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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
101 Southern Tier Lake Shore Fog United States IPA 3.5

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Big frickin pineapple nose, with some autumn leaves in a bonfire. Body is hazy sunshine with a minimal white head with mineral retention and no lace. Mouth is a bit watery with decent carbonation. Tastes of pineapple lemon rind salt pepper and pear. Slightly unpleasant sour finish.

Jan 18, 2021
11:15:39 PM
102 Blizzard of Hops United States IPA 3.9

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Mild nose, pine, papaya, grains of paradise. Clear gold body with nice continuing carbonation, frothy white head , moderate lace. Medium mouth, good tingle, fully coating..Pine and fruit combine in the mouth and are hard to pick out separately which is a nice change. A bit of warming alcohol at the end. Leaves the palette coated. but fairly neutral aftertaste. This is a one note beer but its a rndeally really nice note, very quaffable!

Jan 5, 2021
06:43:35 PM
103 Samuel Adam's Alpine Lager United States Lager 4.0

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Mild nose grass and light malts. Reminds me of Hamm's the beer refreshing if you're old enough to remember that. Medium to deep Gold Body almost clear topped with a nice white head that has a lasting skim coat and a bit of lace. Mouth is light but not watery maybe just a little creamy lots of carbonation going in there. Maybe slightly too much carbonation. A lot of pills flavor going on here but more sweetness. Sam's Boston Lager headed to Bavaria but kept a little of Sam's traditional flavor profile with it. There's some lemon some pepper some biscuit and a fair amount of grass. It's pretty tasty and pretty easy drinking. More Please!

Dec 29, 2020
06:58:30 PM
104 Juice Bomb IPA United States IPA 3.4

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Typical Strong neipa Nose pineapple Tangerine lemon. Forza light copper colored body with a decent white head some retention in a bit of lace. Mouth is slightly creamy fully coating pretty strongly carbonated. Flavor is predominantly sweet I keep getting a hit of strawberry some unripe pear multi slightly thin there's a little bit of somewhat unpleasant herbal taste towards the end all in all so-so Brew

Dec 28, 2020
04:47:20 PM
105 Elysian Contact Haze United States IPA 3.5

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Long lasting tropical nose ... guava, lemon, hint of cereal. Very pale yellow body with small head leaves a white skim coat with little lacing. Thin mouth, almost watery, with decent tingle. Tangerine, White Pepper,some pith on the finish. Flavors go away fast leaving just a touch of fruit on the palate. This really feels like a low cal low alcohol brew and yet it isn't. Kind of odd. Not objectionable, sessionable.

Dec 24, 2020
08:06:05 PM
106 Whiskey River Remedy Imperial Stout United States Imperial Stout 4.1

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Nose of cotton candy, caramel, brandied raisins, chocolate expresso. Totally opaque deep Brown body with a decent caramel-colored head for the long-lasting skim coat and decent the slightly sudsy lace. Nice mouth medium-bodied slippery very nice carbonation level, mouth coating. Slightly fermented raisins, chocolate, coffee on the pallet. Bit of a charcoal note in there slightly burnt malts. I'm sorry alcohol very present and very warming but nicely balanced. A little bitter in the end finishes slightly sweet was a little charcoal lingering at the back of the tongue

Dec 23, 2020
10:29:15 PM
107 Goose Island Bourbon County Stout United States Imperial Stout 4.4

Aroma: 10 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Nose: Brown sugar, raisin, black cherry, sage or oregano in the background. Pitch black body, small short-lived deep tan head with no lace. Lovely on the mouth...creamy, slippery, full, slight tingle, low carbonation. Bit of a sugar bomb or it would get 10 on flavor. Drinking the 2020 will revisit this same vintage in a few years, maybe the sweet will mellow. So ... molasses, warming alcohol, dark cherry, walnut, clean earth, fairly clean finish.

Dec 19, 2020
12:01:54 AM
108 East Rock Brewing Vienna Style Lager United States Lager 3.9

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Light roasted malt in the nose with grassy notes, maybe some almond. Medium copper body with decent off white head that leaves a skim coat, some suds on the side but no real lace. Mouth is medium with some creamyness. Carbonation is low. Would love to get a hold of their marzen and oktoberfest to compare flavor. This is malty, bready, sweetening a bit as it warms, totally sessionable. Really clean finish, perhaps a bit lighter than a fest or marzen. Just a hint of bitter on the swallow, a really nicely done brew.

