBF 2010 (Day 2), Earl’s Court, London Aug 2010 - Orangey Amber in colour. Malty; toasted biscuity malts. Hoppy; resiny herbal hops, slight earthy taste. Fruity; citrus orange & lemon. Solid malty backbone and moderately hoppy. Not too bitter. Easy drinking. (2010-08) Wednesday, February 1, 2017