Robot Squirrel
Benchtop Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

7/23/20 on label. Poured into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint.

A: Beautiful hazy golden with 2-finger off-white frothy head with good retention and solid collars of lacing.

S: Aroma is subtle floral, mango, and grapefruit with a hint of onion.

T: Flavor is also subtle with more of a generic fruitiness like fruit salad. None of the onion in the aroma gets through. Esters are medium fruity with low bitterness.

M: Very smooth with medium body and light carbonation.

O: Kind of a generic middle of the road NEIPA for me.

 

 

 

Stamped to the side of the can above the rooster logo: "08/14/19"
This can states "7.0% ABV"

Appearance: The body is mostly opaque and beige with hints of light orange. The head is medium-sized, fluffy, and white. Very good head retention and lacing.

Aroma: At a distance there is a citrus aroma which smells a bit like orange and grapefruit. Closer to the glass the same aroma intensifies, but there is a strong scent of pineapple, garlic, and onion.

Taste: It tastes like garlic and onion with a good amount of mango flavor. There is a light hint of alcohol and some salt flavor.

Mouthfeel: It is nice and smooth with a thick body. It has a mild bitterness and a bit of hop bite with a salty character.

Overall: On the negative side the beer had an odd salty character. On the positive it had some nice fruity flavors. I probably wouldn't pick it up again but it's worth trying if you haven't.

L: Poured from a tallboy can to a snifter glass. Had a yellowish color and a super-cloudy consistency. There was a half inch of foamy, somewhat long-lasting head. Above average lacing.

S: A fruity and sweet aroma of hops, tropical fruit, malt, and citrus fruit.

T: Tasted of a small amount of malt (mostly in the finish), a whole lot of citrus fruit (orange and grapefruit, in particular), some hops (not too much, though), and a good shot of tropical fruit (passionfruit). A sweet, light, and zesty flavor - typical of an NE IPA. It's sweet, but never cloying, with a fruit-forward character. Quite tasty.

F: A decent amount of carbonation with a creamy, smooth finish. Medium-bodied.

O: A well-made, easy to drink beer. Worth a try.

Orange gold beer with a finger of dense off white head. Smells like grapefruit and pine with a some mild sweet malt. Tastes very fruity, bitter and dry with a lighter sweetness. Lots of grapefruit. Pretty tasty brew.

Super hazy with a great grapefruit color. Great fizzy head, although short-lived. Aroma is dank with hints of grapefruit and orange. Mouth feel is fizzy with lots of grapefruit and citrus pith. Hops and malt balance extremely well in this one. Super refreshing !

Robot Squirrel pours a thick looking orange juicy yellow with a well defined, light yellow and complex head. The smell. is full and juicy, think “the whole orchard” with citrus fruit as well as stone fruit, including apricot. Not a hint of hop bitterness to be found. The taste is good. Somewhat of a thicker mouthfeel, crisp and juicy with orange and tangerine, some grapefruit, as well as mango and some lemon zest with a slight hint of earthy pine, but nothing that is overly strong.