Faint hop aromas. Moderate hop bitterness mixed with caramel malt flavors. Finishes fairly crisp, with lingering hop bitterness.
Canned 1/20/2026, tasted 4/1/2026
4 out of 5 stars.
Bristol Brewing Compass IPA
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Burn’em Mashpipe
Bright aroma of citrusy hops. Taste is fairly mild without an initial hop bite. Flavor then rushes in full of hops with some moderate maltiness in background. Hop flavor fades slowly into a long lingering hop aftertaste.
Canned on 9/10/2025, drank on 2/21/2026, so at 5 months not that great for an IPA. Would love to try this fresher.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s The Mighty Shorse
Faint fruity aroma. Very smooth on the palate, with a mild peach flavor. Aftertaste has some bitterness, like a combination of the peach flavor and some hop bitterness. This fades and just leaves a mild peach flavor.
Canned 10/14/25, drank 2/8/2026
4 out of 5 stars.
Dragon’s Milk Reserve Coffee Chocolate
Rich coffee aroma. Taste is fairly smooth, with a mix of a chocolate taste combined with a boozy dark beer taste. Aftertaste is a lingering slightly sweet chocolate. Altogether, not that impressive.
Bottled 12/17/2025, drank on 2/8/2026.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s All In IPA
Bright aroma of tangy sweet hops. Slightly tart bite that transitions to smooth fruity hop taste. Leaves you with hints of sweet malt and slightly chalky yeast. Cleans palate with a dryness then lingering hops/yeast on a minute level. Too tart & drying.
Canned 1/13/2026, drank on 1/31/2026, so very fresh.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
SanTan Hopshock IPA
Slight sweet caramel malt aroma with a complement of flowery hops. Taste is equally flavorful hops and malt. No hop bite. Leaned residual slightly bitter edge of hops on a solid, easy base of malt and yeast.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
SanTan Epicenter Amber
Strong sweet aroma. No real bite at all, fairly smooth with mild amber malt.
Wow, this is really old. Dang. Canned 4/25/2024, drank on 12/28/2025.
3 out of 5 stars.
La Cumbre Malpais Stout
Dark sweet malt aroma. Slightly tart taste that fades to a moderate malt and yeast sweetness. Finishes fairly clean. Tasty.
4 out of 5 stars.
Abomination Wandering into the Fog
Sweet aroma of hops and yeast. Smooth taste, with a slight taste of hops. Finishes cleanly work a hint of the alcohol (8.6% ABV), but a very smooth aftertaste of clean malt.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Pipeworks Blood of the Unicorn
Faint sweet malt aroma. Hits the palate fairly mild, with a mix of caramel malt and hops. Finishes pretty cleanly with a hint of hops in the background.
Canned 5/13/2025, drank on 12/27/2025. Surprisingly still very tasty.
4.5 out of 5 stars.