Category Archives: My Rating (out of 5)

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Bellwoods Brewery, Canada, Wild Ale

Bellwoods Jelly King Cranberry & Tangerine

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Brewery: Bellwoods Brewery
Country: Canada
ABV: 5.6%
Style: Wild Ale
Other Notes: Dry-hopped sour ale w/ fruit

Brewer Description: (from website) Jelly King combines bright and juicy hop aromatics with a refreshingly tart base, and is bursting with notes of fuzzy peach, tangerine, and grapefruit. This limited edition Jelly King variant was conditioned on loads of cranberry and tangerine purée.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.46
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.3

Intro: A 473ml can, canned on 8th February 2022. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A darkish but very orange colour with a one finger off white head that dissipated quickly to nothing and left very sparse to no lacing.
Aroma: Cordial like. Tangerine forward, apricot, grapefruit zest, with maybe notes of cranberry.
Taste: Sweet and sour, tart, tangerine, candied grapefruit, nectarine, and a hint of cranberry if any.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Not a complex beer, but the aroma and flavours do work for me. It went down really easy and was enjoyable. A thirst quencher for a hot day.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, Phase Three Brewing Company, USA

Phase Three DDH El Dorado & Vic Secret Crème

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Brewery: Phase Three Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 7.7%
Style: New England / Hazy Double IPA

Brewer Description: (from can) ddh el dorado & vic secret double india pale ale with oats & milk sugar.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.39
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.2

Intro: A 1 pint can with no clear canned on or best before date. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: It was a hazy orange colour with a two finger white head that had excellent retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Citrusy, orange rind and zest, with light notes of pineapple and vanilla.
Taste: Sweet and bitter, pineapple, candied grapefruit zest, orange rind, milk sugar, vanilla.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Good balance of sweet and bitter with enjoyable tropical and citrus flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Finback Brewery, German Pilsner, USA

Finback Crispy Morning

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Brewery: Finback Brewery
Country: USA
ABV: 5.2%
Style: German Pilsner

Brewer Description: (from can) Pilsner dry hopped with Tettnanger, Blanc and Citra.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.04
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A 1 pint can, canned on 15th June 2022. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A slightly hazy golden orange colour with a just over one finger white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Grains, bready malt, lemon zest, honey, with light mango and grassy notes.
Taste: Cracker malt, grass, lemon zest, white grape, with a light but lasting bitter finish.
Mouthfeel: Slightly crisp, light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Easy to drink and very crushable with nice aroma and flavours.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, IPA - New England / Hazy, Phase Three Brewing Company, USA

Phase Three Pixel Density

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Brewery: Phase Three Brewing Company
Country: USA
ABV: 6.5%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA

Brewer Description: (from can) Citra India Pale Ale.

My rating: 4+
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.5
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.4

Intro: A 1 pint can, with no clear canned on or best before date. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a one finger white head that had good retention and left nice lacing.
Aroma: Orange creamsicle, citrus rind, guava, with notes of pineapple and coconut.
Taste: Moderately sweet, orange creamsicle, candied orange, vanilla, lime, pineapple, melon.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: This just worked for me as I loved the aroma and the flavour. Really enjoyable and great to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Finback Brewery, IPA - New England / Hazy Double, USA

Finback Social Fabric

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Brewery: Finback Brewery
Country: USA
ABV: 8%
Style: New England / Hazy Double IPA

Brewer Description: (from can) Double IPA double dry hopped with Mosaic and 007.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.27
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 1 pint can, with no clear canned on or best before date. Poured into a winebar glass.
Appearance: A hazy orange colour with a two finger white head that had good retention and left some nice lacing.
Aroma: Tropical fruit, mango, pineapple, orange rind, grapefruit zest, with light piney notes.
Taste: Moderately sweet, with light bitterness. Tropical fruit, mango, grapefruit rind and zest, with a touch of melon and pine.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Nice aroma and flavours, just full of fruit, makes it really easy and enjoyable to drink.