Faint sweet hop aroma. Sharp bite of hops that gets filled in by a chorus of hop flavor that wants away the bitterness and leaves with a nice mild hop sweetness. Refreshing and flavorful, bright.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
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Stone Enjoy by 12.25.17
Great aromas like sniffing a bag of hops. You can even get the aroma while holding the glass a good 6-8 inches from your nose. Phenomenal. Nice sweet hop bite that’s very flavorful and not bitter. A good chunk of caramel malt sweetness rushes in for attention, but generally gets pummeled back by hops flavor. Notable, but not overpowering hop flavor in the aftertaste that lingers a long time. Great beer, but I don’t think my taste buds could handle the onslaught of more than one.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s Speedcult
Dark, sweet, heavy malt aroma. Full coffee flavor that quickly subsides and leaves you with a full-out feel of sweetness. Slight lingering mix of dark malt sweetness and carbonation.
4 out of 5 stars.
Kuhnenn’s DRIPA
Nice sweet hop aroma. Nice bite of hops with a sweet edge. Good full hop flavor that’s tasty, but not overpowering. Nice clean malt in the aftertaste, again complimented by the hops. Awesome.
5 out of 5 stars
Victory Hop Devil IPA
Sweet aroma, a bit of strong caramel malt smell. Full flavor, not an all out hop attack like you’d expect based on the name / label. Good balance of hop and malt, with the malt taking a slightly more prominent role. Aftertaste is mainly malt forward, with hints of bitter hops in background that gives way to caramel malt lingering. Left with a slightly harsh impression overall.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Begyle Crash Landed
Full sweet hop aroma. Flavor is clean and slightly crisp with a mild hop bite followed by a smoothing malt taste that waves in. Aftertaste is a mix of moderate hop bitterness, and a sweet creaminess of malt. Very nice frothy fluffy head.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Ellison Relativity
Moderate hop citrus aroma, not too strong, balanced. Full mouth sweetness that comes in soft and ends resiny. Slight lingering sweetness of hops in aftertaste. No notable alchohol flavor, despite the 8.0% ABV. Aroma comes across much more balanced, but the flavor is pretty strong and resiny. This would be nice if it wasn’t so over the top with the resin flavor.
4 out of 5 stars.
New Holland Hoptronix
Sweet citrusy hop aroma. Crisp flavor bite, but with a resiny flavor that has some alcohol heat detectable. Gets a bit smoother on further drinks and/or as beer slightly warms.
I typically like everything on the cold side, but this one definitely needs to warm a bit to blend the flavors better and kill the resiny alcohol bite.
4 out of 5 stars.
Amsterdam Cruiser All Day Pale Ale
Strong floral hop aroma. Crisp hop bite that catches your attention, then an immediate drying hop crispness on the back end. Lingering hop bitterness with a slightly “green hop” edge to it. Further drinks provide a huge aroma of hops like you’re burying your head in a bag full of ’em. Very clean, dry aftertaste.
4.5 out of 5 stars
Collective Arts State of Mind
No aroma. Very tart taste, puckers the tastebuds. Very citrusy, immediately cleans the palate. Lingers with a bit of hop harshness.
3.5 out of 5 stars.