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Ten Bends Beer Company brews quality Vermont inspired artisanal ales. We started Ten Bends to transform our fascination with craft beer and brewing into a homegrown small-batch brewery. We create ales that embody the unique nature of Vermont and its culture that keeps craft beer flowing like the rivers that bend through its mountain valleys. We hope Ten Bends Beer will become part of why you love Vermont. Come enjoy an ale with us, we're just around the bend!
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7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Imperial wheat they say? I wasn’t sure what to pour my portion in from the growler share. I wanted the \"weizen\" glass but it’s an \"imperial,\" hmmmmm....so I ended up opting for the tulip.
The appearance was a semi-rugged copper color, somewhat thick in it’s haziness but still an ever so slight transparency is trying to make it’s way out. Good finger’s worth of white foamy head. Lace wants to cling, but slides.
The aroma seems to hit upon a light citrusy to lemony crisp pulpy sweetness initially and then faithfully opens up into a malted wheatiness. Light spice (ginger or allspice? Not sure, to be honest, seems vague and quite different).
The flavor brings the sweet wheat to shape upon the citrus and lemon pulpy sweetness. Spice seems barely there. And then a nicely blended sweet wheaty/pulpiness strolling into the aftertaste and impounding the finish in the same way.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nicely cherished smooth sweet crushable wheaty maltiness. ABV, what ABV? Doesn’t seem like 8%, but maybe I shouldn’t argue as I feel like I pound this all day.
Overall, they say they imperialized a hefeweizen with this one. Leaves me scratching my beard on this one, I mean I liked it but somewhat am perplexed on how they did it. Hoping they bring this back this Summer.
Tried from Growler on 04 Apr 2017 at 20:28

8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
One of their first beers and finally, I get to try it. ’Bout time!
This was poured into a nonic pint glass.
The appearance was a slight burnt orange to copper sort of color with a sly transparency about it. Nice looking sustaining finger’s worth of white foamy head. Eventually dies and allows some subtle stringy lace.
The aroma fuses nicely some sweet tropical fruits to some bitter citrus rind-like portions. Just a touch of pine at the very end.
The flavor, once again, seems to allow a nice mellow blend of the tropical sweet to the citrus rind and then some light pulpiness comes out. Leans to the sweet side in the aftertaste and runs nicely into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a very nice sessionability about it. Mild carbonation. Very mobile and smooth feel along my tongue. ABV feels appropriate.
Overall, so glad I am finally able to try what I think is their considered \"flagship\" beer, I have to check on that and will update back to ensure that it really is their flagship.
Tried on 04 Apr 2017 at 20:16

8.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Grower share with Doug and Henry.
My portion was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a ruddy dark amber almost brown color with a thin white foamy cap of a head. Quick dissipation, mild stringy lace.
The aroma seems to gravitate towards sweet and grassy tobacco leafy hops. Light vanilla, some toast, touch of earthiness, pillowy maltiness. Ends with some hay/cereal sort of feature.
The flavor blended all of the previously mentioned aromas nicely together and pulling in a touch of malted chocolate. Light herbal tones come right before the aftertaste and slide on into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fair sipping quality about it. Low carbonation. ABV felt appropriate for what the brewer projected. Mild dryness hits my tongue but seemingly only for balance.
Overall, very well done barleywine and perhaps my favorite beer to date by these guys. Sidenote: why am I the only one reviewing Ten Bends on ratebeer? Where is everyone?
Tried on 02 Apr 2017 at 12:17

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Growler share with Doug.
My portion was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a muddled orange to brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated evenly leaving some messy lace, basically looked the same as the last one.
The aroma started off with a semi-citrusy pulp to bitter rind grinding into a slight floral to resinous stride. Light earthiness, subtle leafiness, then some onion.
The flavor seemed to blend all of the previously mentioned flavors and bring about some length in the base malt. Nicely rolling gentle hops to malt blend flowing on into the aftertaste and leading into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a nice pronounced beat of the hop bitterness making a good effort to blend right on into the malts smoothly along my tongue. Good carbonation. ABV felt fine.
Overall, how many of these are they going to do and why am I the only one entering any feedback? Oh well. At least this is well worthy of coming back to.
Tried from Growler on 27 Mar 2017 at 15:52

