Beer Reviews by HANTRAN

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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
51 Wild Leap Local Gold United States Blonde Ale 2.8

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Almost no nose. Lightly hazed yellow body with small head and no lace. Nice mouth... Good tingle medium body. Mild and quenching some lemon some pepper wee bit of grass clean short finish. Had at Ludicris's Chicken and Beer at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport. Best airport food ever best shrimp and grits I've ever had. Terminal d

Feb 13, 2022
04:56:05 PM
52 Ten Bends Hovered Ridge Double IPA United States Imperial IPA 4.1

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.

Feb 4, 2022
07:29:20 PM
53 Collective Arts Stranger Than Fiction Canada Porter 3.9

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

Dark malts and dark overripe fruit in the nose. Opaque deep deep Brown body with a decent head and lovely lace. Medium bodied with a nice carbonation level a bit slick on the tongue and somewhat drying. Unapology sweet with dark chocolate flavors espresso and cotton candy it is a fairly dry finish and the finish is lengthy.

Jan 25, 2022
12:49:48 AM
54 Cigar City Maduro Oatmeal Brown Ale United States Brown Ale 3.6

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

Sweet malt, chocolate, coffee and some high pine notes in the nose. Dark brown not quite opaque body is topped with a caramel colored skim coat that leaves pretty nice suds and some lace. Mouth is pretty light almost watery not a lot of carbonation in the tongue. Flavor not nearly as sweet as the nose black coffee comes through and dominates the aftertaste. There's some deeply roasted malt flavors. Just a hint of dark fruit in the beginning. Very very drinkable somewhat drying.

Jan 24, 2022
01:43:12 AM
55 New England Style IPA (Ale for ALS) United States IPA 2.7

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

This beer is not listed on the website don't know if it's seasonal or was a one time and gone deal. Absolutely huge nose. Typical tropicals plus peach. Fully hazed pale apricot body skim coat that leaves nice lace. Mouth is slick and tingly light bodied. SALTY and not in a good way. No malt no yeast all tropical hop flavors and a huge saltiness.

Jan 21, 2022
12:32:30 AM
56 Big Tree Brewing Mr. Waterbury United States IPA 3.7

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

Big Citron nose knocks you out when you open it. Moderately hazed body pale apricot with small white head that leaves little lace. Nice medium mouth slightly slippery low but decent carbonation with a little tingle. The malts are sweet the citra is intense and not very balanced the finish is dry it's quite drinkable.

Dec 31, 2021
08:03:08 PM
57 LOTS United States Witbier 3.8

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

Powerful nose...tangerine, pineapple, violets, caramelized sugar. Hazy pale gold with minimal head and no lace (a look I seem to find in most Kent Falls IPA's) Nice in the mouth, mild carbonation, slippery, medium in body. Tasty, slightly bitter, orange/tangerine pith and zesty oils, smashable with alcohol well masked, short finish is clean and ever so slightly astringent.

Dec 5, 2021
10:20:17 PM
58 NoDa Jam Session United States American Pale Ale 4.0

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

Floral nose with se pine. Copper body strong lace skim coat. Medium bodied light carbonation not too slippery. On style strong malt body and quite old school bitterness.

Nov 22, 2021
07:31:15 PM
59 Hero Premium Pilsner United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.8

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 9 | Overall: 8

Lovely nose...lemon,floral meadow, fresh cut grass. Clear gold body with little head and no lace. A bit fizzy in the mouth and thinish but ok for type. Very refreshing super clean finish. Nicely hopped mild grassy notes. A hint of sour. Poundable times 10.

Oct 26, 2021
12:30:44 AM
60 Sweetwater 420 Strain G13 United States IPA 3.2

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

Does have a bit of that dank pot aroma in the nose. Average hazy IPA appearance not much lace. Mouth is a bit thin. Doesn't really taste like 6% in fact it tastes a lot like like many low alcohol ipas, not that this is one but it tastes like one, essentially as if you're just drinking hop water. I think the malt characteristic could be stronger it does just ever so slightly remind me of losing a bet and having to drink the bong water.

