Temescal Brewing

Microbrewery in Oakland, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Temescal Brewing

Established in 2016

Contact
4115 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA, 94609, United States

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7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can. Pours a slightly hazy light gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of citrus and rind with a bit of grapefruit and dank onion underlying. Flavor has same grapefruit and citrus rind combination with a bit of dank onion in the finish.
Tried from Can on 13 Mar 2021 at 04:04

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can. Pours a slightly hazy light gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has melon and citrus up front with a bit of grass and a hint of citrus rind supporting. Flavor has citrus rind with a growing papaya and a bit of melon and grass in the finish.
Tried from Can on 23 Jan 2021 at 02:54

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
473ml can – Pours a hazy yellow-gold colour with a small foamy near white head. Aroma is hoppy, tropical and citrus with some light malty notes. A moderately sweet fruity taste, grapefruit, orange and mango flavours, light sweet malts with a drying hop bitterness. Very nice.
Tried from Can on 02 Jan 2021 at 16:38

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated December 14, 2020. Aroma is grain forward with lighter notes of fruity esters and light herbal, grassy hop notes. Hints of alcohol. Pours a hazy, pale, golden straw color with a medium large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Medium light lacing and no legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with medium light grain notes and hints of bread. Medium light bitterness and a hint of alcohol. Light fruity and floral esters. Light herbal, grassy hop notes. Mouthfeel is light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a decent lager. Nice grain notes and esters with a bit of hop character and bitterness.
Tried from Can on 28 Dec 2020 at 02:03

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated December 14, 2020. Aroma is fairly hop forward with passion fruit, mango, guava and tropical citrus notes. Light cracker malt notes and hints of alcohol. Light dank, resinous, oily hop notes. Pours a hazy, pale, dull, golden straw color with a medium large, thick, fluffy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Moderate lacing and small legs. Flavor is slightly sweet with light cracker malt notes. High amount of bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong hop notes of passion fruit, mango, orange, guava and tropical citrus. Medium light pine resin and lighter dank notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid IPA. Much more bitter than a typical juicy, hazy ipa but it has solid fruity hop aroma and flavor.
Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2020 at 06:26

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated November 30, 2020. Aroma is malt forward with solid notes of chocolate, roast, dark caramel, and toffee. Toasted breads and nuts round out the malt character. Light notes of herbal, spicy hops and hints of alcohol. Pours black with a medium large, thick, tan head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers. Medium high lacing and no legs. Flavor has a light sweetness with a dry, slightly astringent finish. Moderately strong notes of chocolate and roast with lighter notes of dark caramel, toffee, toasted bread and nuts. Medium bitterness with light notes of herbal, spicy, woody hops. Hints of alcohol. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with a bit of a sticky, yet crisp finish and medium carbonation. Medium low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall a pretty decent dark lager. Nice malt character with balanced hop notes, bitterness and alcohol. A bit more astringent than it needs to be.
Tried from Can on 12 Dec 2020 at 06:16

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated November 23, 3020. Aroma is moderately hop forward with notes of mango, passion fruit, pineapple and tropical citrus. Medium light cracker malt notes and light alcohol spice. Light dank, resin notes. Pours a hazy, dull, dirty, golden straw color with a medium large, thick, pillowy white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers. Moderate lacing and small legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with medium light cracker malt notes. Moderate bitterness and light alcohol notes. Moderately strong citrus notes of orange, grapefruit and tropical citrus with lighter notes of passion fruit, guava and mango. Medium light dank, resin notes. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid DIPA. Solid hop notes but not particularly juicy. Easy drinking hazy.
Tried from Can on 06 Dec 2020 at 05:20

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated November 23, 2020. Aroma is hop forward with lots of citrus notes of orange, tangerine and grapefruit with lighter notes of stone fruit and pine resin. Medium light cracker malt notes and hints of caramel. Hints of alcohol spice. Pours a clear, brilliant gold color with a fairly large, moderately thick, fluffy, white head that recedes to a small film that lingers in clumps on the edges. Medium light lacing and faint legs. Flavor is somewhat sweet with moderate cracker malt notes and hints of caramel. Fairly high bitterness and hints of alcohol spice. Lots of grapefruit and pine resin with lighter notes of orange, tangerine and hints of stone fruit. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid West Coast IPA. A classic hop profile with a solid bitterness and clean, crisp malt profile.
Tried from Can on 06 Dec 2020 at 03:29

7/10
Was expecting a light and crisp pils instead of a light and crisp light pils. Bit lighter than expected but still a nice finish.
Tried from Can on 04 Dec 2020 at 17:28

7.5/10
A bit of a letdown (after the previous one), orange and mild tropical notes on the nose, slightly vegetal.
Tried from Can on 26 Nov 2020 at 20:20