Beer Review: Zero Gravity Conehead IPA

Beer:  Conehead IPA
Brewer: Zero Gravity Craft Brewery
Source: Draft
Rating: *** (7.3 of 10)
Comments:

The Burlington, Vermont-brewed IPA is a nice bit of craft beer goodness.  The beer is golden and hazy with not much of a head when poured.  The aroma is grainy with hints of citrus.  As one would expect from an IPA, the hop flavor is strong, but not overpowering, and a fresh maltiness washes it away in the aftertaste.  The mouthfeel is medium, and the beer leaves light lacing behind on the glass.  All and all, this is a very easy beer to drink.

This is a palatable IPA for people who don’t like IPAs.

Beer Review: Allagash Sixteen Counties Ale

Beer: Sixteen Counties Ale
Brewer: Allagash Brewing Company
Source: Draft
Rating: **** (8.8 of 10)
Comments:

A golden/orange beer offering yeasty and grassy aromas.  The flavor is a complex balance of fruits, spices, yeast, and grains.  A smooth and robust beer.  I love it.

 

From the same brewery:

• 8.0 – Allagash Saison Ale
• 6.1 – Allagash White Ale

 

Beer Review: Peak Organic IPA Evergreen

Beer: Evergreen IPA
Brewer: Peak Organic Brewing Company
Source: Can
Rating: *** (7.7 of 10)
Comments: A cloudy golden/orange in color, this beer offers an appropriately piney aroma.  The flavor is grassy with hints of spice and a hop aftertaste.  It’s basically a liquid Christmas tree, and a like it.

From the same brewery:

• 7.5 – Peak Organic Fresh Cut (bottle)
• 7.1 – Peak Organic Nut Brown Ale
• 7.0 – Peak Organic Pomegranate Wheat Ale
• 6.8 – Peak Organic Citrus Saison
• 6.7 – Peak Organic Super Fresh
• 6.5 – Peak Organic Pomegranate Wheat Ale
• 6.0 – Peak Organic Fresh Cut (Can)

 

Beer Review: Riverwalk Gnomad

Beer: Gnomad Farmhouse Ale
Brewer: Riverwalk Brewing Co.
Source: Bottle
Rating: **** (8.4 of 10)
Comments: Beer pours out golden with much effervesence and a thick head.  The scent is caramel with a warm, yeasty malt flavor.  The head is persistent while drinking and offers a light mouthfeel.  A nice example of the style.

Beer Review: Baxter Pamola

Beer: Pamola Session Ale
Brewer: Baxter Brewing Co.
Source: Can
Rating: *** (7.7 of 10)
Comments: A straw colored beer with a thin head, this beer offers the scent of fresh mown hay.  The flavor is sweet with a touch of spice.  It’s a nice balance of subtle flavors in basic ale, good to pair with spicy food.

From the same brewery:

• 7.4 – Baxter Window Seat

 

Beer Review: Harpoon Flannel Friday

Beer: Flannel Friday
Brewer: Harpoon Brewery
Source: 12 oz. bottle
Rating: ** (6.3 of 10)
Comments: Another autumnal beer, amber in color without much head or carbonation.  The beer offers floral and caramel notes and tastes mildly hoppy with some sweet citrus. Seems like an okay beer for the season, but it doesn’t excite me much.

From the same brewery:

• 8.5 – Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA
• 8.0 – Harpoon Kettle Cup Thunder Foam
• 7.8 – Harpoon Cambridge Uncommon
• 7.5 – Harpoon Camp Wannamango
• 7.5 – Harpoon EHOP Collaboration
• 7.5 – Harpoon Saison Various
• 7.4 – Harpoon Octoberfest (draft)
• 7.3 – Harpoon White IPA
• 7.0 – Harpoon Ale
• 7.0 – Harpoon Munich Dark
• 7.0 – Harpoon The Long Thaw
• 6.7 – Harpoon Brown Session Ale
• 6.7 – Harpoon Octoberfest (can)
• 6.5 – Harpoon Belgian Pale Ale
• 6.4 – Harpoon Chocolate Stout
• 6.4 – Harpoon Winter Warmer
• 6.2 – Harpoon Pilot Coconut Porter
• 6.2 – Harpoon Weizenbock
• 6.1 – Harpoon Polskie Mastne
• 6.0 – Harpoon Grateful Harvest Ale
• 5.1 – Harpoon IPA

Beer Review: Harpoon Octoberfest

Beer: Octoberfest
Brewer: Harpoon Brewery
Source: Can
Rating: ** (6.7 of 10)
Comments:

A copper-colored beer that pours out with light carbonation and a thick head.  It offers a toffee aroma and a flavor of roasted grain, caramel, and mild hops on the aftertaste.  The head evaporates swiftly making the beer look flat.  It’s drinkable, inoffensive.  A good beer for a crisp autumn day.

Note: I previously reviewed this beer on draft and had a more favorable opinion.

From the Same Brewer:

• 8.5 – Harpoon Leviathan Imperial IPA
• 8.0 – Harpoon Kettle Cup Thunder Foam
• 7.8 – Harpoon Cambridge Uncommon
• 7.5 – Harpoon Camp Wannamango
• 7.5 – Harpoon EHOP Collaboration
• 7.5 – Harpoon Saison Various
• 7.4 – Harpoon Octoberfest
• 7.3 – Harpoon White IPA
• 7.0 – Harpoon Ale
• 7.0 – Harpoon Munich Dark
• 7.0 – Harpoon The Long Thaw
• 6.7 – Harpoon Brown Session Ale
• 6.5 – Harpoon Belgian Pale Ale
• 6.4 – Harpoon Chocolate Stout
• 6.4 – Harpoon Winter Warmer
• 6.2 – Harpoon Pilot Coconut Porter
• 6.2 – Harpoon Weizenbock
• 6.0 – Harpoon Grateful Harvest Ale
• 5.1 – Harpoon IPA

Beer Review: Mystic Table Beer

Beer:  Table Beer
Brewer: Mystic Brewery
Source:  Draft
Rating: ** (6.7 of 10)
Comments:  A hazy golden brew with a bread crust aroma and a mild banana flavor.  It’s light, refreshing, and low alcohol and drinkable if not very exciting.  Seems like a good summer beer for people who do not like bold beer flavors.

Beer Review: Throwback Seasonal Spicy Bohemian

Beer: Spicy Bohemian
Brewer: Throwback Brewery
Source: Draft
Rating: *** (7.5 of 10)
Comments: A straw-yellow, cloudy body, a thin head, and the scent of mellow malts offer no warning of what’s to come.  This beer is SPICY!!! hot with jalapeno goodness.  This is the Tabasco sauce of beer!  Good stuff, and more than a novelty.  It pairs well with food.

Beer Review: Allagash Fluxus 2015

Beer:  Fluxus 2015

Brewer: Allagash Brewing Company 

Source: Draft

Rating: **** ( 8.6 of 10)

Comments:  A golden hazy brew with a pinky-width head, Fluxus gives off a sweet strawberry aroma. The taste is reminiscent of a hard candy, as if Jolly Rancher made beer. Thick lace clings to the glass after consuming. It’s not as sweet as my description would make it sound but it makes a good dessert beer.