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I'm always interested in a new (this came out late 2025) Sierra Nevada beer, so even though this beer isn't necessarily something that would get me excited in terms of its style, I'm still grateful for the chance to try it. Pale lemon, light haze...
12 oz can. Dogfish and I have a long, and fairly complicated relationship going back 20+ years. In short, they have been, at various points, an utterly essential brewery to the US scene. That has changed quite dramtically in the last decade, but it...
16 oz can from Belgian-Style Ales online. Wanted to grab this before it goes away forever. Obviously this is not a NEIPA (or maybe it IS!), but it certainly looks (and drinks) a little like one. Bright orange body, with some chill-haze that gives a...
I suppose that this is what the kids would, these days, call “a West Coast IPA”*. Of course, that’s UTTER bullshit, because what it really is is no more than just a simple, American IPA that isn’t a hazed New England mess of a juice. *East Coast...
Draft, Taco Mac. 2016 Southern Tier Zero Mile Atlanta Beer Week as usual. This has an orange color and a fruity, slightly acid feel. Lots of fruit and a bit of a sweet and sour note about it. Definitely a classic British Shandy element with string...
22 oz bottle, usual Dank Tank/SW presentation in the silk screened bottle. Gold clarity with a rush of bubbles. High head and lovely form in the glass. Amazing sweet and sour effect on the initial tastes. Orange flavors. It's a very non traditional...
'Pineapple laced' IPA. I don't know whether this is true or not, but this does feel like a fruit infused Sweetwater IPA. Same recipe? No idea, but it feels that way. Honestly, the fruit is not strong, and this would pass simply as a fruity IPA...
Last 12 oz bottle from a 4-pack. 8th annual (apparently). The beer is a surprising color - it's good, but surprising. A really bright, clear, copper hue greets the eyes. Very attractive. High white head, and decent sticky lace and thin film...
Alarmingly dark pour. Weirdly malty considering the IPA moniker, then with a hoppy, green finish. The orange element is there, but I'm confused by the maltiness and sweetness that the orange seems to impart. The green hoppiness sits in the...
Is this the old 100 Barrel Series beer re-born? Has to be a good chance they are related. There's a LOT of alcohol here, 9.3% in fact. Nice clarity on the pour with a good, rocky white head considering the ABV. Some sticky lace too. Aroma is a...
22 oz bottle, third in the 20th Anniversary series that I've seen (American Saison and Scotch Ale so far for me) - I kind of like the idea of a multiple beers marking of such an occasion. Mid-amber pour. Looks good. Nice, sticky, rocky head, if...
22 oz usual presentation. Not sure if this is a single hopped beer, but it stands up well as does fine on its own. All the Simcoe notes are these with a light, piney resin and some serious bitterness in the right places. Mid to dark amber pour, the...
12 oz can, single. 5.9% ABV. So Terrapin Beer Co., what exactly is a 'California Style IPA'? Anyway, hazed mid to dark golden pour with a white head that fades quickly. Nose is frankly a little watery and the tastes follow. Light onion, a little...
12 oz single. Wispy, broken white head with some good lace. Nose is strongly and surprisingly green in terms of its hop base. The color us a very pale, washed out yellow. Dryish, actually really rather dry, tastes all the way through the beer....
22 oz bottle As much as I hate the idea of this kind of thing, I think that the citrus notes of tangerine and orange are likely to fit well with a big, west coast IPA that is the hallmark of Green Flash. Let's just say that it has the potential to...
Amber body with a one finger head. Light chill haze. Quite dry and hoppy nose that is brought forward to the tastes. Bitterness extends to the aftertaste and finish. Quite interesting how this dry, hoppy bitterness combines with a toffee based,...
Final 12 oz bottle of the sixes. On the whole I have enjoyed this, but I'm afraid it's not quite as simple as that! There is a very slight haze to the beer but it is is largely clear which makes me think that it is filtered. Is that an issue? Well,...
Hazy and murky mid-orange pour. Nice, dense white head and some good lace. Generally I'm not a fan of single hop beers, or beers where one particular hop is very dominant for that matter, but at least Centennial is one that's going to work in such...
750 mL bottle in the usual Smokestack series presentation. No. 20 in the series. Re-release of the 2011 Collaboration series No. 2. Batch Number (looks like) RB13254-2 Best By Date 06 2014 Pour is a sweet looking, golden beer with a substantial...
