Hops N' Roses
Captain Lawrence Brewing Company in Elmsford, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.44
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7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a light dirty pink color ale with a quite large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma consists of tart notes with light oak and some dominant notes of hibiscus. Taste is also dominated by tart notes with light oak notes with some dominant flavours of hibiscus with light dry Brett finish. Body is quite full with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. Very well brewed with very good refreshing factor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jul 2013
at 10:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Aroma is fairly Brett forward with some nice barnyard funk and tropical fruit. The funk is balanced by a moderately strong floral note and some moderate phenolic spice notes. Light citrus character also present in the aroma. Pours a fairly clear golden amber, a really pretty color that is a blend of gold and red. Big pillowy white head that recedes quickly leaving a small white head on top and along the edges. Some medium lacing and no legs. Flavor starts out fairly dry with a pale malt and Brett character, similar to a Brett IPA in malt profile. There is a balanced barnyard funk present upfront as well. Mid palate the beer develops a sweetness with moderate floral and tropical fruit notes. The finish has a medium low bitterness as well as a medium low acidity which helps dry the beer out again. Phenolics are fainter in the flavor. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with high carbonation. Low but present astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall I enjoy the aroma, beginning palate and end palate, but the sweetness in the middle is a bit abrupt. It comes quickly and leaves just as quickly leaving you wondering why it was even there. The v bitterness is a bit to strong as is the astringency. A good beer but it needs a bit of fine tuning.
Tried
on 12 Jun 2013
at 21:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to a trade! Pours a clear burnt siena with a touch of red and an off-white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a nice light sour acidity with some underlying flora, wine and light fruits. Flavor has more of a floral note with a nice underlying light sour fruit note and a dry wine like finish. A bit thin on the tongue.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 May 2013
at 21:04
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
375ml bottle pours a hazy, deep pink with some hazy, white head. Nose of grapefruit, flower petals, herbal tea, hand soap. Flavor is tart, soapy, grapefruit, blood orange, herbal, lavender, chamomile. Tart, spritzy finish. Pretty nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2013
at 17:25
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at Paradiso Dupont. Cloudy orange amber color, thick white head with good tetention, solid lacing. Aroma of cobwebs, dusty raspberries, grandma’s perfume. Taste is softly sour summer fruit, berries, Amazing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2013
at 15:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours with a clear rose colored body with a white head. Aromas are fruity, strawberries, peppery, clove, hibiscus, funky, black pepper, fruity. Flavors are spicy, dill, hibiscus, tart, funky, clove, floral. Flowery. Dry with lively carbonation and medium-light acidity.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2013
at 17:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ home during my #5,000 tick fest, courtesy of arminjewell. Pours a cloudy, peachish appearance with an off white head. Somewhat floral, cherry pie, earthy, moderately vinous, light grape aroma. Somewhat spicy, moderately yeasty, sweet cherry, red grape, moderately floral/rose, fairly fruity flavor. Fairly dry finish. Pretty tasty, interesting brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2012
at 19:19
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle from Gingerman I bought for Sunday night Patriots game. Pours cloudy pink kinda looks like grapefruit juice. Nose is floral and citrus with thin head but some lacing. Tastes of grapefruit, earth, Brett, grass, and floral. I get more hibiscus than the other florals. Very dry on finish and not as tart as I would think.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2012
at 18:25
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from the brewery. Pours a murky rose color with a large frothy head. Good head retention and lacing. Kinda chunky, but it’s the last pour, just the way I like it. Bottled 5/12. Aroma of big floral notes, vegetal and earthy notes and a mildly funky finish. The taste is floral and vegetal notes, earthy notes, citrus and mild funk. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2012
at 20:43
5.9/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Kumquat, cranberry. aroma. Rose orange colored, medium pink head. Pink grapefuit and kumquat flavor. Tart and fruity, somewhat vinous, but not really doing much for me.
Tried
on 22 Sep 2012
at 20:20