Brewery: Surly Brewing Company x Three Floyds Brewing Co. x Real Ale Brewing Company Country: USA ABV: 9.99% Style: American Black IPA Other Notes: Collaboration beer. Surly version.
Brewer Description: (from can) This double black as night IPA is too massive for just one brewery’s efforts. BLAKKR took the trinity of Real Ale Brewing Co., Surly Brewing Co. & Three Floyds Brewing Co. to actualize this crushing ale. Cheers.
My rating: 4 My beeradvocate.com rating: 4 My ratebeer.com rating: 4
Intro: A 1 pint can canned on 26th January 2016 and poured into an oversized wine glass. Appearance: It poured a dark dark brown colour with an orange hue and a slightly less than one finger tanned head that dissipated fairly quickly but left nice lacing. Aroma: A mix of piney and citrus orange hops and roasty dark chocolate. Taste: Starts sweet-ish citrusy orange followed by caramel malt, light roast coffee and chocolate plus a hint of char before ending with a lasting pine and juicy citrus light bitterness. Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to low carbonation. Overall: A nicely balanced Black IPA that hides it’s high ABV well.
Brewery: Brasserie de Blaugies x Hill Farmstead Brewery Country: Belgium ABV: 6% Style: Belgian Saison Other Notes: Collaboration beer
Brewer Description: A spelt saison brewed with Amarillo hops and made in collaboration with Hill Farmstead.
My rating: 4 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.99 My ratebeer.com rating: 4
Intro: A 750ml bottle with a best before end year of 2018 and poured into a Cantillon Iris ballon glass. Appearance: It poured a very nice clear golden colour with a two finger white head that had pretty good retention and left nice lacing. Aroma: Farmhouse mustiness, straw, hay, red apple, honey, lemon zest and a hint of banana esters. Taste: Cereal grains, honey, herbal, grassy, zesty lemon with a hint of peach and peppery spice. Mouthfeel: Dry, light bodied with high lively prickly carbonation. Overall: A solid saison from Blaugies and Hill Farmstead.
Brewery: Moonzen Brewery Country: Hong Kong ABV: 4.5% Style: American IPA Other Notes: Spring seasonal.
Brewer Description: (from facebook page) Introducing Moonzen Rose Oolong Session IPA (4.5%), with a luscious body and an enchanting aroma of hops and roses. Unbeknownst to all there existed a fifth Chinese beauty, 玫琳, who legend has it was so beautiful that the heavens would cry in admiration.
My rating: 3 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.69 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.6
Intro: A 330ml bottle, bottled in March 2016 and poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass. Appearance: It poured a hazy golden orange colour with a puffy two finger white head that had great retention and left nice lacing. Aroma: Tropical fruits of mango and pineapple with flowery rose, grass and tea. Taste: Iced tea, grassy, herbal and flowery rose. Lightly bitter. Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation. Overall: This was nice and easy to drink as its very tea like. Perhaps a bit too herbal and flowery for me though.
Brewery: Anderson Valley Brewing Company Country: USA ABV: 4.2% Style: Gose – Fruit Other Notes: Malt – Pale Two Row and Malted White Wheat. Hops – Bravo.
Brewer Description: (from website) Born from our passion for experimentation, our Briney Melon Gose boasts a thirst-quenching tartness that is perfectly balanced by subtle watermelon flavors and aromas. Gentle additions of sea salt create a refreshing harmony between the acidity and fruity sweetness leading to clean, dry finish.
My rating: 4 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.95 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8
Intro: A 12 fl oz can with either a best before or canned on date that is not legible but should still be good. Poured into a Duvel tulip glass. Appearance: It poured a slightly hazy golden colour with one finger white head that dissipated quickly but left some stringy lacing. Aroma: Lightly sour, a bit tangy with a hint of honeydew melon. Taste: Salty, definitely salty and lightly sour before a nice refreshing kick of honeydew melon and watermelon. The finish is a light lasting sourness. Mouthfeel: Crisp, light bodied with moderate to high carbonation. Overall: I wasn’t impressed with my first sip, but I think I grew to like it more and more. Refreshing and easy to drink.
Brewery: Omnipollo Country: Sweden ABV: 7% Style: American IPA Other Notes: Brewed by Omnipollo at De Proef Brouwerij (Belgium)
Brewer Description: (from website) Our second tribute to Sweden’s most prolific rapper. Onda 100% Mosaic IPA.
My rating: 3 My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.86 My ratebeer.com rating: 3.7
Intro: A 330ml bottle with a best before date of 25th November 2016 and poured into a Spiegelau IPA glass. Appearance: It poured a slightly hazy golden orange with a one finger white head. Aroma: Strong tropical aromas mainly of pineapple, peach, apricot and mango. Taste: Taste was a bit more subdued with light mango and peach to start. This was followed by some grass, light grapefruit and lemon bitterness on the finish. Mouthfeel: Medium to light bodied with light carbonation. Overall: There was some great aromas here, but the taste could have used a kick as it was a bit weak. It could also have used a bit more carbonation. Having said that, it was still pleasant and easy to drink.
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