Belching Beaver

Microbrewery in Vista, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2012

Contact
980 Park Center Dr, Ste A, Vista, CA, 92081, United States
Description
Launched in 2012 by by Thomas Vogel, Dave Mobley, and brewmaster Troy Smith, Belching Beaver Brewery evolved from a desire to make great beer and have a ‘Dam Good Time’ doing it. The award-winning craft beer company is focused on two things: First, have a brand that offers quality craft beer, while also being whimsical and fun to inspire good times. Each Belching Beaver beer release carries its own individual style and personality. Second, make beer for everyone and all palates. Our San Diego Brewery hosts 5 different locations serving craft beer you're going to love, of which the Oceanside Brewhouse is the production brewery.

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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Craft Shack. Pours hazy gold with a foamy white head. Aroma hints at dank and is citrus. Med body or almost. Flavor is lightly juicy, mostly citrus, maybe some green melon. Moderately dry. Moderately bitter. Ok, but not overwhelming in any sense. It's good, but somehow the flavors don't click for me.
Tried from Can on 17 May 2020 at 01:28

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16oz can. Opaque peach body, not quite there...some floaties as well. Steady white head. Nice hop balance, seems like something peachy like Mosaic to juice it out, but some background bitterness as well rounds it out. Great mouthfeel, oat and wheat but never too floury or heavy. The hop tones are really nice, maybe some Southern Hemisphere stuff in there as well. Good stuff.
Tried from Can on 12 May 2020 at 03:55

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can from Beautiful Beers, drunk at home. I'm not getting much more than peanut and milk chocolate in the aroma, but it's hard to complain. Tastes sweet, with chocolate and cola nut alongside more peanut. Finish has some earthy hoppy bitter, which provides balance but is a bit jarring. Light body with medium to heavy carbonation. Delectable, but maybe cpuld use a bit more body...
Tried from Can on 07 May 2020 at 22:05

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
(Bottle) Hazy golden with good dense white head. Nice aroma of peanuts, chocolate and coffee. Medium bodied, smooth and creamy. A quick refreshing tang at the start is replaced with a rich combination of peanut and caramel with notes of chocolate and coffee. A pleasant coffee bitterness continues into a long finish. Clever, unusual and very drinkable.
Tried from Bottle on 05 May 2020 at 14:03

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16oz can. Deep black body, thick rusty beige head. Sweet, chocolate syrup tone. Mild peanut, cinnamon, faint coffee. Pretty solid flavors, but sort of has an unattenuated pastry feel to it. The peanut butter comes out the more I sip at it. Tasty, enjoyable enough for the style.
Tried from Can on 28 Apr 2020 at 02:05

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle from Craft Shack. Pours dark brn/blk with a creamy/foamy tan head. Aroma of chocolate, peanut butter, lactose and smooth toasted malt. Approaching full bodied. Flavor of peanuts, chocolate, lactose, rye spice, maybe wood(but with the sugars it's hard to find astringency), and a touch of cinnamon. Almost like a pastry stout. Not dry, but not sticky. Not hop bitter, but heat and rye spice stand in for that. Heat is not oppressive. It's good stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2020 at 00:03

5.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Pale gold body with white head. Maize and malt aroma. Mineral note with the malt in the taste and a light finish
Tried on 26 Apr 2020 at 00:58

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
Pours gold/amber with a small head.Nose shows peanuts, coffee, caramel. Subtle though.Flavours include more peanut and coffee notes, some soft cocoa.Body feels a bit watery.
Tried on 17 Apr 2020 at 12:26

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Can. Hazy amber beer with a cream head. Orange and tropical fruit aroma with pineapple. orange and tropical fruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Orange and tropical fruit linger.
Tried from Can on 14 Apr 2020 at 23:28

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
650 ml bottle thanks to David. Pours a very dark hue, almost jet black, a small beige head. A huge peanut nose. Really rich, clear grainy husky peanuts, not unnatural sweet peanut butter, cocoa, light roast. Solid. Really flavorful.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Apr 2020 at 04:53