Birthday Party
Temescal Brewing in Oakland, California, United States 🇺🇸
Other Regular|
Score
7.05
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ineedbeer (4102) reviewed Birthday Party from Temescal Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured from a 16 oz can dated 06/16/2017; my last can from a case. Aroma is fairly hoppy with some citrus, mango, papaya and herbal notes. A light dank character with some medium light grain notes and a hint of alcohol. Pours a hazy, dull, golden brown straw color with a medium large, somewhat frothy, white head that exhibits nice retention while it slowly recedes. Moderately high lacing and small legs. Flavor is has a medium sweetness with light cracker malt notes. Moderately strong hop profiles of tropical fruit, orange and peppery herbal notes. Some lighter dank notes and hints of alcohol. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, an alright beer but I kind of feel like the peppery hop notes from the Equinox kind of clash with all the fruitiness. That being said it seems like a different take on the older West Coast IPAs where instead of pine resin the peppery notes balance out the fruitiness.
joeneugs (1999) reviewed Birthday Party from Temescal Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at Caps & Taps. It pours a lightly hazed yellow gold color with a creamy white head. The aroma is ready with light notes of lemon/lime. Some kiwi. The flavor has nice subtle notes of lime and kiwi with a bread malt backbone with hints of spicy hops. Lots of lemon/lime in the finish. Dry and light bodied. Really nice. The aroma is a bit weak, but I loved the bread malt backbone. Reminds me a bit of a De La Senne hoppy beer.