Subsidiaries
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at the brewery taproom. Pale golden coloured, medium sized white head, grainy and mild honey in the nose. Sweetish malty, grainy, herbal, light honey and touch of yeast in the finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Switchback Brewing Company
on 23 Jun 2026
at 23:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap at the brewery taproom. Blackish coloured, medium sized creamy pale beige head, light roasty nose. Mild roasty, bit watery, notes of chocolate and touch of coffee with mild roasty finish.
Tried
from Draft
at
Switchback Brewing Company
on 23 Jun 2026
at 23:21
5.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 5
Overall 5
Canned 568ml. -from The Willey's Store Greensboro Vermont. Amberish coloured, medium sized off-white head, caramel in the nose. Sweet malty, caramel, light oxidation and sweet finish.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Jun 2026
at 01:32
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Pour is a murky tan with a large white head. Aroma is a honeycomb toasted malt. Flavor is more honey sweetness with a little plastic on the back end. Finish is gone quickly. Not a beer that fits into any one style category and is kind of whatever at best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2026
at 23:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can to tulip.
Appearance: glossy burnt orange to copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: light notes of strawberry, slight honey and grapefruit then some light malty tones in the background
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to lead mostly with the strawberry and malty notes; finishes somewhat dry with a malty tone
Texture: medium bodied; good sipper; some smoothness with a drying sort of bitter hoppy assertiveness seemingly just rolling along the tongue
Overall: not a bad DIPA, maybe again.
Appearance: glossy burnt orange to copper color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: light notes of strawberry, slight honey and grapefruit then some light malty tones in the background
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to lead mostly with the strawberry and malty notes; finishes somewhat dry with a malty tone
Texture: medium bodied; good sipper; some smoothness with a drying sort of bitter hoppy assertiveness seemingly just rolling along the tongue
Overall: not a bad DIPA, maybe again.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Apr 2026
at 22:12
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to mug.
Appearance: semi-glossy burnt yellow/orange color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy hops, floral, light tamgerine and a little bit of lemony hops with a light clean malty backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes mixed citrusy sweet with a light floral crisp sweetness
Texture: light to medium bodied, very sessionable; good smoothness with a good carb level
Overall: nice easy going lager worth coming back to.
Can to mug.
Appearance: semi-glossy burnt yellow/orange color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: mixed citrusy hops, floral, light tamgerine and a little bit of lemony hops with a light clean malty backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes mixed citrusy sweet with a light floral crisp sweetness
Texture: light to medium bodied, very sessionable; good smoothness with a good carb level
Overall: nice easy going lager worth coming back to.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2026
at 16:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to stange.
Appearance: muddy/cloudy burnt orange to brown color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which settled off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: some mineral water with campfire smoke and a touch of tangy to subtle sweet wheaty scent; light lactic/sour-ish whiff underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a semi-tangy to sour to sweet combination; brisk finish of tangy to semi-sour to smoky tones
Texture: medium bodied, semi-sessionable - most likely due to the low ABV; some smoothness but also a little bit of the sour to tangy tones seem to nick the tongue as I somewhat expected them to
Overall: as far as I know a pretty nice Grodziskie I believe I would have again and most likely see if I can find any differences next time. There's so much going on with this beer.
Can to stange.
Appearance: muddy/cloudy burnt orange to brown color with a finger and a half's worth of white foamy head which settled off at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: some mineral water with campfire smoke and a touch of tangy to subtle sweet wheaty scent; light lactic/sour-ish whiff underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a semi-tangy to sour to sweet combination; brisk finish of tangy to semi-sour to smoky tones
Texture: medium bodied, semi-sessionable - most likely due to the low ABV; some smoothness but also a little bit of the sour to tangy tones seem to nick the tongue as I somewhat expected them to
Overall: as far as I know a pretty nice Grodziskie I believe I would have again and most likely see if I can find any differences next time. There's so much going on with this beer.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Mar 2026
at 12:41
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to mug.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a three finger khaki foamy head which dissipated at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet dark malts with some briney to salty tones; some dark chocolate; subtle black licorice? Hmmmm...well, I think so but seems extremely faint.
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty to salty quality; finishes semi-dry with a touch of salty to roasty hints
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; substantial smoothness to what seems like mostly a good flow
Overall: another awesome smoked beer by Switchback - more than worthy of coming back to.
Bottle to mug.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a three finger khaki foamy head which dissipated at a nice pace to leave some light lace
Aroma: sweet dark malts with some briney to salty tones; some dark chocolate; subtle black licorice? Hmmmm...well, I think so but seems extremely faint.
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to roasty to salty quality; finishes semi-dry with a touch of salty to roasty hints
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; substantial smoothness to what seems like mostly a good flow
Overall: another awesome smoked beer by Switchback - more than worthy of coming back to.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2026
at 12:34
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: black in the pour and black in the glass with a thin cap of a little khaki foamy head which dissipated fairly quick and didn't leave any lace
Aroma: jalapeno sweet and spicy notes; roasted dark malts with ample smokiness coming through in a sweet campfire sort of way
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine spicy to sweet to semi-roasty sort of quality underscored by a touch of bitterness; finishes semi-dry with a light spicy to subtle sweet hint
Texture: medium bodied, this is a sipper; some smoothness but also I love how the jalapenos are not overbearing but provide the right amount of heat to tell me this is the kind of beer you end a night on
Overall: a very nicely done smoked beer with the jalapenos making it even more awesome.
Bottle to snifter.
Appearance: black in the pour and black in the glass with a thin cap of a little khaki foamy head which dissipated fairly quick and didn't leave any lace
Aroma: jalapeno sweet and spicy notes; roasted dark malts with ample smokiness coming through in a sweet campfire sort of way
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine spicy to sweet to semi-roasty sort of quality underscored by a touch of bitterness; finishes semi-dry with a light spicy to subtle sweet hint
Texture: medium bodied, this is a sipper; some smoothness but also I love how the jalapenos are not overbearing but provide the right amount of heat to tell me this is the kind of beer you end a night on
Overall: a very nicely done smoked beer with the jalapenos making it even more awesome.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2026
at 12:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: glossy burnt dark yellow semi-cloudiness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney, floral and mixed citrusy bitter hoppy tones with a touch of sweet behind them; light biscuity to semi-caramel malt backbone
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine bitter to bittersweet blend; finishes leaning into some bitter hoppy tones in a subtle dry yet clingy subtle sweet
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; good smoothness and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: not a bad AIPA but a little bit more bitter than I had hoped for.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: glossy burnt dark yellow semi-cloudiness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney, floral and mixed citrusy bitter hoppy tones with a touch of sweet behind them; light biscuity to semi-caramel malt backbone
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine bitter to bittersweet blend; finishes leaning into some bitter hoppy tones in a subtle dry yet clingy subtle sweet
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; good smoothness and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: not a bad AIPA but a little bit more bitter than I had hoped for.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2026
at 22:27