Subsidiaries
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Poured from bottle thanks Willrunforbeer orange color with a nice white head. Aromas of clove bananna fruit malt. Taste is slightly sweet dry fruit floral grass and caramel malt.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jul 2016
at 18:31
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Bobcat Café and Brewery.
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a glossy/transparent burnt orange/yellow color with a one finger/slim white foaminess maintaining just right above the body. After dissipation, decent lacing.
The smell started off with sweet to bitter resin to citrus to even a slight dried grassy sweetness. All combines, smells really nice.
The taste was basically the same with an overall fully combined bittersweet fullness of the hops to the malts just blending just the right way. Light sweet to dry aftertaste. Drawn about semi-dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a great sessionability about it. Carbonation rides underneath just enough to allow appropriate (AIPA) wonderful bitterness to hit my tongue.
Overall, damn nice AIPA, and of course I’d have this one again, holy moses!
This was poured into a pint glass.
The appearance was a glossy/transparent burnt orange/yellow color with a one finger/slim white foaminess maintaining just right above the body. After dissipation, decent lacing.
The smell started off with sweet to bitter resin to citrus to even a slight dried grassy sweetness. All combines, smells really nice.
The taste was basically the same with an overall fully combined bittersweet fullness of the hops to the malts just blending just the right way. Light sweet to dry aftertaste. Drawn about semi-dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a great sessionability about it. Carbonation rides underneath just enough to allow appropriate (AIPA) wonderful bitterness to hit my tongue.
Overall, damn nice AIPA, and of course I’d have this one again, holy moses!
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2016
at 23:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured from bottle thanks Willrunforbeer effervescent golden pour with a thin white head. Aromas of grain honey and lager yeast. Taste is well balanced and follows aroma. --- Beer merged from original tick of Switchbock on 08 Apr 2016 at 20:49 - Score: 7
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2016
at 19:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bootle thanks for sharing Willrunforbeer. Clear golden color, thin head. Aroma of German lager yeast, light honey, mild grass.
Flavor is right on the money for the style. Lager yeast with a slight skunk note is the main character. Lighter in body with a sweetness that is grain or corn. ABV is not noticed. Overall as it should be.
Flavor is right on the money for the style. Lager yeast with a slight skunk note is the main character. Lighter in body with a sweetness that is grain or corn. ABV is not noticed. Overall as it should be.
Tried
on 08 Apr 2016
at 18:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a hazy semi-dark burnt bronzed golden orange to brown color with a slim finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated within less than thirty seconds leaving some messy lacing roaming around the glass.
The smell starts off with a sharp sweet bready to sweet grassy hoppy to malty balance.
The flavor wraps it up and asks is this a Maibock or a Kellerbier? I say that because of the lower body on this beer. Doesn’t quite taste like a maibock/hellerbock as the toffee, bready, biscuity flavors hold tight around the sweet grassy flavors. Good carbonation on the feel.
Overall, hard to rate to style as ratebeer says maibock but the brewery and I both say Kellerbier, as there’s not enough body, heavier caramel/toffee and even the roasty portion of some nuts to be a maibock. I’d have again for me. Enjoyable offering.
The appearance was a hazy semi-dark burnt bronzed golden orange to brown color with a slim finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated within less than thirty seconds leaving some messy lacing roaming around the glass.
The smell starts off with a sharp sweet bready to sweet grassy hoppy to malty balance.
The flavor wraps it up and asks is this a Maibock or a Kellerbier? I say that because of the lower body on this beer. Doesn’t quite taste like a maibock/hellerbock as the toffee, bready, biscuity flavors hold tight around the sweet grassy flavors. Good carbonation on the feel.
Overall, hard to rate to style as ratebeer says maibock but the brewery and I both say Kellerbier, as there’s not enough body, heavier caramel/toffee and even the roasty portion of some nuts to be a maibock. I’d have again for me. Enjoyable offering.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2016
at 16:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
This was poured into a mug.
The appearance was a semi-dark hazy burnt brown color with a slim less than a finger’s worth of off-white head that just glazed the top of the mug. Nice semi-thick to thin foamy lacing glossed along the sides of the glass.
The smell starts off with some rich sweet nutty / somewhat walnut-like to toffee and caramel rich fragances.
The taste replicates the smell mostly. Definitely has a dry nutty aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation feels good.
Overall, as an English Brown ale, I really don’t see much wrong with this. I’d have again.
The appearance was a semi-dark hazy burnt brown color with a slim less than a finger’s worth of off-white head that just glazed the top of the mug. Nice semi-thick to thin foamy lacing glossed along the sides of the glass.
The smell starts off with some rich sweet nutty / somewhat walnut-like to toffee and caramel rich fragances.
The taste replicates the smell mostly. Definitely has a dry nutty aftertaste and finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Carbonation feels good.
Overall, as an English Brown ale, I really don’t see much wrong with this. I’d have again.
Tried
on 16 Mar 2016
at 16:18
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Grant, reddish orange appearance. Has a corn, maze, amber ale aroma. Decent mouthfeel, good overall taste, has a nice amber ale taste, some saaz and nugget taste at the finish. decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Mar 2016
at 15:48
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Switchback Brewery, Burlington. Colour is clear orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, dryness, some hops and malts. Can’t find this one special but drinkability is quite OK.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Feb 2016
at 18:37
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
2-3 pints at Switchback Brewery, Burlington. Colour is clear copper with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Some dry fruits, caramel, some hops and malts. Pretty good.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2016
at 18:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tap at Switchback Brewery, Burlington. Colour is slightly cloudy light orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Fruits, hops and malts. Nothing special.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Feb 2016
at 16:14