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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
126 Sierra Nevada Hop Bullet Double IPA United States Imperial IPA 3.5

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

Floral nose and bread notes, strawberry. Golden Barbie Moderate head little retention no lace . Mouth is slightly watery A lot of tingle Perhaps a bit over carbonated. Time lemon light bread notes Pepper. Alcohol well Masked .

Feb 2, 2021
01:21:26 AM
127 Fiddlehead India Pale Ale United States IPA 4.0

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

Having this on draft at icons in New Fairfield. Mild nose of citrus and Pine . Hazed dark golden body Topped with a decent white head that leaves a skim coat and very nice lacing . Mouth is light and slick Slightly creamy Understated carbonation . This is just a really nice IPA A little sweet With a Tarte bite of hops in the middle Extremely clean finish Dangerously sessionable

Feb 3, 2021
07:43:36 PM
128 Broken Symmetry Stratus United States IPA 4.3

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

So let's just start by saying this is a really wonderful beer. The nose is a tropical New England IPA nose it's tropical and it's got some Clementine and just some hints of grass very little malt in the nose. Pours a very light-colored copper body but a really nice white head that leaves a good skim coat and very good lace. The body is almost clear unusual for a New England IPA, into my eyes quite pleasing. The mouth is medium-bodied with spot-on carbonation and nice slipperiness. Display her profile is really a classic IPA profile it's got a lot of pine resin and just a hint of that newfangled tropical coming through. There's a whole lot of green in this taste compared to most New ENGLAND IPA's. Tobacco leather caramel corn bitter salad greens a little bit salty. This beer is blowing me away

Feb 8, 2021
07:22:34 PM
129 All Alone With Everywhere To Go United States American Pale Ale 3.5

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

Huge tropical nose, pineapple, green apple, sweetened cookie dough. Totally fogged light yellow body tap to the moderate head leave suds but no lace. 12 things in mouth not quite watery fizzy carbonation. This is an all Galaxy version with Connecticut grains typical for this Brewery. Not a lot of taste at the start but a fairly nasty aspirin taste at the end. Lots of herbaceous bitter greens. Some honey on the front end.

Feb 15, 2021
12:09:07 AM
130 Counter Weight Brewing Headway IPA United States IPA 3.8

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

NEIPA nose; pineapple but with a floral component and a touch of spice. Fogged golden body, nice white head with good lace. Mouth is bracing medium bodied, slippery and tingly. Flavor is not complex, standard NEIPA, no distinct beginning or middle, malt not contributing much, bit sweet near the end and a touch astringent in the aftertaste.

Feb 23, 2021
08:31:54 PM
131 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
132 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
133 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
134 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
135 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
136 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
137 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
138 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
139 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
140 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
141 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
142 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
143 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
144 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
145 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
146 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
147 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
148 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
149 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
150 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