jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Orange Blossom Special from Papago Brewing 2 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
s: honey - cream - full oranges a: clear golden body - thin white head t: floral - wheatie - curacao p: funky - earth - icing sugar o: fresh citrus - yeast - odd-flavoured 12 ounce can - Trader Joe's (grocery): Tucson, Arizona - 08-January-2024 - US$1,67 - Canned: 08-December-2023 - sampled: 11-January-2024
hauxe (4649) reviewed Orange Blossom Special from Papago Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Gold with a frothy, white head. Aroma of cream soda and orange peel that comes together nicely. Taste is mildly bitter on a medium, creamy body. Finishes slightly sweeter with a touch of vanilla. Not bad.
thorongil (8206) reviewed Coconut Joe from Papago Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
(Tap) clear, bright reddish amber brown colour with a small beige head; aroma of coconut, coffee; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish; slightly creamy palate
thorongil (8206) reviewed Cherry Blossom from Papago Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
(Tap) hazy, bright orange brown colour with a small white head; aroma of compote; balanced flavour with no finish
Kleg (3852) reviewed Orange Blossom Special from Papago Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
12 oz. can from Total Wine, Scottsdale, AZ. Pours a crystal clear medium gold color with an off white head and good retention. Spotty lacing. Orange citrus aroma. Sweet, natural orange flavor with a light wheat base. Juicy, not cloying. No bitterness. Super smooth and refreshing. The added vanilla flavor is perfect. Crisp and clean mouthfeel. Light body. Great beer.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Orange Blossom Special from Papago Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Can. Hazy orange colour. Thin head. On the nose, this has more of a creamy vanilla and malt sweetness, cookieish. Soft body, just a touch of orange. Decent body for this type of beer, does have that sort of creamsicle note, because of the vanilla, but I'm definitely wishing for a bigger orange character.
superspak (10160) reviewed Orange Blossom Special from Papago Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy pale golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of mandarin orange, vanilla, cream, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, white bread, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of orange, vanilla, pale malt, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of mandarin orange, vanilla, cream, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, white bread, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Very mild herbal/grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange, vanilla, cream, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, white bread, light honey, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and balance of orange, vanilla, pale malt, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance; and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Minimal dryness. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, creamy/grainy, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a good flavored wheat ale. All around good robustness and balance of orange, vanilla, pale malt, and light earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the minimally bitter finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Very well balanced between all flavors. The creamsicle thing is pretty spot on for what they were going for. Underwhelming, but nicely enjoyable and well made for the style.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Coconut Joe from Papago Brewing 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Huss, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out heaps of coconut upfront, followed by a touch of lactose. Flavour follows through, with heaps of coconut dominating everything, with a touch of lactose and coffee. Lovely coconut character. Very nice.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Oude Zuipers from Papago Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at Papago, pours an opaque orange amber with a small white head. Aroma and flavour brings out sweet candied sugar, Belgian yeast and harsh alcohol. Messy and rather harsh; not at all an ale of refinement or complexity. Meh.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Hopago IPA from Papago Brewing 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Papago, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out resinous hops, some residual sugars, and caramel malt. Flavour is big on the resinous hops upfront, followed by caramely bready malt. Sweet and sticky. Decently constructed.