White Elm Brewing Company Verna

Verna

 

White Elm Brewing Company in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States 🇺🇸

  Farmhouse - Bière de Garde Regular
Score
7.03
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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Got in a trade with The-Adjunct-Hippie. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours lightly hazy deep orange/copper/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy cream colored head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red apple, white grape, peppercorn, cracker, white bread dough/crust, and toasted biscuit; with light notes of banana, clove, caramel, nuttiness, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red apple, white grape, peppercorn, cracker, white bread dough/crust, and toasted biscuit; with light notes of banana, clove, caramel, nuttiness, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast spiciness; and herbal, floral, grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, red apple, white grape, peppercorn, cracker, white bread dough/crust, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nuttiness, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready, and fairly crisp/sticky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is an excelent biere de garde. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish; great soft feel. Well rounded Belgian yeast complexity with rich Munich malts, and balancing earthy hops. Mild residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. No complaints.
Tried from Can on 29 May 2019 at 03:07

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. A- Bubblegum, banana, caramel. A- Mahogany color, clear liquid, off white head. T- Bubblegum, banana, caramel, mild spice. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Enjoyed this more than my rating shows. Lots of bubblegum and caramel malt flavors. It's just a balanced and well rounded beer, it's not one that'll shock you with flavor, it's simply done right.
Tried from Can on 09 Jan 2019 at 01:10