Recent Beer Reviews
American IPA - Imperial New England (INEIPA)
6.5 by
scot
Purchased on Friday, 05-08-2026 at Iron & Glass, Minooka (only had a half case, maybe as we don't get Anchorage often). Date on can of 04-05-2026 - about a month old. Pours opaque and dark gold in color. Huge, white foam covers. Somewhat quickly recedes back to a large bubbled ring. Aroma is a bit subdued compared to expected craziness that could come out of Strata. Sweet, orange, pine, resin, and dank. They are all there but none jump out. Melon and cannabis join late and as the bee...read more
Overall Rating: 6.5 by
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American IPA - Imperial New England (INEIPA)
7.2 by
scot
Purchased from Tavour, received about a week ago. Can't read date on the bottom of the can. First beer from Great Notion. Pours with a huge pure, white foam that densely covers. Great stating power with thick, sporadic lacing throughout. Aroma is citrus, grass/earth, sweet, and mango. Taste is dank. Really dank. It starts on the front of the tongue, goes to the back, lingers, creating some bitterness, and through to the deep, dark lasting finish. Pine, lemon, and grapefruit seem to lend...read more
Overall Rating: 7.2 by
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American IPA - Imperial New England (INEIPA)
7.4 by
scot
Purchased at Iron & Glass Minooka on 04-24-2026. Date on can of 04-21-2026. Poured into a large Tree House snifter that I picked up at the brewery. A delight on the eye. The color is a glowing yellow with almost a finger of off-white foam. Retention is okay, leaving some large bubbled lacing behind. Aroma jumps out. Sweet, mango and peach. A "green" earthiness comes about along with hints of dankness. Taste is a bit muddled. Mango and sweetness are the most distinguishabl...read more
Overall Rating: 7.4 by
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7.4 by
scot
Purchased on 04-24-2026 at Iron & Glass Minooka. Date on can of 04-22-2026. Pours clear with ever so slight a chill haze. Straw to light gold in color. A half-finger of snow white foam covers, mostly receding quickly, but leaving behind a covering that stays throughout. Nice lacing: thick and clingy. Aroma is sweet - candy like. Dank, pine, and resin cut through the sweetness. Grapes. Taste. In the finish there is grape, pine and dank. The dank lingers. Up front some sweetness. L...read more
Overall Rating: 7.4 by
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Square In A Circle In A Square
7.0 by
scot
Purchased at Iron & Glass Minooka on Friday, 04/10/2026. Date on can of 03/24/2026. About a month old which is pushing it for me in terms of how old I like to review these beers. The two week mark is typically the sweet spot. Pours opaque, as expected. Golden. A beautiful inch of snow white foam covers. Great staying power. Lacing is thick and sticky, leaving nice lacing throughout. Ripe mango jumps out as soon as the pour begins. Sweet orange. Creamy? Taste Is more orange with s...read more
Overall Rating: 7.0 by
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9.3 by
scot
Purchased this beer at Riverlands after experiencing it on tap. It is a phenomenal beer. The lack of adjuncts is what I treasure! Pours dark like used moil with a similar consistency. Very little mocha foam that doesn't fully cover. Leaves immediately. No lacing. There are some legs though. The aroma invites with complex barrel notes. Oak, blended bourbon, vanilla, dark sweetness - not quite molasses but deeper than brown sugar. The barrel character here is exquisite. Taste carries th...read more
Overall Rating: 9.3 by
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5.1 by
scot
Do not know where or when this beer was purchased. Date on the bottom cannot be read (even by my kids whom have much better eyes). Poured into a Hop Butcher 20oz glass. Pours like the midnight sky on a moonless night. Opaque. A small shot of mocha foam that doesn't cover the liquid and quickly leaves; no lacing. An oil slick does stay on top (not foam). Did they use real coconut? Aroma is bland at best. There isn't much there. The taste follows. No coconut. No coffee. Just blah. Bi...read more
Overall Rating: 5.1 by
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9.1 by
scot
Purchased at Werk Force Brewing during there barrel aged stout release in late January, 2026. No date on bottle. Poured into a nonic pint glass from Lost Forty Brewing. A brief mocha, large bubbled foam covers. It scatters like the birds in the yard when a hawk is hungry. No lacing and no foam left on top. Aroma is a bit subdued. There is young and old barrel: vanilla, brown sugar that also has trailing vanilla and a more non-distinguishable sweetness. Barrel char, chocolate, and roasty....read more
Overall Rating: 9.1 by
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American IPA - Imperial New England (INEIPA)
8.3 by
scot
Picked up at Iron & Glass Minooka on 2026-04-10. Can’t read the date on the bottom. I think this was canned last week. Poured into an imperial pint Town Hall glass. Opaque but a beautiful golden hue. Huge amount of pure white foam covers. Lacing is sticky, thick and wonderful. Aroma of orange, sweet melon with dankness meandering in occasionally. Bright and sweet. Taste is white grape that lasts to the finish fighting back some bitterness that is oddly placed. Orange. Dank like t...read more
Overall Rating: 8.3 by
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American IPA - Imperial New England (INEIPA)
8.9 by
scot
Purchased at Iron & Glass Minooka on 2026-04-10. Date on can of 2026-04-06. Poured into my good friend Pliny the Elder glass, perfect for these 16 ounce pours. This six day-old pours opaque, almost muddy, in the glass. Golden in color. The remainder of the 20oz glass is full of thick, snow-white foam. Good retention that leaves sticky sheets of lacing in its wake. Aroma is sweet orange. Oddly, over-sweet almost. Mango with a hint of pine lurking. A bit of subdued aroma. Taste is o...read more
Overall Rating: 8.9 by
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American IPA - Imperial New England (INEIPA)
7.5 by
scot
Purchased at Iron & Glass Minooka on 2026-03-31. Date on can of 2026-03-17. Poured into my Pliny the Elder glass. Pours gold and opaque. A good inch plus of white, large bubbled foam covers. Great legs as it recedes and leaves a frothy top throughout. Aroma is dank, ripe tropical fruits: mango and papaya, and sweet. There's a green burn aroma there in the backend. When I first purchased the beer it was more dominant in the aroma than it is now, making it better on the nose overall. ...read more
Overall Rating: 7.5 by
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Extra Special/Strong Bitter (ESB)
7.8 by
scot
Purchased on 03-21-2026 at the local Binnys. Date on can of 02-25-2026. Poured into a 20oz KBS snifter - an old glass that hasn't been broken. Pours perfectly clear with a light tan foam that covers. Foam lasts some and laces the glass with thick splotches. Aroma is citrus forward. Toffee and biscuit slide behind the citrus assault. Sweet maltiness. The malt profile really takes shape as it warms some and the volatile hop oils are dismissed. Taste early is malt forward: toffee, toasted ...read more
Overall Rating: 7.8 by
1 dude 100%
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