Subsidiaries
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown color, brownish creamy head. Very nice aroma, basic mix of roasted malt and hop flowers, fresh. Smooth texture, good body structure, strong sweet liquorice; and roasted barley of course. Long roasted end, with a touch of sourness. Classic, but very good.
Tried
on 16 Jul 2003
at 04:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Another bleh. This is a relatively poor example of the style, IMO. It looks like a stout on the pour, with a very deep red body and thin tan head. Aroma is decent enough, with hops and roasted, almost burnt malts entering the airways. However, I am not a fan of the thin body and weak flavor. Roasted malts and some chocolate are there, but there is a strange caramely sweetness and too much emphasis on the hops. I'll put it this way: the blend does not work, at least for a stout. Now their porter is something else...
Tried
on 01 Jul 2003
at 19:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Another wheat, refreshing on a warm night. Golden, slightly cloudy body with light sediment. Thin white head quickly dissipates. Aroma is lightly hoppy. I found this wheat to be a bit on the tangy side, with a nice hint of lemon, but otherwise unspectacular. A refreshing choice if there are no better alternatives.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2003
at 16:13
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Very light golden in colour with a nice pale white head, but dissolved quickly. The smell is somewhat refreshing...very light and fruity. The taste is actually very strong, especially for a lager. There is a strong barley presence and a pretty good hop flavour. I don't find it too refreshing, but its not a bad beer. The aftertaste is almost a bit overwhelming and strong (in a bitter sense), but its worth trying.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2003
at 22:20
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Summertime, the weather's easy...so the brewers at Sierra Nevada decided to kick back and pony up "Summerfest," a light, rather bland lager that would be good if it was 75 cents/bottle. But I digress. Its straw-colored body is accented by a beautiful, rich, creamy, succulent, perfect head of thin white bubbles. The flavor is almost overwhelming: it is best to try this 2 ounces at a time. OK. In reality, this is a bland, boring brew. I'll stick to the summer wheats instead.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2003
at 18:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Nice smooth taste and a little bit of bitterness. overall a fine pale ale that wont disgust anybody.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2003
at 09:48
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
A pleasant pale ale. Crisp and hoppy, yet not as complex as standouts in the style (see Three Floyds Alpha King or Founders Pale Ale). A good option when faced with a wall of Budweiser or Miller products.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2003
at 04:23
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Beautiful hazy copper color; creamy head. Aroma of earthy hops, dusty, white sugar, white pepper, puke. Medium body, dry caramel flavor, quite good hopping level and quality, a bit grassy. Dry finish, quite long. Good but without soul.
Tried
on 05 Apr 2003
at 11:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
A portly, pugnacious porter by the folks from Sierra Nevada. How dare I wax poetic on this succulent succubus swill. Sip after sip, roasted mouthful after mouthful...ok. I'm done. A solid porter, somewhat watery, but a good beer nonetheless. Nothing remarkable, although this one is smoother than most porters. Worth a try.
Tried
on 20 Mar 2003
at 21:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This is a good beer, don't get me wrong, but I fail to discern how this is much different from an IPA. In fact, this beer has very similar taste and feel to the brewer's Celebration Ale, which I prefer over this brew, which must be its mutant cousin. I prefer my barleywines a bit less hoppy than this one. The hops tend to cover much of the flavor...perhaps aging does this one well.
Tried
on 01 Mar 2003
at 16:25