Man, for being 15 years old, this was still a beast of a wine. Big, bold, structured, but still had nice acidity. Didn't notice the alcohol, just assumed it would be high given its big, bold nature, but surprised it's at only 13.5%! Lovely wine. — 9 years ago
Absolutely crushing it tonight. Blueberry pie, black raspberry, mouthwatering fruit, a perfect amount of acid, biting tannins. Courtesy of the indelible @Thomas Weber — 9 years ago
Ah , Drakes my good friend. You have done it again. The white label version of Hopocalyose Doubke IPA. Plenty of taste without an overpowering bitterness. This is the unfiltered version with plenty of yeasty nastiness at the bottom. Man up. Drink every last drop. — 9 years ago
Oh man what a great martini gin! — 10 years ago
Are you a big pansy? Hmm? You don't have to admit it to me , but if you are, don't drink this beer. If you are a man with a pair, grab a bottle of this over hopped high IBU beer with a wonderful color and deep amber backbone. If you are a woman with a pair, well, you should probably keep that to yourself. — 10 years ago
Man this has a nose on it. Woody/damp pine nose/under ripe raspberries. Heady. Almost some spruce notes in there. I usually stay away from cab francs but this is an exception especially given the company and philosophy. More please. If it tastes a little young thats because it is. Decant a bit or hold. — 10 years ago
As the label says, well structured and intense. Richly flavored. Her old man can be proud. — 11 years ago
Oh man! Was this good!! Hoppy and super dark. Toffee and intense roasted malts. $10 / 90pts — 12 years ago
From the cellar. Big bold beefy Syrah, iodine, dark fruit just big and lingering in the mouth. Morgan (aka rain man) makes a mean Syrah but this shows they need some bottle age. Beautiful. Too bad he doesn't make this anymore. — 8 years ago
Old vines, man... Beautiful, big, rich wine. Mentholated, black fruit. Eucalyptus. Herbs. Not terribly fruit forward. Really complex. Gotta lay some down and see what happens. Really great. — 8 years ago
Finally have a bit of time to update my tasting notes from my visit to Napa the past few days. Did a bit of work for Montagu Wines, and enjoyed a ridiculous amount of wine, and good wine at that.
Russell Bevan is making wine at Brasswood, where we are for Montagu, so it was great meeting the larger than life man that he is. He was kind enough to share a glass of his Tin Box cab with us while we were all together and this wine represents him perfectly. This is a bold, in your face cab, that blows big fruit on the nose, and gripping tannins that want to beat you like a pulp, then let go just as soft as they were strong. Big boy cab, ladies and gentlemen. — 9 years ago
Morgan, you are rain man. Best gert from US. Banana peel and ginger bread. — 9 years ago
Oh man! I can smell the hops through the glass.
On tap in a tulip glass.
Nice Amber with medium head.
Floral with citrus. Strong for just a second up front but totally balances at the end.
Think I'll have another.
Medium mouth feel. — 10 years ago
Boom! Stone kills it again! Do you like long walks on the beach during a full moon? Sauvignon Blanc with floral overtones? Foreign movies with subtitles? Then you will HATE this beer, you little pansy! Man up, grab a bottle, and step into manhood/womanhood. The bottle says it all; "A stage dive into a mosh pit of hops". And they are not talking about a 311 stage dive. More along the lines of a Korn/Godsmack stage dive. — 10 years ago
Rain man (Morgan) is the f'ing master. This is total New Zealand on the nose and mouth yet it's Sonoma. Dude you are yoda — 10 years ago
Nice flowery well balanced pale ale. — 11 years ago
I can assure you this Tin Man DEFINITELY has a heart. This is supposedly a second wine!?! Can't imagine Scarecrow could be much better! — 11 years ago
This man is sorely missed, great stuff — 12 years ago
Best vintage of Mica yet. As good as Tin Man for half the price! — 8 years ago
Man, do I love sunshine. — 8 years ago
Oh man...this will make me drink more Sake. Amazing with our spicy Asian dinner. Serious stuff- easily Premier Cru level, approaching Grand Cru. Sake this good may start a new addiction! — 9 years ago
Nelson Sauvin and cascade hops. Ultra dry. — 9 years ago
Delicious apricot sour #drinklocal — 9 years ago
Oh man, this was good. Bold and smokey — 10 years ago
Man cannot live on wine alone. — 10 years ago
This is a first for me. This wine was poured from a tin can! I was ready to write about how blasphemous this was, until I tried it. I have to admit, it wasn't bad. It was a Oregon Pinot Gris that had a light straw color in the glass. Had some grapefruit on the nose, and a slightly acidic finish. Can't say it was bad at all. — 10 years ago
Crazy. Super rich like all the other labels but this has an elegance they isn't in their other bottles. Give me a tin a caviar and let's party — 11 years ago
Oh man this was a delicious light cab — 12 years ago
Benjamin Keator
Good amount of fruit. Nice balance. Doesn't have the finesse of the Tin Man but much more power. Great wine — 8 years ago