Evil Twin Brewing Start Me Up

Start Me Up

 

Evil Twin Brewing in New York City, New York, United States 🇺🇸

Brewed at/by: Westbrook Brewing Co.
  Spiced / Herbed / Vegetable / Honey - Spiced Rotating Out of Production
Score
6.58
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 7
Inspiration can come from many places. A favorite song or even a favorite cocktail can get the creative juices flowing. Sprinkle in saffron, honey, ginger and lemon. It'll start you up.
 

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6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to becher glass.
Appearance: dark copper color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: honey, ginger, sweet wheat and lemon and a touch of something herbal I couldn't quite right put my finger on
Flavor: seems to mesh the prior noted aromas to a fine semi-sweet to herbal toned sweetness; finishes somewhat floral to herbal and honey-ish
Texture: light to medium bodied, some kind of sessionability to this; light smoothness but the ginger does act as expected with a little bit of a snap at the tongue
Overall: hmmmmm, well, I had The Rollingstones "Start Me Up" blasting away when I was drinking this beer but the execution itself, wellll, it leaves a little bit to be desired.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2026 at 22:12

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pour is a hazy amber with a large white head. Aroma is definitely herbal with ginger and sage. Flavor is again all things herbal and maybe a little harsh with the herbs. FInish is gone quickly and not much left after the first sip. Just a o.k. beer with various herbs used but nothing really lasted past the first sip
Tried on 23 Mar 2019 at 02:37

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Amber color and thick, rocky head. Some honey, a little ginger. No wheat character really, dry chalky finish.
Tried on 18 Mar 2017 at 21:42

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
22 ounce bottle into pint glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy golden amber color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a large cap that lasts. Dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a large amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, citrus zest, saffron, ginger, honey, wheat, biscuit, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of lemon/spices, bready malt, and light fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of big lemon, citrus zest, saffron, ginger, honey, wheat, biscuit, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spice bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, citrus zest, saffron, ginger, honey, wheat, biscuit, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of lemon/spices, bready malt, and light fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from carbonation as well. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and lightly crisp/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is a very good spiced pale wheat ale. All around good complexity, robustness, and balance of lemon/spices, bready malt, and light fruity yeast flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jun 2016 at 20:42

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft. Hazy to cloudy golden color. Aroma has lemon, light spice. Taste is citrus and bubblegum. Interesting.
Tried from Draft on 16 Jun 2016 at 19:44

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Light citrus and some wheat. Not a huge amount going on here. Golden pour with ok head. Light empty finish. Tap at Sehkraft.
Tried from Draft on 04 May 2016 at 17:46

6/10
Tried on 12 Nov 2015 at 23:16