Sep 18, 2021
07:03:48 PM
61 Jaws United States Lager 4.3

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

Honey, vanilla, pasture in the nose with a hint of lemon. I am a bit new to Kazbek hops, interesting. Clear medium gold body topped with minimal white head that leaves a skim coat and a hint of sudsy lace.The effervescence keeps coming. Mouth hints at creamy and is nicely fizzy. There is an unusual flavor profile here, I can't quite put my finger on it, might be coming from the house lager yeast. Finish is very clean, its a lovely pils flavor with what is maybe a hint of deep ripe fruit, plum? Bittering level is spot on for style. Hops are spicy/prppery. This is EXTREMELY SESSONABLE! (wish there was more nose)

Aug 2, 2022
11:05:31 PM
62 Clam Island United States Imperial IPA 4.0

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

Mild inoffensive NEIPA nose, perhaps slightly less tropical than most; guava, mango, touch of grass and biscuit. Fogged pale gold body topped with ok head and good lace and little leaves a good skim. Nice in the mouth, tingly just right, a bit slippery and medium bodied. I am liking the flavor profile. Its NEIPA but moderate, I am wondering if there is wheat in the malt bill. Alcohol at the end is slightly warming. The finish is very clean and almost no aftertaste. There is a nice bitterness in mid swallow and before that just a touch of tropical profile; maybe tangerine and a wee wee hint of pulp.

Jul 28, 2021
10:11:51 PM
63 Neversink Wheat United States Witbier 4.5

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

Tobacco and juniper and orange in the subtle nose. (They call this a botanical wheat and its got spent botanicals from their gin producing partner.) Medium sunny gold fully fogged body topped with a lasting white head that leaves a nice skim coat and a hint of lace. I like this mouth, its a bit foamy, hints at creamy, slightly slick and clean. I do feel like the hummingbird sucking from a flower on the label of the can. This is floral and mellow and dryish. At the end there more than a hint of bitters from the botanicals and just a hint of floral sweetness but the finish is quite clean. I am really enjoying this one from my little known and relatively local brewers. On a hot summer day this is lovely!

Jul 18, 2021
07:03:32 PM
64 Orval Belgium Belgian Ale 4.0

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

Drinking a late 2019 in mid 2021, not sure how it had been treated. Not getting the fabulous nose oft mentioned. Smells like a mild heffe, some bubblegum, some barnyard funk. Huge, too huge really, white head makes for a challenging pour. Cloudy medium apricot-colored body under that huge head and leaves interesting lace. Mouth is slightly creamy and very full, very carbonated...over-carbonated? I would like to call this finish sour but sadly medicinal is more appropriate. Warming alcohol is a big part of the ending. Starts almost neutral then a rapid hit of bitter, then heads off into the pasture before that unpleasant ending but that goes away and leaves a fairly clean and just slightly sweet aftertaste. Definitely complex. Smooths out s it warms a bit or maybe I am just getting used to the aspirin finish.

Jun 27, 2021
07:58:37 PM
65 Marsh Island Pulp Tandems United States Imperial IPA 3.7

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

Huge Citrus nose long lasting orange Tangerine lemon. Fully formed medium lemon body with a decent head that lasts and minor lace. Mouth is a bit chewy a bit creamy decent carbonation. Getting pretty tired of the neipa flavor profile. This one's a bit multi-year than most but still overwhelming citrus. Maybe a touch of bubble gum on the back end. Something a bit off aspirin like in the aftertaste.

Apr 20, 2021
09:26:26 PM
66 Marsh Island Upload To Cloud United States IPA 3.8

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

Typical milkshake neipa nose, Tangerine pineapple. Hazy yellow body topped with an average white head that leaves a tiny bit of lace. Mouth is medium-bodied well carbonated and slightly drying. Flavor is a little more tart than I expected perhaps a bit more bittering hops than the average neipa still lots of citrus in the flavor maybe some Peach some tangerine some pineapple. Finish is slightly alkaline / allmond somewhat drying.

Apr 17, 2021
10:59:11 PM
67 Orono Lager United States Lager 3.5

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

Malt in the nose sweet and long-lasting. Pale gold body with continuing effervescence and crystal-clear is spot-on, but the Whitehead is fizzy with no retention and no lace. The mouse is on the light side of medium slightly slick just a touch creamy and fizzy. The flavor is sweet, maze is present, the Hops are understated and probably Noble. Extremely drinkable with a dry finish very sessionable

Apr 15, 2021
07:47:45 PM
68 Lawson's Little Sip IPA United States IPA 3.5

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

Huge lasting nose of pineapple a little cotton candy and perfume notes of rose petal. A clear pale gold body it stopped by a decent white head that leaves little lace. Mouth is slightly thin in quite fizzy. Hops play the major role in this flavor with very little contribution from the malt. The dominant tropical knows is switched up here for the more traditional Piney flavor although definitely tropical in the background. There is a delayed astringency to this Brew after the swallow that is slightly unpleasant. Nonetheless quite drinkable.

