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.
La Cumbre Malpais Stout
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Smog City Saber-Toothed Squirrel
Sharp hop aroma with a strong sweet malt aroma. No hop bite on the flavor, fills in quickly with a mild caramel malt flavor. Mild aftertaste.
4 out of 5 stars.
Kern River Citra Double Ale
Sweet green hop aroma. No harsh hop bite, plenty of green hop flavor. Very hoppy in the flavor, no alcohol burn at all for 8.5% ABV. Little to no aftertaste.
4 out of 5 stars.
Odd Side Red Eye P.A.
Bright hop aroma with slightly sweet hint from caramel malt. Smooth flavor, no hop bite. Aftertaste comes in with caramel malt taste and a bit of hops.
Canned 9/24/25, drank on 10/11/25 so very fresh.
Carbonation level lets this down, it’s too low.
4 out of 5 stars.
Ghost Town Scaphism
Dank aroma, almost like body odor. Slight bite of hops that cuts very cleanly then finishes with some minor hop flavor and good clean malt taste. Slight hop aftertaste.
Canned 8/14/25, drank 9/22/25
4 out of 5 stars.
Smog City IPA
Bright fruity hop aroma. Full hop flavor with little bitterness. Full fruity hops flavor with a mix of bitterness and a slightly dry yeast flavor.
Canned 8/22/2025, drank 9/22/2025.
4 out of 5 stars.
Breakside India Pale Ale
Faint aroma of hops. Very muted flavor of hops (probably due to the unfortunate age of this can), plus some mild malt flavor. Fairly clean aftertaste.
Canned 9/10/24, drank on 9/8/25 (old for an IPA…)
4 out of 5 stars.
Russian River Happy Hops IPA
Bright fruity hops aroma. Slightly tangy initial taste, backed by balanced fruity hops flavor. No real hop aftertaste and no overbearing chalky yeast flavor like other Russian River beers.
Bottled 3/5/2025, drank on 8/27/2025.
4 out of 5 stars.
Brewery X Citra Loves Galaxy
Sweet hop aroma, a bit dank and catty. No hop bite, mixed mild hop flavor. Easy drinking with very mild hop bitterness in aftertaste.
Came 5/28/25, sampled 8/26/25.
4 out of 5 stars.
Pizza Port Mongo
Bright, sweet hop aroma. Full flavor of hops but without a bitter bite. Almost tastes like fruit juice mixed in. Aftertaste has some residual hop bitterness and sweetness.
Canned 7/18/25, drank 8/26/25.
4 out of 5 stars.