Smooth Operator
Right Brain Brewery in Traverse City, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Cream Ale Rotating|
Score
6.93
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Right Brain's answer to 'light' beers. Made with crystal clear water from Lake Michigan. An approachable Cream Ale made with Pilsen Malt. Not too hoppy, not too malty. Winner - Best of Show at the 2015 World Expo of Beer®.
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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
This beer pours a hazy pale yellow color with a medium white head that evaporates steadily to an outer ring. Spotty lacing. Aroma of toasted malt, floral hops and fruit. Light-bodied with flavors of mild hops, grainy malt and citrus. The finish is sweet with a corn and malt aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 24 Oct 2016
at 22:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
16 ounce can into pint glass, no can dating. Pours lightly hazy golden straw color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense white head, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, pear, cracker, corn, biscuit, light honey, herbal, grass, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with clean and balanced malt, yeast, and earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, pear, cracker, corn, biscuit, light honey, herbal, grass, light pepper, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Light earthy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, pear, cracker, corn, biscuit, light honey, herbal, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice clean, robust, and balanced pale malt, earthy hops, and yeast ester flavors; with a good malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and lightly bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 3.8%. Overall this is a very good cream ale style. All around good robustness and balance of pale malt, earthy hops, and yeast ester flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Sep 2014
at 18:12
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can. Cream and barley malt aroma. Hazy medium yellow with large white head. Sweet creamy barley malt and mildly bitter grass/hay flavor. A very good cream ale.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Aug 2014
at 17:18