Oakes (33493) reviewed Altbier from Occidental Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bright amber. Not much head. Light toasty amber malts. Sweet malt without nuance. A little cracker and a little caramel. Decent...similar to the commercial alts but with a touch more yeast complexity.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Kölsch from Occidental Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Dark gold, aroma is s bit of noble and a bit of sweet pale malt...harvest time! Taste is way off...sour, grainy/husky, not enough bitterness. Nowhere near k�lsch and it’s not much of a golden ale either.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap. Pours a very dark brown with light head. Aromas of sweet dark caramel and roasted malts. Flavors of molasses light licorice and malts. Very sweet but still pleasant.
Gerbeer (8214) reviewed Kölsch from Occidental Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On tap. Pours a clear gold with light head. Aromas of cereal and bread. Flavours of toasty malts, bread and grass. Somewhat salty. Nice
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Bottle from CC store Deep brown,dark beige head.Tinny malt nose.Thin somewhat sweet malt profile. Not much here
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Lucubrator Doppelbock from Occidental Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Dark brown color with small head; red hue. The aroma is mild, lightly fruity (apple). The mouthfeel is lean and smooth; some caramel flavor, malt, dash of chocolate, with light oxidation feeling; light residual sweetness; ordinary bitterness, with some roasted nuts in the end. Short final.
Weak Doppelbock; quite common American interpretation (although examples exist in Germany as well); not exciting, no class.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Hefeweizen from Occidental Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma of banana and bubblegum. Flavour brings out clove, banana, bubblegum and slight spice. Really full-bodied and flavourful. Great hef.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Hefeweizen from Occidental Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver
Muddy deep blond color with generous head. Feet smell. Smooth mouthfeel, sweetish Hefeweizen, with some banana, some cardboard, but too little spicy character, and rather short final.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Altbier from Occidental Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Amber color, hazy, with compact head. Nice malts, both the aroma and mostly the flavor, they are a bit biscuity (cookies); dry mouthfeel; quite strong bitterness with modern and American hopping, not really classic, but well made.
Nice one.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Dunkel from Occidental Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Dark amber to mahogany color, bright and clean, with small creamy head. The aroma tends to be sweeter and more caramelly than German Dunkels. The mouthfeel is dry and rather weak; it has some caramel flavor, but it terribly lacks of depth; low bitterness somehow. It has some breadish impression.
Too simple.