obguthr (12465) reviewed Black Perle from Rockers Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 5.5
Draft at Brewvival: No noticeable aroma. Cloudy brown, medium yellow head, good lacing. Dirty mud and bark flavor, not very hoppy. Rather like a strong black lager. Alcohol unavoidable. Not one of the better "india black ales".
Drake (22934) reviewed Black Perle from Rockers Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
22 ounce bottle from Vintage Cellar in Blacksburg, VA. Pours a dark orange brown color with small floating particles. Thin head with fair head retention and decent lacing. Aroma of floral and citrus hops, chocolate, caramel and faint roastiness. Taste is bitter resinous hops with nutty roasty notes and a bit of caramel. Smooth, medium bodied and pretty good.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Black Perle from Rockers Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Location: 22 oz bottle from Norm's, 1/28/10
Aroma: Nose of chocolate, roasted malts, toast, caramel, pine, citrus, and nuts
Appearance: Dark brown beer with a minimal tan head and spotty lace
Flavor: Taste is roasted malts and bittersweet chocolate mostly, some bitterness
Palate: Medium-full bodied beer with soft carbonation and a bit astringent, booze are well-hidden
Overall Impression: This one only has a few ratings thus far, looks like a relatively new offering. I wouldn't describe this as a DIPA/IIPA at all. It kind of has the feel of a porter, it isn't what I would call a hoppy beer. I think I would like this beer more if they hadn't tried to sell it to me as an IPA, so I'm taking off a bit from the overall for that. It doesn't fit the style at all, but it is pretty good.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle from Once Upon a Vine - South on 08/22/2009. Somewhat hazy copper orange body with a medium frothy off-white head. Big peach aroma with some light wheat hints in the background. Sweet peach flavor, though lighter than in the nose, with a bit of a dry wheat background. Medium body with moderately high carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pour is a cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is full of piney resin hops and caramel malts. Flavor is a roasted malt with some of the hops that show up in the aroma. Still something is missing in this beer. It’s not watery by any means its just none of the ingrediants really shine through. Still worthy of a single pick up for a rating.
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Peaches and cream aroma. Murky golden, headless. It looks almost gelatinous in the glass. The sweet aroma is contrasted by the reality of the substantially drier flavor of stale malt and perfume. I call shenanigans! This seems nothing more than subpar beer with artificial peach flavoring. Maybe I was expecting something sweet or tart and didn’t get it, but I found this profundly disappointing. I’m not sure I wouldn’t just have a Budweiser.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12oz bottle. Thick, murky orange with a minimal soapy head. Some floaties. Deep peach pie aroma. Pronounced peach juice taste, not that tart..more thick, sweet, and creamy. Really captures the essence of peaches and cream. Light tangy peach-apricot in the aftertaste. Refreshing and quite unique. Some serious peach yogurt nuances.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Patriot Pale Ale from Rockers Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Location: 12 oz bottle from Gilly's, 9/3/09
Aroma: Some pine hops, crystal malts, banana, tropical fruits
Appearance: Clear golden color, thick & fizzy white head
Flavor: Similar to the nose but less fruity, clean floral and pine hop flavors, honey, some malts
Palate: Light to medium in body, a bit sticky
Overall Impression: This beer is alright, you are not going to find a crazy good beer here by any means, but it is drinkable, and I liked it well enough...
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Brown Eyed Squirrel from Rockers Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Location: 12 oz bottle from Brickskeller, 7/31/09
Aroma: Nice malty nose, caramel, honey, chocolate, toasted malts
Appearance: Nice brown color, clear, tan head
Flavor: Like the nose, malty sweetness up front, sweet, roasted characteristics too
Palate: A bit watery/thin, decent mouthfeel
Overall Impression: I'd seen this one in the store a few times, but never bought it. This beer is fair, I would like a bot more body in a brown, but it had a decent taste, and a nice enough nose.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Patriot Pale Ale from Rockers Brewing Co. 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Hazy orange hued, copper tinted body with a nice slightly soapy tan head - this is the perfect look for an APA! Aroma of fresh cascade hops, a bit of metal and some light caramel. Light-bodied; Assertive malt and metal flavours in the taste, but hardly any hops and the bitterness isn’t potent at all. Aftertaste is mild and unassuming - some hops, but mostly dry malt - odd. Overall, a good smelling and looking beer, but it must be all dry hopping, since there is not much flavour to this one! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased from Total Wine in Chantilly, Virginia on 11-July-2009, sampled at home in Washington on 27-July-2009.