I know nothing about The Dead, so Granola references are a bit lost on me. Pour is an amazingly pretty, deep golden color with a tremendous white head that has very good retention. It's quite sweet up front. A definite honey and light viscosity...
The usual Side Project presentation. OK, so a 'White Farmhouse IPA' is something that I think might be something that I would be interested in, but what the hell it actually is, who knows? I wish breweries would resist the urge to write such...
Errr … no it's NOT! @sessionbeer. Pour is a semi-dark golden one with a very small head and little retention or lace. Nose is unsurprisingly hoppy, but it has the whiff of slightly manufactured, hop pellet aroma. Very sharp on the nose, and not...
I don't pretend to understand this, and to be frank, it turns out like a dry version of an alcopop so I don't think that really I want to. Brewed with Syrah grape must. A thin, bright burgundy pour with failing head, little retention but well...
12 oz black can, $1.99 from Arbor Place Beverage. Pour is a bit of a dirty, amber pour. The color is not very attractive, but the head is excellent, with great retention and lace. Nice 'stickiness about it. Nose and tastes are both very earthy in...
32 oz growler from Hop City, Atlanta, GA. Here's a note at Jailhouse's website. Very clear, quite highly carbonated, golden body with a lot of clarity. This is very 'light' in terms of appearance and color in the glass. Very modest, bubbly head...
Did this beer later become this? Maybe. Over recent years I've lost track of the 100 Barrel Series somewhat. There's just so much beer to hand these days, and I don't think all of the series makes it to GA anyway. Coupled with the fact some are not...
These notes are an amalgamation of two different bottles, almost exactly 12 months apart, and that is reflected in the two different labels over the course of a year. This year, the bottle was taken from the mixed, 'Hop Tour' six pack that BBC is...
My least favorite of the Beer Camp 12 pack. Pour is a murky orange color with a surprisingly large amount of sediment floating around. Lace and head are below average. Nose and tastes offer a distinct floral element which I suppose is good!...
One of the three beers in the 'Hop Tour' mixed, six pack along with Noble Pils and Latitude 48. Pour is a pretty attractive yellowy, orange with some chill haze. Head is a nice two finger affair and the lace is impressive. Some decent sinus...
Difficult to believe that I have never reviewed this beer - strange, but with the multitude of Rogue aliases that can sometimes be the case. At the same time that's what might make me think that I've had it before. Anyway, these notes are from a...
Had a chance to purchase a bottle at the brewpub in March of this year, but I passed. Everything comes to he who waits, and lo and behold here it is on the shelves in GA a few months later. $8.99 for the 750 mL from JUGS Atlanta. Pour is a...
I'm not a big fan of hyped-up, imaginary beer styles, so this gets off on the wrong foot all around. WTF is a 'White IPA' anyway? The BS that we have had to endure over 'Black IPA' is bad enough, now this? It just gives my arguments more credence....
Side Project 17. A quick look at the description of this beer has me interested. 'Ale brewed with ginger and with green tea added'. Ginger and green tea are flavor profiles that I enjoy, but of course these are usually best in lighter styles than...
Pour is a well carbonated, light bronze affair with a slightly disappointingly modest head, little retention or lace. Color is a drab, Dubbel-like brown. The beer is not much to look at. Nose offers quite a lot of acid, apple notes - a bit worrying...
Growler from Growlers in Hilton Head, SC, USA. Aroma is very fragrant and floral as soonas the growler is popped. A slightly hazed, tremendous golden color with an nice head initially. Bone white with a little lace. The aroma is slightly rye based,...
22 oz bottle, another Trader Joe's, el cheapo offering. I've had mixed success with these beers, so there's always a bit of a lottery involved but this is a Minhas beer, so the omens are not exactly good! Copper pour with a small head. There is a...
I have to say that I approach Hop Manna with a little trepidation, since although I generally have really enjoyed Shmaltz beers over the years, all of their power seems to have been wielded at the malt end of the spectrum and not with hops. That's...
Had this a couple of weeks ago at The Capital Ale House in Richmond, VA and when I opened that can there was an overwhelming smell of burning rubber - really overwhelming, and truly odd. So this time I was expecting something similar, but happily...
