I was excited for Rosa, it was a new beer style and a new brewer to me. Based on its color I expected something akin to a light red wine and I thought there would be a flavor and mouth feel that coated the mouth and built with each sip. Unfortunately I was disappointed and the flavor peaked just short of something special with its slight floral and herbal presence. I will end this by saying that as the beer has warmed while I have typed this post the viscosity that I was looking for has developed. I think I have another can of this around, if so I will let it warm a little before I start in on it.

This is a light, crisp wheat beer that is heavy on the lemony hops.

I would like to preface the following statement with the fact that my bottle was 2 days beyond the drink by date on the label so... you know... whatever. New Belgium has disappointed me with Skinny Dip. It tasted mainly of grainy malts backed up with some honey notes. Behind that there are a few notes of orange and maybe some peach and definitely some cardboard. It reminds me of some of the other American lagers that craft breweries try so hard to distance themselves from.

This was so fruity! It has additional juice added to it but that addition is making me reconsider IPAs. Given a choice I like Galaxy High.

This was so fruity! It has additional juice added to it but that addition is making me reconsider IPAs. Given a choice I like Galaxy High.

The hops strike from the minute the can is cracked. Citra High is citrusy on the tongue and nose with under-lying resin and caramel. Alcohol brings itself to the forefront as the beer warms up.

This is a light bodied, crisp summer beer. The malts taste of hay and straw and there is a grass character to the hops to back those flavors up. Lemon and undefined citrus notes round out this refreshing beer.

I was so dissapointed by Ojos Negros. I had been talking this up to my wife for a while now and wanted to share it with her. Sadly she took one sip and was done. I was hoping for something similar to Liefman’s Cuvee-Brut where the beer was tart but fruity with decent carbonation. Instead, Ojos Negros is flat, dry, and sour sans fruit. Perhaps I aged the bottle too long or maybe my expectations were wrong.

Opa and oma gave me this after I enjoyed it at their home. The flavor is a bit sweet but is otherwise balanced. Tastes of cereal, cookies, and grass.

While I find many lager to be rather bland this one was quite tasty. Jinx Proof was heavy with barley, straw and wheat note which were balanced with herbal hops notes and a certain doughiness from the yeast.

This was a complex beer. Three Eyed Raven hints at citrus, and spices both of which may or may not be the result of yeast. Wheat is noticeable as well. The nose on this beautiful beer is all spices.

The hops strike from the minute the can is cracked. Citra High is citrusy on the tongue and nose with under-lying resin and caramel. Alcohol brings itself to the forefront as the beer warms up.

The hops strike from the minute the can is cracked. Citra High is citrusy on the tongue and nose with under-lying resin and caramel. Alcohol brings itself to the forefront as the beer warms up.

Komodo Dragonfly smells strongly of citrus and grass with hints of toasted grains. The hops flavor is subdued and slightly over powered by the toasted, nearly burnt, grains. Along with the citrus and grass flavors of the hops there is a faint hint of mint that seems to come through every third sip or so.