Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample at the brewery.
The appearance was all black just like the normal look of their \"Black Beer.\" Light little head here and there and dissipated substantially.
The smell started off with the normal amount of the \"Black Beer\" qualities of Stone Corral’s schwarzbier. And then the subtle raspberry pops in to say \"hello.\" Its a nice hello as its subtle enough to be a stellar balance.
The taste takes on the \"black beer\" persona and the raspberry. Dry woody (guessing that’s the French Oak) slides into the aftertaste with the raspberry. Nice sweet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionable feel to it. Carbonation runs fairly light. Raspberry punches on my tongue but isn’t overbearing with the chocolate feels coming on nice in the balance of it all.
Overall, Stone Corral took their \"flagship\" beer and just hyped it up to a stellar adventure. I’d definitely have this again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Sample glass at the brewery.
The appearance was a glossy burnt orange to almost brown color with a slim almost finger’s worth of white foamy lacing after the head dissipated.
The smell had all of the normal big smoky to peaty malts up front with subtle toffee and an even lighter caramel backbone.
The taste was mainly sweet through the previously mentioned flavors. Slight smokey aftertaste. Semi-dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionable feel about it. Carbonation felt nice.
Overall, I’d say this was a really nice scotch ale that I would have again.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Helles Bock from Stone Corral Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the brewpub.
They poured this into a tulip. Hmmm...well, I’m tired of bitching at breweries about this sort of this shit. So the rest of this is based on observations.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that quickly dissipated. Light lacing.
The smell had some sweet grainy and a subtle toffee malt base underneath.
The taste was pretty much the same. The aftertaste was semi-thick with a glossed over sweet corn feel running into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a decent sessionability about it. Carbonation runs fairly light yet not bad to me.
Overall, good for the most part, probably could come back to.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sample glass at the brewery.
The appearance was a dark brown color with a thin white little head that dissipated quickly. Lacing was few and far between (sample glass, not worried).
The smell took in a huge amount of dark and milk chocolate malts. Light caramel and toffee invade delicately underneath. Light smoke.
The taste was mainly malty sweet with a light smoke and light peat underneath. Smooth slightly peaty to smoky malty aftertaste runs into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sessionable feel to it. Carbonation feels light, but good.
Overall, what a nice beer, doppelbock, maybe could use a bit more \"beef\" in the body. Still, I’d have again.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Kölsch from Stone Corral Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared in NYC with Chris. Pours hazy yellow-gold with a thick, creamy white head. The nose holds simple doughy malts, white bread, biscuit. Light to medium sweet flavor with pleasant sugary pale biscuits, lemon meringue, very slight bitter hay. Light bodied with average carbonation. Finishes with more simple doughy biscuits, white bread crusts, more meringue, straw. A nicely rounded kolsch. Goes down easy.
CoastGuardVet (6205) reviewed Saisanja from Stone Corral Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a hazy burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that dissipated immediately. Legs of lacing glazed the sides of the glass decently.
The smell started off with the spicy hemp running into subtle sweet to bitter tones of citrus. Earthy to rustic aromas amplify the balance nicely.
The taste was the hemp spice up front and then the rustic/earthy portion coming in for some danky onion to settle it all out. Light spicy to semi-danky aftertaste running into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionable feel. Spicy hemp does show the feel on the tongue, hmmm...and actually, I’m starting to feel the effects just a little bit.
Overall, as a saison, it kinda works, but I think they could probably scale back on the hemp a bit. Just kinda feelin’ it a bit and was hoping to go at another one tonight, not sure, might have to down some chips or something.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
This was poured into a becher glass.
The appearance was a mostly transparent burnt orange color with a one finger white foamy head that maintains a nice retention for about a good minute before gently dissipating.
The aroma had some dried Curacao orange peel gently sliding into sweet to bitter juniper needles. A light floral quality graces the background nicely.
The flavor leans closer to the bitter and dry side of this American styled IPA, however gentle sweet juniper needles surround my taste buds full throttle.
The mouthfeel caved in to the dryness coming from the juniper needles. While the more I sip this, the more the dryness comes out to lay down on my tongue. The bitterness from the orange peel grabs my tongue just enough as an AIPA to ensure an all around great feel.
Overall, Stone Corral takes an AIPA and wishes to grab the drinker’s attention to a different aspect that some brewers aren’t doing just yet. There’s nothing like an AIPA like this one to help break up the monotony of stouts and porters during the holiday season.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
This was poured in a sample glass at the brewery.
The appearance was a sly burnt orange close to brown color with a nice transparency to it. Once again, like the last beer, filled high enough and slow enough without a head nor lacing, I’m not worried, I get it.
The smell started off with a nice sweet grassy maltiness. Light estery fruits roll in to blend nicely.
The taste was moderately sweet with a grassy bitterness playing into the blend.
On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a nice sessionable feel to it. Carbonation felt right as a bock and a decent lingering harsh feel but not overbearing.
Overall, nice bock made for the harvest. Pretty sure I could do it again, and would be a good beer with its respected food.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at the brewery. Sample glass.
The appearance was a dark brown color with no head nor lacing, but a bar pour was what yielded this, so I’m not too concerned, nice fill by the bartender.
The smell starts off with a rich malty dark chocolate opening up into bready/yeasty spices, seems a bit restrained.
The taste was moderately sweet with the underscore of spice to hit in the back of the throat.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body. Fairly sessionable, the carbonation seemed to hit right with that back of the throat sort of bold feel. It seems to lay down on my tongue decently.
Overall, as a Belgian Strong ale, it sits on the dark side of the wheelhouse, not bad, but nothing I need to seek out.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Black Beer from Stone Corral Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Winooski Beverage, 10/9/15
Aroma: The aroma is grains and breads, somewhat roasty, earthy, and light chocolate
Appearance: Pours a dark brown color with bubbly brown head and some drippy lacework
Flavor: It tastes along the same lines, light sweet, light roast, and some light bitterness
Palate: The body is light-medium, decent mouthfeel, lively carbonation, and a mid-dry close
Overall Impression: Pretty solid beer. Nothing amazing or special going on here, just a solid, decently flavorful, relatively drinkable offering.