(draft) Clear light brown. Aroma and flavor of roasted malts and hops. Decent, but the bitter finish was overkill, I thought.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) Cloudy yellow, with a huge white head. Aroma and flavor of a fairly mild tripel, but with some lagerish metallic components that didn't thrill me. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) Was described as an ESB by the bartender. Instead a fairly decent brown ale, with the lack of flavor characteristic (to me at least) of Abita beers. Was good enough to drink, but not good enough to have another.
Ounces Consumed: 20(bottle) Very cloudy dark brown. Huge heaping head that lasted forever. Aroma of dark fruits and malts. Flavor a little tamer than I was expecting, mostly dominated by the alcohol burn at the finish. Too much alcohol for the flavor provided. I won't bother with this one again, I don't think. Maybe if I can get it on tap.
Ounces Consumed: 25(draft) Slightly hazy copper. Aroma of hops, smoke, and malts. Flavor like the aroma, with a bitter hoppy finish that I certainly could have done without. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 17(bottle) A decent head that faded very quickly. Aroma was mainly chocolate, with perhaps some cola as well. Flavor was a mix of coffee, chocolate, and cola, with maybe a touch of juniper. A decent and safe beer from one of my favorite breweries.
Ounces Consumed: 12 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) Yes, Virginia, there is indeed such a thing as too much malt. This beer just needed something to balance it out. I don't know what it needed. It had nothing but malt. Seven different kinds according to the web page.
Ounces Consumed: 5(draft) Cloudy dark brown. Minimal head, minimal aroma. Flavor this year reminds me of dark fruits and coffee. Tastes like it has more alcohol than it really does. I doubt I'll bother to have any more of this.
Ounces Consumed: 20(draft) Black with a nice tan head. Spicy and nutmeggy aroma. Almost Pumpkiny. Thick mouthfeel. Flavor of malts and fluoride and punpkin and light spices. Decent, bordering on good.
Ounces Consumed: 11(draft) A fairly mild porter that smelled and tasted of baker’s chocolate. No bitterness or coffee taste that I could detect, and I think that's a good thing.
Ounces Consumed: 20 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) Had a small sample. Clear fizzy amber. A little sweet. Not as weird as I was expecting. Not worth my time, though.
Ounces Consumed: 3(bottle) Given to me by a homebrewing friend. No description or name given, it was all up to me. Pours a nice amber/honey color with lots of foam. The aroma is very sweet - almost too sweet - and that sweetness is quite evident in the taste as well. A good brown ale, but perhaps a little too cloying for me to ever spend an evening drinking it. Much better, of course, than anything I've ever made.
Ounces Consumed: 12(bottle) Looked like grapefruit juice except for a huge white head. Citrusy aroma. Slight citrus flavor, but not so much that it became disgusting. Fizzy and other than that, a fairly mild flavor. Too many ingrediants in this beer, none stand out. It's a mish-mash.
Ounces Consumed: 25 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) Black with brown foam. Strong coffee aroma. Flavor not as intense as the aroma led me to expect. Not very good at all, but I dislike coffee flavor in beer so I didn't expect to like this. I gave this beer a decent rating (instead of swill) because they seem to have at least tried.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) Dark ruby-colored. Decent head. No aroma at all. The first sip was really digusting. It tasted like cherry cough syrup. The next several sips got gradually better, as other flavors became detectable. The end of the glass was halfway decent.
Ounces Consumed: 10 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) A nicely balanced ale that's probably getting a bit of an undeserved backlash for being so prevalent. With that said, it is a little boring. I'd drink this to drink, not for the flavor, which is decent but average.
Ounces Consumed: 20 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) This beer, while not a wheat beer, tasted exactly like I'd always expected what beers to taste like. It had no characteristics whatsoever. No sweetness. No bitterness. Just a slightly filling texture. All in all it was the best thing I drank tonight.
Ounces Consumed: 20(draft) A light brown ale (think Newcastle) with a wedge of watermelon in it. Once I removed the offending fruit I couldn't detect anything noteworthy. Maybe a bit of a hoppy finish.
Ounces Consumed: 12Very creamy and smooth. This beer had a lot of stuff floating in it, and by the time I got to the last inch or so of the glass it was grossing me out so I stopped drinking it.
UPDATE 072009: Had it on tap at Rich O's. Still creamy and smooth. Had a bit of bitterness at the end, and left my throat parched instead of refreshed. Still decent, though.
Ounces Consumed: 34(bottle) Nobody else has said it, so I will. This beer had a greenish tint to it. There, I've said it. Aside from the odd coloring, this was a pretty decent beer. The bar had it listed as a smoked beer, so I was a little disappointed to find an ESB instead, but it was quite decent. Actually reminded me more of a Alt than an ESB.
Ounces Consumed: 12(draft) Very I'd never have guessed that this was an IPA. The aroma was mostly of malt and dirt, but good. Flavor was a little peaty and a little smoky. I liked it a lot more than I expected to.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) This was decent, but there was just something strange about it. Some fruity characteristic that I couldn't identify. There was also a bitterness that came out of nowhere at the finish.
Ounces Consumed: 10 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) Cloudy brown, with a nice long-lasting head. Aroma of stale hops and malts. The taste was malty and nutty, with a fairly bitter finish that became more tolerable as the glass became emptier. Nothing to write home about, but drinkable.
posted by dave in category decent
(bottle) Very intense aroma as soon as the cap was removed. No head to speak of. After the first few sips that were nothing but alcohol burn, the rest of this went down quite nicely. Too much coffee and too little chocolate for it to ever be a real favorite. I got some cola from this too, especially in the aroma.
Ounces Consumed: 24 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) This seems to be a favorite, but I just don't get it. The smell of old socks was just too much for me. I couldn't finish the glass.
UPDATE September 2012
Okay, I tried it again. The aroma was a mixture of floral and piney hops. The flavor seemed to be a decent balance between the two. Im upgrading this to decent, but that's as far as I'll go.
(draft) Hazy Yellow. Decent head. Whoa, unexpected aroma of what I'll call coriander. Flavor is kind of musty and weird. A decent beer, but just barely.
Ounces Consumed: 2(draft) Clear dark yellow. Huge white head. Syrupy mouthfeel. Aroma of light hops and maple. Flavor not too bad, not too good. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) Stupid name. Clear dark brown in color. Aroma and flavor of roasted malts and light hops, with a lingering bitter hop finish. Too damn hoppy for a brown ale. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 5(draft) Clear amber in color. Light hoppy aroma and flavor. Just a slightly bitter finish. Pretty tame. I don't like the style, but this was endurable.
