Twine Climber
Varietal Beer Company

 

On ysp ay Michaels in Moses Lake. Clear with a medium white head. Balanced flavor. Goog malk presence and a bitter hop flavor. Not overly sweet or fruity. A solid IPA.

If you like a typical hoppy IPA this is a good solid beer that is similar to Bale Breaker Top Cutter

2022-06-29
16oz can served in a big snifter. Best by 09/2022. Bought it at Chuck's Hop Shop Seward Park a couple days ago.

Clear golden copper color with a smallish head and a fair amount of active carbonation. Smell is pine resin, leaves, maybe a little honeysuckle.

Taste is a dull citrus flavor, kind of lemon juicy. Not bad, but not exciting.

Mouthfeel is dry and clean. Overall, not bad.

Sudsy golden brew poured in the Orval chalice. Plentiful carbonation with a sharp touch on the tongue. Aroma is lemon and grapefruit. The whole thing is a citrus bomb with everything from yuzu to tangerine.

Moderate bitterness. Quite acidic after some sipping but full of the citrus aromatics. Aftertaste of candied grapefruit peel. Clean and fragrant. From the 16 oz can purchased at The Cave in Kirkland.

 

can into glass
Quickly dissipating white head. Slightly murky, light gold with an orange hue. Aroma of subtle mandarin orange peel and a bit of malt. Taste is not too bitey, nor citrusy, with a middle of the road IPA character on the lighter side, flavor and body wise. A good beer.
Post Script - Visited this brewery while on a wine tasting road trip. This is a must for beer enthusiasts if in Yakima Valley (birth place for most of our nations' hops) and they have an annual Maibock celebration, which involves other brewers as well.

 

16oz can (dated 6/5/20) poured into 14oz teku. Poured a cloudy yellow-orange color with 1-1/2 inches of white head that had good retention and very light lacing.

Citrus hops at the front of the nose, some pine in the background, and a slight touch of frootiness. No real malt presence.

The body was medium, smooth, and had a semi-dry finish.

Drinkability was fine, but I likely wouldn't want two in a row.

Overall, a solid enough brew, certainly worth a shot if you see it.

Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a slightly hazy, medium golden amber with a three finger white head that continues to build after pouring. Aroma of pale malt, citrus hops, lemon, grapefruit and a little dankness. Flavor is pale malt, citrus and piney hops, lemon, grapefruit, pine needles; flavor thins out a bit into the finish which roars back with solid pine resin bitterness and lingering lemon rind. Medium bodied with light creaminess. A fresh tasting, light bodied IPA with refreshing alpha bitterness and some suggestions of fresh hopping. Nice balance of pine and citrus. Flavor has an odd fade after the initial taste, but makes up for it with lingering herbal hop notes. I like it.