Urban Family Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2012

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1103 NW 52nd St, Seattle, WA, 98107, United States

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5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Tasting at Matt’s
Murky blond color. The aroma has some bread, biscuity malts, but mostly a strong lime character that seems artificial even if not, dish product. Very smooth and highly carbonated mouthfeel, dry; again the lime character is not really appreciated; astringent in the final; not even the expected sweetness from the lactose.
Weird, not too good.
Tried on 29 Aug 2016 at 13:30

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours hazy deep golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a large amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas big apricot, peach, pineapple, berry, mango, melon, lemon, pear, wheat, cracker, light honey, hay, straw, grass, light pepper/funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/earthy yeast, apricots, and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big apricot, peach, pineapple, berry, mango, melon, lemon, pear, wheat, cracker, light honey, hay, straw, grass, light pepper/funk, and yeast earthiness. Light yeast spiciness and slight fruit tartness on the finish; with lingering notes of apricot, peach, pineapple, berry, mango, melon, lemon, pear, wheat, cracker, hay, straw, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, apricots, and moderate pale malt sweetness; with zero cloying flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness. High carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and slightly acidic mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6.3%. Overall this is an excellent fruited Brett saison! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/earthy yeast, apricots, and moderate pale malt sweetness; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the high carbonation. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 27 Aug 2016 at 20:00

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cloudy, quite pale. Thin head. A lot of orangey aroma, but lots of flavoured lime, too. Spicy and sweet, with lots of fruity hop character. That vanilla shows through a fair bit. Lots of flavour. Wouldn’t call it the most balanced beer, but I like the different elements and they work together fairly well.
Tried on 24 Aug 2016 at 21:39

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle - Intense lime, almost cleaner like. Turbid yellow with a decent white head. Lots of lime zest and not quite artificial but a bit too intense.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2016 at 21:38

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500mL bottle, pours a cloudy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of limes upfront, with a lacto-y, milky palate; no note of the vanilla or anything else. Flavour brings out a ton of lime upfront, followed by astringent hoppy bitterness. No notice of the vanilla. Dry, citric and bitter finish. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2016 at 21:37

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
375 ml bottle into tulip glass; 2015 vintage bottling, released recently. Pours hazy ruby red/orange color with a minimal foamy pink head; that reduces to a thin ring than lingers with minimal spotty lacing. Aromas of big sweet/tart cherries, berries, lemon, green apple, almond, vanilla, toasted oak, caramel, and brown sugar; with lighter notes of leather, pepper, musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/acidic yeast, cherries, oak barrel, and moderate malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big sweet/tart cherries, berries, lemon, green apple, almond, vanilla, toasted oak, caramel, and brown sugar; with lighter notes of leather, pepper, musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Moderate fruity/acidic tartness and light yeast/tannic oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of sweet/tart cherries, berries, lemon, green apple, almond, vanilla, toasted oak, caramel, brown sugar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Damn nice complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, cherries, oak barrel, and moderate malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/spiciness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly drying from acidity/tannic oak as well. Light carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/acidic, and slightly sticky/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol as expected of 6.3%. Overall this is a great sour Kriek style! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/acidic yeast, cherries, oak barrel, and moderate malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modest acidity; and despite having minimal carbonation. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2016 at 20:49

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Beer and Smoke, Brooklyn bottle: pours lightly reddish orange. Aroma is blood orange, pretty funky, yeast. Taste is not really sour. Quite funky. Pretty light. Easy to drink. Nice beer.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Aug 2016 at 16:17

8.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours hazy golden, medium white creamy head, good lacing. Aroma is tropical fruit, Brett dankness, lime, guava, lemon, peach. Flavor is light plus tart, super fruity, citrus, tropical notes, muted funk. Medium body, soft carbonation. I am a sucker for dry hopped sours, and this is a good one.
Tried from Bottle on 08 Aug 2016 at 21:26

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle - pours yellow white head - nose/taste of cereal grain, lemon, brett and light funky oats - lighter med body
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2016 at 17:39

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle - pours yellow white head - nose/taste of brett, black pepper, funk, spicy yeast lemongrass, florals and apple core -medium body
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2016 at 14:04