Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft nonick at Emmett’s Downers Grove. Amber color, thin clingy ale foam at the top.Smell is just of general malt, ho real hint of honey. Taste is very forward with rye: spicy malt, again, not that sweet, with just a suggestion of honey flavor. I get a lot of fresh hops, but then I was picking hops this morning, and the smell may be on my hands. But those hops are in the taste as well. Dry finish but for the hops on the tongue and the spicy malt on the palate.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Robust Porter from Emmetts Brewing Co. 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12oz bottle. A pretty well done, classic Porter. Brown-black body, hints of burgundy. Steady, creamy beige head. Has a touch more chocolate character than typical. Roasted, chocolate, caramel malt showcase. Medium bodied, never overwhelming on the palate. Sweet finish..not much hop character.
jmagnus87 (3289) reviewed Victory Pale Ale from Emmetts Brewing Co. 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
12oz bottle poured into a shaker. Pours a slightly cloudy dark copper with minimal head. Aroma of pine, grapefruit and citrus with a strong caramel malt backbone. Taste is medium bitter. Pine and grapefruit. Medium bodied with a slick texture. Lively carbonation and a long finish. Overall, very solid. Ill have to seek out more from this company.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
22 oz. bottle from Emmett’s Downers Grove, bought around 2009. Carefully pulled the wax from the crown and opened, to see a lcork. Kind of overkill here, I think. Finally get the cork out (from Lynfred Winery, and a little cap of foam starts coming at me. Not a gusher, though, I divert it to my glass. This had sat for a while, and the sweetness has taken over the nose, but with a definite bit of red wine in the rear. Dark brown in color, once in the glass, there’s just a thin layer of foam leaving some nice lacing. So the flavor comes across with the sugar of the usual dubbel, and some warmth and dryness from red wine. In fact, there’s an overnote of grape juice to it, as well. Frothy, bubbly texture helps make it more enjoyable.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Summer Bock from Emmetts Brewing Co. 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled from the tap at the Mundelin beer fest. Pours a clear gold with a white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has a grassy note with backing grains and light sweet fruit. Flavor has sweet grains throughout with a nice grassy note and a slight hint of earthy fruits.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Red Coat Pale Ale from Emmetts Brewing Co. 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at a festival. Pours a clear deep amber with an off head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of grassy hops and backing sweet grains. Flavor starts with sweet grains and flora with a bit of a resinous backing.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Draft pint at Downers Grove. Big head that hangs around awhile as I sampled some of the Barley Wine first. Creamy Guinness type head from nitro pour. Body is solid black. The smell has some of our favorite American IPA hops, but not overwhelming. Underneath the head is the creamy texture of an oatmeal stout, with dark, carefully toasted malts in the schwartzbier vein. Sometimes I’m getting an impressions of something… agricultural; like old hops with stems and seeds. Hop palate favors bitterness over the usual citrus and pine. But the overall package works very well with the nitro push in this serving.
McDermottDrink (4593) reviewed Barley Wine from Emmetts Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Taster, on tap at Downers Grove. This smells like a fresher barley wine, what with its citrusy hop smell. A thinning layer of foam. Hops are more bitter than anything else, I’m guessing Northern Brewers at the top of the bill. Light texture lets more malt character out, too. A nice, though brusque taste.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at Downers Grove as "Poppin’ Pils," Solid gold color, filtered to look clean, open bubbly head. Smell has a touch of sweetness, but also some noble hop pepper. Big, filling flavor from first sip. Plenty of golden roast barley managed by German hops. Still a bit of yeast, but a full and filling brew.
McDermottDrink (4593) reviewed Doppelbock from Emmetts Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft @ Emmett’s Downers Grove. The server said this was a 6% beer. I guess they tinker with the recipe each year. Dark red-brown, nearly opaque. Stiff, but bubbly eggshell head. A dark grain smell; almost porter-rific. Taste first brings a schwartzbier feel, but malts are bigger than that. Malty, but toward the dry side with Emmett’s usual hint of yeast bite. Hearty in the bock tradition, but not too filling, and a very subdued alcohol taste. Molasses and slight cola in the finish.