Beer Ratings: Most Recent

Wolf's Ridge Brewing Columbus, Ohio

Snifter at The Draft Room on 10/19/18. Clear pinkish red pour with a medium off-white head. Aroma of malt, cherry, coriander and funk. Malt and cherry flavor giving way to coriander before a salty and sour finish.

Backcountry Brewing (BC) Squamish, British Columbia

Tall can from the brewery at Alex's. Pours a clear pale golden with a weak white head. Aroma is malty with Saaz hops. Similar taste. Very light, but still quite good.

Three Floyds Brewing Company Munster, Indiana

On tap at Winking Lizard Westerville on 10/19/18. Clear gold pour with a thick white head. Aroma of malt, pine and spicy hops. Malt and pine flavor with a citrusy hop finish.

Great Lakes Brewing (Ohio) Cleveland, Ohio

Pint at Winking Lizard Westerville on 10/19/18. Clear gold pour with a thick white head. Aroma of sweet malt and slight tomato. Sweet malt flavor with a sweet finish. A little too sweet and lacking that crispness that I like in a Kolsch.

Crafted Artisan Meadery Mogadore, Ohio

Can purchased at the meadery. Clear blush pour with a thin off-white head. Aroma of dry, champagne-like cider and sweet cherry. Dry cider and sweet cherry flavor with a dry cherry finish.

Side Project Brewing Maplewood, Missouri

Bottle shared by a friend. Clear gold pour with a thick white head. Aroma of malt, funk, apple and pear. Malt and apple flavor with a sour fruit finish.

Ex Novo Brewing Company Portland, Oregon

16 ounce can. Pours a mostly hazy yellow orange hue with a medium white head. A big juicy tropical nose. Sweet, tropical flavors, earthy, husky, mango. Very smooth. Big flavors. Very good.

Rivertown Brewery Monroe, Ohio

Can shared by a friend. Pours chestnut brown with a thick beige head. Aroma of malt, chocolate and banana. Malt and chocolate flavor with banana character before a roasty finish.

Prairie Artisan Ales Tulsa, Oklahoma

Bottle shared by a friend. Pours darkest brown with a thick tan head. Aroma of malt, peanut butter, coffee and chocolate. Malt and peanut butter flavor with chocolate accents before a coffee finish.

Kuhnhenn Brewing Warren, Michigan

2017 bottle purchased at Kuhnhenn. Pours clear purple to brown with a thin tan head. Aroma of malt, blueberry and caramel. Sweet malt and blueberry syrup flavor with caramel and alcohol accents before a blueberry finish.

Transient Artisan Ales Bridgman, Michigan

Bottle from a friend. Pours darkest brown with a thick tan head. Aroma of oxidized blackberry and slight vanilla. Malt and berry flavor with a chocolate and vanilla finish. That's two straight oxidized stouts from them. Disappointing.

Stone Angel Brewing Co. Winnipeg, Manitoba

Can. Nearly black pour with a small head. Aroma is coffee and chocolate. Taste is likewise some nice coffee notes, mostly dry and medium bodied but with a hint of sweetness, pretty clean and simple but flavourful.

Live Oak Brewing Company Austin, Texas

Can from a friend. Clear yellow pour with a thick white head. Aroma of malt, banana and clove. Malty flavor with banana and clove accents before a watery finish. Yep, it's a weizen.

Live Oak Brewing Company Austin, Texas

Can from a friend. Pours clear gold with a thick white head. Aroma of malt, crisp hop and lager yeast. Malt and crisp lager yeast flavor with a bitter hop finish. Nicely executed.

Little Fish Brewing Company Athens, Ohio

Sample at Little Fish on 10/14/18. Pours dark brown with a thick tan nitro head. Aroma of malt, funk, chocolate, caramel and cinnamon. Malty and caramelly flavor with cinnamon, chocolate and vanilla accents before a sour cherry finish.