Mandarin Nectar
Alpine Beer Company in Alpine, California, United States 🇺🇸
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Score
6.34
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sample at the brewpub. The beer is a clear amber color with a medium fluffy white head that dissipates gradually to an outer ring. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, coriander and malt. Light to medium body with flavors of oranges, bready malt and yeast. The finish is mildly spicy with a zesty citrus aftertaste. Decent overall.
Tried
on 13 Oct 2013
at 16:32
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap. Pours clear medium amber with a large off-white head that leaves decent lacing. Aroma is honey, grain, coriander. Flavor is medium plus sweet with some light orange-rind bitterness on the finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Nov 2012
at 23:08
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the source. Pours with a mostly clear golden to light orange hued body with a white head. Aromas are of citrus and coriander, lightly floral. Flavors are floral, grainy, citrus zest, coriander with a medium sweetness. Medium to lively bubbles and a bit thin.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Dec 2011
at 17:20
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
22oz bottle pours a hazy, fiery orange with a thin, cloudy white head. Nose is sweet, herbal, floral, orange peel, bread dough. Flavor has dried English malts, a little orange, yeast, biscuits, crackers. Finish is dry, medium bodied. Reminded me of an English ale with spices.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2010
at 09:16
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
bottle pours clear, orange/gold thin white head. Aroma had hints of hops, honey floral with orange blossom and in this case mandarin. Taste, light and refreshing, light bitter finish with subtle addition of honey for the sweetness and some coriander and orange. Overall finish remains sweet/honey. I would say not as fruity and good as Apricot Nectar on tap at the brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2009
at 07:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bomber from South Bay Drug. Coppery amber color with a slight white head. Aromas of grain, malt and citrus. Near medium body with creamy carbonation. Flavor seems wheaty, and there is coriander and arguably zest of some sort of citrus. Struggling for orange here. Finish is slightly sweet and has a touch of paper. Interesting. Quite different from other fruit beers I’ve had. More like beer beer.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2008
at 20:54
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught Hazy amber beer, small whitish rim. Mushroom smell, mushroom sauce?? Sweet - faintly citrussy, some malts, just a bit of sweetness, and, warming up, honeyish. Light, some grist slickness. Very weird beer, nose is not really inviting.
Tried
on 23 Apr 2008
at 11:55