SteamHead
Aviator Brewing Company in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
California Common / Steam Beer Regular|
Score
6.65
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tricksta_p (13664) reviewed SteamHead from Aviator Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can from Bierkoning, Amsterdam. Aroma is toasted malt with notes of caramel, toffee, fruity with hints of strawberry. Flavour is moderate to medium sweet and light bitter. Body is medium. Decent dark lager with lots of toasted malt.
Fruitsalad (2249) ticked SteamHead from Aviator Brewing Company 6 years ago
MusingAnorak (11819) ticked SteamHead from Aviator Brewing Company 7 years ago
Alengrin (11609) reviewed SteamHead from Aviator Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
A California common (steambeer) by Aviator, at BeerTemple in Amsterdam. Creamy, yellowish egg-white, thick and frothy head over a misty amberish pale orange blonde beer – the classic look of this style ever since it was resurrected by Anchor. Aroma follows Anchor’s example, the very starting point of the American craft beer revolution, pretty faithfully too: old moldy orange peel, dry biscuit, peanuts, toasted sweet onion, peach, apple cake, hints of cloves and cinnamon (even vaguely ‘speculooskruiden’). Fruity onset in a clean way, notes of dried peach, unripe banana and dried apricot, sweetish with soft carb and smooth mouthfeel; biscuity malt body with bread crust-like edges, soft hoppy finish with retronasal citrus peel-like effect as well as the cinnamon-like scent returning, without sweetness though, so clearly from the hops; ends dryish, a bit powdery and bread crumb-like and softly bitter. Like most of Aviator’s beers, very well executed, but very stereotypical as well, merely copying Anchor Steam rather than having the guts to dare the great grandfather of the American craft beer movement by doing something different with the concept. Like Anchor Steam, a very enjoyable beer for sure, though.
Kermis (23416) reviewed SteamHead from Aviator Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
7 3 7 3 15 Draft at Beer Temple. Clear amber with an off white head. Aroma of caramel, toasted malt, hops and some butterscotch. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Drake (22934) reviewed SteamHead from Aviator Brewing Company 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Served on draft at the restaurant. Pours a clear copper color with a medium frothy tan head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of grainy malts, floral hops and stone fruits. The taste is grain, caramel, stone fruits and a bitter hop finish. Medium bodied, high carbonation and quite refreshing. Nice.