7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Growler share with Doug.
My portion was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a burnt copper/orange color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated evenly leaving some messy lace.
The aroma started off with a bright citrusy pulpy and bitter rind quality bursting forth on into a balanced malt base.
The flavor seems to balance the hops and malts well ensuing a nice crisp citrusy aftertaste and crisp finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a good sessionability about it. Good carbonation. ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, definitely one of the better ones of this series, well done.
Tried from Growler on 27 Mar 2017 at 12:20

8.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Growler share. Thanks Doug.
My portion was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a muddy burnt copper/orange almost brown color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated evenly with a touch of mess lace.
The aroma had a slight cedar/woody dry fruity crispness with some citrus bitter rind. Balancing malt backbone.
The flavor seems more balanced in this series beer than the other three as a bit more bitterness seems to come out. Aftertaste and finish are abrupt and fully bittersweet.
On the palate, this one was medium bodied and seemed to have the best balance of the series so far with an exceptional bittersweet oily feel rolling about my tongue. ABV felt there as projected by the brewer.
Overall, my first wow beer of this series. Hoping this is the one that they do bring back.
Tried from Growler on 27 Mar 2017 at 12:13

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Growler share.
My portion was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a ruddy burnt copper/orange color with a fairly darker coloring closer to the center. Finger’s worth of white foamy head tops the glass. Dissipated evenly leaving some sliding lace.
The aroma started off with a blend of floral/grassy features flowing over some tropical fruitiness. Some maltiness shows up.
The flavor seems to take the hops and the malts to resound sweetly and then the bitterness level seems to just sit in the background on this one. Aftertaste and finish seem to be the same combination of hops and malts leaning to the sweet side.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a fair sipping quality about it. ABV feels appropriate. Good carbonation.
Overall, though this evolution series is quite but this didn’t seem to be much different than the last one.
Tried from Growler on 27 Mar 2017 at 12:05

7.5/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Growler share.
My portion was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a ruddy burnt copper/orange color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated evenly leaving a touch sliding lace.
The aroma started off with apricot/tropical fruitiness sweetly moving forward over a nice malt base. Light grassy tones underneath.
The flavor blends the hops and the malts sweetly and then touching down on a subtle bitterness for balance. Mostly sweet hoppy aftertaste cleanly moving into a blended hoppy to malty finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionable to sipping quality about it. ABV feels there, but somewhat hidden.
Overall, nicely done DIPA. With this being a rotating series, I wonder if they’ll try to eventually bring this back.
Tried from Growler on 27 Mar 2017 at 11:59

8.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 10 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a sly rustic looking copper color with a glossy white cap of foamy head. Trickles nicely with the lace, somewhat messy.
The aroma had some floral to grassy notes with a touch of piney bitterness coming out. Clean malt base underneath.
The flavor leads with a nicely done full bittersweetness hitting my tastebuds exactly how one would want it. Fully blended hops to malts aftertaste, clean and crisp. Quick semi-dry finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation. ABV felt as intended by the brewer.
Overall, very good APA that I would love to have again. But starting to wonder where is everybody, why am I the only one reviewing Ten Bends? Hoping more people show up.
Tried on 25 Mar 2017 at 12:29

7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a hazy orange to copper color with a nice looking level finger’s worth of white foamy head. Lace appears stringy and settled after the head fell off.
The aroma had some sweet to bitter grassy and a citrusy zestiness, fairly bold and up front. Crisp with a little sweet pear to it.
The flavor leads with citrusy sweetness, some pear comes in to nicely and then the citrusy zestiness comes in close to the backdrop. Fairly innocent in the zest in the aftertaste, still, it’s all about the sweetness of a grassy-like to pear blend. Quick wet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation. ABV felt fine.
Overall, nicely done DIPA by these guys well worthy of having again.
Tried on 22 Mar 2017 at 21:27