Recent Beer Reviews
8.9 by
scot
From a can with package date of 2019-01-08. Pours clear with an inch of white foam covers the liquid surface. Great retention. Thick and coating lacing throughout. Aroma of honey and caramel on top of grassy (almost herbal), light lemon and pine. As it warms the caramel/honey becomes more pronounced as well as developing alcohol. Taste is well balanced between the hops, malt, sugars, and alcohol. There is a bitterness that does not linger, balancing the sweetness. Honey/caramel lingers m...read more
Overall Rating: 9.5 by
3 dudes 100%
7.2 by
scot
Friended to me by Lance. Thank you. Unfortunately no date on can. Pours opaque with a half inch of snow white foam. Retention is good. Lacing is nice: thick, recedes leaving spotty spider webs in its wake. Aroma is dank with sweet edges. I don't get much else here. Taste follows the nose quite closely. There is a sweetness throughout that mingles with this hugely dank flavor. Mild to no bitterness with dankness lingering. Thin beer with a huge amount of carbonation. This is a nice be...read more
Overall Rating: 7.2 by
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3.0 by
scot
Going to preface this review with the fact this was not a good beer. Going to only give overall thoughts. The rating should tell a good story here. This beer was advertised as a milkshake IPA. This gives my brain certain ideas of what I should experience. I did not experience anything near expectations. On top of that the beer was not that good of an IPA. Enjoy!...read more
Overall Rating: 3.0 by
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9.0 by
scot
This is the 10 year anniversary edition. Can't believe I still have a bottle from the first release. Pours opaque. Huge, thick mocha foam covers. Recedes rather quickly but leaves sticky rings behind and throughout the drink. Aroma is subdued but complex. Coffee and espresso (more on the espresso side than that old fashioned coffee) is met with roast malt and chocolate. Hints of tobacco develop. Taste follows the nose: subdued. There are additional elements. Espresso and some coffee ar...read more
Overall Rating: 9.0 by
1 dude 100%
9.3 by
scot
From 2018. Pours clear with an inch, plus, of pure white as snow foam. Average retention. Dishwasher washed glass didn't hold any lacing. Aroma is amazingly floral with lemon zest. Brett. Grass. Taste follows the nose. Lemon is big and throughout. Medium body with high carbonation. This is a great beer. The floral and lemon are big and throughout. Would definitely be an outstanding beer for the summer. Enjoy!...read more
Overall Rating: 9.3 by
1 dude 100%
Toppling Goliath Brewing Company
8.9 by
scot
Canned on 12/07/18. Pours opaque. Huge helping of white foam that froths up as it recedes like a glacier. Thick lacing. Aroma is earthy, sweet, tropical fruit (pineapple) and good amounts of resin. Taste is more tropical fruit mixed with sweet. Earthiness fades while the resin come in late, dank. Bitterness that isn't overwhelming at first but does build. Mouthfeel could be a bit bigger for me as it is a touch thin. Medium carbonation. Solid beer. I would like a bit more mouthfeel for...read more
Overall Rating: 8.9 by
1 dude 100%
8.6 by
scot
From a can without a date but picked up three days at the brewery. Smells and taste fresh. Pours clear with almost an inch of light tan foam. Retention is average with the foam becoming creamy. Lacing is there from the get go: sticky yet wispy. Aroma is hop forward. Citrus (grapefruit and mellow lemon) and hints of a floral bouquet. Citrus rind. Toast, caramel and Taste is again hop forward but the malt backbone grabs hold a bit more. Grapefruit lingers in the finish creating a bitter...read more
Overall Rating: 8.6 by
1 dude 100%
7.6 by
scot
No date on bottle but I have had this beer 2-3 years in the basement cellar. Pours clear. Huge amount of large bubbled, white foam covers. Great staying power. Wispy, sticky lacing begins immediately. Looks solid in the glass. Aroma of caramel, toast, and honey: sweet. Undertones of brett that fight the sweetness but don't create the most inviting conviction. Taste fairs better but still a touch of strange: maybe I have never experienced before. Funk and sweet (caramel and honey, with t...read more
Overall Rating: 7.6 by
1 dude 0%
9.1 by
scot
Gifted from a work friend of my wife's. Filled on November 15th. Pours cloudy with an inch of white foam that quickly recedes. Thin but sticky lacing leaves nice rings throughout. Aroma jumps out upon opening the can. Tropical, mango, pineapple and orange. Mild sweetness. Taste is hop centric but not a complex as the aroma. Orange is foremost with hints of pineapple. Soap. Medium body with light carbonation. Surprisingly dry on the lips but leaves a juiciness in the back of the throat...read more
Overall Rating: 9.1 by
1 dude 100%
8.4 by
rich
Smells like an awesome breakfast sweetroll. Almond, cherry, and a hint of spice. Maybe the best aspect of this beer. Taste: Sweet, nutlike flavor, quickly turns to a light chalky dryness, with a sour, tree fruit soft finish. Overall, a flavorful and interesting beer. Basic brew is semi-sweet malt, balanced with charred bakers chocolate and light coffee. But there's more notes in this brew that make it both an original, and most tasty. Love this brew with the winds of November....read more
Overall Rating: 8.4 by
1 dude 100%
Maplewood Brewery & Distillery
7.9 by
rich
L: Very hazy, dark golden straw. Thick white foam, that is fairly normal retention & lacing. S: More tree fruit than citrus, similar notes that alot of Chicago hazies have when Citra & Mosaic are involved. There's a touch of floral or herbal that I'm not in love with. But it's nice, nothing wrong here. T: Upfront stone fruit sweetness. Zero bitterness. Upper side of thick and full mouth feel. O: Solid well made beer, definite contender in the Chicago NEIPA crowd. I wish it was a tad l...read more
Overall Rating: 8.5 by
2 dudes 100%
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