Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
This is the last of my Sidelaunch beers and it’s possibly the nicest one. Sidelaunch New Zealand Pale Ale 5% Pale straw gold with thick white foam and a great woodsy peppery fruity NZ hops. This has an ultracrisp light body and great bright hop flavor. It’s so light and crisp I almost feel it’s an IPL… the taste is vibrant, great hops. Fruity prickly pear, light malts, a touch of stone fruit. Really enjoying this one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Side Launch Pilsner 5.9% Crystal clear gold with thick white foam and a bracing herbal hop bouquet with the slightest hint of sulfur. Light bodied and with a green bitter bite which had me thinking tettnang for some reason. Quite beautiful tree but clean beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Sidelaunch Passionate Sour Passionfruit Sour 4.3% 12 IBU NIce gold color with wispy white foam. The aroma is tart passionfruit with some orange blossoms and wheat notes. Medium bodied with a mouth-puckering tartness and quite high acidity. This is tasty but definitely more of a summer than a fall beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Sidelaunch Hibiscus Sour 4.2% Lovely reddish color with thin pink foam and a tart hibiscus aroma. Light bodied tart and dry. Solid stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Sidelaunch West Coast IPA 6.3% Glowing orange gold with thick fluffy foam and a nice clean stone fruit, citrus and pine aroma. Medium to full bodied with a bitter herbal woodsy pine flavor with some citrus notes. This was courtesy of my father grabbing me a sixer when we visited the brewery.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Clear red color with beige foam and a peppery biscuit aroma. Medium bodied and crisp with some dried fruit notes. I liked it better than the Festbier.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Side Launch Festbier Nice amber brown with a toasted biscuit aroma and flavor on a medium body. The taste adds malty caramel and toffee notes. Decent stuff, big pours.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Mountain Lager from Side Launch Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Pale with just a slight haze. Medium head. Big malt, so bready, medium bitterness. Fuck yeah. Biscuity, warm, this is the shit.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Milk, barley malt, and grass/fresh hay aroma. Golden yellow with small head. Moderately sweet light lemon, creamy barley malt, and mildly bitter grass/hay flavor. Good body.
shrubber (15804) reviewed Passionate Sour from Side Launch Brewing Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Passionfruit, coconut, biscuit malt, and orange peel aroma. Slightly hazy pale yellow with large white head. Lightly sweet passionfruit, lemon, coconut, biscuit malt, moderately sour citric acid, and mildly bitter orange peel and straw flavor. Good body.