Sol Drifter
MadTree Brewing Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States 🇺🇸
Fruit Beer Regular|
Score
6.58
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superspak (10160) reviewed Sol Drifter from MadTree Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 6/23/2018. Pours fairly murky pale golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, lime, grapefruit, orange, strawberry, peach, pear, passion fruit, melon, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light toast, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, strawberries, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big lemon, lime, grapefruit, orange, strawberry, peach, pear, passion fruit, melon, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light toast, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness; and slight fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, grapefruit, orange, strawberry, peach, pear, passion fruit, melon, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, strawberries, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from bitterness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.3%. Overall this is a delicious fruited/hoppy blonde ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops, strawberries, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, not aggressive. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Not as big on the strawberries as expected, but adequate. Fuggle and Motueka hops. Great balance of juicy strawberries and vibrant/dank/earthy hops; with a nice pale/wheat malt backbone for the ABV. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Erzengel (18597) reviewed Sol Drifter from MadTree Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Many thanks to jsquire as my Secret Santa 2015 for this can! Nice floral Strawberry nose. The beer starts neutral bitter with a slightly sweetish background with unripe strawberries. Not too fruity, not too sweetish. Quite dry grainy with the strawberries in the background, remaining long on the tongue, but the neutral grainy bitterness is way to high... But still a nice brew!
Maurice (8361) ticked Sol Drifter from MadTree Brewing Company 10 years ago
thorongil (8283) reviewed Sol Drifter from MadTree Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
(tap) clear yellow colour with a small, beige head; aroma of jam; dry, ash/mineral flavour; not attractive
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Sol Drifter from MadTree Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sample at Daily Growler Powell. Clear pale golden color with a medium fluffy white head that diminishes steadily. Sticky rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of strawberry, hops and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of grassy hops, berries and biscuit malt. The finish is fruity with a strawberry and citrus aftertaste. Decent overall.