bhensonb (22605) reviewed Springfest from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 2 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Can from a sixer from the local Sprouts. Pours clear bright gold with a transient white head. Grapefruit pith starts the aroma. Med plus body. Dry and pretty bitter. Pale malt support oerwhelmed by grapefruit pith. HInts of lemon and pale stone fruit. Excellent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
355ml can. Cloudy dull gold with a white head. Aroma is very ester-y, banana, sweet bread, light clove. Taste is sweet, banana bread, clove, light citrus. Medium bodied. Nice one.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
opalescent to hazy golden colour, medium sized ecru-ish head; aroma of pine resiny, citrusy-orange peel oily, marmalade, tropical fruity and biscuity notes; perfectly balanced bittersweet taste with the same notes as can be felt in the aroma and some horseradish-like spicy aftertaste; really good one
gave a cheers!
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Very dry, crisp IPA, much in the Maine Lunch vein, with a quick pop of grapefruit pith, tropical fruit, and a touch of peach, followed by grass, a touch of grainy sweetness, and a mild piney bitterness on the finish. Very nice pint.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5
Can from Ondernulpuntvijf. Light bready malt aroma with soft hoppy nuances. Hint of fruits and grain. Light bittersweetish, light body, drinkable but dull.
Biilz (2915) ticked Kellerweis from Sierra Nevada Brewing Company 3 weeks ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8
(Bottle) Dark reddish amber colour, slightly hazy, with frothy tan head. Malty, fruity nose with orange peel, bread, treacle toffee, honey, apricots, spices and dried apples. Malty, hoppy, spicy taste with notes of citrus peel, bread, maple syrup, dried apple slices, grapefruit peel, resin and a solid citric/piney bitterness in the finish. Almost full body, quite sweet. Rich and hoppy, quite bitter, with a solid malt backbone. Very nice.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
hmm, a rare swing and miss from Sierra Nevada. Seemed OK at first, a very pale yellowish color, bright hop nose, plenty of citrus and lightly floral. Very dry and attenuated here, malts are almost not there at all, just a light breadiness, dry finish. What doesn't work then is the strong bittering hop presence, which is at the levels you might want for a less attenuated standard IPA. The bitterness overwhelms, and its citrus and floral elements shift to a soapiness that really isn't working at all. It feels ultimately like a flawed recipe.