8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(375ml bottle from the brewery webshop c/o Herbalist) Pours nearly clear pale gold with a small white head and light lace. Notes are a collection of subtly aromatic white wine vinousness and grape skins from the gewürz underpinning softly herbal lemon without the punchiness of actual lemon zest, underripe pineapple without much sweetness, clean light to moderate lactic tartness, crisp and mineral cereal base, soft woody backbone but not overly oaky, helping to dry into the finish where the grape must quality shows a little more. Feels like a hybrid between a delicate pineapple ale and a white wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 May 2020
at 22:10
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
(355ml can from the brewery webshop c/o Herbalist, thanks!) Pours nearly clear bright yellow with a white head and no lace. Aroma of candied lemon, floral honey, quite a decent amount of rich cinnamon, candied ginger vibes but not really spicy, there's a definite tea-like vibe to the nose with subtle grain and some vanilla dessert like overtones. Flavour is a bit less of an adjunct party, clean lightly tart lactic lemon and a bit of zest balanced with sweet honey, subtle vanilla, herbal/floral tea like notes, a little spicebox and some soft cereals. Light to medium bodied but with a smooth kind of creamy slickness and soft carbonation. Interesting and rather unique, especially in the nose. Ideally I'd have kicked up the adjuncts on the tongue a touch but this is a cool iced tea substitute.
Tried
from Can
on 21 May 2020
at 22:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
(375ml bottle from the webshop c/o Herbalist, thanks!) Pours lightly hazed orange-gold with a decent white head and spotty lace. Aroma of punchy fresh apricot, nectarine, lemon, strawberry, a little tart orange flesh, thyme and other fresh herbs, salty minerals, soft funk, oak backbone. Flavour is nicely tart with a grip of apricot, tart underripe strawberry and lemon flesh, a little orange/grapefruit overlay, nice slightly spicy oak, thyme, a little floral edge with the herbs, berry pip and oaky tannin, subtle nicely integrated wild yeast notes, cereals are retiring and it's not lager crisp but that's no issue. Tart apricot and berry finish, light herb and oak vibes lingering, smooth. Medium bodied, smooth filling bottle conditioned carb. Lovely little afternoon joint, this; may as well be a wild ale as a lager and the adjuncts sing with well-balanced fruity acidity and herbal freshness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 May 2020
at 21:24
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can, courtesy of Sergey
Cloudy red colour. Loads of vanilla and berry jam, with some flavour of pie crust, moderate acidity.
Very well made.
Cloudy red colour. Loads of vanilla and berry jam, with some flavour of pie crust, moderate acidity.
Very well made.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Apr 2020
at 06:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(355ml can from the brewery webshop c/o Herbalist, thanks!) Pours lightly clouded pink-tinged orange with a small but stable white cap and lace. Aroma is an unusual mix of tangy cranberry and tart pit fruit with strong sugary sweetness, brown sugar and toasty notes pop out along with cinnamon, definite crumble vibes, some cooked and astringent berry skin tones I think, dried flowers, sweet vanilla cream above it all. Flavour is tangy and lightly tart with fresh and baked peaches, light red berries, astringent berry skin, brown sugar, some nuttiness though not strong pecan, florals, light lactic yoghurt and citrus zest. Very lightly tart nutty sugar finish with fruit in the background. Light bodied, average plus carbonation. Definitely a bit of an unusual beer that largely works pretty well and is fun along the way.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Apr 2020
at 16:05
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz (thx, Phill S.!) @ home shared with Alex and Andrey. Appearance: nice hazy rose with a white head. Aroma: lots of berries, some brown sugar and lacto. Taste: along the same lines, moderately to highly sour. Overall: ok.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2020
at 02:43
7/10
A hazed golden ale with a thin white head. In aroma, nice fruity malt with light lemony notes, light grassy hops, nice and smooth. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity mix of lemon pulp, light tropical fruits, very nice. Can from brewery.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Apr 2020
at 21:23
7/10
A hazed golden ipa with a thick frothy lacing white head. In aroma, nice lemony malt with light grassy hops, light citrus pulp and Epsom salts. In mouth, a nice tart sweet fruity mix of lemon pulp and orange, resinous and piney hops, pleasant.
Tried
on 23 Apr 2020
at 21:30
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
(355ml can c/o Herbalist, thanks!) Pours quite murky medium gold with a white head. Aroma is heavily sweet marshmallow, sugary vanilla, caramel, perfumey spice and pumpkin pie candy, herbal slightly soapy accents from the coriander, lactose tartness and yoghurt peeking through underneath. Flavour is moderate plus lactose tartness with a fair amount of sweet marshmallow and brown sugar, quite a bit of vanilla bean, some definite pumpkin pie cinnamon and nutmeg, coriander/salt gose axis stuff in there too somehow, finishing with lots of candy and spice and some salt. Medium bodied with light to average carbonation. Truly bizarre, I can see what the idea was but it didn't pan out because there's too much going on...
Tried
from Can
on 21 Apr 2020
at 00:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(355ml can from the brewery webshop c/o Herbalist, thanks!) Pours dark cola brown colour with a smallish tan head that leaves a little lace. Aroma of sour cola gummy candy (must be grape juice and lavender here), chocolate milk powder, some more explicit grape as well, a little berry acidity, mixed aromatic citrus peels, caramel nuttiness. Flavour is tart grape juice, some red berries, decent amount of lavender, chocolate and vanilla powdered drink, touch of sour cola and citrus candies, some tart navel orange, citrus peels, light dusty roast. Medium plus acidity and light sweetness through the sip, light dusty roast bitterness with some citrusy hops in the finish. Light to moderate but oily slick body with soft carbonation. Feared a trainwreck with this style and adjunct combination but it was super-fun and very well-made!
Tried
from Can
on 18 Apr 2020
at 15:57