Clean dark malt aroma like a stout. Slightly sweet, crisp flavor of dark malt and carbonation. No real hop presence to speak of, perhaps some hiding in the background behind the malt aftertaste that slowly fades away. Seems to slightly mellow the dark malt bite. Very full flavor for a session ale.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Slightly sweet aroma that had a clean grain smell to it. Light flavor with a bit of sweetness and a mild grain taste.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Slightly sweet, slightly harsh aroma. Taste has sharp bite of hops bitterness that quickly gets watered down, then replaced with a subtle swelling of hop aftertaste. Refreshing, but quite dynamic for a session IPA.
4 out of 5 Stars.
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.
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.
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.
Sweet, slightly hoppy aroma. Almost smells like a sweaty armpit- but somehow not in an offensive way. Mouthful of hop sharpness and dark malt blackness. Not sure of the hop used, but this malt flavor would be delicious with a more citrusy type of hop. Leaves you with a slight malt aftertaste. Beer is much tastier after it warms a bit to around 40, rather than the 35 right out of the fridge. The hops and malt seem to balance much better slightly warmer.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Faint, dry, hops aroma. Slightly sweet hop bite with a nice mellow malt taste right there with it. Finishes with a back and forth mixing of the malt and hops kind of fighting over who’s going to lead. Warming a bit seems to tame the sharpness of the hop bite and leave more malty aftertaste.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Slight sweet aroma. Full on dark malt flavor, like a stout. Finish is mostly malt with a lingering dark malt presence. Also a moderate hop presence lingering in the far background. Not as sweet as most browns I’ve had.
4 out of 5 Stars.
Sweet aroma of fresh hops, slightly sweet malt. Clean crisp taste with a clear hop rawness. Finishes fairly clean with a lingering pleasant hop flavor.
4 out of 5 Stars.
