Experimental #1
Hilton Head Brewing Company

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From:
Hilton Head Brewing Company
 
South Carolina, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
5.7%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
2.12 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jul 06, 2018
Added:
Jul 06, 2018
Wants:
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Gots:
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Reviewed by DrMindbender from South Carolina

2.12/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
This beer was awful! As a homebrewer, I can confidently say from experience that these guys used some old/oxidized hops that gave off that textbook astringent rotten walnut flavor and aroma. When the bartender was approached about this issue, he claimed that the many people that were all at once telling him the beer was off, including myself, don't understand craft beer and that's how its supposed to smell and taste...so for your wanker bartender that doesn't truly understand craft beer, here's an honest review of your beer.

Look- nice golden hue, thin white head falls quickly and leaves little to no lacing on the glass, almost acceptable carbonation but still undercarbed

Smell- smelled terrible of stale cardboard and a sharp hint of rotten walnuts/pecans that makes your nose and head have a natural withdrawal reflex away from the glass, because your body knows it's not really that drinkable

Taste- One sip and you know this is a batch that should have been dumped, but the owners chose to serve it instead of taking the loss that any other reputable brewery would have taken! Extremely overwhelming astringent rotten nut meat invades your oral cavity, coating it with a layer of filth that water and time can't remove...you immediately know this is one of the worst beers ever served to you and that you'll unfortunately still be tasting this garbage for hours with the odd film that remains for an uneasy amount of time.

Feel- have you heard about that residual disgusting astringent rotten walnut film that coats your mouth and palate for an uneasily long time yet...

Overall- This is hands down one of the worst 3 beers I've ever been served (in 25 years and over 2500 different beers) by one of the worst brewery staff I've ever experienced. Somebody needs to be held accountable for this disgustingness, that's for sure!!!
Jul 06, 2018