Ounces Consumed: 2 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) Fizzy (?!?!?) dark brown, almost black. Light chocolate aroma. Mouthfeel is watery and creamy. The fizziness is very weird in a porter. Flavor of watery chocolate and a touch of roasted malt. Good flavor, but not very much of it, so this gets only a decent rating.
Ounces Consumed: 5(bottle) Clear light amber. Large whitish head. Not much of an aroma or flavor with this one. Everything was very subtle - too subtle. I don't think I'll bother with this again. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 48 posted by dave in category barleywine, decent
This was my first taste of a barleywine, and I suppose it was okay. Just imagine regular wine without any grapey taste, and add a hint of hops. That's what this tasted like. It was okay, but I cannot imagine having more than one in an evening.
Ounces Consumed: 10(draft) First of all, I can't decide if this is a stupid name for a beer, or a clever one. I had a small sample first, and like it enough to have another pour. Kind of a slightly hazy amber color, with a smallish head that lasted long enough. Flavor was pretty much a blend of American and German wheats, as was the aroma. A little too fizzy and hoppy for me to like it a lot, but still not bad at all.
Ounces Consumed: 12(draft) A small sample didn't kill me, so I had more. Hazy light copper. Decent white head. Aroma mild for this style, with a faint off undertone that reminded me of a dunkel more than anything else. Fairly full mouthfeel, and mild flavor, but again with that weird undertone that I didn't care for that much. Decent, but a struggle to drink.
(bottle) No foam at all. I mean none. I've seen tap water with a bigger head. Other than that, poured a slightly hazy orange. Taste was, as expected, fairly flat and generic. Yeasty and bland in flavor, this beer did grow on me as time went by. I'd love to try this in draft form someday. Maybe there'll be some fizz then.
(draft) Clear dark orange in color, this beer didn't seem to have much of an aroma. So I was surprised to find such a funky and citrusy flavor. To be fair, this beer may have clashed greatly with the chocolately porter I'd had earlier, but I don't think I'd have liked it all that much anyway. I only drank a few sips, then I gave the rest away.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) Hazy amber. Smallish tan head. Aroma malty and a little sharp. Flavor watery and citrusy. It got better as the glass got emptier. Barely decent, though.
Ounces Consumed: 11(draft) Hazy amber with a decent head. Citrusy and hoppy aroma. Flavor of watery grapefruit juice. Decent, I suppose.
Ounces Consumed: 5(bottle) Clear dark copper. A lighter aroma that I was expecting; mostly of malts and caramel. The flavor is quite dry and it finishes more like an IPA than anything else. They're calling this a barleywine, but there's none of the weirdness that I usually associated with that style. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 17 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) Scary lager-colored, with a nice white head. Light malty aroma, with hops and nuts also. Mouthfeel is kind of creamy, and the flavor is mild, with malts and grasses. Not bad, not good.
Ounces Consumed: 11(draft) Dark Brown. Smallish head that faded quickly. Slight aroma. Thin mouthfeel. Fairly sharp flavor of roasted malts. Decent but disappointing. I finished the glass, but I won't bother ordering this again.
Ounces Consumed: 20(bottle) Black, of course. Fairly sharp aroma of what I want to call cola. Small tan head. Thin watery mouthfeel. Flavor is very subdued and hard to describe. I doubt that I'll bother buying it again. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 54(bottle) Dark ruby in color. No head. Aroma of dark fruits and alcohol. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor kind of oily. A little malty. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 24(draft) Looks like a hazy pale lager. An odd aroma of what I guess is Belgian yeast. Flavor a bit like a saison, but weaker. It looked so much like a lager that I think I imagined lagerish components to the flavor and the finish that weren't really there. Decent, but that's it.
Ounces Consumed: 20Watery, but drinkable. The most (and perhaps only) enjoyable beer I've had at Brownings.
Ounces Consumed: 64(draft) Pale clear gold. Slight metallic aroma and flavor. There are certainly worse beers in the world, but there are also millions of better beers. I giving this a decent rating because I'm feeling generous.
Ounces Consumed: 24(draft) Slightly hazy golden. Looked like a lager. Aroma and flavor of, as the name suggests, orange lolipops. Mouthfeel was smooth and creamy. Not nearly as bad as I was expecting it to be. Actually decent.
Ounces Consumed: 4(bottle) Hazy amber, with an odd aroma of pumpkin and rubber. Flavor of pumpkin and something familiar, yet unidentified. Musty and decent.
Ounces Consumed: 6(bottle) Don't know what vintage this was. Incredibly sour taste. Like sucking on lemon rinds. Not musty or funky at all. Drinkable, but not noteworthy.
Ounces Consumed: 10(draft) A nice beer. Not nearly as sweet as other tripels I've have. I got a subtle undertone that reminded me of smoke. There was very little head, though this may have been caused by the filthy glass. I liked it a lot, but there are a zillion better Belgians out there.
Ounces Consumed: 51(draft 2002 vintage) A nice reddish-brown. Had a fruit component that wasn't the apples I'm used to from Belgians. I'm going to call the flavor a mix of cherries and beets. Not too bad, but not worth a second glass.
Ounces Consumed: 10(draft) Clear dark brown. Minimal head. Strange aroma of malts and hops. Flavor of cola and malts. Very dry finish. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) Clear Bronzish copper. Nice balanced aroma. Flavor a little subdued. Like a mild Alt-style beer. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) Black with cream-colored head and incredible lacing. Flavor slanted a bit more towards coffee than chocolate. A decent beer.
Ounces Consumed: 16(draft) Dark clear copper. Good head. Smelled like a barleywine, and pretty much tasted like one too. That weird flavor of beets or prunes or whatever it is - I don't like it. This beer did grow on me a little as the glass got more empty, but I still can't really say that I liked it.
Ounces Consumed: 10(bottle) ruby colored. No head. Smells like peppers. Mouthfeel smooth and creamy. Flavor that of a neutral beer with a hint of smoked peppers. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 3(draft) A murky weird orange color. Decent head and lacing. Aroma of citrus and wheat. Flavor was decent, but then a bitter finish came out of nowhere. Almost like a rye beer. Life's too short to waste on beer like this. I only had a little. Barely decent, if you're into the style.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) Clear dark amber. Good long-lasting head. No detectable aroma. The mouthfeel is a little watery, and the flavor is mostly roasted malts. A decent beer, but kind of a waste of time. The alcohol was hidden very well, a little too well, I think.
