Vers L'avant
Wolverine State Brewing Co. in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Lager Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.73
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jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Vers L'avant from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 5 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Slightly hazy deep copper and bronze coloured body with a thinnish, very fast-dying off-white head that leaves just about nothing on top. Aroma of yeast, bread, light grapes, a dash of sweetness from apples, pears and finishing with a touch of spices, but not much going on here. Medium-bodied; Strong apple, pear and light spice notes show first with some yeast and bread noticeable, a dash of grass and dry notes, but there is a lot of grape and floral notes with a touch of the oak and dryness and not much else - relatively simplistic flavours, but that is relatively unsurprising, given it's age. Aftertaste is dry, very apple and pear-y without much else, aside from a light dash of yeast and bread. Overall, a pretty mellow beer without anything really enjoyable here or exciting, just standard dry, apple, pear and yeast notes throughout. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased from Siciliano's in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 13-June-2017 for US$3,09 sampled almost exactly three years later at my house here in Washington on 22-June-2020.
superspak (10160) reviewed Vers L'avant from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into lager glass, bottled on 4/7/2017. Pours fairly crystal clear medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of pear, white wine, oak, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of vanilla, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of pale malt, pears, wine barrel, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of pear, white wine, oak, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of vanilla, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Light herbal/grassy bitterness and wine/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of pear, white wine, oak, cracker, white bread, vanilla, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of pale malt, pears, wine barrel, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with zero yeast notes present. Light dryness from bitterness and tannic spiciness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is a delicious pale lager style. All around nice robustness and balance of pale malt, pears, wine barrel, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth, clean, and easy to drink. Pretty simple, but on point for execution. Very balanced between clean pils malt, pears, and wine barrels; with just enough earthy hops to round it out. A very enjoyable offering.