ST *: Top drawer pale ale for sure, with a solid malty base that many hazy pales completely forget. Very nice simmer carbonation that pervades most of the structure with a slow taper.
ST * is drinking a Doe by Root + Branch Brewing at Untappd at Home
PKG:24.9.25👍🏻👍🏻 Nose: initial + grape, passionfruit. +Bright, freshly squeezed orange. Structure: med biting mouth. Brief white grapes- + acidic orange- slow carb taper-Rising grape,pine, +grapefruity bitter lingers.liquor hint when warm. 4.35
Purchased at Shawn’s Beernest
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Earned the I Believe in IPA! (Level 71) badge!
ST * is drinking The Castle (Mosaic) (September 2025 / Batch 3) by Root + Branch Brewing at Shawn’s Beernest
Nose:grape, hoppy spice, grape +dank swirled Structure: med-light biting mouth. Biting lemony citrus- pithy hint-++ Simmer carb that fades slowly- nose-led, clean finish. Grass,pine, malt crackers slowly fade. Fantastic 'crackery'malt character. 4.4
Purchased at Shawn’s Beernest
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ST *: Something immediately clear just from the colour of their Hazies (and the malt flavour in this) is that R+B have not forgotten about malt in their IPAs. Very much in line with my personal preferences these days.
ST * is drinking a Straight To Hell (September 2025 / Batch 7) by Root + Branch Brewing at Shawn’s Beernest
Nose: lovely sweet tropicality, mango, passionfruit, slight citrus swirled. Structure: med biting, warming mouth. Mango,passionfruit,acidic orange- melon?Simmer nose-led carb. dry finish. chewy hops, pine, lime, and??? flavour lingers. 4.55+
Purchased at Shawn’s Beernest
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Earned the Middle of the Road (Level 76) badge!
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ST *: Supremely consistent at all temps (started 10deg) but this is set apart by a few things. One is mouthfeel, which has a warming, enjoyably acidic quality, the back 1/3 is a treat in itself- Enjoyable and complex in a way which most IPAs simply aren't.
ST *: Some melony ??? Somewhere in all of this. Fantastically tropical throughout
ST * is drinking a Darkstar November (2023) by Bottle Logic Brewing at Shawn’s Beernest
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Nose: soya sauce, brief red wine, sweet toffee Structure: med light mouth. Bright berry, caramel earthy, wine tannin slowly tapers off - barely there nose-led carb- Brief Coffee burst slowly fades. Astringent finish.
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ST *: Thanks to Tim for sharing! Not rating as I had just a dash of it. Enough to be impressed by it's drinkability and range of flavours at 15.3%
ST * is drinking a GOLEM by UCHU BREWING
Nose: grass, floral, herbal. Pine? Structure: bright lemon- mainly earthy dank, hoppy bitter- simmer carb- sslow rising lemon, wheaty/barley, mild pithy, dank bitter lingers. Better warm and gulped. Coherent and lip smacking. 4.4. Maybe more!
Purchased at Shawn’s Beernest
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ST *: Definitely a unique grape and grapefruit dominant flavour profile. Mouthfeel certainly less full than their Tipas. Front 1/3 continues with strong tropicality and burn, while Back 1/3 continues with the same linger and flavour as their big Tipas.
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ST *: Starting to gain a sense of what R and B's IPA "signatures" are - certainly unique and distinguishable from other IPA makers like Messorem.
Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:48:21 +0000 Report