Ounces Consumed: 22(mixture) I mixed Rogue Chocolate Stout and NABC Cone Smoker in a 1:1 ratio. I'd been expecting these two very different flavors to elevate each other to new heights. But that's not what happened. They pretty much cancelled each other out. Good thing I didn't waste too much beer with this experiment.
Ounces Consumed: 6(bottle) Pouring this into a glass resulted in about a 5/1 head/beer ratio. I actually lost patience waiting for the head to dissipate and ended up disrupting it with my finger. Once I got to the actual beer I really enjoyed it. A little lighter in both flavor and ABV than other Belgians I've enjoyed, so more suitable as a session beer. Black flecks that settled to the bottom of my glass turned me off a little.
Ounces Consumed: 11(draft) Fizzy, which was quite a strange sensation coming from a stout. More coffee than chocolate flavored, so not my favorite even once the fizz had faded.
Ounces Consumed: 10(bottle) Pours the color of cola with a ridiculous (about 98%) head. Aroma of smoke and a hint of pepper. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor a little bourbony and weird, which was a surprise. Drying finish because of the pepper. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 11(draft) A nice cloudy copper color that was quite intriguing. Nothing particularly special about the taste - actually this beer seemed a little too well-balanced. All of the flavors seemed to cancel each other out.
Ounces Consumed: 38(draft) The hop aroma was very evident and I was surprised to find such a tame flavor behind it. This is a beer I could drink all night, but I wouldn't want to because it's pretty boring.
Ounces Consumed: 40(bottle) Black with a huge brown head that lasted forever. Aroma of dark fruits and vanilla. Thick and coating mouthfeel. A surprising alcohol burn. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 12(bottle) Cloudy brown, with a fizzy beige head. Aroma of hops and caramel. Sweet, almost cloying flavor, with a surprising alcohol burn. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 12(bottle) Cloudy reddish amber. Not much head. Aroma of musty yeast and alcohol and raspberries. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor of alcohol and raspberries. Noticeable alcohol burn at the finish, but tolerable. A gimmicky, but decent, beer.
Ounces Consumed: 12(bottle) Pale orange, slightly fizzy. Minimal head that went away before I could tell what color it was. Floral and malty aroma. Flavor lightly fruity. There's a bit of sourness that surprised me. Not too bad. Decent, I'd say. Maybe it would be better on tap.
Ounces Consumed: 25(draft) Looked like a lager. Nice white head. Very unusual aroma that I never could place. Flavor was mild and maltier than I was expecting. Finish a little bitter, because of the chiles I suppose. Stronger than it tastes. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 29(bottle) Cloudy brown with minimal head. Very strong flavor, bordering on the ridiculous. Almost sour, almost overpowering cherry flavor. I didn't finish the bottle. Probably not worth having again unless I can try it on tap.
Ounces Consumed: 20(bottle) Had this because it's all there was. Clear dark gold in color, No head to speak of. Also no aroma, certainly no honey aroma. Flavor was tame and safe, and the honey additive finally showed up in the finish, which was sweet and coating. A decent beer, but nothing I'd ever buy.
Ounces Consumed: 6 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) Very dark red with a smallish tan head. Light stoutish aroma. Thinnish mouthfeel. Flavor of bourbon and roasted malts. Very surprising. Overall a decent beer, almost good.
Ounces Consumed: 11(draft) Light brown, with a white head that seems to be lasting. Very light aroma of yeasts and apple peels. Sharp and clean flavor, watery mouthfeel. Decent is all I can say, and I can barely say that.
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Ounces Consumed: 12 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) Had a strange flavor that I've never been able to accurately describe in this type of beer. Very thick, almost syrupy mouthfeel. The alcohol was quite evident.
Ounces Consumed: 10(bottle) Very dark red, with trivial head and lacing. Fairly strong aroma of malts and dark fruits and raisins. Mouthfeel very thin. The flavor was undetectable at first, but it later revealed a light touch of coffee and an even lighter touch of malts. Decent is probably being a little generous.
Ounces Consumed: 12(draft) Hazy Gold. Nice white head. Mouthfeel almost creamy. Light aroma and flavor of apples and pears. There's a weird funky finish that I could definitely do without. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 10(draft) Black with a minimal tan head. Clean malty aroma. Flavor malty and a little watery. No noticeable alcohol burn. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 20(bottle) Fizzy orange in color, with a decent white head. Citrusy aroma. Mild citrusy and malty flavor. Not the worst beer I've ever had. Decent, but weird.
Ounces Consumed: 16(bottle) The color of iced tea. Pretty large head. Flavor and aroma were what I was expecting. A German wheat, which I like, crossed with a dunkel, which I normally do not like. The end-result was certainly drinkable, but not noteworthy. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 17(bottle) The color of hazy cola, with a large beige head that faded quickly. Aroma was malty and maybe a little skunked. Flavor was pretty much the same as the aroma. I don't think this beer was actually skunked, it just had that strange taste that I associate with bocks and barleywines. Not the worst beer I've ever had.
Ounces Consumed: 17(bottle) Hazy amber in color. Strong cloves and banana aroma. Medium-thin mouthfeel. A decent flavor but there's a splash of orangey citrus that I could do without.
UPDATE 090907: Had about half of a bottle. Didn't like it even a little bit. Way too citrusy, and there was none of the aroma I first wrote about. This bottle might have been a little skunked.
Ounces Consumed: 24(draft) Hazy light yellow. Nice white head. Aroma of hops and apples. Watery mouthfeel. Flavor much milder than I was expecting. Mostly light Apple but with a slightly hoppy finish. Nothing wrong with this beer, but I'm not sure it's worthy of the name.
Ounces Consumed: 4(bottle) Fizzy light gold with a dissipating white head. Very light hoppy aroma. Thin mouthfeel. Pretty fizzy. Flavor creamier and not as hoppy as I'd feared. Decent and drinkable.
Ounces Consumed: 66(draft) Black with a huge tan head and good lacing. Light hoppy aroma. Thin mouthfeel. Light flavor and finish. A decent beer.
Ounces Consumed: 2(draft) Clear light copper in color. Aroma of grass. Flavor neither piney nor floral. Kind of like a mixture. There was a slight metallic finish. Decent is all I can say about this.
Ounces Consumed: 13I was expecting something different, and perhaps even better, from this beer. What I got was, to me anyway, a bland, somewhat dirty tasting belgian. I certainly don't understand the hype.
