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

REceived as a secret santa gift. Not much info out there, they don't have a real website. Big malty nose with sweet roasted caramel notes coming through. (since I posted it I called it a Brown Ale, but they are rumored to claim that it is brewed in a Saison/FArmhouse style, go figure.) Floral hops in the nose, lavender? Great nose. Pours a deep copper body that is clear and topped by a reasonable head with unbelievable retention and nice lace. The mouth on this is creamy and full-bodied, slightly slick, chewy, and has a low fizz factor. Tastes like a brown ale gone slightly sweet. You get hit with major roasted malt, a cotton candy sweetness, followed with floral hops. The finish is just slightly bitter. The aftertaste has a slightly objectionable chemical taste high on the roof of the mouth so it gets a 7 (I think its a strange way the hops are combining with the sugars), otherwise would have been a 9. Fun beer!

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

Had to go down the rabbit hole to add this beer; the Ballantine brand is owned and marketed by Pabst but the brewing is consigned to MillerCoors LLC. So I saw this sitting in the singles section of my local provider and thought wait, haven't seen Ballantine in years, looked closer and it was Ballantine IPA! Had to try it. Oak and floral hops in the nose with some biscuit and pine. Pours one of the best heads I have seen in awhile, frothy and long lasting with great lace. (Can't believe that Miller knows how to do this!!!) Body is slightly hazed light copper with effervescence present. Mouth is towards full bodied and creamy. This is surprisingly bitter for 70 IBU, the grain bill is well balanced. Some tart fruit in the ending, the front is oak and leather and pepper. This is a shockingly well done IPA, hits the middle, not quite a hop-head beer but a VERY solid IPA consigned to a a macro brewer, I can hardly believe it!

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

Nose of Pear, Pine, and Tropical Fruit. Pours a light copper body with a huge frothy white head with good retention and good lace. Mouth is a bit chewy, moderately slick, quite fizzy. Pretty nice flavor profile....significantly bitter throughout...papaya notes, earthy tones, has a high note that is lemony, finish is dry...alcohol is slightly warming, well balanced...well done!

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

Black cheery, coffee, and cotton candy in the nose. Dead black body with a caramel colored head that is long lasting and with minimal lace. Nice round mouth that is medium bodied. Very complex flavor but overall sweet. Toffee and coffee in the initial flavor, goes quite sweet in mid-taste, then goes to ripe dark fruit,alcohol present and warming at the end with hops finally kicking in for a bit of tartness in the finish, final ending sour and fruity.

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

Sweet nose tropical fruit, hey and spring flowers. Hazy unfiltered medium gold body topped with moderate had and moderate lacing. Surprisingly creamy mouth, slick and nice, with good carbonation. Unusual flavor profile on this one. Very tart but neutral bittereing, not picking up the city too much which is kinda nice. Some sour fruit, VERY dry finish. Not a ton of flavor very bitter in the end.

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

Solid in the nose balanced pine and citrus . slightly fogged medium gold body topped by a moderate white head with good lace. Mouth is medium and slick perhaps a bit creamy with subtle carbonation . flavor profile is a hop heads delight. Good sweet malt balance to the predominating citra with alcohol present and warming. Bitter and clean in the finish.

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

Great nose on this one, strong and long. Spicy notes with plenty of floral notes in the nose and orange, The Amarillo really shines here (let in the kettle and then again in dry hoping). Beautiful pale yellow.honey toned body with nice fizz pours a clean white head that leaves a nice skim coat and hints of lace. As with most "sessions" the mouth is a bit thin, carbonation well done. Nice flavor on this although it could stand a bit more malty goodness. A little honey up front, some lavender notes, really nice bitter finish that is not medicinal. Ends dry and clean. Maybe best "session" IPA I have had.

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

Really nice nose here; pineapple, lemon, clover, honey. Pours a hazy unfiltered medium-yellow body with a short white head that has good retention and OK lace. Mouth if medium bodied and nicely slick, well carbonated tingle tickles the buds. I good white pepper flavor here with well moderated tropical fruit/peach and a slightly sour ending. I find myself a bit tired of NEIPA but this one remains a treat.

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

Mild nose, honey, grassy fields, biscuit. Nice frothy head not much lace atop a very warm amber body. Mouth is creamy and full with a good tingle factor and nicely slick. Bitter, green, apricot pith, wildflower honey, alcohol fairly well masked, almonds, clean dry finish. About as good as a classic DIPA gets.

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!

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

Mild citrus nose with some grassy notes and some violet, hint of dough. Lovely pour leads to a medium yellow body with a nice white head with some retention, skim coat, and good lacing. Mouth is medium and slightly foamy slightly slick, bit of wheat creamy. Overall a somewhat sour impression. Notes of tangerine, wild mushroom, grassy field, tart, balanced, a bit astringent in the end with a dry finish.

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

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 10 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 8

Nose of Pine and biscuit and some significant malt. copper body with a frothy egg-white head that lasts forever and has incredible lace. Creamy medium mouth with significant tingle. Flavor is nicely bitter in an old fashioned IPA way. Some almond some Pine resin some biscuit some leather and tobacco.