Pretty standard all-American IPA here. Reviewed from the bottle, but notes from at least one other tasting on draught has also gone into this review. A light, chill-hazed pour with a orangy golden hue. Actually, on closer inspection this looks less...
OK, so I suppose this setting out to be a combination of 420 and IPA, merged for the latest in the Dank Tank Series. The usual presentation for the series, this time coming with a sort of retro-blue and yellow color scheme. Pour is a fairly bright,...
I wrote these original notes on August 11th, 2011. It's my understanding that the Monday Night Brewing beers first saw an unofficial light of day at a special event at Leon's in Decatur, GA a few months ago. I wasn't there and didn't have a chance...
Good People - Legally Brewed since 2008. Reviewed from the 12 oz can that came from Vulcan Beverage in Birmingham, AL, but with additional comments and notes from the draught version that was consumed a few days ago at the brewery on the same trip....
More Jailhouse goodness? I hope so. Not sure if 'plea ale' is a play on words (pale ale), but from the tap handle it looks like this might be branded as a 'fresh/wet hop' IPA. We'll see. All the initial indications suggest that is the case, with a...
Single hop beers (or even multi-hop beers that are dominated by only one hop) are OK, IF the hop that is being featured is one that is suitable, and can cope with being on its own or heavily featured. Some hops can manage, some can't, so I always...
22 oz gold foiled (neck) bottle with the usual Terrapin Side Project presentation; this is #15 in the Side Project series. WTF is a 'German Style Wheat IPA'?? Germans across the globe are more horrified than they were in 1966. The beer pours a...
750 mL bottle as part of a care package from Joey at the brewery. Many thanks. Nothing on the label to suggest that this beer has Jai Alai as the base, but reading the reviews it apparently does. The label is attractive and it suggests a fruity,...
Review #2600 on BA. On tap at Taco Mac, East West Connector, Austell, Atlanta, GA, USA. 16oz pour. The beer comes as a hazed, mid-orange pour with the emphasis on the cloudy nature of the beer. Quite 'dense' looking which is OK for the nice,...
12 oz can from the Beer Dispensary, Apex, NC, USA. I've had this beer a few times before, but this is the first review. There is absolutely no doubt that the nose that the beer generates is absolutely unique and extraordinary. A big, fat, green,...
Wow, I really, really, really like this beer. Pour is a mid-orange/copper with nice clarity, a little chill haze and a head that although present, could be better - HOWEVER, I watched the bar staff at Taco Mac pour this, and know that they did not...
12 oz single, Total Wine, Perimeter, Atlanta, GA, USA. Nice mid-copper pour with plenty of light carbonation and some decent, broken white, airy head. For an American IPA the nose is really quite malty. It reminds me a little of a Sam Oktoberfest -...
12 oz single. Pour gives a copper colored clarity and a nice, full white head. Quite creamy looking. The appearance is without question the highlight here. Nose has a lot of soapy character and not much else. I like the soap note in the nose, but...
12 oz single, taken from notes, many thanks to Kevin for the opportunity to try this one. There IS a freshness "strip" on the side of the label, but as is sometimes the case, the notches are missing - frustrating. A hazy orange pour, a sticky white...
Thanks go out to BA finewinemike for this beer as part of my Secret Santa package for 2010. A Canadian born IPA in can, quite the novelty! The pour produces a slightly hazed, orange body with lots of white head and some super, sticky lace - always...
Original Notes 11/10 Drunk on numerous occasions on a recent trip to Jacksonville, FL, USA. This review is taken from one of the draft servings. High head sits a top the amber body and leaves some superb, sticky lace. The aroma and tastes match one...
750 mL capped bottle from a recent Jacksonville visit. Bottle label has the large "H" on the front as per a (newer) design than in the BA db picture. Pour is a hazy, clouded light orange with a lovely, thick and creamy head. The creamy nature of...
VERY robust bottle with annoying wax over the cap. Quite an effort to get into it. $9.99 for the bottle, NOT good value. Nice light amber pour with a smallish head but it does produce a little lace. Plenty of citrus, slightly onion-based aromas....
22oz bottle. Gold foil on the neck as per other Terrapin offerings. Perfect golden clarity on the pour, with some nice carbonation. Head and lace are a touch disappointing for me. Nose and tastes are typical for the style, at least until the back...
