Slanted & Enchanted
Notch Brewing in Salem, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - India Style Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.88
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Quick3Beers (3144) reviewed Slanted & Enchanted from Notch Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Pours a lovely glowing golden from a can, minimal lacing. Bright floral and lemongrass aroma follows with a not too cloying similar flavor. Well-balanced, very good beer.
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Slanted & Enchanted from Notch Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
Canned 9/16, drunk 11/2/18.
Clear, straw-blonde-golden, large, well-retained, white head atop.
Nose is, for the millionth time, not very interesting on account of the hops. I don't know so much about grungeist (suspect it's not particularly great), but I do know that Hallertauer Blanc is absolute garbage. It and Mandarina Bavaria are like taking the worst qualities of noble hops and PNW hops and combining them. It's low on noble hop character and has a much lower aromatic strength and flavor, with tons of grassiness. And then also has very dry lemon, wood and vegetal notes with light scallion. I don't understand how these hops have become popular. Aside from that, malts are straightforward honey-rich with light biscuit. Some plastic and dough from the yeast with normal fruit esters and no alcohol noted.
In the mouth it's quite substantial with a very malty, moderately sweet character of plentiful honey and white bread. Lemon, scallion and vegetal-heavy hops continue to disappoint and confound. Strong, somewhat engaging carbonation, no alcohol. Some plastic. Jesus Christ, use a real fucking noble hop.
CosmicCharlie (9705) reviewed Slanted & Enchanted from Notch Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pours clear gold into an English pint. Bright white head with medium retention recedes to skim surface leaving trailing sheets. Earthy cracker aromas. Soft with malt, melon and summer pit fruit upfront turning to earthy pith in the medium length finish.