Lizard Liquors Beer Reviews
This ended up being easily the preferred beer out of the 4 we had from Evil Czech Brewery. It had a typical mouth-feel for a stout added with some malt flavor and a good ole roasty-ness to the beer. While the beer itself was pretty good, we got into the discussion of its high price point ($30/16oz 4pk) and that made some of the Lizards rank it a little lower. Still, not a bad beer flavor wise by any means, but there are just more preferred stouts from the Lizards with lower price points attached to them.
Side note-Our cans say 12%ABV but their website says 11%. Hmmmmmmmmmm
Side note-Our cans say 12%ABV but their website says 11%. Hmmmmmmmmmm
A standard IPA with that undeniable IPA flavor and bitterness. It had a tinge of some fruit notes that we were able to pick out which we generally liked. Not a very complex beer, but the majority of us preferred it over its cousin, the DIPA. It actually ended up being one of the Lizard's last place beers for the night.
A unique Czech-inspired lager that most of us were unsure about at first, as most lagers haven't gone over too well in the past, but the majority of us ended up liking it. A crisp, dark lager with a distinctive malt taste. Also has "dark fruits" according to a discription on Untappd which we could eventually pick out, we were thinking possibly plum. One Lizard stated, "If you're a malt masochist you'll love this beer."
The beer's first noticeable quality was the thin body. Next we discovered the prominent flavors being malt and wheat. The website describes this beer as having juicy notes but the Lizards had a hard time with that description. Most of us described the beer as average while a couple weren't a fan. The Mosaic hop came in with a nice bitterness at the end however. 7.9& ABV and 70 IBU's
This is just about as hazy as it gets. Both in the beautiful orange juice like cloudy-ness and incredibly smooth taste. This is one of those Hazy IPAs that go down so easy it easy to finish the whole pint in just a couple minutes. Some members said it taste kinda of like a mimosa (Equal parts orange juice and Champaign) Very very well liked beer. No one at the table had much negative to say about it.
This beer features a nice IPA flavor balanced with a strong citrus and sweet flavor. Some members said it tasted like straight cane sugar was added to the brew. Other argued that it comes more from natural fruity flavors. All in all this was a very well liked beer. Among the best of the night for us
This beer is a dead ringer for the OG Voodoo Ranger but with a twist in the hops. We likened to if Voodoo Ranger was dry hopped or if they made a double IPA variant. It had that strong hop flavor similar to those type of IPA but none of the bitterness. We can see why this is an experiment because it is a fairly unique beer. We were all mostly favorable towards this one.
Somewhat citrus IPA but has a strong flavor of something foreign. Throughout the course of the sampling no one could put a firm descriptor on what that odd flavor is. We did joke that it kinda taste like you just finished smoking a heater... While somewhat accurate that was much more a joke than anything else. No one really disliked it too much but it was not anyone's favorite beer of the night by far.
This beer kicks us in the absolute teeth. The lineup from Pipeworks to this point had been superb. Then this beer came along and took it to a whole new level. Spumoni is a type of ice cream that typically is made of candied fruits and nuts. That's pretty much what you are in for with this beer and it is one hell of a ride. Best beer of the night agreed all members of The Table
Pipeworks has a way of naming their beers exactly the way they taste, and this beer is no exception. The citrus flavor of this beer is absolutely our of control. It is by far the most prominent flavor and goes down way too smooth for the strength of this beer. It's way too easy to drink and is a great beer. Quite well liked around The Table
This beer is one hell of a drinking experience. The first taste will not raise any eyebrows. Very heavy on traditional lager flavors, not good. The further into the beer you get however, it gets progressively more and more strong on the lime flavor. Best server very cold and finishes crisp. They weren't lying when they named this beer! Well liked around The Table
While you wouldn't know it by taste, this beer is brewed with Pineapple and Kiwi. That doesn't make it bad, quite the opposite as a matter of fact. This beer is on the more sour side for Weisse's. There is a ever so subtle note of sweetness. It almost tastes like the fruits were added to the beer when they weren't entirely ripe leaving a bitter flavor. That may sound like a criticism but trust us you will want to try this beer. It was pretty unanimously considered the best beer of the night.
While we tend to love Hazy IPA's as a whole. This one is great because it combines that hazy hop flavor with a metric shit ton of juice flavor. The result is an extremely drinkable and flavorful beer. There isn't much to say here outside of this is an awesome beer and it well worth your time to try. Very well liked all around the Table
We love the balances of flavors when it comes to this beer. It has a strong juicy flavor, that seems to be the trademark of Windmill Brewing, but more traditional hop bitterness is still very well represented. With a beautiful hazy color it is definitely an impressive beer. Somehow Windmill also manages a somewhat creamy mouthfeel which is a rarity in the thinner beers. We liked this beer quite a lot around the Table.
Expect a classic IPA punch with some familiar Midwest hop flavors. That's not to say this beer is too generic however. There is an herbal spicy-ness that becomes more pronounced the more you drink it. An intense juicy flavor is something that we noted from all beers from Windmill, and it's one of the reasons we loved them. Unfortunately that quality is missing in this beer and it hurtful in out opinion. Not a bad beer by an means but we believe that Windmill has far better options.
It was bound to happen. This beer is a pumpkin spice flavored IPA. While that may not sound very appealing at first, we liked it quite a lot. The sweetness that comes from the pumpkin spice is balanced nicely with semi hoppy backbone which is common in most all IPAs. Finishes smooth and is possibly the most drinkable pumpkin beer we tried from Elysian. All in all a very good beer that was well liked around the Table
This beer wasn't so great for us. While the other Elysian pumpkin beers had a strong Pumpkin Spice flavor (IE nutmeg, cinnamon, sugar) this beer come across as more of a pumpkin extract flavor. While pumpkin is an interesting flavor, we all agreed that there is a reason why it is often paired with variety of other spices. The pumpkin flavor translates into a bitterness and lacks the smoothness that the rest of the Pumpkin beer from Elysian's lineup have. This beer was ok. Some members of the Table thought it was ok, others disliked it
While this wasn't the pumpkin stout that we were hoping for, this is still a very good beer. Elysian really knocks that "Pumpkin Spice" flavor out of the park and it shows with this beer because it isn't augmented with an coffee flavoring. The mouth feel of this beer isn't especially creamy but it is still thiccc and quite smooth. We here at Lizard Liquors just wish that this beer and the Punkuccino from Elysian would combine and make a beautiful Pumpkin Spice Latte Stout. All in all we liked this beer quite a lot
This beer took us by quite the surprise! It tastes almost exactly like a Pumpkin Spice latte but in beer form somehow? We believe that part of the reason this flavor is so spot on comes from the body of this beer. It is extremely thin and is akin to something like Coke. Only complaint that couple of the Lizards shared, was they wished the coffee came through just a little bit stronger. They also wished this came in a creamy stout variety but that is neither her nor there. We liked this beer a lot
This strawberry Kolsch is super heavy on the wheat flavor. Probably one of the wheatiest beer we have had on this show to date. Since that flavor can be strong for some it is balances with strawberry. The strawberry equates to more of a general sweetness to us as opposed to distinct strawberry flavor. Good beer. We liked it a lot. It's a tap room exclusive so check it out if you're ever in Chicago IL.