Dec 14, 2020
10:56:50 PM
109 Come Hell Or High Water United States American Barleywine 4.2

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Lot of dough in the nose, some citrus, red raspberry. Cloudy dark honey body with solid off white head leaves a good skim coat and a bit of lace. Nice mouth slippery, full, a bit creamy, nice tingle. Alcohol is present and warming, nicely sweet with the honey without being cloying. Hops are herbal. This cleans up well in the end leaving the mouth slightly sweet and a bit coated with a little bitter in the back of the roof and a gentle booze burn. This tastes way too good and goes down way too easy!

Dec 13, 2020
11:14:18 PM
110 Lagunitas Hazy Wonder United States IPA 3.1

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 5

Nose is quite grassy considering the huge hop bill (link in description if to a brewer's youtube tasting of the beer), sour fruit, sage, dough. Appearance is odd, NO haze (unlike the vid) crud on bottom of glass and small crud in suspension. Medium yellow, good head, some lace. I understand its unfiltered bkut the crud is off putting, will post a picture. Mouth is on the thin side, good tingle. Taste is mild, some aspirin, herbal, flinty, not picking up all the tropical notes much.

Dec 13, 2020
01:42:02 AM
111 Kent Falls Awkward Hug United States IPA 4.2

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Strong nose...pineapple, biscuit, orange, lemon, salty breeze. Pale gold body fully hazed topped by a nice egg white with decent retention, nice skim coat, and moderate lace. Slightly thin mouth, spot on carbonation, clean. Flavor is growing on me, solid bitter in the middle, slightly sour on the back end, bit of citrus peel on the aftertaste. There is a little barnyard funk/mustiness in here and a hint of white pepper.

Dec 9, 2020
09:27:49 PM
112 Hop Commander IPA United States Imperial IPA 4.2

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Clear gold body topped by a decent white head with moderate lace and retention. Ideal for me anyway IPA mouth is slippery, carbonation is spot-on, and just slightly creamy. This East Coast Brewer puts forth a classic West Coast IPA before neipa became the hot new ticket. I find that most refreshing these days. A lot of pine, slight Citrus coming from the Citra but not overpowering as it often is these days. Very solidly bitter. A little sweetness from the mall towards the back end dissolves into a hit of bitter, the Finish is dry as a bone. Mild nose of pine citrus with a bit of floral in it.

Dec 6, 2020
07:10:30 PM
113 Multiverse Imperial Stout United States Stout 3.6

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Nice big stout nose, prune, chocolate, coffee, bread crust. Opaque darkest of dark brown body pours a frothy burnt umber head with minimal retention leaves a bit of skim, no lace. Creamy mouth, great tingle, slick and coating. Taste is sweet caramelized sugars, prune, plum, a hint of chocolate, bit of bitter coffee in the aftertaste, leaves mouth coated not clean. Alcohol masked, a hint of cough syrup going on in the end.

Nov 30, 2020
07:04:55 PM
114 Saison Dupont Dry Hopping Belgium Saison 4.3

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Grass, clove, cardomom, bubble gum in the nose. Beautiful looking beer medium gold body slightly foggy, Rocky egg white head lasts forever with amazing lace. Mouth is full, creamy, not quite chewy. Flavor is good the original is a subtle kiss this is a smack in the face. Cardamom a little clove a little bubble gum a little banana, sour finish not unlike a good hefi. Would be great with a nasty cheese and some stinky meat.

Nov 26, 2020
10:59:32 PM
115 Pause and Reflect Porter United States Porter 3.6

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Mild nose overripe dark fruit, maple syrup, cotton candy, caramel malt. Almost opaque Brown body topped with a little caramel color head that does not last and leaves no skim coat no lace but a tiny bit of suds. Hismile smedium body good level of tingle coats the mouth slightly slippery. Easy drinking Porter some would flavor some tobacco some leather, not overly sweet, finishes with a very good burnt taste. Pretty tasty.

Nov 25, 2020
07:17:59 PM
116 Guinness Draught Ireland Dry Stout 3.2

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Nota Lita nose... Deep brown body, Carmel colored head nitro charged foamy lace. Thin for a stout. Gonna let warm before rating flavor but strikes me is not as good as a draft. Little charcoal from the dark malts, some roasted coffee almost playing with sweet in the middle a little milk lactose. It's Guinness.