Ounces Consumed: 10(draft) Black with a smallish brown head. Aroma of malts and bourbon. Smooth mouthfeel. Flavor of malts and bourbon. Tolerable alcohol burn at the finish. A decent beer.
Ounces Consumed: 10(draft) Black with a large brown head. Strong aroma of oak and bourbon. Creamy mouthfeel. Flavor like the aroma. Too rich for my blood, but quite decent if you love bourbon flavor.
Ounces Consumed: 2(draft) Looks nice, with good lacing. A fairly intense coffee/licorice flavor that didn't appeal to me very much. The high alcohol is fairly apparent. The second half of the glass tasted better to my numbed taste buds than the first half had.
Ounces Consumed: 20(bottle) You know, I wasn?t really expecting to like this. Most ryes are just too strange for me. But this one was actually pretty decent. There was nothing notable about it though, so I probably won?t bother to have it again.
Ounces Consumed: 12(bottle) A fairly standard lager. Not as fizzy as some, but not as flavorful either. Nothing special.
Ounces Consumed: 2(bottle) Dirty brown with an awful lot of yeast cloudiness. Aroma was faint, as was the flavor. Caramel seemed to prediminate. Not too bad. Might be better in draft form.
Ounces Consumed: 11(draft) Clear orange/yellow. Big white head. No detectable aroma, and not much of a flavor either. A pretty weak Saison. Barely decent.
Ounces Consumed: 5(draft) Slightly hazy amber. Decent whitish head. Citrusy hoppy aroma. Hoppy flavor, but the finish is smooth. It's actually not too bad.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) I know I've had this before, but it was a long time ago. I'm not sure if "roasty" is a word, but it should be because it would be the perfect word to describe this beer. Not bad, but not great.
Ounces Consumed: 20(bottle) Looks like a lager, and smells like a lager. Flavor is decent. A little stale, and a little musty. I'm thinking that the bottle may have gone bad. I only drank a little, and threw the rest away.
Ounces Consumed: 5(draft) I guess this place has gone out of business. Hmmm, I wonder how long this beer has been sitting in the keg. The first thing I noticed was that it was quite thin. Like water. It took me a long time to figure out how to describe the flavor. That's because there was nothing. It was all roasted malt. I think I'd have liked this better if it wasn't so old-tasting.
Ounces Consumed: 24(draft) No aroma to speak of. the taste and the mouthfeel reminded me of a dopplebock more than anything else. Not worth a full glass.
Ounces Consumed: 16(draft) Almost overpowering aroma. Flavor was good, but much more subdued than the aroma had hinted. The head disappeared almost immediately. Zero fizz.
Ounces Consumed: 16(draft) Had a small sample and decided it wouldn't kill me, so I ordered a half-pint. Hazy ruby in color, with a big tan head. Aroma of floral hops. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor mostly hoppy, the rye only shows up after I swallow. A decent beer.
Ounces Consumed: 11(draft) A nice spicy aroma that led to a fairly tame-tasting beer. There was a slight mustiness to it that didn't exactly thrill me. By the second half of the glass the head had dissipated so both the spice and the must had gone. What was left was good but not great.
Ounces Consumed: 20(draft) Almost black. Good head, good lacing. A very faint coffe and hop aroma. There was a slight bitterness to the flavor and the finish. Not worth my time. Just barely decent.
Ounces Consumed: 5(draft) Probably my favorite lager, which still isn't saying much. Any place serving this will probably have something better to offer.
Ounces Consumed: 48(bottle) Hazy dark orange. Smallish white head. Nice aroma of wheat and pumpkin and spices. Fizzy mouthfeel and flavor. A very dry finish. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 66(bottle) Very clear gold. Light grassy aroma. Minimal white head. Thin mouthfeel. Flavor of grass and citrus. Barely decent.
Ounces Consumed: 12(bottle) Recommended to me because I asked for something with a lighter taste. A cloudy yellow color that looked to me like a cross between a wheat and a lager - neither of which I care for. The taste was actually pretty decent though. The bartender was telling me about all of these different flavor components but I didn't really get any of them. Just a fairly plain, safe beer.
Ounces Consumed: 44 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) Not a thing wrong with this beer. Not a thing noteworthy about it either. A little nutty, a little malty, a little tasty. Not my favorite style, but one of my favorites in this style.
Ounces Consumed: 20(draft) Hazy orange. Bubbly white head. Smells like turpentine and pumpkin. Tastes like turpentine and pumpkin. Barely decent.
Ounces Consumed: 4(bottle) Clear medium amber in color. Small head. Aroma of pumpkin and spices. The flavor was more spicy and metallic than I was expecting. There was also some hop bitterness that I didn't care for at all. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 12(draft) Color of pale straw. Decent head and lacing. Light aroma of wheat and blueberry. Thin mouthfeel. Flavor of tap water and blueberry. Decent, but not good. No bitterness, but not much of anything at all. A more strongly flavored version would probably be very good.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) Hazy dark amber. Decent head that faded quickly. Slightly sour aroma. Slightly sour finish. Not much else to it. A decent beer, but not really worth my time. I tried to give half the glass away, but nobody wanted it.
Ounces Consumed: 12(draft) Came highly recommended for some reason. Looked like a standard unfiltered German wheat. Smelled like a standard unfiltered American wheat. Flavor was like they took a good German wheat and poured grapefruit juice into it. I managed to force down six ounces before I gave up on this beer. Not worth my time.
Ounces Consumed: 6(draft) Clear amber in color. No head to speak of. Very strong aroma of coconuts, of all things. Mouthfeel was fairly thin. Coconut predominates the flavor, just like it does the aroma. Smells like suntan lotion,a nd tastes like what I imagine suntan lotion tastes like. After an inch or so was gone, this started to taste a little better. What was strange was that I got absolutely zero indication of this beer's alleged bourbon influence.
Ounces Consumed: 10(bottle) Cloudy dark brown. Nice tan head. Very surprising aroma of roasted coffee and wood chips. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor drying and fizzy, mostly of roasted coffee. Not as gross as I've made it seem. A decent beer, that might be better on a really cold night.
Ounces Consumed: 12(draft) Black with decent white head and lacing. Light aroma of coffee and malts. Flavor like the aroma. Fairly light, bordering on bland. Finish is a little chocolatey. A decent beer.
Ounces Consumed: 34(draft) A fairly standard tasting tripel. Perhaps a little more citrus than I'd prefer, but very drinkable.
Ounces Consumed: 30(draft) Not much to say about this beer. Nothing stood out at all. A little thinner than I was expecting. No coffee, no chocolate, no licorice. Just a bit of a milky feel to it. I guess that's why they call it Milk Stout.
