Switchback Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Burlington,
Vermont,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Switchback Brewing Company
Established in 2002
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Description
The first 100% employee-owned brewery in New England. Brewing unfiltered and naturally carbonated beers in the South End of Burlington, Vermont since 2002.
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at sweet water in Burlington VT. Pours an almost clear reddish amber color with a stingy white head that almost made it to the table with the glass. Smells of caramel and brown sugar with a hint of earthy hops and butterscotch. Taste follows the smell fairly well caramel and butterscotch with earthy herbal hop flavor. Medium body with a spirited level of carbonation and a slick earthy mouthfeel. Meh. This tastes like an earthy long trail ale to me. I could drink these, but I wouldn’t choose them from the cooler.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Feb 2012
at 16:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
on tap-pours brown with a tan head. Aroma is roasty medium malt, some fruit. Taste is roasty/some cocoa-medium/dark malt, some fruit hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Jan 2012
at 16:15
6.5/10
Very grass-like, vegetal hops and the flavor is just ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Dec 2011
at 14:39
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Lucky Dog tavern in Plymouth NH.. Pours a dirty murky yellow. they claimed it was unfiltered. tastes of some citrus and wheat. very faint hops. nothing overly memorable.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Feb 2011
at 10:52
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Quickly descending head. Muddy brown color. Minimal aroma. Simple malty taste. Little bitterness and maybe little else. A simple but drinkable beer.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2007
at 16:18
4.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Golden ale with almost rose hues. Unpleasant aroma where sourness meets malts. Light malts in taste with pleasant pungeant hops. Medium bodied. OK but uninspiring. On tap at American Flatbread, Burlington VT.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jan 2005
at 08:45