Nov 24, 2020
12:40:48 AM
117 Galaxy Brau Hoppy Lager United States Lager 3.2

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Nice nose true to his word passion fruit and Peach and some floral maybe hibiscus. Hazed light gold body topped by decent off white head moderate retention no lace. Mouth is a touch thin possibly undercarbonated. Tropical flavors fade fast leaving a bit of aspirin and astringency. Finish is dry aftertaste minimal. Could use more malt

Nov 22, 2020
08:10:04 PM
118 Citra Brau Hoppy Lager United States Lager 4.0

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Nose of ripe melon, violets, I really hope and tangerine. Hazy medium yellow body topped with decent white head leaving a skim coat and moderate lace. How to slightly creamy carbonation is spot-on. Bitter and sour in the end nerd wondering if there's some wheat in the bill please ask. Some grapefruit notes maybe a little Pine, Touch of oregano.

Nov 22, 2020
01:48:10 AM
119 Island Hopper Money Island IPA United States IPA 3.0

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

Nose pineapple, floral dish soap. Hazed lemon body topped with almost no head and zero lace. Thin mouth with slight tingle. Flavor is salty, orange, pineapple Under-carbonated.

Nov 21, 2020
07:55:37 PM
120 Long Trail Brewing VT IPA United States IPA 3.0

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 9 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

Surprisingly mild nose for a NEIPA, more floral than tropical...violets and tangerine. Medium amber body is moderately hazed with off white head admitting a small bit of lace/suds. Really nice mouth on this, chewy, creamy, full bodied. Taste is also mild, not as sweet as many NEIPA's, a bit soapy?, a little aspirin at the end, not complex, lemon rind not in a particularly good way. Not my cupa.

Nov 20, 2020
07:54:56 PM
121 Nelson Brau Hoppy Lager United States Lager 3.9

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 9

Very mild nose under-ripe berry, light biscuit, rosemary. Pale yellow clear body, frothy white head with some retention, continuing effervescence, no lace. Creamy mouth, not strongly carbonated. Quite a mild flavor and very drinkable. Aftertaste is slightly sweet. Jacks's makes only lagers I believe and I really appreciate that these days when the average store if flooded with IPA's. I do get a bit of the white grape flavor, a tiny touch of pine, some grassy notes towards the finish, nice light malts.......so so drinkable makes it better than the sum of its parts.

Nov 20, 2020
06:32:46 PM
122 Cigar City Guayabera Citra Pale Ale United States American Pale Ale 4.1

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Solid citra nose balanced with some bread notes and a hint of pine. Slightly hazed pale gold body topped with minimal head and a bit of lace. Nice mouth, not quite chewy, good tingle. Not complicated but excellent balance; pineapple, orange peel, some drying on the finish which is clean with decent bittering and alcohol slightly warming. Not a classic pale ale (citra) but very drinkable!

Nov 20, 2020
01:32:25 AM
123 Kent Falls Superscript IPA United States IPA 3.3

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Big NEIPA nose mostly pineapple, maybe some guava, strong citrus more tangerine than grapefruit. Standard medium yellow fully hazed body with minimal head and retention and no lace. Mouth is a bit watery. Needs more malt backbone in my opinion. Also the can is mislabeled calling this an Imperial Pale Ale, its not and Kent Falls seems to label all there IPA's as Imperial Pale Ales something lost in translation? Flavor is nice but weak, leaves you wanting more of the same flavor. some lemon in the end. Pepper, a hint of pine, very clean finish with no aftertaste. Sessionable.

Nov 19, 2020
08:54:54 PM
124 Kent Falls Yeesh! United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 4.2

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 9 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Classic pils nose, grassy touch of vanilla, Clear pale gold body topped with a white head leaving a nice skim coat very good lace constant effervescence. Moderate body perhaps a bit too carbonated. Flavor is classic czech pils, big ole grassy meadow, slightly off-putting aftertaste is a bit too astringent, a hint of aspirin. Overall a pretty good attempt.

Nov 17, 2020
07:58:34 PM
125 Supernaut IPA United States IPA 4.2

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 9

Big Mosaic nose, pineapple, mango, tangerine. Nearly clear pale copper body with decent white head leaves skim and slight lace. Mouth is creamy/chewy, slightly slick, perhaps a hair under-carbonated. Nicely bitter, clean ending, good malt backbone, not picking up tropical flavors which is nice for a change, a slightly less intense profile that is otherwise similar to their Sea Hag. Very sessionable. A little sweetness on the back end, hop is piney as much as tropical. Close to an english pale in style, wonder about the yeast. Hard to believe that this is all Mosaic..... nicely done.

Nov 9, 2020
02:00:23 AM