Ponysaurus Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Durham, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2014

Contact
219 Hood St, Durham, NC, 27701, United States
Description
Ponysaurus Brewing Co. is a forward-thinking, backward-tasting brewery based in Durham, NC, creating beers that are meant to be savored, appreciated, contemplated, philosophized, studied, nuzzled, and mindfully guzzled.

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7/10
Clear pinkish amber body thin white head. Spicy apple cinnamon aroma. Tart berry cinnamon apple flavor. Medium light body moderate carbonation. 7/3/8/4/16 3.8
Tried from Draft on 27 Jan 2024 at 16:18

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can only has best by date but is well within its range A: Brassy pale gold with a thick white head that fell fairly fast. S: Bready and floral notes with hints of herbs and fresh apple. T: Bitter hops hit first with herb and pine, then toasty bread and wood join for a balanced bittersweet end. M: Medium light with stiff carbonation and clean, slightly dry finish. O: Everything is in place to make this a balanced, great tasting pils.
Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2023 at 22:53

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Can stamped best by 08/27/23 so no fucking clue when this shit was brewed. A: Deep, dark amber pour with 1/2 of white foam. Decent retention. S: Some wood, a little pine and a whiff of orange citrus. T: More fruity than the nose with berries joining the citrus, and woody notes ending the sip. M: Prickly carbonation, very light, thin and clean. O: For 3.8% this is quite decent. Actually has some taste and balance. A good July beer.
Tried from Can on 05 Jul 2023 at 23:04

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
New release with undecipherable date code on a pint can A: Clear amber gold with a short but lasting white head and pad. S: Mild grapefruit citrus and pungent funky herbs; almost oniony. T: lightly bitter citrus with sweet/tart berry notes and some wood. M: Coating prickly carbonation and light body with crisp clean finish. O: Interesting and quite tasty though the smell takes a minute to get used to.
Tried from Can on 25 May 2023 at 23:58

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can stamped best by 7/23/23 so no idea of its age A: Clear pale pour with a short, fast falling white head, S: Orange and tangerine citrus and flowers over sugary wafer cookies. T: Bitter, sweet, dry and woody. Lemon lime citrus pith and zest give way to dry wood and lightly sweet toast or crackers. A lot going on. M: Smooth and a bit slick with active carbonation and medium body. O: Multifaceted flavor is interesting but has good balance. Very good.
Tried from Can on 14 May 2023 at 00:35

6.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 5
Seems like a failed attempt to find a middle ground between a traditional West Coast IPA and a more modern take, along the lines of Basement IPA. Moderate juicy notes provide passion fruit and citrus, but the bitterness on the back end is discordant with the sweet middle. Just kinda muddled. Eh.
Tried on 16 Mar 2023 at 00:10

6/10
Clear golden body small foamy white head. Bready spicy aroma. Bready spicy flavor. Medium light body moderate carbonation. 6/3/6/3/13 3.1
Tried from Draft on 27 Jan 2023 at 14:55

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Can stamped Best by 01/17/23 so freshness unclear A: Crystal clear pale gold with a tall thick beige head. Long retention and thick lacing. S: Tart floral and lime or orange citrus notes with light caramel or sandalwood sweetness. T: Bitter hops bring somewhat generic citrus flavor but somee orange and lime is still there from the nose along with crisp toasty malts. Very low caramel at the end. M: Light, crisp and well carbonated. Clean finish. High drinkability. O: Great aroma outshines the flavor a bit but a nice SIPA nonetheless.
Tried from Can on 20 Dec 2022 at 01:55

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap pours out amber topped with a sand head. Nose is sweet caramel toffee malts and some spice. Taste is more of the nice sweet caramel toffee malts and a lite spice.
Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2022 at 21:16

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Very effervescent pink and light copper coloured body with a small, single centimetre, super fast-dying pink head that leaves nothing on top or on the sides, just like a soda or like cider - crisp and clear throughout - not so pleasant looking. Aroma of tart, slightly soured lactobilly and perhaps fruited cherry smells dominate with more of a funky yeast kick in the nose with some mild wheat than anything fruited or pungent here - this is funky throughout, at least in the nose. Light-bodied; Sharp, astringent, effervescent, funky and very bitter malty and wheat qualities come out at first with some yeast and funk further behind, but still not so great with a lot of bitterness and astringency here without anything cooling or tart or rich here, and especially nothing from the fruits. Aftertaste shows a very astringent, bitter and slightly tart note, but the lactobilly, yeast, funky soured and slightly fruited notes are the strongest with a dry bitterness that isn't so great throughout here. Overall, a dry, grainy, lightly funky but very yeastie and bready beer that wants to show sour or tart notes, but unfortunately doesn't and only shows some light cherry earthiness here. This one was a complete miss and while it does show some cherry flavours, this isn't what you expect when buying it nor what you want when you sample it - not worth trying nor buying and i'll probably avoid this brewery in the future. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Total Wine in Cary (Crossroads Boulevard), North Carolina on 30-May-2021 for US$2,99, with a best by date of 16-July-2021 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 12-June-2022.
Tried from Can on 24 Jun 2022 at 08:36