Slightly sweet, slightly rich aroma of dark malt. Complex flavor that dances around but never grows to a big giant taste. Leaves you with a slightly bready malt flavor that fades out smoothly.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
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Anderson Valley Hop Ottin’ IPA
Very nice fresh fruity hop aroma. Sharp bite of hop bitterness. Hop bitterness mellows a bit then leaves a harsh bitter taste in your mouth.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
21st Amendment Brew Free or Die IPA
Sweet aroma. Sharp hop bite of sweetness. Followed by a full flavor of hops and malts that’s replaced by a lingering hop sweetness.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Motor City Brewing Works Pale Ale
Slightly sweet aroma. Clean refreshing malt bite with a slightly sweet malt aftertaste. Very clean and crisp, no real strong hop presence but is a very nice beer to enjoy. Combined with the low ABV makes for a nice refreshing easy drink. Can also detect a clean bread-y yeast taste, that’s not sweet or overpowering.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Magic Hat Encore
Sweet aroma. Slightly crisp taste with an undercurrent of sweetness. Followed by an even malty flavor. Very little hop presence. A little over 7 months old, so a bit out of date. Could be reason the hop bitterness is gone.
3.5 out of 5 Stars.
Coronado Idiot IPA
Nice sweet hop aroma. Nice sharp grainy hop bite. Full mouth flavor that’s not too harsh and finishes nicely.
5 out of 5 Stars.
New Belgium Summer Helles
Sweet smell, almost like a hard cider. Crisp taste with a dry sweetness to it. Mostly light flavor to it, but a sweetness grows for an aftertaste that lingers with a hint of malt. Bottle says good through November 2 2014, drank on June 4 2014, so pretty fresh. Actually got notably better around 45 F, which is contrary to my previous lager experience that says cold is best.
3 out of 5 Stars.
Short’s Stache Bender
Very sweet hop smell, almost smells sticky. Intense hop and malt flavor greets you then quickly fades to a mild hop taste then lingers there for a long time. You can taste the grapefruit, but it’s a bit excessive, the regular Hopstache is better balanced to my palate.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Dark Horse Smells Like a Safety Meeting
Slightly sweet hop aroma. Fresh flavor bite with some harshness. Leaves the mouth with a crisp flavor with hoppy hints around the edges. Further drinks have much more floral hop aroma, as it warms slightly. Bottled on 5/13/2014, drank on 5/28/2014, so it’s very fresh.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
Petoskey Mind’s Eye PA
No real aroma. Taste is a slightly sharp bite of malt and hops. Very malt forward with an accompaniment of hops rather than the other way around. Slight lingering of hops as aftertaste.
4.5 out of 5 Stars.
