Krook's Mill
Manayunk Brewery and Restaurant

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poured from firkin into pint at standard tap philly. Nice.
Pours a hazy golden orange with huge thick head and lots of carbonation for a firkin. Huge hop aromas...smells like it was dry hopped or firkin hopped...
Big hop flavors with nice bready notes. Its a sharp hop...maybe centennial. A bit bitter butexpected. Its actually a nice brew...easy to drink and nice hop satisfaction. Not sure why the low reviews.

 

From 06/02/12 notes. had on tap at the brewery.

a - Pours a clear medium orange color with one inch of off white head and low carbonation evident.

s - Smells of orange, citrus hops, pine hops, floral hops, and some pale and fruity malts. Nose is super hoppy, I like it a lot.

t - Tastes of pale malts, fruity malts, earthy notes, floral hops, and light citrus hops. Not as strong or hoppy nose. A step down for me.

m - Light to medium body and low to moderate carbonation. Easy to drink.

o - Overall a pretty nice APA. I liked the nose a lot and it had a ton of hops, though the taste was a bit more average. Still a nice beer I'd have again there.

A: clear amber color with short head with little to no lacing

S: grassy hops aroma little malt aroma.

M: a little thin for my taste.

T: not very malty but good upfront hops bitterness.

O: nothing special but definitely drinkable. would have liked a little more mouthfeel. and some more bitterness.

 

 

 

 

 

On tap at the brewpub.

Coppery in color, this comes to me with a nice 1-inch head that is creamy and frothy. This head sticks around a bit and leads to some minor lacing. The body has an almost reddish tint to it in the light.

The aroma and flavor are piney and citrusy, and they come with a good bit of bitterness. Unlike some of my more favorite pale ales, this has an almost raw and unrefined bitter character to it. I like it, though it swings a bit out of balance as the malt backbone of caramel malts just can't quite keep up. While certainly enjoyable, I think that toning the bitterness down a bit would bring out some of the orange, peach, and grapefruit a bit more, allowing the aroma to really shine.

This hits the mark, and while not one of the best I have ever had, it is definitely a beer that I would not hesitate to grab again. An easy drinking enjoyable beer.

On tap @ Whole Foods Market Cold Point Pub (Plymouth Meeting, PA) on 8/19/11. Served in a pint glass.

Pours a clear copper, with a near finger of eggshell-white head. This retains with a thin creamy look, leaving back some foamy lacing that sticks a bit to the sides of the glass. The aroma smells ripe and citrusy in the nose, mixing with the sweetness of malts to impart an earthy twang to this. A bit of grassiness gives this some airiness on the edges. Some definite graininess really starts to come out as this warms.

The taste is quite citric, with an earthy edge to it, which is putting off a little too much of a raw pithy bitterness out into the mouth. Sweet grains and a splash of caramel mingle with the citrus flavors a bit. Hops stay in the finish, with a dry and raw bitterness that lingers. The mouthfeel is medium bodied, with a crisp/borderline prickly feel to the carbonation. Some underlying slickness helps this retain a degree of smoothness to the body though. That sharpness really pops the bitterness here.

This could have used some refinement but my overall experience with this was decent. It at least had a certain amount of quenching freshness to it here on draft. I’m not sure if I would go for it again but this wasn’t a bad $3 pint.

On-tap at the Brewery

A: Typical Pale Ale color. Golden orange with an eggshell colored head of about two fingers. Nice carbonation streaming.

S: Piney, grassy with a touch of tropical fruit.

T: Pine, grassy, herbal, citrus with some breadiness and spice.

M: Light-medium. Refreshing with good carbonation. Smooth on the tongue and real easy to drink a few of these.

Overall: A really nice local APA. Fresh at the brewery is the best way to drink this. A real solid beer.

First had: on tap at their brewery

Decent, but nothing special. Poured a clear, burnt orange with a small off-white head. Sweet malts in the aroma with scent of pine just barely coming through. Similar characteristics in the taste with sweet malts and piney hops, for a pretty good balance; nutty with a mostly dry finish. Light-medium mouthfeel, maybe a bit watery, and a bitter bite in the aftertaste. Fairly drinkable, but not something I'd get too often.

Growler filled at the Plymouth Meeting Whole Foods, reviewed from notes. Pours out a dark coppery amber with a white head that has fine bubbles and good retention. It leaves a nice thick coat of lacing and a good cloud behind. The smell is mostly caramelly, toasty malts with some earthy and slightly fruity hops. Could use some strength and has some nutty notes to it. The taste reminds me of a brown more than anything. It is nutty, toasty, caramel and a bit sweet for malts. The hops add some bitters and earthy and floral notes. There is some yeast breadiness to this one. Mouthfeel is good. The moderate body and carbonation work with the low bitters. There is no alcohol, it is smooth. Great price, average flavor and more like a brown than an APA. The nutty and caramel notes become a bit much, not a bad beer from a brewery I have never heard of.