Ounces Consumed: 20(draft) Clear yellow. Head faded quickly. Aroma typical for the style, with a little mustiness. Mild flavor of apples, with a hint of alcohol burn at the finish. Does not taste like it's 9% ABV. Decent, a little bland.
Ounces Consumed: 12(draft) Cloudy gold, huge heaping head. A mild yeast and citrus aroma. Flavor was acidic with oranges and hops. Not bad, not good.
Ounces Consumed: 10 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) I've never been a big fan of bock beers. I'm still not. I spent quite a bit of time trying to come up with a way to describe this beer. I detected coffee, chocolate, malt, and hops, all in miniscule amounts. There were no citrus components to the taste and for that I was grateful.
Ounces Consumed: 20(bottle) Dark brown with a light beige head. Aroma of caramel and molasses. Fizzy mouthfeel. A touch of smoky flavor, but mostly it tastes like a candy bar. Decent and drinkable, however, just not worth the price.
Ounces Consumed: 25(draft) Dark clear amber in color, with a nice whitish head. A light aroma of malts, and not much else. Flavor wasn't too bad at all. Not as hoppy as I'd been expecting. Mostly malts and just a touch of tanginess. A decent and drinkable beer.
Ounces Consumed: 2996(draft) I asked them to leave the orange wedge out, but I needn't have bothered. This beer was overflowing with citrus aroma and flavor. I should have known better than to even try it. Anyway, it was decent, which is better than anything else I've had from this place.
Ounces Consumed: 16 posted by dave in category decent
Quite boring and generic. No hint at all of the strangeness that I usually associate with this style. I see no point to even making this beer.
Ounces Consumed: 4(Draft) Clear dark copper. Medium tan head. Malty aroma. Strong malty aroma, maybe a little molasses. Tastes like it's a little too flat. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 20(draft) Hazy dark amber. Decent tan head. Aroma of malts and cherries. Flavor of roasted malts and dark fruits. A surprising sharpness at the finish. A good beer.
Ounces Consumed: 47(draft) Black with minimal beige head that faded quickly. Aroma and flavor chocolatey and smoky. Both understated, but balanced nicely. Good, but could use more of everything. I was very excited about this new beer, so I guess it disappointed me a little.
Update: I had a small sample of a new batch, and it was quite sour. I didn't like it as much. Downgrading to simply decent.
Ounces Consumed: 60For a beer with the word "bitter" in the name it wasn't bad at all. A lot darker and more complex than I expected.
Update 060805: I've had a couple new incarnations of this since my original entry. I've vowed that this will never touch my lips again. The bitterness I've experience with my last few attempts is just unbearable.
Ounces Consumed: 80(draft) Hazy light brown, with a decent head and good lacing. Not much aroma or flavor initially, but then a hint of smoke and a hint of a bitter rye finish show up. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 14(draft) Cloudy cola-colored. No head, so quite typical of NABC. Aroma of oak and smoke, kinda intriguing. Flavor was a blast of oak and fruity wine. No apparent smoke at all. Decent is all I can say about this one.
Ounces Consumed: 16(draft) Cloudy cola-colored. No head, so quite typical of NABC. Aroma of oak and smoke, kinda intriguing. Flavor was a blast of oak and fruity wine. No apparent smoke at all. Decent is all I can say about this one.
Ounces Consumed: 16(draft) Pretty bland unless it's the first beer of the night. I remain sad that Rich O's pulled Newcastle in favor of this one. A mild malt and coffee flavor. Nothing wrong with this beer, but nothing particularly right either.
Ounces Consumed: 281(draft) Just had a small sample of this, as IPA is probably my least favorite style. This didn't taste too bad until I swallowed it, then the hoppiness made itself known. A pretty heavy beer, one that I probably won't bother having again. A little flowery in the flavor.
Ounces Consumed: 8Hazy light gold with a large white head. Light musty banana aroma. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel. Very light German wheat flavor. A decent beer, just too bland.
Ounces Consumed: 4 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) Dark red, bordering on purple. Nice tan head. Slightly hoppy aroma, so scary to me, but flavor of a decent and safe red ale. Kind of hard to pin this one down to a certain style. Worth drinking, but probably not worth drinking another.
Ounces Consumed: 6 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) I didn't expect to like this beer, and I guess I was right. It wasn't too bad though. Besides the expected bitter finish, the main thing that I noticed was the almost buttery mouthfeel. Not a great description, but I only had the one sample glass.
Ounces Consumed: 5 posted by dave in category decent
The only word I can think of to describe it is "cloying." There didn't seem to be much of a distinct flavor, but what there was lingered for quite a while.
Ounces Consumed: 20(draft) Cloudy brown. No foam (duh). Aroma of sugar and unidentifiable spices. Flavor is decent - reminds me of pumpkins. There's a slight citrus tang at the finish that I could certainly have lived without.
Ounces Consumed: 10(cask) I guess I was expecting something bitter. You know, because of the name of the beer. This wasn't bitter at all. The aroma was malty and a little flowery. My first impression of the flavor was that it was watery. That watery impression did fade by the time I finished the glass. This beer is very easy to drink. Not my favorite though.
Ounces Consumed: 10(draft) Dark gold. There's an unidentifiable (by me at least) aroma and flavor, both reminiscent of evergreen shrubbery. The finish is drying and long-lasting. It kind of reminds me of when I was a kid and I'd chew on Sassafras leaves. The finish is the most notable characteristic. A decent beer.
Ounces Consumed: 23(draft) Hazy brown in color. Minimal head that lasted. Strong aroma of hops and alcohol. Flavor more of the same. I can see how most people would really like this beer, but it's not a style that I care for. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 12(growler) Very dark red. Not much head, but the growler was several days old. The flavor and the aroma reminded me of oak aging, though I don't think this beer was oak aged. I'll call it decent for now.
Ounces Consumed: 10 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) Clear amber. Light citrus and hop aroma. Very light flavor, with a touch of hoppy bitterness that shows up in the finish. Not my cup of tea, er, beer.
Ounces Consumed: 2(draft) Clear dark yellow. Decent white head. No appreciable aroma or flavor. Nothing wrong with it, and nothing right with it. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 5(draft) Clear dark ruby-colored. No appreciable head. Nice malty smoky aroma. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor a little flat with smoke and some dopplebock weirdness. Good.
