Travlr (30174) reviewed McKenzie Brandywine Wit from McKenzie Brew House 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft in Devon. Clear pale yellow color. Aroma of citrus and banana. Taste has slightly sour grapefruit, banana, light spice. Tastes more like a German style weizen, I hope I’m rating the right beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft in Devon. Deep maroon color, thick beige head with solid lacing. Aroma of deeply roasted coffee. Taste has espresso grounds and cocoa powder. Good body. Tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft in Devon. Clear golden color. Aroma of tropical fruit. Taste is lightly bitter fruit. Decent.
Travlr (30174) reviewed Route 202 Pale Ale from McKenzie Brew House 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft in Devon. Clear golden color. Aroma of light fruit. Taste is chewy bitter fruit, nice body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft at the source. Clear golden amber color. Aroma of light hay. Taste is herbal hay.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Deep ruby maroon color, tan head. Aroma of toasted caramel. Taste is burnt caramel. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft in Devon. Clear yellow color. Aroma of dusty lemon pepper. Taste is lightly funky straw and citrus. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
This beer is overrated, bump bump. Pours milky golden painted, bump bump. Lemony Brett aroma but thin and spikey. A lot of tartness at the end of labor, really overwhelms the other aspects, maybe even a bit of acetic. Just too tart and thinning with harsh aftertaste fun but need something to balance it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Bottle sampled 3/15/14
Lightly hazy bronze-yellow body is topped by a fluffy white head with strong retention.
Tons of band-aid and limey brett goodness in the nose with a touch of bready malt and light citrus. Soft lactic acid in the background. Nice and strong and perfumey and no alcohol or flaws. Not intensely funky or anything, given the bugs, but regardless, smells very inviting.
Moderate brett acids are pretty well controlled and give a moderately tart, floral flavor that is backed by light pils malt sweetness. Light on the breadiness and acidity, making it quite drinkable. Natural carbonation is fairly tight, keeping the body mostly light. Saccharormyces yeast flavors are still dominant or at least co-dominant with the brett and lacto. Really nice brett saison, nothing incredibly crazy but very delicious. Havent had a MK in about 6 years. Glad to see they are still kickin ass!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750 ml bottle shared at the RBNG by Josarah. Label writing has 7% ABV vintage is 2010. Aroma is nice. Wheat, barnyard funk, lemons and zesty yeast.
Flavor is like a hefeweizen meets a funky saison, nice! Belgian yeast with zest, wheat based backbone, lightly tart lemons, musty basement, dusty apricots, old Brett. Carbonation is still able to provide a nice effervescent mouthfeel. Really nice treat to help reset my palate after a ton of stouts and sours. Damn refreshing!