Hommel Bier
Perennial Artisan Ales in St. Louis, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Rotating|
Score
7.10
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A dry hopped Belgian Pale Ale which defies tradition by combining Chinook and Columbus hops, American malts and a Belgian yeast strain. The result is a beer with earthy and spicy tones from the yeast and a slight orange note contributed by the hops.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Hazy orange pour with a frothy, well-sustained head - nose of spicy and citric American hops, lightly musty yeast, earthy malt, tangy citrus - smells more like an American IPA than a Belgian ale, but still nice - full, frothy carbonation in the mouth - flavor is medium dry, with crackery malts, crisp hop bitterness - a bit of earthiness, metallic notes, dusty/basement yeast late, followed by lingering, lightly sweet orange zest and a light herbal note - it’s a good beer, but not for the price - nice to try a Perennial brew, though.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jun 2013
at 17:41
8/10
Tried
on 01 May 2013
at 06:42
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Location: 750 ml bottle from Whole Foods-Bowery, 1/3/13
Aroma: The nose is clean and hoppy, with some grass, Saison yeast, lemon, and earth
Appearance: It pours a hazed golden-orange color with a huge froth of lacy, off-white head
Flavor: It has light sweetness, lots of grass, spice, and earth, and a light-medium bitter hoppiness
Palate: The body is medium, it has a lively carbonation, feels a touch slick, and has a bit of dryness
Overall Impression: This was the first beer I've tried from Perennial, and I actually quite liked what they did here. It's almost like an Pale Ale-Saison mixture, but not exactly. It has a Belgian feel for sure. I don't know how to classify this, so Belgian Ale seems perfect. It's a little overly carbonated, which hurts the drinkability a bit, but overall, it's really quite enjoyable.
Aroma: The nose is clean and hoppy, with some grass, Saison yeast, lemon, and earth
Appearance: It pours a hazed golden-orange color with a huge froth of lacy, off-white head
Flavor: It has light sweetness, lots of grass, spice, and earth, and a light-medium bitter hoppiness
Palate: The body is medium, it has a lively carbonation, feels a touch slick, and has a bit of dryness
Overall Impression: This was the first beer I've tried from Perennial, and I actually quite liked what they did here. It's almost like an Pale Ale-Saison mixture, but not exactly. It has a Belgian feel for sure. I don't know how to classify this, so Belgian Ale seems perfect. It's a little overly carbonated, which hurts the drinkability a bit, but overall, it's really quite enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2013
at 15:34
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
750mL bottle, sent from tstockstrom (thanks Chuck), pours a hazy golden / copper with a substantial white foamy head. Aroma is full of doughy notes, with loads of Belgian yeast, with a little spicy and some orangey fruits. Flavour reveals earthy notes, Belgian yeast and dough above all, with a very slight hint of orangey fruitiness. Quite earthy and doughy, with a hint of spice on the finish. Not as good as I'd hoped for - the nose is much more inviting than the flavour profile. Still, decent stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Dec 2012
at 20:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml split at DC tasting. Thick, bright tan, steady long lasting foamy white head. Really true to style, this has a great authentic mouthfeel. Nice delicate straw, noble, hop. Smooth, easy medium, light body. Wow. World class.
Tried
on 10 Dec 2012
at 20:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared by Noodleuser. Thanks! Poured a cloudy, orange-yellow color with a medium sized white head. Aroma was notes of herbs, some yeast and spices in there. Flavor had notes of spice, sweetness, touch of yeast.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Nov 2012
at 09:46
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle courtesy of noodleuser, thanks! Murky orange, thick white head. Aroma of orange and vanilla cream with some tropical fruit. Taste is bitter and fruity straw. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2012
at 13:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Acquired in a trade. Enjoyed at home in a wine glass at 60 degrees F.
A - Beautiful clarity on this. Burnt orange appearance. 4 finger head that fades to a finger after a few minutes. Nice lacing!
S - Smells gorgeous! Nice piney bitterness mixed with a sweet lemony texture. Bready and citrus.
T - Tastes almost like it smells. There’s not as much bitterness in the taste. Pine Needles and Orange zest. Very earthy and muted citrus and bitter hops. Sort of a saison taste at the finish.
M - High carbonation, medium body. It really bubbles up on the mouth swish.
O - Very enjoyable! I love that it’s under 6% ABV. Makes it an easy drinker.
A - Beautiful clarity on this. Burnt orange appearance. 4 finger head that fades to a finger after a few minutes. Nice lacing!
S - Smells gorgeous! Nice piney bitterness mixed with a sweet lemony texture. Bready and citrus.
T - Tastes almost like it smells. There’s not as much bitterness in the taste. Pine Needles and Orange zest. Very earthy and muted citrus and bitter hops. Sort of a saison taste at the finish.
M - High carbonation, medium body. It really bubbles up on the mouth swish.
O - Very enjoyable! I love that it’s under 6% ABV. Makes it an easy drinker.
Tried
on 16 Oct 2012
at 16:59
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle @ Brad’s house Minneapolis, courtesy of jcnielsen. Pours a touch hazy, orange appearance with an off white head. Fairly grapefruity, grassy, a touch piney hoppy, orange citrusy, a bit yeasty aroma. A touch funky, barnyard, somewhat spicy yeasty, somewhat bready, somewhat citrusy flavor. Pretty easy to drink and packs a pretty heavy hop punch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Sep 2012
at 15:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
750 ml bottle. Pours a slightly hazy gold with a sudsy head and aromas of light lemon, a little grass and some dusty grain notes. Flavor is light and refreshing with a decent amount of lemony edginess to it, but has a somewhat dusty grain presence that seems a little off... This is a very good beer, but my first mild disappointment from Perennial.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jul 2012
at 20:29