6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bella Vigna Bottle #171. Pours burnt orange with overly frothy off white head. Nose/taste of lemon, vinous notes, oak, peach skin, grains and yeast. Bubbly effervescence. Body on the lighter side of medium. Lots of oak and vinous notes on the palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jan 2012
at 15:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Pours black with tan head. Nose/taste of rye bread, chocolate, coffee and smoked black malt. Medium body. Soft carbonation. Solid offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jan 2012
at 22:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
12oz can-shared by jtclockwork-pours gold with a foamy light tan head. Aroma is lemon zest/pineapple, light/medium malt-caramel. Taste is spice/lemon zest hops, 2nd light malt-some caramel.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Jan 2012
at 18:59
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12oz can-shared by jtclockwork-pours hazy yellow with a dissipating white head. Aroma is ginger, lemongrass, clove, light malt. Taste is ginger/herbal, light malt, some citrus.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2012
at 20:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can. Pours clear light amber with white head. Nose/taste of grapefruit, citrus, caramel malt, spicy hops, pink pepper and resinous pine. Dry spicy hop and pink peppery finish with some resin on the palate. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2012
at 18:41
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can. Pours hazy gold with white head. Nose/taste of banana, ginger root, lemon, clove, citrus and spicy and grassy hops. More ginger in the taste than in the nose. Herbal ginger finish. Medium body. Refreshing. Clean.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2012
at 18:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can shared at the 6th annual Richmond Industry Gathering, 11/27/11. Pours a hazy lemon color with a medium white head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma of citrus, wheat and bready notes. The taste is wheat, citrus and tropical fruits. Medium bodied. Refreshing.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Nov 2011
at 21:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
So I like this beer, but I have absolutely no frame of reference here. If Zwickelbier is supposed to taste like bright, clean Lager with a Euro-hop finish, then, well, here you go. This beer starts grainy and apple-laced, but never grows sweet. Rather it stays brisk and dry, letting the mild fruitiness interlace nicely with those tricky Saaz hops. The finish is prolonged yet mild, and the low ABV makes Westbrook Zwickel quite drinkable when trying to pull the Bulldogs through against those damn ratbastard Gators.
Tried
on 29 Oct 2011
at 15:03
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Lordy, what a great little brew. Hoppy without being spiteful, amber without being dull, American Bitter gives up an astounding amount of goodness for such a small beer. The hops are first and foremost on the palate, citric, herbal, and moderately bitter, but the IBUs slowly fritter away to nothingness as the beer rolls into a modestly dry, smooth, malt-tinged finish. And, since it’s only four percent, might as well finish the growler. And the next one. And that one you were saving for Timmons.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Sep 2011
at 11:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Growler at Maltzilla’s tasting. Pours hazy burnt orange color with off white head. Aromas of citrus and doughy Belgian yeast. Sweet fruity flavor with some bread dough and floral hops. Medium body with average carbonation.
Tried
from Growler
on 15 Aug 2011
at 13:24