16 oz pint at Taco Mac, East West Connector, Atlanta/Austell, GA, USA. Strange one this. The beer pours an unattractive, soup-like, nasty, brown, murky color like dirty water. A mediocre head and virtually no retention complete the ugliness of the...
22 oz bottle from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Always interested to try a new Full Sail brew because I think that they brew some really good quality, simple beers. The nose offers a bright citrus and a touch of alcohol. The pour is a very slightly...
12 oz can. Very interesting beer. The pour gives an amazingly dark, copper color with superb clarity. The copper color is pronounced and quite dark for the style. Nice head, decent lace, good looker. There is a real, significant bitterness in the...
Additional notes 06/26/23 Wow, what a desperate, desperate disappointment. So, I thought that I would never see this beer again after 2010 when it was #74 in the beer advocate top ten. But, then suddenly and completely out of the blue here it is on...
500mL bottle, gold foil on the neck. Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. 2009 hop harvest, beer bottled in April 2010. OK, pretty interested to find my first Thornbridge beer in the US, There's been plenty of talk about this brewery and I'm keen to make up...
Big thanks go out to Kevin for the chance to try this BBC beer. Impressive, champagne style presentation with a THICK, gold foil on the neck of the capped, 750 mL behemoth! Pour gives a standard, mid brown IPA-like body but some excellent, thick,...
Thanks go out to Seth for the chance to try this one. Poured from the 22 oz bomber the body is a lightly hazed, light copper color. The head is light and fluffy but impressive in terms of retention and lace. Bone white. If the truth be told this is...
On tap Taco Mac, Douglasville, GA, USA. Pour is a very attractive golden hue with very good sticky lace. Appearance is the best part of the beer for me. Steady but mild bitterness with a clean edge that showcase the apparently pale malt base and...
12 oz stubbie in the usual Founders presentation. Founders came to Georgia this week and I've had plenty before, but I've never reviewed this. Seemed like a good idea to crack on with this beer this evening. Mid orange pour with a touch of...
In the Terrapin mixed 12 pack, will be out in sixers shortly I understand. 12oz bottle. Pour gives a very nice, mid-golden body with good clarity. Head is white, well formed and provides some lace. Nose is that of a fresh, wet hopped beer which may...
12 oz single from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. Attractive orange color on the pour with an excellent head and some superb lace. Not perfect clarity,csome chill haze. Retention is pretty good. Nose gives away a hoppy sweetness. The tastes are, in...
24 oz bottle from Total Wine, Perimeter, Atlanta, GA, USA. $9.99 for the privilege! Second time I've had this. Pour is a surprisingly red body with a nice high, white rocky head that produces some really nice lace in the glass. Apart from the fact...
Simple and good quality example of the style. The most abiding memory of this beer was the lace. Very fine, but also sticky and very abundant. Light orange tones with a fruity nose that belies its American roots. Slightly reminded me of an English...
12 oz single. Pour is a very average looking, slightly hazed, dark orange with a fair degree of haze. The head is a decent froth with some density and a good spotty covering and collar. Produces some decent lace. Mild, simple hop profile in the...
Updated review 06/10 Batch 088, Best Before 27(or 21)/04/11. 12 oz bottle shipped directly from Scotland by James. Many thanks. Much the same as below. Still very good clarity and a decent amount of fruit amongst the (relatively) highly hopped...
Well, well, well, what do we have here? DELIGHTED to see this make it to the GA market for a whole bunch of reasons. I got this single 12 oz can from Hop City, Atlanta, GA, USA. OK, let me give the summary right off the top. This beer is a VERY...
Had this on tap at Manuel's, Atlanta, GA, USA. 16 oz pour. A bit turbid in the glass, not an especially attractive beer. A bit of a strange brew to say the least. Not sure how I would categorize it but it seemed to me like a cross between a brown...
With a few exceptions you can pretty much rely on Lagunitas to put together a solid, good value beer and this is NOT one of those exceptions. 22 oz bomber all but a drop goes into the Youngs, imperial pint glass. Color is pretty striking and...
22 oz bottle that came to me in a trade about two weeks before it arrived in GA - typical! Oh well, it saved me from buying it, which, as it turns out, was a pretty good thing! Pour gives a mid orange/amber body with an alarming number of air...