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

Big long-lasting nose of overripe tropical fruits and some very suitable dankness I'm guessing that ladder comes from the Nelson hops. Fogged pale apricot body topped with a skim coat that leaves suds but not really lace on the side of the glass. Mouth is nice a little creamy good carbonation level with just a hint of tingle almost chewy, almost chewy. Hello I'm weary of NEIPA's this is pretty tasty. A dank dryness coming through at the end really changes this up. Hints of cinnamon and brown sugar at first but levels out with a tartness that finishes dry and as I mentioned dank. I like it.

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

The nose is hazier than the beer that is to say it's got that tropical fruit thing going on in and a bit of dank bong water in a good way. Hell apricot body fully hazed with a skim coat that leaves beautiful lace. I like the mouth on this it's almost clean like an old fashioned IPA a little slick perfect carbonation. Flavor follows the nose mild tropical fruits make a nice bitter finish long-lasting pretty clean. There's a little bit of barnyard funk going on here again it's that dank bong water.

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

Nice but unremarkable nose the citra is a bit underplayed which is nice for a change. On tap for an IPA should look like clear medium gold body decent white head that leaves a skim coat and lovely lace. Mouth is medium and oddly a bit thin but also just a little bit creamy kind of fun ever so slightly slick. Flavor grows on me as it warms a touch. The malt backbone starts to become a little more prominent it's definitely bitter but in some ways it's a little buttery almost leaning towards an English style pale ale but with a very strong hop presence that is a little bit on the herbal side. I might be overrating this but I'm just getting tired of hazy ipa's.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 8 | Overall: 10

Lite aroma ..... Grass, lemon, a sour note of sorts. Clear medium copper body topped with a moderate white head with slight retention and good lace. Nice mouth well carbonated, tingly, slick and lite bodied. Really tasty the malt predominates and is biscuity. The hops are, I think, noble and perfectly balanced. Lighter than a Marzen with a clean and slightly sweet finish. Exceptionally drinkable. Alcohol very well masked. I feel bad downgrading the appearance this is really a delightful beer.

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

Red berry fruit, cotton candy, tobacco, in this big nose. There's a cake extremely dark brown with a deep tan head that lasts well and leaves good lace. Creamy slick and coating in the mouth with a medium body. The starts a little on the sweet side and finishes nicely bitter. There's coffee and dark chocolate and a lot of toasty malts. The alcohol is warming there's perhaps a bit of a vanilla flavor towards the end and the finish is long.

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

Huge long-lasting nose fresh, tropical, pine. Fully hazed medium amber body with a very smallish white head that lasts well and leaves decent lace. Mouth is full slick slightly drying and long-lasting. Flavor is so green with fresh hops... Citrus pith.. bitter... Sour lemon... Pine resin.

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

Malt, biscuit, grass, and yes pear in the nose. Light gold body with short-lived white head, leads a nice skim and decent lace. Light but nice body on this one, good carbonation decent tingle. Malt and great nots at the two quickly taken by bright grassy hop notes and a hint of yeast, slight alcohol warming on the back end. Clean and crisp, maybe a bit heavy on the malt.

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

(Scores relate to a "Session" IPA, grading it on that specific type) Your typical new-fangled tropical/citrus fruit IPA nose. Medium gold body with surprisingly good lace and a lasting skim coat (unusual for a Session brew). Mouth also surprising, nice medium body on this, not quite slick. Its got high apparent bitterness for its slim 43 IBU's. Does not taste quite as much like hop water as most sessions. Well balanced. The malt is neutral but it does have some backbone. Flavors as much on the piney side as the citrus side. Finish is dry with a odd high note that just misses being medicinal. Founder's All Day is my go to Session IPA but I thin this one may have it beat.

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

Vanilla, prune, and citric acid in the nose. Pours a clear very deep ruby with an offwhite head with god retention and no lace. Mouth is creamy with a full body. The unbeerlike flavor is appropriate for the style. Vanilla and chocolate dominates with a nice hop tingle at the end, alcohol is warming, pretty nicely done although not my cuppa.

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

Reviewing the 002 series. Nose of tobaccco, prune, and vanilla. Hazed medium gold body sits under a moderate head with fair retention and little lacing. Very nice on the mouth, good tingle and a bit creamy. Nice balance the fruit is dry, maybe a hint of apricot, clean finish, well rounded.

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Long lasting tropical NEIPA nose, sweet and dank. Milkshake appearance with decent lasting head and minimal lace, body a murky gold. Mouth is nice, a bit creamy, very nice tingle and a touch slick. Taste is tangy, pine playing against new-fangled tropical hops, a bit of a sour finish, alcohol well masked. I've heard rumor there's wheat in this brew and it seems possible. Back East is a great local(for me) brewery consistantly knocking out delightful brews.

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

Strong nose, lemon peal, pine sap, touch of sourdough. Slightly hazed medium copper body topped by a foamy white head with decent retention and faint lace. Effervescence continues up side of glass. Mouth is full-some and slightly creamy, good tingle. Flavor is straightforward, well balanced, bit of pine, hint of tropical notes, slightly sour and nicely bitter finish.