Beer Ratings: Most Recent

Cellarmaker Brewing Company San Francisco, California

On tap at Oakland CHoP. Aroma is hop forward with lots of orange, guava, passion fruit and tropical citrus. A bit of a dank, pine, resin note. Medium light cracker malt notes and light alcohol notes. Pours a clear, brilliant, gold color with a small, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Flavor is slightly sweet with medium light cracker malt notes. Fairly high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately high citrus hop notes with grapefruit, tangerine and tropical citrus. Lighter guava and passion fruit notes. Some dank, pine resin that lingers into the finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a really nice IPA. Strata works well with the mosaic making for a nice citrus forward hop character with good tropical fruit notes. Somewhat crisp malt profile that makes this fairly easy drinking.

von Trapp Brewing Stowe, Vermont

12 ounce can from Lower Merion Beverage in Ardmore, PA. Clear, pale gold color. Large frothy snow white head. Decent lacing. Bready malt aroma. Flavor is biscuity malt, mild citrus and a hint of minerality. Clean and crisp. Herbal hops on backend . Very good.

La Cerveceria Astilleros North Vancouver, British Columbia

as expected but could be more salty almost reminiscent of a sprite, the brew doesn’t really come through with any malt presence and i found the citrus a bit harder on stomach than usual

Pig's Eye Pub Hartford , Connecticut

Pint on tap at the pub. Crystal clear light amber w/trace sparkle, thin cap of head fading to a ring & no lacing. Aroma is subtle malt. Taste is strong malt. Smooth frothy texture, lively carbonation & finish as taste.

Strange Fellows Brewing Vancouver, British Columbia

foamy head dissipates eventually, smell is quite strong, dark roasty and boozy. taste is coffee and sour. tastes like a strongly flavoured dark lager.

Bomber Brewing Vancouver, British Columbia

a clean crisp and well executed pilsner, with that distinct woody hop flavour that is common to a lot of pils. but pilsners are hit and miss for me. I like the ones that have more of the metallic taste in the hop, rather than woody. I wasn’t sure if italian would be metallic or woody. German is generally metallic, the ones from czech are usually metallic, but some “czech styled” are woody. Canadian pils: the crafts are usually woody, the macro pils are metallic. It’s really hit or miss. Definitely a well crafted brew, but i have to rate it to my taste preference.

Brassneck Brewery Vancouver, British Columbia

Opaque, thick head. Tart, aroma mostly lime and pineapple. On the palate, more coconut and pineapple. Has a nice sweet and sour thing going on.

Cellarmaker Brewing Company San Francisco, California

On tap at Oakland CHoP. Aroma is hop forward with notes of passion fruit, gooseberry, tropical citrus, guava and dank, oily resin. Light cracker malt notes and light alcohol notes. Pours a clear, brilliant, yellow-gold with a small, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers. Light lacing and small legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with medium light cracker malt notes. Fairly high bitterness and light alcohol notes. Tons of hop flavors with lots of tropical citrus, gooseberry, guava and dank, oily, resin notes. Hints of passion fruit. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid IPA. Super dank, resinous hop notes with some tropical fruit and berry notes as well. Balanced malt profile and bitterness that carries the alcohol well. Crisp finish and fairly easy drinking.

Twisted Traditions Brewing Vancouver, British Columbia

Slight haze, pale. Kind of a heavy mushroom character. Seriously, reminds me of the porcini broth I make. Not necessarily the best attribute for a beer, mind you. So the hop character is odd. Moderate bitterness. Ok malt…a beer that’s more odd than effective.

Medusa Brewing Company Hudson, Massachusetts

Pours pale golden, slightly hazy, little white head. Aroma of lactose, some ferrous yeast. Taste has fruit notes, raspberry, some plum skin, chokeberry. Palate has Belgian yeast, some tartness. Interesting.

Beva Brewing & Blending North Vancouver, British Columbia

Gold, almost bright, so chill haze I guess. Pretty big malt character, somewhat toasty. Full body, light bready note, finishes a touch doughy, with a slight grassy hop note. Seems new world in terms of only moderate malt extraction but good for new world.

Counter Weight Brewing Company Hamden, Connecticut

Can at home watching some tv. Hazy orange yellow and fluffy head. Nose is wheat and bubblegum. Tastes of banana, wheat, bubblegum, lemons. Light and fruity. N

Small Gods Brewing (BC) Sidney, British Columbia

Slight haze, pale. Bubbly head, a bit oniony, a bit of turf, pretty big biscuity malt base, moderate bitterness. Not my favourite hop expression but decent construction.

Prairie Artisan Ales (Krebs Brewing) Tulsa, Oklahoma

Can From wine and cheese place Clayton. Pours yellow and clear with a white head. Has some solid sour notes on the nose and tongue with a bit of orange sherbet sweetness. Not as bold as some of the other offerings I've had from Prairie Artisan but still plenty tasty.

Category 12 Brewing Saanichton, British Columbia

smells limey and salt as expected, taste is surprisingly more malty than expected, the salt and lime balance nicely on top of the malt. A nice variation from other similar ones, a malty and satisfying version.