French Broad River Brewery
Microbrewery
in Asheville,
North Carolina,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: French Broad Brewing Company
Established in 2001
Admin Note: Previously known as French Broad Brewing
obguthr (12411) reviewed Altbier from French Broad River Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 3
Sampled from a bottle known to be very old. DMS and pale malt aroma. Hazy orange, enormous head. Malty and grassy flavor but a bit like creamed corn. Harsh overly carbonated mouthfeel. Probably not bad when fresh. Bonus point for listing SRMs, IBUs, and gravity on the label. Will re-rate.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Hazy dark amber with a medium beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt, caramel, baking yeast and hints of chocolate. Sweet flavour with baking yeast, roasted malt, caramel and dark fruits.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
clear brown, smooth white head. nice fruity aroma, sort of like port wine, flavor is bitter, fruity, red berries, malts. faint caramel.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a thin light tan head. The aroma has notes of alcohol and lots of spices and fruit, as well as notes of caramel. The flavor is quite sweet with strong notes of spices - cinnamon, caramel, bread, and alcohol, leading to a dry alcoholic and spicy finish. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
22 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is fruity and light caramelish. Sweet malty, light yeasty and phenolic. Mild bitter to slight citric note. Roasted malty flavoured into the finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle 65 cl. Courtesy of bu11zeye. Pours a warm orangey brown with an off-white head. Sourish, yeasty nose. Medium body, overripe fruit, massive yeast and a rather harsh biterness. Not so pleasant. 280110
Drake (22938) reviewed Zepptemberfest from French Broad River Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
22 ounce bottle courtesy of Butters. Clear copper color with a medium head. The aroma is sour, clearly with something unwelcome, and some toasty maltiness. Taste is toasted malts, caramel and a light tart note. Medium bodied. Past its prime and something is off, but it’s not too far gone yet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Orange with a huge off white head. Sweet and fruity aroma with yeasty and malty notes. Flavour went the same way.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Dark amber with a large beige head. Sweet aroma with roasted malt and rotten vegs. Flavour like wise. Rotten finish.
theisti (5524) reviewed Rye Hopper from French Broad River Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
22 oz bottle sent my way by Suttree. Pour is a slight haze copper orange with a one an off white one inch head that falls with lacing. Aroma of big grain, toasty, fresh baking multi grain bread, nice soft Rye character - very soft and full at the same time. Nice nose. Taste has the Rye up closer to the front, followed closely behind by more straightforward toasted malted barley character, transitioning back to big Rye. The taste is much more one dimensional than the nose, and really lacks the softness. The aftertaste is strong on the Rye and some bitter pine and earthy hops. Palate is medium, with normal carbonation. This was a well done Rye beer, and the assertiveness fit for what they were going for I am sure. I was hoping for a bit more softness following the nose, but it was still nice. Thanks for sending this one to me Phil, it was a fun one.
Brewery Stats
| Score | 6.61 |
| Beers | 28 |
| Ticks | 242 |
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