California Steam
Argus Brewery in Chicago, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
California Common / Steam Beer Regular|
Score
7.01
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Edwgallo (6795) ticked California Steam from Argus Brewery 11 years ago
jmagnus87 (3289) reviewed California Steam from Argus Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
12oz bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a dark, slightly cloudy amber with almost no head. Aroma of caramel malt and a good bit of dank herbal hops with a little medicated band-aid. Taste is light bitter. Band-aids, herbal and pine hops with a somewhat weak malt backbone. Medium bodied with a slick texture. Lively carbonation and a very long finish. Overall, pretty good. Probably one of the most flavorful steam beers I’ve had.
thegreenrooster (7275) reviewed California Steam from Argus Brewery 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pour is a clear copper with a small white head. Aroma is a nice caramel malt base with a nice hop follow up. Flavor is a nice hop resin with some caramel malt and sweet black bread. Probably the most flavorful "steam" beer and includes the original from Anchor.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed California Steam from Argus Brewery 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12oz bottle. Filtered orange-tan. Thin, patchy head. Some resinous orange pine hops in the aroma. Sandy mouthfeel, quite nice and hop forward. A really well done California Common, could go head to head with Anchor. Medium to full bodied, with a nice chewy, toasty malt body. Excellent balance. Well done.
McDermottDrink (4593) reviewed California Steam from Argus Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draft at Ballydoyle, Downers Grove. Yes, my opinion is skewed by the fact that I just popped in for a cold one after mowing the lawn, and knew this had just made the taps. Light brownish yellow (looks better than my description) with a short white layer of foam. Smells of light malts, and fresher hops. Taste? Hits the spot exactly. Nice abundance of Northern Brewer hops: though it smell like fresh cones, the taste was more of a dry hop. Strong bitterness and little citrus or pine. Malts are toasty, making for a slightly darker color than other Common beers. After a strong lager impression at the start, there are a few ale esters. A great beer, with no distractions. Once again, Argus is not putting beers out while still learning how to make them, this one has been dialed in from the beginning.