JK (8181) reviewed Geist Bock from Golden Valley Brewery 20 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Argo0 was kind enough to give me a sample of this beer, and I thought slightly better of it than he did. Strong alcohol aroma. A light orange, cloudy beer, and doesn’t or smell like a bock ought to. Fairly sour with lots of cherry. These flavors are not awful but don’t really belong in this style. This beer is a mess., but the sour flavor and fruit provide some redemption.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
2003 bottle. Pours a medium brown, ruddy with medium peach hues. Strong pour reveals a large, creamy yellow flecked white head. Smells like light, peppery hops, velvety malting and creamy oatmeal. Maybe a hint of the alcohol. Flavor is somehow a mix between dry, papery hops, and sweet cream buttery malt. Lots of vanilla, almonds, cream and a hint of chocolate covered cherries. Flavor is interesting and big, body is medium to medium full, low carbonation.7/4/7/4/15
2004 bottle After seeing the Montreal crew’s reaction to this, I had to open the other bottle (both were purchased from Liquid Solutions about 4 months ago). While it’s definitely full of diacetyl, the body is still fairly creamy and not thin. The buttercream flavor does end up getting cloying and I pour most of the beer down the drain. Strange, the previous year’s was good stuff. 4/4/5/3/10
crit200 (5324) reviewed Red Thistle Ale from Golden Valley Brewery 23 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Hazy brown,tan head. Light spiced malt nose. Dry malt flavor with medium length mild hop finish