Sticky sweet aroma, very thick smelling. Smooth hop taste slides into the pallet with a mild clean malt taste following it. Finishes with a very faint yeast sweetness and bit of hop bitterness.
5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s Heaven Scent
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OddSide Rum Ham
Strong alcohol smell along with a sticky sugary smell. Taste tweaks the taste buds then smooths quickly into a full palate dark malt flavor. Easy aftertaste with slight sweetness and a bit of dark malt. Fairly nice, surprisingly.
4 out of 5 stars.
Homebrew Up North Lager
Clean and refreshing lager. Clean malt taste, clean yeast taste, with no sweetness in either. Slight hop edge to let you know hops are in there, but not hoppy.
Brewed: 7/28/2020. Distributed: 9/18/2020.
ABV: 4.9% IBU: 32
Malts: Xtra Pale Ale, Maris Otter, White Wheat, Vienna
Hops: Magnum, Northern Brewer
Yeast: White Labs WLP830- German Lager
Short’s Most Excellent Stellar
Bright and sticky hop aroma. Taste is a mix of caramel malt and slightly edgy hop bitterness. Aftertaste seems mild in comparison, with lingering alcohol-tinged maltiness and hop bitterness.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Lagunitas Hop Stoopid
Fresh, broad bouquet of floral hop aromas. Hop bitterness slides in soft at first, then builds. Ends with a full flavor of hops across the palate, falling to a slight sweetness and lingering hop bitterness.
Haven’t had this one in a long time. Nice to see I still enjoy it!
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Homebrew 100-yr God Hazy IPA
This name is lame, I never was able to work it into something good. But is based on the hops it uses. Azacca is apparently some god of agriculture, and Centennial is obviously 100.
Strong sweet aroma. Crisp bite of hops bitterness that then fades into a smooth malt/yeast taste that mellows nicely. Overall very dry, crisp, and refreshing.
Brewed: 7/30/2020. Distributed: 9/8/2020.
ABV: 8.0% IBU: 50
Malts: Xtra Pale Ale, Maris Otter, Flaked Wheat, White Wheat, Caramel 20L
Hops: Centennial, Azacca
Yeast: White Labs WLP067- Coastal Haze Ale Yeast Blend
Surly Direct Current IPA
Very sweet aroma, almost like grapes. Tart taste, very little malt flavor, then slightly harsh kick on the back end.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Homebrew Filler Amber Ale
I brewed this one while I had several days in a row uninterrupted to brew. I only had certain ingredients available, but wanted to brew, so this was just a “filler”.
This beer is full-flavored with lots of distinct malt flavor and an equally potent hop kick. But all finishes cleanly with hints of aftertaste of what came before.
Brewed: 7/29/2020. Distributed: 8/28/2020.
ABV: 5.0% IBU: 52
Malts: Maris Otter, Caramel 20L, Vienna, Caramunich I
Hops: Chinook, Citra, Cascade
Yeast: White Labs WLP001- California Ale
Homebrew Soulless Hop Pale Ale
This is a recipe kit from MoreBeer, sent to me to do a hands-on review. It is intended to be a clone recipe of 3 Floyd’s Zombie Dust. They call it a Pale Ale, but the bitterness level here puts it into more of an IPA category by my palate.
Bright and aromatic hop aroma. Clean hop bite, followed by moderate malt sweetness, ending with lingering hop bitterness. Overall fairly dry mouthfeel. Hop aftertaste has some lingering bitterness. Be sure you’re in a mood to pucker!
Brewed: 7/21/2020. Distributed: 8/20/2020.
ABV: 5.9% IBU: 55
Malts: 2-Row Brewer’s, Munich, Caramel 60L, Carapils
Hops: Citra
Yeast: Cellar Science Dry Yeast: Cali
Homebrew Hop Gatherer
This is a recipe kit from MoreBeer, sent to me to do a hands-on review. It is intended to be a clone recipe of Sierra Nevada Hop Hunter.
Notable fresh hop aroma. Slightly bitter hop bite at first, which is then followed by a clean bread-like malt taste, and finally some lingering hop bitterness.
Brewed: 7/12/2020. Distributed: 8/13/2020.
ABV: 5.9% IBU: 60
Malts: Xtra Pale, Flaked Oats, Caramel 15L
Hops: Bravo, Cascade, Crystal, Simcoe, El Dorado (hop oil)
Yeast: GigaYeast GY001 NorCal Ale One