Karben4 Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Madison,
Wisconsin,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated Venue: Karben4 Brewing
Established in 2012
Contact
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 oz can from Tavour. The artwork alone gets this beer points. Medium golden with small soft head. Aroma is fruity, like a tropical Lifesaver. Hops first on the palate, more tropical fruit trailing behind. A bit if a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Feb 2019
at 03:20
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pint at Sidedoor. Oaty chocolate, cacao. Lacks some finesse, but a solid sweet stout, cacao and oats carry it. Heavy caramel chocolate tones but sort of rides a medium body. Not world class, but quite tasty.
Tried
on 17 Jan 2019
at 00:30
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
12 ounce bottle from Woodman's Oak Creek. Dark brown, thin fizzy tan head, fair retention. Aroma of oats and chocolate. Taste is roast, coffee, tobacco, chocolate, oats. Thin-medium bodied, chewy. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2018
at 20:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
12 ounce bottle from Woodman's Oak Creek. Clear amber, thin creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of apple juice and a bit of grain. Taste is tart apple juice, grain. Thin. Pretty much just apple juice. Meh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Dec 2018
at 18:47
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
I was having a hard time picturing what this beer would be like as strawberry doesn't seem to go with hops. For good reason - doesn't.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2018
at 03:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12 ounce bottle. Slightly hazy pale golden, thin fizzy white head, decent retention. Aroma of floral and vinous notes, pale malt. Taste is pine, resin, juicy citrus, hints of grape eventually show up. Medium bodied, needs more vine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2018
at 01:01
6.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewery. Hazy dark orange, thin creamy tan head, poor retention. Aroma of phenols, banana, rye, Taste is oak, whiskey, rye, banana, caramel. Medium bodied.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2018
at 02:36
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewery. Hazy yellow, large foamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of melon, pale malt, minerality, hint of tartness. Taste is watermelon and pale malt. Medium bodied, crushable.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2018
at 02:30
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
12oz bottle. Karben4 has sort of hit a mediocrity stride, and this is more of the same. The aroma is quite unpleasant, wreaking of no finesse off high temperature stressed yeast. The flavor is a pinch better , some adjunct herbal flavoring attempting to smooth it out. Pretty weak offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jun 2018
at 04:40
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 ounce bottle, I think from a Woodman's. Was also on tap at the brewery a week ago but I didn't tick it there as this was in the fridge. Hazy orange, thin white head, fair retention. Aroma of buttery and bready malt, yeast, floral notes. Taste is earth, plum, yeast, spice, chamomile. Medium bodied, a bit of lingering yeast. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2018
at 02:10