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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
101 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
102 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
103 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
104 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
105 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
106 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
107 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
108 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
109 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
110 Kent Falls Super Sparkle United States IPA 3.7

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

Fairly faint nose orange, pine, yeast, cotton candy. Moderate white head produces a bit of lace over a hazed apricot colored body. Average body on the mouth, slick, decent carbonation. There beers are all starting to taste similar, this one a bit more mild then others. Very drinkable, mild version of a standard NEIPA profile. Leaves a nice tingle at the end and the mild taste makes you want to hit it right away again. Not sure if thats a good or bad thing :) There is some pine and some almond behind the light tropical notes, wondering about the grain bill here...... wheat? Again very drinkable just not remarkable.

Nov 2, 2020
11:48:41 PM
111 Captain Lawrence Orbital Tilt (Mosaic) United States IPA 4.0

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

Not a lot of noise, tropical notes, maybe a hint of banana, perhaps a hint of the oats. Medium amber body hazed with off white head that leaves a skim coat and good lace. Mouth is medium bodied, a bit creamy, slick, and spot on carbonation. Pretty tasty, not complex, easy drinking. Tangerine pith in the front, moderately bitter, clean dry finish, some astringent aftertaste.

Nov 1, 2020
06:27:15 PM
112 Kent Falls Glitter Rainbow United States IPA 3.9

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

Massive NEIPA nose, tropical fruit galore...pineapple, citrus, mango. Pale gold body fully hazed with minimal white head with some retention and lace. Mouth is slick, medium body, carbonation is lite. Flavor finishes sour and astringent has notes of apple, citrus pith, tobacco, grass, bittering herbal notes in the end.

Nov 1, 2020
12:28:56 AM
113 Bird Post United States Witbier 3.6

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

Mild nose: pepper, cream cycle, tangerine. Fogged, VERY pale lemon-colored body, not a lot of head, no lace. Mouth is light but not watery, very nice carbonation, slightly slick. Flavor is growing on me.; Tart, lemon, bitter greens, sour finish, not your usual APA but tasty!

Oct 29, 2020
06:35:53 PM
114 Zero Gravity Conehead IPA United States IPA 4.1

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.

Oct 23, 2020
07:03:13 PM
115 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
116 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
117 Kent Falls Haircuts For Everybody United States IPA 3.4

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

Nose as unusual as its name. Very faint vanilla, bubblegum, touch of grass. NEIPA milkshake body is cloudy pale peach, moderate off-white head leaves skim coat and no lace. Thin body, good tingle. Non-descript flavor profile is un-complex, surprisingly pils-like, grass, apricot, sessionable.

Aug 22, 2021
09:13:01 PM
118 Housatonic Rivere Sacred Grounds United States Porter 3.9

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

Coffee Porter: Nose of coffee, chocolate, vanilla, and green herbal notes. Deep brown opaque body topped with short-lived caramel-colored head which leaves a good skim coat and good lacing. Mouth is medium bodied, slightly creamy and quite fizzy. Flavor is complex,some coffee a bit of chocolate in mid taste, sweet near the end and then finishes slightly bitter. As often (it seems to me) with chocolate and/or coffee brews there is some hint of artificial flavoring. Not saying it IS artificial. Its probably my palette and something about the way alcohol, which is slightly present here, the chocolate combine.

Sep 11, 2020
10:59:11 PM
119 Kent Falls Delve United States IPA 3.9

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

Huge NEIPA nose ripe sweet tropical fruit abounding. Foggy medium gold body with minimal head and no lace.(this seems to be a pattern with KFB's IPAs.) Also another IPA with the can mislabeled as an Imperial Pale Ale, its 6%. They also mislabeled their Superscript IPA the same way.Mouth on this is creamy medium with very nice fiz. Flavor follows the nose and adds significant bittering in the middle, finish is quite clean. Also a lot of grassy flavors present. This is tasty! I think this is my first taste of Kveik yeast, interesting stuff. https://growlermag.com/rise-of-the-super-yeast-kveik/

Sep 5, 2020
01:56:05 AM
120 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
121 Kent Falls The Hollow United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 3.7

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

Nose: Rainy meadow, wet fall leaves, salty sea shore, fig, vanilla, fresh biscuit. Clear yellow body topped with moderate white head, leaves a skim coat and decent lace. Mouth: a bit Creamy medium Flavor: A bit sour, a bit medicinal/aspirin some bitter in the end. Very very green, tart no sweet. Some farmhouse funk, hint of bitter green herbs.

Oct 21, 2020
11:59:03 PM
122 Long Trail Brewing Little Anomaly United States IPA 3.5

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

Nose: Pineapple, bubblegum, cotton candy. Hazy pale peach colored body topped by a thin head with minimum retention and no lace. Mouth is moderate bodied with a lot of fizz. So, OK, this is a low alcohol and lower calorie effort. This is more drinkable than most such brews. Tropical notes in the middle followed by some sour and finishes dry with a bit of bitter. Some pineapple, some lemon pith, some pepper, some grass. Giving flavor an 8 (if it was a regular IPA it would be a 5). While being lower in alcohol than most of the low alcs I have tried this one does NOT just taste like hop water so for that...well done.

Aug 24, 2020
01:54:24 AM
123 Goose Island Next Coast IPA United States IPA 3.8

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

Moderate nose of pine, grass, barnyard funk, cracker, yeast. Clear medium gold body topped with serious pillow and very good lacing.Good tingle on the tongue, medium bodied. An unusual slight sourness for an IPA befitting of the funk in the nose, almost tastes like a pils. Touch of pine, touch of tobacco, bit of pepper. I'm not getting much of the tropical claimed. I like it but its very NOT an IPA profile.

Aug 18, 2020
02:01:18 AM
124 18-Watt IPA United States IPA 3.4

Aroma: 9 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 8

Nose: Pineapple, tangerine, lemon, lawn clippings. Medium gold, hazed, good white head, no lace. Mouth is a bit thin and a bit fizzy. Sour orange rind, lemon zest, funked up grass... finish is more like a decent pilsner.An odd duck but quite drinkable/sessionable.

Aug 16, 2020
01:15:16 AM
125 Sierra Nevada 40 Hoppy Anniversary Ale United States IPA 4.0

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.

Jul 26, 2020
11:49:26 PM