Interesting since this beer ultimately drinks a little more like an English IPA than an American version. Nice lace form the 12 oz bottle into the 20 oz, Youngs (real) pint glass. Relatively light and subtle with good, orange color and mild...
11.2 oz bottle (that cunningly looks exactly like a 12 oz bottle) with 22/10/10 printed on the cap. Poured this one into the 22 oz Terrapin snifter. Large, two finger head that is retained OK and leaves some lace. Orange and significantly...
This 12 oz bottle graces my table courtesy of Robert; many thanks! Pour is a slightly clouded, deep orange in typical American IPA style. Head is small and white but has some fine lace. Nose has the requisite soapy and citrus notes, but is is...
Taco Mac, East West Connector, Austell, GA, USA. Over $5.00 for the 16 oz pour. VERY strong, astringent hop aroma that was reminiscent of of much hoppier beer. Almost double IPA like. Standard, mid amber pour with a nice head and some decent lace....
Bomber from Riverside Beverage in Chattanooga, TN, USA. I *think* that this was $3.99 (maybe $4.99). Either way, pretty good value I'd say. Orange/amber pour in the Duvel tulip from the 22 oz bomber. Clarity is very obvious. The head is very small...
Well, essentially pretty much what you would expect for a brewpub cranking out a standard, solid IPA. Nothing remotely spectacular, pretty much average all the way around. Rather than "red" I got a copper tone with a small head and disappointing...
Clouded copper pour with plenty of haze and a nice, sticky head. Nose and tastes simply reflect the style very well. There are plenty of slightly resinous notes and a complimentary, slightly slick mouthfeel to go with it that is appropriate. Malts...
22 oz bomber. Not quite sure what a "Double Dark" IPA is, but there you go - more nonsense marketing guf. Pour is indeed very dark, even red for an IPA. Good clarity but it seems a touch over-carbonated leading to a little prickly nature in the...
Thanks go out to Grant for a chance to try this one at The Brick Store, Decatur, GA, USA. Pale orange pour with good clarity and a small, soapy ill-formed head. Quite floral in the nose. Not nearly as big as I was expecting given the reputation of...
12 oz single. Very standard but nevertheless attractive, American IPA pour. Mid-orange body with a touch of haze but eh body is pretty clear. Pitted, rocky head that is NOT huge but is well formed; sticky lace - nice looking "pint". Some soapy, IPA...
Tried this several times last weekend including a half pint dispensed at the brewery by Jaime herself. Subsequently at Sesame (a GREAT little sandwich place around the corner) and a couple more times. High, off-white head with a sticky lace...
12oz single from Green's, Buford, Atlanta, GA, USA. Lovely looking, chill hazed amber pour with a towering ivory, thick rocky head. Nice lace. Head retention is good. Nose is really that of the one that you usually associate with a bigger, west...
12oz stubbie. $1.89 apparently. Quintessential West Coast IPA in terms of appearance, nose and taste - NEVER has a beer been more aptly named! Clouded orange body with a high rocky head with good retention and excellent lace. Quintessential (there...
Picture form 04/23. Original notes 11/14/08 12 oz single. I've been drinking this for a few years now, time for a review. Classic, light chill-hazed orange body with a small head but better lace than the head would suggest. Nose and tastes have...
Split this 500 mL bottle with brickstoredave on a quiet Wednesday afternoon. Pour is a light colored body with a soapy looking head and lace on top. It's pretty simple to summarize this beer. VERY hoppy, very dry and very American in terms of ita...
12 oz bottle from Bloomington, IN by way of Penney - many thanks. I'd never heard of Upland, but I am always keen to try a fresh, local product so this brew was a welcome gift. Slightly clouded, pale orange color with some nice carbonation. Head is...
To say that I have grown tired of SN may be an exaggeration, but I've been drinking less and less of their products recently. I've grown a touch wary of these somewhat bland and certainly unimaginative hop based pale ales that they turn out time...
Not sure if this one should be entered as a DIPA, but for now it's just a LARGE IPA! Josh says, "Light Copper in color, with a huge hop aroma followed by a strong hop bitterness. This one is for all you hop heads out there!" I would describe the...
