Rico Sauvin
Against The Grain Brewery & Smokehouse

 

 

 

Deep copper in color. Head is you guessed it white and disperses quickly. Nose is soft. Taste is like the can says wine grapes. Not off putting however I don't look for a beer to taste like wine. Glad the followup back taste is more bitter than grape. Decent beer, not World Class in my opinion

Pounder can poured into a nonic.

A- Amber in color, with a creamy white head. Retention is pretty good.
S- Fruity, tropical, citrus, pine, and some alcohol.
T- Pretty sweet, dry citrus pith, some pine. Some tropical notes.
M- Medium body, dry, with a bit of an alcoholic burn finish.
O- Alcohol is a little too apparent in this. Also was expecting some lighter, brighter winey notes from Nelson Sauvin hops.

Light golden color with a 2F head in a Tulip glass.
Very strong grape, banana and melon aroma.
Quite smooth MF,
Grape accentuated taste, with melon and some white wine.
Love this hop!
Great beer!

 

Poured from a 1 pint can.
A: Pours a off clear amber with a thin white head.
S: Sweet pine and musty hops.
T: Hops right off the bat with a sweet finish.
F: Smooth medium body.
O: Dam nice double at 9% the alcohol burn not not there.

Drank straight from the can quite a different IPA very sweet and piney but balanced. The body is quite excellent can't believe again how full and balanced the flavor is without any strong ethanol burn or heavy body. Overall one of the best DIPA's I got at the Giant Eagle for just a couple bucks!

L: Hazy, orange, big fluffy head with nice lacing
S: musty, slight fruitiness
T: Nice combination of piney hops, with fruitiness in the background
F: good mouthfeel
O: Very unique beer, recommended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pouring from a 16 oz. can into a Willi Becher style glass, this beer pours out golden like apple juice and rather clear. Some very small sediment, but that’s it. A pinky width, eggshell colored crown. Some stringy lacing.

The nose brings a dank fruit, along with a huge floral character. The fruit isn’t citrus like, but more grapefruit and huge white grape prominence.

The taste comes in with some of that dankness before showing that the floral presence is still alive along with the white grape element.

The mouthfeel is sticky, slightly syrupy but not overly so. A balanced bitterness and well carbonated.

Overall, this is solid and enjoyable. I like the white grape notes mixing with floral while keeping a dankness to it.

 

 

 

 

 

Picked this one up primarily because of the can art, thought it was glorious!
Poured a mostly clear orange/amber with two fingers of white head.
Getting a malty sweetness in the smell, some white grape, a little pine.
Taste follows, getting lots of dry white wine flavors with a bit of citrus bitterness. Not as heavy on the malt as I expected from the smell.
Feel is medium, a little prickly on the tongue.
Overall a tasty brew.

Piney hop aromas with a hint of lemon. Moderate malt sweetness, hints of grapes and biscuits. Hop notes are high on flavor and moderate on bitterness. Finish is clean with only a hint of astringency. Slight astringency in the bitterness distracts from the otherwise pleasant finish. Overall good, balanced, easy-drinking IIPA. Mostly citrus with a touch of floral, and a touch of earthy resin at the end.

 

 

 

A Hop-forward, citrusy medley that is bitter yet easy to drink. Malty, caramel notes.