Beach Patrol
Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Summer|
Score
7.03
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Dogbrick (24210) ticked Beach Patrol from Brewery Vivant 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
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CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Beach Patrol from Brewery Vivant 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a semi-cloudy burnt orange paleness. Finger’s worth of white foamy head settles off at a nice pace. Light lace.
The aroma had some soft sweet wheat over some citrus and then some perfumey grassy/hay-like quality about it. Slight leafy/herbal tones underneath.
The flavor leans sweet and then touches down on a light floral to grassy bitterness. Ever so slight tartness. Aftertaste breathes in a nice blend of all of the previously mentioned aromas and flavors. Quick dry floral to sweet and tart finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation. ABV felt good for what the brewer projected.
Overall, nicely done wheat ale done to Vivant’s way of doing things. I would have again if I could get it.
superspak (10160) reviewed Beach Patrol from Brewery Vivant 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 6/1/2015. Pours lightly hazy bright golden yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lemon, pear, apple, white grape, peppercorn, coriander, clove, wheat, cracker, bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, coriander, and moderate pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, pear, apple, white grape, peppercorn, coriander, clove, wheat, cracker, bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Moderate amount of peppery yeast spiciness and light yeasty tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, pear, apple, white grape, peppercorn, coriander, clove, wheat, cracker, bread, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Moderate amount of peppery yeast spiciness and light tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, pear, apple, white grape, peppercorn, coriander, wheat, bread, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, coriander, and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp, and lightly creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good saison style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, coriander, and moderate bready malt flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.