12 oz bottle as a single from Mac's Midtown as part of their $7.99 mixed sixer. A recent addition to the Atlanta market, but I have had a few Boulder beers before so I wasn't expecting any surprises; there were none. Golden pour with a light and...
On-tap at The Brick Store, Atlanta, GA, USA. Whatever. What's the point in SN producing yet ANOTHER hoppy beer? I just don't get it. In the wake of so many others in their portfolio, this is just another average, hoppy brew. Golden yellow (macro...
2010 vintage 05/13/10 Fresher hop taste and much "greener" than I remember in the past. The beer seems a little darker too, with a more bitter, metallic finish than I remember. Al in all the beer seems more aggressive and has a harder edge than in...
13oz pour at Sunset Grill & Tap, Boston (Allston), MA, USA. Delighted to find a beer on cask. Orange-bronze, hazed pour with small amounts of carbonation, head and lace (obviously!) Subtle hop notes make up the nose and the taste. Nothing...
Delighted to have the opportunity to quaff some of this at Sunset Grill & Tap, Boston (Allston), MA, USA. 13oz pour. Relatively new to the market, Matt has produced a very simple, subtle beer again. I don't know what his intention was, but...
My second 22 oz bottle of Terrapin's first special offering. Delighted to get this in the larger serving size. Excellent clarity on the pour reveals a super, light orange body with a nice light head, and some sticky lace. Looks clean and inviting....
12 oz bottle as a single from BA russpowell in a recent trade. Thanks! 318 07 3 on the bottle neck. Run-of-the-mill American IPA with a hop base that is consistent with the style, slightly unbalanced and mildly puckering. Malt is there but battered...
Snagged in the bargain bucket at Arbor Place Beverage, Douglasville, GA, USA as a 12oz single for $0.75. Can't go wrong. Light copper colored body with a fairly large, but not very dense, creamy head. Some lace. Small bubbles persistently rising...
Purchased as a 12oz single from Total Wine on a recent visit to Charlotte, NC, USA. Darker pour than I was expecting for the style with a nice, creamy looking head and some minimal lace. Body is a little murky for my liking, lacking clarity. Mild...
Big thanks go out to russpowell for the chance to sample this one. 22 oz bomber, red label that is very different to the one in the picture in the BA db (perhaps it changes annually?). Pour is a dark, cloudy orange with a nice, noisy, creamy, dense...
Pretty sure that this came from Vancer as part of CEO/Old Farts BIF. Thanks man! 12oz stubbie bottle in the typical Founder's style. Advertised as 7% on the label rather than the 6.1% in the BA db. Lots of sediment in the bottom of the bottle. Pour...
Thanks go out to Mikegroove for this unexpected bonus in a recent package. 1 pint can. Slightly murky, darkish orange pour with a VERY impressive head and some of the best lace I have seen in ages - amazingly thick and sticky. Nice hoppy nose. The...
12oz stubbie, $4.50, Taco Mac, East-West Connector, Austell, Atlanta, GA, USA. Mid-orange pour with a high, light (large bubbles) head. Some broken lace, and the head stays on as a film. Sinus clearing hop aroma that increases with temperature....
12oz bottle purchased in Greensboro, NC, USA as a single - Total Wine. Non-descript code toward the bottom of bottle 4123061070221. Poured in to the 16oz shaker pint. Aggressive pour leads to a nice half-inch head (pillow like) and some good, well...
Part of a mixed 12 pack (along with the Porter, Raspberry Wheat and Phin & Matt's). 12oz bottle. Pretty much a perfect example of the style. Light orange, slightly hazed pour with a large, bone-white, billowing head. Lots of sticky lace - a classic...
16.9oz bottle, Green's, Buford, Atlanta, GA, USA. Overall, very, very tasty. Light orange pour, with (at first) what seems a high level of carbonation. After a few minutes of warming, this levels out to leave a very attractive sticky head and lace...
12oz single from Total Wine, Kennesaw, GA, USA. Pour is great looking with a 1/2 inch dense white head, lovely light orange color, well carbonated and a nice amount of sticky lace. Promises much. Sweet malts are the initial tastes. These fade to...
