The Viper and File Brown Ale
Mad Fritz Brewing Company in Saint Helena, California, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Dubbel Regular|
Score
6.30
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Tap at Cap Hop. Pours translucent brown with a beige head. Aroma is tart/woody. No oak astringency discernible. Med plus body. Tastes like a brown ale from Italy - one of those chestnut beers. Pretty dry. Bitter enough. Woody, but not musty or oaky. There is a light tartness. Rather different, but really nice. Interesting accomplishment. Sadly I must predict it will be under appreciated and correspondingly unfairly rated. :(
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Aug 2018
at 18:32
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle shared at JoeT’s house during RBWG 2016. Pours unclear copper with a creamy tan head. The nose has some tangy berries, damp wood, a little funk, poop. Light sweet flavor with ripe berries, cherry, maybe some yoghurt, earth, grapes. Light bodied with average carbonation. More tangy fruits in the finish, some musty grapes, damp grains, earth. A little awkward.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2016
at 23:13
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at Joe T house, Santa Rosa, 04/02/16. Chestnut brown with a decent beige covering. Nose is caramel, dark fruit rinds, sweet and sour vibes, nutty, airy malt. Taste comprises toffee, fruit loaf, mellow fruit, candy peel. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Decent well balanced number.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2016
at 22:55
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at JoeT’s cat cabana. Thanks JesusOfRB. Light hazy copper liquid with small to medium off-white head. Aroma of raw sugar, apples, dried fruit, raisins and red berries. Taste is light sweet and light bitter with notes of raisins, raw sugar, toffee and red berries. Medium to full bodied with medium carbonation. Quite good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Feb 2016
at 22:54
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
[2/12/15] Bottle sample at joet’s place. Thanks Joe! Opens with a gusher. Muddy light brown color. Aroma of phenols, soap, yeast, a bit of caramel, a bit of slightly sourish fruitiness and alcohol. Yeasty flavor, phenolic, soapy, with some alcohol, fruitiness and a harsh bitterish finish with a bit of toast. Medium-bodied, over-carbonated. Seems quite off.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2015
at 20:22