Ounces Consumed: 11(bottle) Fizzy reddish brown. Minimal tan head. Fairly light aroma of dark fruits and oak. Smooth mouthfeel. Fruity flavor of pears and raspberries. A slight oaky finish. Too gimmicky for me.
Ounces Consumed: 22(bottle) Clear, the color of iced tea. Minimal head. Very faint aroma of hops and coffee and spices. Creamy mouthfeel. A little flat. Fairly flavorless and tame. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 22(draft) Clear amber in color. No head at all. Zero. Smells a little bit like laundry detergent, of all things. Mounthfeel is meduim syrupy. The flavor is a little weird to me - as with all barleywines. There is a noticeable alcohol burn at the finish. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 12(draft) Recommended by the bartender. I didn't really give this beer a fair tasting. It was very roasty, and tasted a little burnt to me. Past experience tells me that if I'd finished the glass I'd probably have liked it better by then. I'll attempt to have this again someday.
Ounces Consumed: 4(bottle) Clear amber color. Minimal white head. Aroma of malts and rye and maybe cherries. Fizzy and watery mouthfeel. Flavor very weak and disappointing. Barely decent.
Ounces Consumed: 36(bottle) Black with nice brown foam. Aroma of roasted malts and not much else. Flavor of roasted malts and not much else. Quite a bit of malt bitterness at the finish. Everyone around me was raving about how great this beer was, but I didn't share their enthusiasm. Decent, but no better than that.
Ounces Consumed: 2(bottle) Not as bad as I remember from the sips I took as a kid. Pretty bland, with just a touch of citrus.
Ounces Consumed: 54(bottle) Does weird necessarily equal good? If so, then this is a
very good beer. Very sour in both aroma and flavor. Supposedly oak-aged and stuff but I couldn't detect anything beyond the sourness. Fairly decent, but I cannot imagine ever having more than a single small glass.
(draft) (draft) This stuff smelled and tasted like apple cider with a perfumy finish. It wasn't really bad, but I can't imagine ever drinking more than one in a night.
Ounces Consumed: 66(draft) Citrusy aroma. Light apple flavor, with maybe a little apricot? No finish at all. Decent, but the apricot turned me off a little.
Ounces Consumed: 24(draft) Dark Lager, almost black. A light coffee flavor. Fairly thick mouthfeel with some lagery fizz at the end. Not too bad, but not great.
Ounces Consumed: 24 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) I've rated this right down the middle in every category. Nothing at all stands out. I don't like the style, so I don't like the beer.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) Color of cloudy straw. Decent fluffy white head. Smells like hay. Tastes like hay, but in a weird way and not a bad way. Fairly bitter finish for a saison. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 2(bottle) Hazy light orange, with no head to speak of. Light aroma of wood and apple peels. Fizzy appley mouthfeel and flavor. An irritating hoppy finish that does nothing to help anything. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 22I'm sure it had some flavor and some characteristics, but I just couldn't detect anything after the stronger beer I'd just had. I'll be sure to give this a fair sampling when it returns to Rich O's.
Ounces Consumed: 20 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) The color of piss. No foam whatsoever. Flavor and aroma of malt and hops. Very mild and understated. Not worth my time.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) Clear dark copper in color. Decent head. Aroma of nothing much. Ditto for flavor. Barely decent.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) The color of weird cloudy brass. Huge heaping head. Aroma of stale hops and apples and cheap perfume. Flavor of stale and cheap perfume. Long bitter finish. Just barely decent, once my taste buds had been sufficiently numbed.
Ounces Consumed: 10(draft) Very dark ruby-colored. No aroma. Nice head. A pretty thick mouthfeel, with coffee and licorice fairly well-balanced. Decent, but not worth my time.
Ounces Consumed: 10(draft) Probably the blandest selection that Rich O's Saturnalia has to offer. A bit of a chocolate smell and taste that's followed up by a very watery finish. Decent but not memorable at all.
Ounces Consumed: 10(bottle) Fizzy dark brown. Huge head. Aroma and flavor of dried apples and raisins. Not much to it. Decent.
Ounces Consumed: 11(draft) Smelled pretty good. The flavor and mouthfeel brought creamy bananas to mind. A pretty strange beer, but decent.
Ounces Consumed: 16(draft) Looks and tastes like weak tea, but with the slightest hint of creamy caramel. Not too bad. If a beer like this is too much for you then you probably shouldn't be drinking beer.
Ounces Consumed: 16(draft) Aroma and flavor of slightly sweetened iced tea. Nothing notable about this beer.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) Much blander than I was expecting. Just a beer, neither great nor horrible.
Ounces Consumed: 10(draft) Cloudy brownish-orange. Small white head. Vague clean aroma of various fruit peels. Creamy mouthfeel. Very mild flavor of something I don't really want to think about. Decent, though. I've put this in the Belgian category because that's the kind of glass it was poured in.
Ounces Consumed: 12 posted by dave in category decent
(bottle) Black with a nice tan head that lasts. Aroma a little burnt, both malts and hops. Medium mouthfeel. Nice malty flavor, but then the lagerish finish takes over and sucks. Barely decent. I didn't finish the bottle.
Ounces Consumed: 6 posted by dave in category decent
(bottle) Clear light copper in color, whitish head that fades quickly. Aroma of grasses and hops. Thin mouthfeel. Citrusy flavor. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 22(bottle) Clear light copper in color, whitish head that fades quickly. Aroma of grasses and hops. Thin mouthfeel. Citrusy flavor. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 22(bottle) Clear light copper in color, whitish head that fades quickly. Aroma of grasses and hops. Thin mouthfeel. Citrusy flavor. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 22Very faint peppery aroma, with a little smoke thrown in. Not much taste until the finish, then a little pepper heat. I was expecting more pepper, so I was expecting to dislike this more than I did.
Ounces Consumed: 52(bottle) Fizzy clear amber with a nice white head. Looks like a lager to me. Aroma of malts and hops. Tastes like a mild APA, maybe a blonde. Decent if you like this kind of thing. I was expecting more than this.
Ounces Consumed: 22(bottle) Very pale yellow with at least 90% white head at first. Once that dissipated, about an hour later, the beer revealed a grassy aroma. Watery mouthfeel. Flavor of a very mild American wheat. Just a hint of rose. Barely decent.
Ounces Consumed: 3 posted by dave in category decent
I tasted malt, malt, and more malt. It wasn't particularly bad, it just wasn't particularly good either.
Ounces Consumed: 20(bottle) Fizzy black with a huge tan head. The primary aroma is that of bananas, though chocolate is also detectable. Creamy flavor, mostly of roasted chocolate and some dryness that's probably the peanut butter. Not as flavorful as I'd have liked. Weird and decent.