12oz single. Total Wine, Kennesaw, GA, USA. Pale orange, unfiltered pour with a serious lack of head, lace or retention. Disappointing look. Flat looking. Nose has some hops but gives a little bown sugar too. The taste is overwhelmingly sweet (even...
This USED to be listed as a different beer each year in the BA db but in Oct '09 he versions were merged along with one another. 2009 (13th) Pictured. 24 oz bottle, the usual presentation. What's this? A SN hop based beer in the classic...
Listed on the bottle as 6.5%. Yellowy/Orange pour that is very cloudy. Looks like a good West Country Scrumpy! Tall, white head that looks pillow like from above, but on the side it appears to made up of much bigger diameter bubbles. Falls away...
On draught at the Brick Store, Decatur, GA, USA. Nice beer, but for me this is a VERY bog-standard IPA. Nothing much to report here. Decent copper color, nice clarity and a decent head. Not bad retention. Looks good. Some simple west coast pine...
22 oz bomber, thanks to Solomon420 for the trade. I've been wanting to get my hands on this for a long time for two reasons; firstly because Bear Republic has built a wonderful reputation with me, and secondly because I have continued to hear great...
Additional notes (03/25/23) (Pictured) Now in cans (UGH), but very similar sixteen years later from the original notes. In fact, almost identical, which is such a great compliment to Alesmith and the beer. The only thing that upsets me is the...
Had my first pint of this on my latest visit to Hilton Head in June of 2007. An IPA is apparently a new venture for the new owners of the brewpub (as of December 15th 2006). This poured close to black, and at least very, very dark brown! Alarming...
Thanks go out to ArrogantB for the trade (thrown in as a bonus on a recent package). 12 oz single bottle. Bucking elephant on the label! Raised, dot matrix 062807 on the label. Quite a pale orange color with a little haziness. Nice creamy and...
Another one of those beers that I've had plenty of times but have never got around to reviewing. This one was bought at the Mellow Mushroom, Hilton Head Island, SC, USA. Pour is a decent mid-orange with a pleasing amount of lace and head. Nice...
Turbid appearance, a very murky brown with moderate lace and head. Served as a 12 oz glass. On draft with ony one other offering at the time (the Stout). Mild acidity with some bitterness, but hops mainly on the back end and in the finish. Run of...
Thanks to BEERchitect for the opportunity to try this one. 750 mL bottle with gold foil capped neck. Very big and bold pour with stacks and stacks of large head and plenty of wonderful lacing. Clouded orange body. Aroma is that of robust citrus...
2006 release. On tap at Taco Mac, East-West Connector, Austell, GA, USA. $4.25 or $4.75 a pint. Great color with crystal clear copper notes and a lot more carbonated than I remember in the past. Lots of rising bubbles. Smallish head and not much...
$1.20 bought as a single from one of the Liquor Barn locations on my recent trip to Lexington. Dark orange pour, slightly cloudy, small head and a little bit of sticky lacing. Mild citrus hops in the nose. Mild grapefruit with a sugary, malt...
I've had 60 minute on tap before, but this was my first venture with the bottle - thanks to Silentsabre (and his mom!) for the opportunity. The first feature is the glaring clear golden yellow pour - pretty much as you would expect any old macro...
Lagunitas arrived in GA for the first time this week, and although I've had a few of their offerings before, I was happy to snag this new one at Green's, Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA, USA for $2.99 for the 22oz bomber. Homage being paid to Frank...
Pictured 04/09/21 Original notes 08/10/06 Living in Atlanta it's sometimes easy to forget what a nice beer this is, especially when fresh and on tap. I had one of these at Mellow Mushroom in Douglasville, GA, USA for $3.50 for 16 oz. Color is more...
Pours light orange/copper with a surprising amount of alcohol in the nose. Upfront tastes are dry hops immediately and then some softer malts later. Finishes with some sweet sherry alcohol notes. Some excellent lacing makes this very attractive. I...
Additional notes 11/08/07 *** Thanks to Brewfan for another chance to taste this. This time the the beer lacks the clarity that I reported before, but this time the head and lace are (apparently) better. Good balance and a certain herbal quality...
Thanks go out to flyingbison. More of a golden pour than an orange one, this beer gives a small, light and frothy head rather than one with any density. Some nice lacing. Definitely a West Coast feel about this very bitter IPA. It's in the American...
