Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap. Pours hazy golden, medium off white head, some lacing. Aroma is grassy, pepper, herbal. Flavor is light plus sweet, light bitter, quite herbal, lots of Belgian yeast and pepper. Full body, creamy mouthfeel. ABV is well hidden. Pretty solid beer.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Tap. Pours mostly clear golden, small white head, nice lacing. Aroma is faint citra, dank and passionfruit, grain. Flavor is light sweet, light plus bitter, citrus, tropical, mango. Drinks a lot like a session IPA, but at 5%, I want a little more.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 10 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Tap. Pours cloudy amber, medium beige head, nice lacing. Aroma is malty, bready, a bit of caramel. Flavor is light sweet, malty, a hint of citrus. Light bitterness comes through in the end and lingers. Medium body, a bit of acidity. Better than its ratings...
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bomber drunk 4/17/15
Pour is a clear muted amber with some drab olive tints and a fluffy white head that is mostly well-retained.
The nose is a very lovely balanced mix of fresh, floral hops (read: no pine whatsoever) and just a touch of citrus hoppiness thrown in for good mesaure (lemons and oranges). The leafy, fragrant hops combine well with a dry, but assertive maltiness of brown bread and lightly toasted grains. No crystal malt, thank god. Yeastiness is lightly apparent, contributing light cellar notes and moderate fruitiness that adds a welcome complexity and livliness to the beer. No alcohol, no flaws.
Flavor is wonderfully bitter but immaculately balanced as well. Brown bread-like maltiness provides just enough sweetness to balance the floral and lightly citric hoppiness. Touches of light dough, strong pepper (hops) and a zesty, tight carbonation all keep the beer interesting and flowing to the end, where a crisp finish leaves well-attenuated malts and plentiful hop bitterness. Floral hop flavors abound and the beer is supremely refreshing. Perhaps a touch more softness/depth of malt would make this even more comforting to drink but as is, I have few complaints. It’s refreshing to see a moderately hoppy beer these days that has neither tropical fruits or pine (or even a heavy citrus character). I don’t remember Switchback being particularly good back in the day; if I remember correctly they were very given to diacetyl and sloppy production of the beer. Seems those days are over? Whatever the case, this was excellent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bomber from Winooski Beverage Warehouse. Pours a clear copper with a thin fizzy off-white head. Good head retention. Aroma of toasted malts, doughy malts, stone fruits and mildly tinny hops. The taste is toasted malt, caramel, citrus hops. Medium bodied, mild lingering bitterness, decent balance. Solid beer.
Drake (22934) reviewed Ale from Switchback Brewing Company (USA) 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
New England Bucket List Trip #251. Bomber from Winooski Beverage Warehouse. Pours a hazy orange with a thin fizzy off-white head. Poor head retention. Aroma of pale malt, mild toasted malt, earthy hops. The taste is toasted malt, caramel, floral and earthy hops. Medium bodied, drinkable.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Somewhere in Vermont: pours amber with a white head. Aroma is some dank makt with a good amount of hops for a marzen. Taste is sweet and very sharply malty. Hops make an appearance without adding too much bitterness. Aftertaste is certainly there in form. Good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Slow roasted red dark red, 1 finger sticky creamy head. Nose is slightly bitter with some caramel and apple elements. Taste is nice. mild, not too bitter with a little bit of sweetness. minor cranberry, pear and maybe some fig qualities. astringency at the finish.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Hazy yellow Smells quite fruity with mostly juicy oranges. Taste is very much a shandy sort of deal. Orange, citrus and lemon drop. sweetness throughout with just a tad bit of band-aid. creamy and nice spritz mouth feel.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
22 oz. bottle. Hazy straw color with soapy head. aroma is hop forward with floral and citrus. The flavor is pretty much a mirror copy of the aroma. Dry texture with light lingering bitterness. Medium pale malt base helps with balance yet is still displays the hops rather well. Pretty solid.