Fruity hop aroma. Slightly crisp bite, then smoothes super fast, fills in with creamy yeast flavor. Mild hop and yeast creaminess in aftertaste.
Canned 6/8/2026, drank on 8/2/2026.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
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Hop Butcher Oregon Cool
Bright hop aroma. Taste has a slight crispness, then full rush of multiple hop flavors. Super flavorful, but not bitter. Slight fruity twang in aftertaste that fades to varying hop flavor medley with a bit of yeast dryness.
Canned 3/24/2026, drank on 7/18/2026
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Short’s Dock Sitting
Aroma is bright and hoppy work flowery and dank hop aromas. Taste has good strong hop flavor, but no bitter bite. A bit of caramel malt flavor, as well as yeast, finishing with moderatetaste of all 3- hops, malt, and yeast.
Canned 6/17/2026, drank on 7/8/2026. 3 Weeks old!
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Irwin Brewing Oatmeal Stout
Slightly sweet aroma of malts, hints of dark malt. Very smooth on the palate, but very low carbonation level out of the can so this could be affecting it. Nice blend of malt tastes, with hops hanging just out of reach, but seems like the bitterness bite helps clear the palate. Aftertaste is one of smooth creaminess. Super tasty.
No date on the can, but bought in Colorado, not far from Crested Butte. And this Stout was the predominant offering from this brewery at the liquor store where bought, so may be popular and get good turnover.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
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.
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.
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.
Firestone Wookey Jack Black Rye IPA
Aroma of hops, slight hint of malt in background. Taste is fairly smooth with a combination of a lot of hop flavor and some dark malt. Aftertaste is slight lingering malt flavor intermixed with hops in the background.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Pizza Port Sunset Stroll IPA
Sweet aroma of bright, fruity hops. Nice moderate hop bite that transitions to a blend of hops and yeast flavors. Finishes fairly crisp with lingering hop flavors on the roof of the mouth.
Canned on 12/01/2025, drank on 12/19/2025.
4.5 out of 5 stars.