March 08 === Another 22oz bomber. Thanks to Rustydiamond for the third chance to try this wonderful brew. Can't believe this is in SC but not in GA. Head and lace are still thick and superb and with the rich, rust colored body this looks fantastic....
Firstly, thanks to BA flyingbison for the trade - great transaction. Lots of hype about this beer so I have been keen to try it for some time. 12 oz bottle with the # 7398 printed on the rear label. Chill-haze effect on the peach colored pour with...
Quite surprised by the large hop aroma that jumps out of the bottle at me. Nice looking mid-orange body with a small head but it leaves some pretty decent lacing. As it sits the aroma rather oddly fades a little. Nice clarity in the body and some...
Very mild American IPA by many standards. Hop profile is fairly simple and muted, and does not assert itself. Aroma follows the same pattern too. Good mid-brown color but rather lifeless in the glass. Very little head or any kind of retention, but...
Attractive colored label on the 12oz bottle. Very, very light golden color with some lager-like, high carbonation with fine lines of bubbles rising to add to the head. This is pretty persistent. The head is large and fluffy but not dense, and has a...
Updated Review 12/07 Thanks go out to Vancer. STILL working my way through his delivery from the Old Farts/CEO BIF. New label on the bottle compared to the BA db picture. Much the same as my original review except the fact i did not find this quite...
Thanks go out to feloniousmonk for the 64oz growler. Mid-orange pour with an attractive head that fades a little but with better than average lacing. Initial tastes are very fruity - peachy, bubble gum, light floral notes, but this gives way to a...
Simple pour, great clarity with a pale amber/orange color. Small, bone-white head with a tiny bit of lacing. Sweet, ester based aroma with fruit in there, but not distinguishable as anything specific. Metallic bitterness and a sharp finish - all a...
I like this beer chiefly because it represents the American style of IPAs so very well. Really quite striking clarity, and a seriously light copper color. Big frothy head soon pulls back to give tons of lacing and a creamy surface. There is a hop...
Bottled 11/17/05. Pours a deep, dark orange with good clarity but a nice head and some very nice lacing. Dry hop nose with citrus undertones. This is a hoppy beer, but there is a real malt presence that helps balance that out. Despite that, it is...
The beer I drank was "The Loop" IPA which I am going to assume is the same as the one listed here. They advertise this a cask conditioned(?) it comes with a great looking cloudy appearance and a strong, sharp, single hop aroma. A nice looking beer...
Very clear, orange body with some significant streams of carbonation coming from the bottom of the glass. Large, fluffy and rocky head with some layered and sticky lacing. Good looker without a doubt. Nose is VERY strong with huge hops of the pine...
Light colored with an orange base, pretty clear with an excellent head and some lovely, layered lacing. Very fresh hops, green and young on the nose and on the palate. This drinks very citrusy, with a serious grapefruit taste. It is really quite...
Decent example of the style, but considering both the ability of Southampton to produce some great beers, and the fact that the American version of the IPA usually goes the extra mile, this was a little disappointing. Perhaps that is unfair, but...
Very, very clear pour with some very good, persistent fine bubble lines rising from the bottom of the glass to create a small head and some nice lacing. Strong and heavy hop aromas obviously dominate. Taste is really fruity hops, with a serious...
Pretty much as I expected. A decent beer but hopped a little out of the style. To be fair I did not think this was as over-hopped as many other Rogue offerings, indeed it was more balanced than many of their products, but this is NOT an ESB....
Very nice, I enjoyed this on tap at Taco Mac in Marietta, GA. Initially I was not expecting much from this as I am generally not a huge fan of SN products. Don't get me wrong I like them, but not to the extent that many other BA's seem to enjoy...
I like the bottle - slightly different shape and nice, raised lettering with a neck label. Pale golden pour, with some chill haze, nice head and a better than average collection of lacing. Definite and pronounced grapefruit sharpness and bitter...
Very good. Absolutely solid version of the style, keeping well within the remit and knowing its limits perfectly. The most refreshing change is the fact that this beer really is an authentic American IPA, that is simply being an IPA. It is saying...
Good, reddish/amber body and a very attractive head and lacing. Nice looking beer. Good clean hops in the nose. The taste is disappointing - incredibly bitter with a lack of layers or complexity. There is very little discerning character, and a...