Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Harvest Market. I went to open this yesterday but there were a ton of floaties in the bottle so I let it sit overnight to try to get them to the bottom. Hazy deep golden color without much of a head. Big citrus and resinous pine with a solid bready sweet malty backbone. Lingering lightly harsh bitterness. Better than I expected.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12oz squat heritage bottle with lots of sediment at the bottom-retaining thin white head with trailing lace-gold with lots of floaties that stay floating as long as it took me to knock this back. A-citrus/pine/light dank. Taste follows, 2nd lt malt. 748415-3.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle pour into shaker pint glass from Andover Liquors. Appearance is hazy dark red/brown with trace sparkle, 1/2-finger width light brown foamy head with poor retention and light soapy lacing. Aroma is strong roasted malts, bordering on burnt, with light chocolate. Taste is roasted malts with light chocolate giving way to bitterness and an almost metallic flavor. Palate is medium bodied with thick texture, lively carbonation and very dry, bitter finish. Overall, balance is too far to the bitter side and finish is excessively dry for me.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Enjoyed for Easter 2017 in Vermont with friends. Pours a hazy golden colour with a white frothy cap, nice lasting and foamy lacing. Cereal malt aromas with the citra hops. Citrus tasting with orange notes and light grapefruit zest that is well-blended. The mouthfeel is lightly dry. Quite nice, as not overly zest-peel dry. This is a nice blend of a few styles that go down very nicely. A different twist on the hoppy brews.
Kleg (3852) reviewed Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 8 years ago
Appearance - 2 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
12 oz stubby bottle bought in NH. Murky dark gold pour with a khaki head and decent retention. No lacing. No real distinct flavors. Crisp and smooth with almost no bitterness. Lightly sweet and light fruity hops. I would have guessed this was a weak pilsner. This beer doesn't know what it wants to be.
panzerxiii (3989) ticked Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at home in Salisbury - picked up in NH. Pours clear yellow-gold, subtly effervescent, with a creamy, pure white head. The aroma has some citrusy hops, biscuits, a little grass. Light sweet flavour with a little rindy bitterness, pale bread, sturdy grassy hops, tangerine peel. Light bodied with massaging carbonation. Decent balance in the finish, some more citrus fruits, pale grains, grass, melon. Fun stuff.
Leighton (34941) reviewed Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle shared in MV. Pours clear orange with a fairly tight, foamy off-white head. The aroma holds toasted grains, some English yeast, a few leaves, citrus peel. Light sweet flavour with more toasted grains, more orange rind, a little grassy bitterness. Light bodied with average carbonation. Finishes with some further leafy hops, citrus peel, further lightly toasted grains, more bread. Not bad overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From my brother: pours light copper with a white head. Aroma is citrus, pine and malt. Standard, simple IPA. More on the malty side. Solid IPA.
CLW (16859) reviewed Roasted Red from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle solo domed most of it. Pours a dirty amber color, thin off white head. Little or mild nose. Light caramel and light fruit. Flavor is caramel malt, toffee, weak bitterness in the finish. I was hoping for just a bit more flavor than the Caramel/ toffee. I don’t get chocolate (wish I did)
Higher carbonation in a near medium body. Not bad, seems like it was brewed for the masses. Kind of ordinary, nothing here to give it any jazz.