Ounces Consumed: 25(bottle) Fizzy amber with a large white head. Strong aroma of maple syrup and a touch of smoke. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor of maple syrup is pretty much overpowering anything else that might be there. Weird, and just barely decent.
Ounces Consumed: 25(bottle) Clear dark amber. Tan head that faded quickly. Aroma of burnt malts and molasses. Medium mouthfeel. It's got that same weird flavor that I find in most bocks. I don't like it.
Ounces Consumed: 2 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) Clean reddish amber. Aroma and flavor of light malts. Touch of hops, but nothing overpowering. I will try this again when I find it on tap.
Ounces Consumed: 4(bottle) Dark amber, with a nice white head. Aroma of musty green apples. Flavor fizzy and a little sour. Not too bad at all. I'd love to try this on tap sometime.
Ounces Consumed: 25(bottle) Black with tan head. Aroma and flavor of coffee and light chocolate. Not much of a bourbon flavor, but a lingering alcohol burn that was bourbony.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) A fairly standard imperial stout, though I was disappointed to find not even the slightest hint of chocolate. This thing was all coffee and roasted malts. Not my favorite by a long shot.
Ounces Consumed: 16 posted by dave in category decent
(draft) Tried some the other night and wasn't impressed. Had a full glass tonight and still wasn't impressed, but it certainly went down easier. For all the hops and malts used, I should have detected more complexity. Just a decent beer that does a very good job of hiding its high ABV.
Ounces Consumed: 13(draft) Good, but not as good as everyone else seems to think. Nothing noteworthy at all. I'd describe some details but there really aren't any. It's just a beer.
Ounces Consumed: 24(draft) Not my favorite in this style, but not really anything wrong with it that I can point out. Just a little subdued in every aspect. Could use something more, but I'm not sure what.
Ounces Consumed: 128(bottle) Fizzy orange with a white head that vanished quickly. Fairly strong blueberry aroma, along with light citrus. Creamy mouthfeel. Light flavor of malts and a hint of blueberries. A very slight bitterness at the finish that's almost immediately gone. Decent, almost good.
posted by dave in category decent
(draft) Thick but fairly mild. Not sure what I was expecting, but this wasn't it. I got a little coffee flavor and a little butterscotch. No aftertaste at all.
Ounces Consumed: 5(Bottle) Recommended by my swill consultant. Room temperature, hazy dark brown. Aroma and flavor of malts and light hops. Not too bad, not too good. I'd probably try this again if I ever see it cold and on tap.
Ounces Consumed: 17(bottle) Fizzy light gold. Decent white head that dissipates quickly.Aroma of Jolly Rancher watermelon and green apple candies. Fizzy and thin mouthfeel. Flavor like the aroma, but also with a touch of hoppiness. Not too bad. Decent, I'd say.
Ounces Consumed: 36(bottle) Fizzy yellow. Nice white head that fades quickly. Light aroma of spices and some pumpkin in there, too.watery mouthfeel. Very light flavor of pumpkin and mild spices. Decent is all I can say about this one. There are a zillion better pumpkin beers out there.
Ounces Consumed: 36(draft) One of the better IPAs, but that's not saying too much for someone like me that doesn't like the style. Just decent, nothing more. Not bitter but a little sour.
Ounces Consumed: 22(bottle) I've never been a big fan of this brewery, and this beer did nothing to change that. A decent coffee flavored porter with the typical Sierra Nevada lagerish finish. It got better the more I drank, but it never quite reached the point of being good.
Ounces Consumed: 12(bottle) Clean light copper. Zero head, I mean zero. Aroma of spices with a little pumpkin in the background. A little watery mouthfeel. Spices predominate the flavor. Not much pumpkin flavor. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 12(draft) Touted as being "like Blue Moon" and I suppose that's not too much of a lie. A decent Belgian wheat, but with lagerish undertones and a touch too much citrus. Kind of a blend of Belgian and American wheats.
Ounces Consumed: 12(bottle) Hazy brown, decent head that lasts forever. The aroma is mild, fairly malty and funky. Flavor is sharp - more hoppy bitterness than I was expecting, or desiring. Underlying flavors are raisins and a hint of coffee. This beer wasn't what I was expecting at all. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 31(bottle) Cloudy light brown with a smallish tan head. Light aroma of oak and malts. Chewy mouthfeel. Light flavor with a little smoke and malts. Alcohol burn is fairly prevalent. Decent, though not as good as I'd hoped.
Ounces Consumed: 27(bottle) Fizzy orange. Minimal head. Citrusy aroma. Smooth mouthfeel, a little tangy at the finish. Typical for the style - apples and a little citrus. Decent and almost good. Nothing wrong with it, it just doesn't seem worth the wait of more than 9 years.
Ounces Consumed: 22(bottle) Hazy black color, decent head that faded quickly. Smells fantastic, with dark fruits and maybe even some chocolate. Flavor is fruity and creamy. There's a lingering bitter finish that I don't care for at all. A decent beer.
Ounces Consumed: 47(bottle) Clear and fizzy golden in color. Nice white head that lasted long enough. The aroma was of apples and pumpkins. The flavor was decidedly weird. Apples and pumpkins and dark fruits - it was a little too weird for my tastes. I didn't finish the bottle. Decent is all I can say.
Ounces Consumed: 56(draft) A decent, but not great, alt beer. Balance favored the hoppy side, especially in the aftertaste. Looked and smelled great, but the taste was a little disappointing.
Ounces Consumed: 5(bottle) Cloudy brown with a large white head. Aroma of grapefruit and alcohol. Medium mouthfeel. Very hoppy but balanced with malts until after swallowing when the finish is quite bitter and lasting. Probably a very good beer, but it's not my style, so all I can say is decent.
Ounces Consumed: 11(draft) Cloudy dark urine in appearance. No head to speak of. A very citrusy aroma, but the flavor was quite similar to a German wheat except for the thinner mouthfeel. A decent beer.
Ounces Consumed: 10(draft) Looked like coffee with cream, I guess because the keg had been jiggled. Flavor was pretty good. Lots of berries and fruits. A fairly strong alcohol bite at the finish.
Ounces Consumed: 10(draft) Good lacing. No detectable aroma, flavor, or aftertaste. There was just a hint of bitterness that faded before swallowing was complete. Not bad, but very boring.
Ounces Consumed: 5(draft) Cloudy brown, with a nice long-lasting head. The taste was malty and nutty, with a fairly bitter finish that became more tolerable as the glass became emptier.
