Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4
750mL capped bottle. Should I be disappointed by a beer that tastes like vegetable even though that is the way its advertised? It’s a pretty looking muted golden color with visible shooting bubbles. Pour has a nice thick head that sticks around. Aroma is generally nice beer with wheatiness and faint hints of strawberry. The problem starts and ends with the flavor. Tastes like celery or other bad vegetables, almost undrinkable. Four people tried this with me and they aren’t even beer geeks; we all can’t drink it. I am trying but I it’s too hard. I would recommend others pass on this beer, particularly because of the price. It has a strong flavorful it’s just one I find very bad. Its not worth trying, imo.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours hazy gold with full off white head. The aroma has a nice load of strawberry followed by salty sort of vegetable rhubarb notes rimmed with a sense of black pepper. The taste has a mix of fruity tartness and strawberries and then rolls into earthy like vegetable earthiness. Nice stuff where I was pleased with the depth and strength of the strawberry notes.
Ibrew2or3 (10819) reviewed Hommel Bier from Perennial Artisan Ales 14 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Courtesy of SuperDave. Pours hazy copper with tall smooth creamy off white head. The aroma offers up Belgian yeasty spices, muted vague hops, some spicy hops and sweet apple. The taste delivers some spicy yeasty notes, spicy hop notes, some sweet apple wedges and then the addition of various spice notes that might be associated with a Saison yeast strain. Tasty brew.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Abraxas from Perennial Artisan Ales 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Capped 750 from Wine & Cheese in Clayton, MO. Pours really black with a chocolatey tan cream head. Aroma is chocolate with a light chili burn. Full bodied. Flavor strengths seem to be chili, chocolate, cinnamon, and then slightly harsh burnt malt. It’s actually sort of creamy. The chili turns first place over to chocolate/cinnamon and just sort of builds in the mouth. Wowser!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Tap at Cicero’s in STL. Snifter poured with a thick head and an autumnal brown color. Nose is very fragrant with what I though was flowers at first. But if really is a sweet squash. Has a slightly slick mouthfeel but not heavy. Its sweet but not with residual sugars, a well developed brown sugar sweetness without the sugariness. Goes down easy. Its a sweet beer but in a good manner; novel and atypical for sure.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Pour is a clear brown with a small white head. Aroma is an intense cinnamon and clove. This smells just like fresh baked apple pie. Flavor is some more cinnamon and spice but I do detect a nice squash flavor in there as well. This was a very tasty beer but also one of those beers that you love but I don’t know If i could drink too much of this in one sitting. It is a cinnamon and spice bomb.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pour is a cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is a nice wheat with some fruit and spice. Flavor is a nice surag sweetness followed by some spice and sour apple. Alcohol is not a problem in this tasty beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pour is a cloudy gold with a small white head. Aroma is faint malt with some Belgian yeast. Flavor is floral and super tart. Some yeast and spice do show up. Finish is again very tart and dry. This was ok and I would get only at the brewery itself as the bottle price is way to high.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Hommel Bier from Perennial Artisan Ales 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Capped 750 from Wine & Cheese in Clayton, MO. Pours hazy dark orange gold with a creamy white head. Aroma is hop with an earthy undertone. Quite promising. Med plus body. Flavor is a little citrus sour, followed by some really earthy hops and yeast/spice notes. Though I guess the earthy is also from the yeast based on the description. If the hops aren’t earthy tho, I’m not sure what they are. Pretty good bitter! Each quaff is a pleasure to both the nose and the mouth. This is pretty good ale.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Capped 750 from Wine & Cheese in Clayton, MO. Purs hazy gold with a transient white head. Aroma is sort of generic light fruit. Med (almost) body. Flavor is strawberry with something that might be rhubarb. More saison than fruit. Lightly tart.