Brother Benjamin - Greenbush Brewing Company

SkeeterBoganski

Colorado

3.83/5  rDev -3.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured in to my non-traditional tulip pint, the color up front is caramel or deep amber; heading-wise, there is some solid beige froth; consistent lacing that stays sip after sip; the beer is very rich in citrus aromas with a touch of dry floral; there are some additional notes of grapefruit and cake-bread; the hops used in this beer 'feel' really bite-y, with a lot of pine-forward and semi-bitter finishes; you can taste the booze in this, although that doesn't make it un-balanced; it's also full of grapefruit notes on the back-end. Solid overall.

Serving type: bottle

11-11-2012 00:48:48 | More by SkeeterBoganski

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.14/5  rDev -21.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75

this was a huge huge disappointment all around, not least because it shares my name. it pours nice enough, tarnished bronze in color and mostly clear, with a bold white head that lasts. the nose on it is off, like something has gone terribly wrong, its not really hoppy at all, but rather sweet and just downright weird, floral and chemical laden, I do not understand why this smells like it does, but its turning me right off. the taste is the same, only the off elements are intensified. its like bad compost, preservative acid, and decaying hops that are only bitter and lack flavor almost entirely. its more like an American barleywine gone wrong than an ipa, with a huge and messy grain bill. the feel is like licking a battery, burns the whole palate from all the alcohol. fusel notes dominate the finish, carbonation tapers off, and the beer is undrinkable in terms of both size and flavor. im writing about this like its a crap macro ice beer instead of a craft ipa, which is maybe unfair, but the bar has been set awfully high for craft ipa, and I expect a lot more from a brewer who takes pride in his product. this is a few levels below even the most basic of double ipas, and greenbush owes us one here...

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 23:08:35 | More by StonedTrippin

sgoro

Illinois

4/5  rDev +0.5%

05-20-2013 02:37:44 | More by sgoro

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4/5  rDev +0.5%

05-19-2013 12:49:09 | More by Photekut

NJB145

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

05-19-2013 01:20:06 | More by NJB145

akttr

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

05-16-2013 02:36:06 | More by akttr

4amepiphany

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

05-14-2013 04:44:40 | More by 4amepiphany

HarmonMW

Michigan

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

05-13-2013 22:05:34 | More by HarmonMW

CRJMellor

Arkansas

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

05-13-2013 01:13:06 | More by CRJMellor

WolfsbaneBloom

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

05-13-2013 01:09:38 | More by WolfsbaneBloom

dvmin98

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

05-13-2013 00:59:22 | More by dvmin98

olivermonster

Michigan

4/5  rDev +0.5%

05-11-2013 10:35:37 | More by olivermonster

Slay40

Michigan

3/5  rDev -24.6%

05-10-2013 21:15:01 | More by Slay40

prender1482

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -12.1%

05-10-2013 03:03:30 | More by prender1482

hilgart1

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +13.1%

05-04-2013 12:28:51 | More by hilgart1

AaronBurr

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +6.8%

05-04-2013 04:24:00 | More by AaronBurr

oldvines

Illinois

4/5  rDev +0.5%

05-04-2013 00:03:37 | More by oldvines

brewandbbq

New Hampshire

4.16/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

12oz bottle, $4.49 at Drakes Party Center in Kalamazoo.

Pours dark amber with a beige, fluffy head of two inches. A solid skim coat and plenty of stringy lacing for the duration.

Aromatics lead off with pungent piney resins, dank-drizzled candies, and fruit skins. A hint of spice-dusted leather and caramel follows through.

On the full side of medium bodied with a chewy, tacky mouthfeel.

Sweet malt starts the palate but a semi-numbing hop assault quickly follows. Resinous and piney with plenty of spicy bite and warming alcohol.

Finishes with lingering malt, piney hops, and boozy alcohol.

Tasty beer but more of a Barleywine than an IIPA. The malt character is almost as big as the hops, which are one-dimensional as well.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2013 00:58:20 | More by brewandbbq

Jasonrm72

Colorado

4/5  rDev +0.5%

04-30-2013 02:01:19 | More by Jasonrm72

mrebeka

Michigan

4/5  rDev +0.5%

04-28-2013 15:43:11 | More by mrebeka

tswater

Colorado

4/5  rDev +0.5%

04-28-2013 06:18:55 | More by tswater

drewone

California

4/5  rDev +0.5%

04-28-2013 04:05:14 | More by drewone

FlandersNed

Indiana

4/5  rDev +0.5%

04-25-2013 01:26:00 | More by FlandersNed

jsurfs82

Ohio

4/5  rDev +0.5%

04-23-2013 04:01:33 | More by jsurfs82

Jd2391

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -5.8%

04-22-2013 02:20:31 | More by Jd2391