Local Species
Blue Mountain Brewery in Afton, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular|
Score
7.01
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A hybrid beer unlike any other. Belgian fermentation, American hops, Virginia foothills deep-well water and Kentucky bourbon barrels. Bizarrely delicious.
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7/10
Bottled from mom's. Cloudy amberush pour with thin white head. Sugar, malt, fruit, rum raisin aroma. Similar taste, toffee lightly soured and an initial bitter
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 May 2025
at 01:40
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Thanks to decaturstevo for the share. Rusty orange/brown pour with a generous white head. Fruity sweet aroma of malts and Belgian yeast. The flavor is balanced and fruity. Not too sweet or bitter. Some light spice. I never picked upon any barrel thing here. The flavor is not as complex as the aroma hints at,but not a bad beer.
Tried
on 27 Sep 2015
at 15:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. corked. [ As Blue Mountain Local Species ].Clear medium amber orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate yeasty, riepd fruit, spicy notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, sweet yeast, fruity, strawberry - strawberry jam, belgium yeast, vanilla notes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20140811]
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Aug 2015
at 13:34
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Amber orange color with big white head. Aroma is green apple peel, even pear, some wood, fresh bretts. Extremely fresh smell. Taste is more fruity apples, a bit woody, lovely pleasant bitterness.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2015
at 16:43
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
New Beer Distributors, NYC bottle: pours reddish and a white head. Aroma is whikskey and barrell tree and some dark fruitiness. Taste is slightly sweet. Very woody... Kind of like cork. Some light bitternesss. Some yeastiness. Not really my favourite.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2015
at 20:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at South Street Brewery. Clear golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of floral, citrus, light white wine. Tastes of white wine, floral, yeast, lemons, citrus. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Mar 2015
at 19:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
75 cl bottle. Pours cloudy orange with a small off white head. Aroma is dry toasted malty, subtle wineous and slight phenolic. Mild sweet, fruity, toasted and vague spiced. Lingering phenolic and slight estery into a medium dry and toasted finish. Somewhat oxidised.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Dec 2014
at 18:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
This brew pours a brownish-orange color with a medium foamy white head that diminishes steadily. Small patches of lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of bourbon, fruit and yeast. Medium-bodied with flavors of oaky bourbon, earthy yeast and fruit. The finish is mildly oaky with a fruit and yeast aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 07 Nov 2014
at 13:18
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Craig’s. Pours hazy amber, nose is toffee, caramel, taste is sweet malty toffee, slightly oxidised.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 12:00
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared with Yespr, Fonefan, Ferris and ChrisO @ Cask Pub & Kitchen. Clear dark orange to reddish color, medium sized white head that lasts for a decent while and leaves fair lacing. Aroma is lightly malts, lightly sweet, some hops, lightly oxidised. Hard to find traces of bourbon in there. Taste malts, lightly hops, clearly bourbon in the flavor, lightly sweet, a touch of herbs and spices. Medium body and carbonation. Not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2014
at 12:36