Apr 4, 2021
07:21:52 PM
69 Brooklyn Total Request IPA United States IPA 4.0

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

Long lasting New England hazy nose. Tropical pineapple Tangerine grapefruit and just a hint of bubble gum in the nose. Hazy medium orange Amber body topped with a very fluffy nice pillowy Whitehead leave some lace. Mouth is a big slick medium-bodied could use maybe a touch more fizz. Whatever notes of Tangerine peel some Alkaline almonds like flavors slightly astringent finish but fairly clean alcohol pretty well masked, but slightly warming. Really pretty tasty nothing too special but well-made.

Apr 1, 2021
06:44:16 PM
70 Back Pasture United States Lager 4.4

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

Lovely pils nose. Fresh! (caned 8 days ago after 6 weeks conditioning in a foeder and around 22 weeks lagering) pasture and sour fruit , and a wiff of bubble gum. P Louise Whitehead leaving a bit of lace sits atop I'm almost clear medium Amber body Anthony. Wonderful creamy mouth chewy and slick and perfect carbonation. The flavor profile is blowing me away. Probably the best lager I've ever had. Complex yet extremely well-balanced and just a hint of sour which I think comes from the conditioning an unusually large wooden barrels. There's a little sweet towards the end with a nice sour in the middle the malts are present the Hops are subtle and probably Noble.

Mar 16, 2021
11:58:53 PM
71 The Quill United States Brown Ale 4.2

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

Nose of roasted malts, overripe dark fruit, and lactose. This is a very nice looking beer at least on draft. Keep clear copper body with a lovely beige fluffy head that leaves fantastic lace. The mouth is creamy and full-bodied very nice carbonation level. This one hits sweet and ends with dark bitter chocolate and coffee ground flavors. I'm definitely picking up some lactose in the middle of this is also just a hint of sour and some astringent bittering at the end. This is a really good beer.

Mar 15, 2021
07:27:52 PM
72 American Ale United States Amber Ale 2.7

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 8

Rerate 7/2021 Mild nose of malt not really a lot going on there. Cloudy copper / orange body pores almost no head and no lace. Mouth is slightly watery with a bit of a tingle. Flavor is malt forward possibly Crystal malts a bit sweet certainly not complex a hint of bitter and the Finish you could probably drink a lot of this it reminds me of McSorley's.

Jul 18, 2021
08:52:53 PM
73 Sierra Nevada Big Little Thing United States Imperial IPA 3.7

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

Big sweet lemon mango nose with a hint of biscuit. Poison that quite clear medium Amber body with a decent white head that leaves a skim coat and a touch of lace. Medium to full-bodied slippery on the mouth nice carbonation level. Flavor starts with lemon peel nice bitter bitter the alcohol is not masked and is a big part of the flavor maybe a little too big. Do you know when a sour mango near the Finish and just a hint of pine notes.

Mar 5, 2021
07:51:26 PM
74 Kent Falls Buddy Sprinkles Saves The Day United States IPA 3.8

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

Open this can and smell it across the room. Pineapple, apricot, Clover and honey in the nose. Very hazed light apricot colored body minimal white head with minimal lace. Very nice mouth a bit creamy a touch frothy slippery and satisfying. Like most of Kent Falls ipas this has just that a little hint of aspirin on the back end which I'm not particularly fond of. The rest of the flavor profile is quite nice, ripe pear, apricot or kumquat, just a little sour it's really quite nice if that ending slavery was just a little more mellow a little less astringent / aspirin / allmond.

Feb 27, 2021
11:50:49 PM
75 Industrial Arts State Of The Arts Series: Raspberry Lemon Hibiscus Lager United States Fruit Beer 3.2

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

Rhinos of raspberry jam with a little biscuit in the background. Clear light Scarlet body with minimal white head that leaves a tiny bit of lace. Medium bodied and exceptionally fizzy. Fruit beers are not my cup of tea but reading it for what it is. The raspberry hit is strong well tempered by a little bitter lemon rind and a bit of Flowery hibiscus floating in the background when fears this would be extremely cloying however it's not. The Finish is close to clean the beer is sweet but not as sweet as one fears it might be. It burps a lot.

Feb 27, 2021
08:15:06 PM