077XX - Carton Brewing Company

metter98

New York

3.95/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On-tap at Zeppelin Hall, Jersey City, NJ

A: The beer is clear golden yellow in color and has a light amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a thin yet dense white head that has good retention properties and consistently left a thin layer of bubbles covering the surface and lots of lacing running down the sides of the glass.
S: There are light to moderately strong aromas of citrus and tropical fruit hops in the nose along with some hints of pine resin.
T: The taste is similar to the smell and has flavors of citrus and tropical fruits along with notes of pine resin. There is a moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and a bit crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is rather easy to drink for the style because the alcohol is well hidden from the taste.

Serving type: on-tap

04-01-2012 13:01:04 | More by metter98

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New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

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Texas

3/5  rDev -26.8%

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3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

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4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

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New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

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New York

3.75/5  rDev -8.5%

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New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

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New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

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New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.4%

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New Jersey

4.75/5  rDev +15.9%

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New Jersey

5/5  rDev +22%

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New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.4%

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New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

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Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.4%

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New Jersey

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

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New York

4.25/5  rDev +3.7%

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Ego

New Jersey

3.48/5  rDev -15.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

growldog from joe canals on rt 1 woody bridge

eyes...
whoa dog.. about a 3 finger 70s white muff happening here, soap and it barely moves when I shimmy the glass 'round, hazy straw with some lazy dna strands of carbonation writhing up the top in some weird summation of perpetual motion, retention and lacing are currrazy nice here, solid brew in the looks dept.

nose...
hmm.. definitely a bit different, sort of a caramel-y pine ? if there is such a thing? very heavy peach tones... this is throwing me for a DIPA... but after all the hop nukes passing this nose it is cool to see (smell?) something unique, I can not say I love it but it is different.

taste etc...
this is not a palette destroyer but there is some really nice fresh hop bitters directly on the tongue, but it does not leave the huge back of the mouth bitters like most DIPAs... which makes this a touch tamer (as is the ABV). it drinks pretty light but after a few swigs the ABV does make an appearance with some warming in the ole beer storage tank attached to this here torso, this seems to gain bitterness as you go on, it is in the pine variety which can almost border on pinesol flavor .. but it just dodges that bullet, the carbonation is a bit lacking in the overall presentation in the mouth which makes this not as drinkable as some DIPAs...

verdict?
the bitterness is here, but it is missing something, not bad at all but not great.

Serving type: growler

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New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.4%

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4/5  rDev -2.4%

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