Cognitive Misfires
Branch and Blade Brewing
- From:
- Branch and Blade Brewing
- New Hampshire, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.3 | pDev: 4.65%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 29, 2018
- Added:
- Sep 28, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania
4.34/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.34/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Many thanks to SawDog505 for this can!
A - Strawberry/raspberry opaque color with a big white billowy head after the pour, dies down to a dense white lacing ring.
S - Berry aroma with some funk and tartness.
T - Nice berry tart / funk that isn't overwhelming in any way at all, finishes with a slight fruit bitterness, and a little bit of alcohol, and alot of tart berry funk.
M - Full and big bodied with a silky texture.
O - This beer is an odd duck. Part Berliner?, part Sour?, part IPA? Regardless - it works.
Oct 29, 2018A - Strawberry/raspberry opaque color with a big white billowy head after the pour, dies down to a dense white lacing ring.
S - Berry aroma with some funk and tartness.
T - Nice berry tart / funk that isn't overwhelming in any way at all, finishes with a slight fruit bitterness, and a little bit of alcohol, and alot of tart berry funk.
M - Full and big bodied with a silky texture.
O - This beer is an odd duck. Part Berliner?, part Sour?, part IPA? Regardless - it works.
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
4.04/5 rDev -6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev -6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Can purchased from Winooski Beverage, VT.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a cloudy/hazy dark pink to red color with a slow moving cap of white foamy head. Just some concave lace.
The aroma carried a superb blend of a wildberry/blackberry/blueberry/red raspberry sort of character. Mild lemon, touch of musty grassy underlying quality then a subtle black cherry flesh and skin-like sweet and tartness.
The flavor leaned towards the tartness initially then pulled in a touch of sweet cream to balance it from being overly sour. Honestly, there wasn't much 'sour' there, but just enough to feel like it was a sour farmhouse DIPA. Subtle aftertaste of berries and lemon.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it. But I would say the sipping quality was caused by being fairly dry. Carbonation felt fine, somewhat low, maybe/sorta. ABV felt spot on by the brewer. Semi-smooth yet crisp and full berry sweet and tart finish.
Overall, we're batting one for two, Branch and Blade, looking forward to trying some other offerings by you guys.
Oct 20, 2018This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a cloudy/hazy dark pink to red color with a slow moving cap of white foamy head. Just some concave lace.
The aroma carried a superb blend of a wildberry/blackberry/blueberry/red raspberry sort of character. Mild lemon, touch of musty grassy underlying quality then a subtle black cherry flesh and skin-like sweet and tartness.
The flavor leaned towards the tartness initially then pulled in a touch of sweet cream to balance it from being overly sour. Honestly, there wasn't much 'sour' there, but just enough to feel like it was a sour farmhouse DIPA. Subtle aftertaste of berries and lemon.
The mouthfeel was about medium bodied with a fair sipping quality about it. But I would say the sipping quality was caused by being fairly dry. Carbonation felt fine, somewhat low, maybe/sorta. ABV felt spot on by the brewer. Semi-smooth yet crisp and full berry sweet and tart finish.
Overall, we're batting one for two, Branch and Blade, looking forward to trying some other offerings by you guys.
Reviewed by SawDog505 from New Hampshire
4.63/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.63/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a 16 oz Nordic pint glass canned 9/29/18. Pours a very attractive hazy pinkish purple with a 2 plus finger off white head that leaves thin trails of lace all throughout.
Smell is tart black cherry, raspberry, blueberry, lemon peel, must, and some grapefruit.
Taste follows tartness from black cherry, raspberry, blueberry, lemon, must, and grapefruit.
Mouthfeel is about medium, plenty of life but still slightly soft, a tad dry, and at 9% ABV very approachable.
Overall I may have turned a corner with sours, because I am really enjoying this one. I am impressed with this one.
Oct 08, 2018Smell is tart black cherry, raspberry, blueberry, lemon peel, must, and some grapefruit.
Taste follows tartness from black cherry, raspberry, blueberry, lemon, must, and grapefruit.
Mouthfeel is about medium, plenty of life but still slightly soft, a tad dry, and at 9% ABV very approachable.
Overall I may have turned a corner with sours, because I am really enjoying this one. I am impressed with this one.
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