Ounces Consumed: 40(draft) In memory of TallLady. Clear light amber. Huge white head. Strong floral and citrusy aroma. Creamy mouthfeel. Nice flavor, much more tame than I was expecting. No detectable bitterness, which is fine with me. Actually decent, almost good.
(draft) Of all the beers at Rich O's, this one is perhaps the one that's been recommended to me most often. Frankly, I don't understand all the hype. It is a good beer, but not a great one. I think my main problem was the gritty feeling I got in my mouth while drinking it. It almost seemed like there was something that hadn't quite dissolved all the way. By the end of the glass it was better. Other than the gritty mouthfeel, this beer smelled and looked fantastic, and it had a really good flavor - one that wasn't nearly as sweet as I was expecting. A very drinkable beer, but any place that has this probably has something better as well.
Ounces Consumed: 20 posted by dave in category barleywine, decent
(bottle) Hazy reddish amber. No appreciable head. Aroma of molasses and dark fruits. Flavor of dark fruits, with a noticeable alcohol bite. Very dry finish. Only decent, but barleywines aren't my favorites to begin with, so this is as good as any.
Ounces Consumed: 18(draft) My first beer in this style. I didn't detect too much of anything except a trace of bitter aftertaste. The beer was very drinkable and would make a good session beer.
Ounces Consumed: 30draft) Clear dark amber. Light tan head. Aroma of roasted malts and chocolate. Thin mouthfeel. Flavor of coffee and licorice. Smooth finish. Decent, though I totally disagree with this being called a baltic porter. It's barely even a porter.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) Hazy brown. No head. Creamy mouthfeel. Aroma and flavor of malts and molasses. Slightly metallic finish. A decent beer. A little too barelywiney for my tastes.
Ounces Consumed: 11(bottle) Quite an interesting beer. Very complex, with flavors I don't think I've ever encountered before. The stuff was good, though perhaps just a little too fruity for me to say I really liked it. I will have it again sometime though.
Ounces Consumed: 50(draft) Had a head that lasted forever. Quite a bit blander than other Belgians I've enjoyed - this had a more lagerish taste to it, and no apple taste at all. Despite that I did like it though.
Ounces Consumed: 50(draft) Not as disgusting as it sounds. It tastes like Hawaiian Punch. this might be good with the blackened mahi-mahi with pineapple sauce they have on their food menu.
Ounces Consumed: 5(draft) My first impression was that this beer was simply a relabeled Smithwick's. After a bit, however, I did begin to notice a slight hint of bitterness. More like a hint of a hint actually. Smithwick's is better.
Ounces Consumed: 20(bottle) Hazy orange. Minimal whitish head. Aroma of oranges and apples. Thin mouthfeel. Flavor of weak orange juice. Alcohol is hidden very well. Decent is all I can say, though.
Ounces Consumed: 22(draft) Very fizzy. Too damn fizzy. There was too much citrus and it was a little sour tasting. In other words, it's an American wheat beer. It's sole purpose may be for those nights when I don't really feel like drinking beer.
Ounces Consumed: 503(draft) One of my favorites from a style that is not a favorite. Not too bitter. A touch of citrus that wasn't too bad.
Ounces Consumed: 20(bottle) Very malty and sweet. There might have been some chocolate and/or coffee flavor under all that malt, but I couldn't be sure. Mouthfeel was creamy and sticky. Finished like it had a higher ABV than it really did.
Ounces Consumed: 17(draft) Black with minimal head. Light aroma of coffee and roasted malts. Mouthfeel fairly thin. Flavor same as the aroma, maybe a little burnt. Decent is all I can say here.
Ounces Consumed: 20(bottle) Accidentally bought this instead of the Hefe. It wasn't undrinkable. Very pale gold. Slight hoppiness, but nothing too offensive. Decent, which is saying a lot when I pretty much hate the style.
Ounces Consumed: 60(bottle) Fizzy amber with a diminishing white head. Strong aroma of bananas and maybe cloves. Creamy mouthfeel. Flavor not as strong as the aroma had led me to expect. Bananas and malts. Finish is coating and sweet. Decent. Not as good as I'd hoped.
Ounces Consumed: 44(draft) Clear dark brown with a large white head. Very nice lacing. Aroma of roasted malts and coffee. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor more watery than I was expecting. Decent.
(draft) No head at all, but somehow managed to have very good lacing. A hint of caramel in the flavor. A slightly lagerish finish but not too fizzy. Not bad at all.
Ounces Consumed: 10(draft) The bartender didn't know if this was an American or German wheat, so I had a pint to find out. What it is is a very weak American wheat. Very little aroma or flavor. Since I don't like American wheats, this one was actually very tolerable.
Ounces Consumed: 16(draft) Hazy yellow. Huge head. Aroma maybe a little woody, hard to describe. Flavor was mostly sweet molasses and caramel. The bitter sting at the finish I attributed to alcohol, and not hops. Decent, not quite good.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) Looks like grapefruit juice. Smells pretty good, kind of like a blend of Belgian and German wheat styles. Flavor was more of the same. Nothing wrong with this beer at all, but nothing really right about it either.
Ounces Consumed: 4(draft) I was expecting more from this beer for some reason, but I should have known better. This is, after all, the brewery that touts their chocolate stout as "double" chocolate even though it's clearly the weakest of any that I've ever had. But enough ranting. A decent brown ale with a touch of something that I couldn't identify - there's not enough of whatever it is.
Ounces Consumed: 20 posted by dave in category decent
(bottle) Clear dark brown. Nice white head. Aroma of cola and malts. Thinnish mouthfeel. Musty metallic flavor that went away after several sips. Still, decent is all I say.
Ounces Consumed: 12(bottle) Clear amber. Decent head that faded quickly. Malty aroma with just a hint of hops. The taste was actually pretty decent, though subdued. Malt and maybe some caramel in there, with a bit of that damn lagerish fizziness that I can't stand. No bitterness though. A decent beer, almost a good beer.
Ounces Consumed: 84(bottle) The aroma was almost overpowering at first, but after that it was hard to even detect. The flavor was mild and tasty. It was kind of strange to pull a cork on a bottle of beer and find something this generic inside. Good, but not great.
Ounces Consumed: 36(bottle) The aroma was almost overpowering at first, but after that it was hard to even detect. The flavor was mild and tasty. It was kind of strange to pull a cork on a bottle of beer and find something this generic inside. Good, but not great.
Ounces Consumed: 36
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