Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Refrigerated pint can poured into a glass. Opaque orange with small white head. Aroma is lactose, medium body, medium/low carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is lactose and hints of strawberry.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
16 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours a cloudy, dark orange color with a white head and great retention. Lots of streaming carbonation. As advertised, it has a light strawberry cake aroma. The flavor is similar to the aroma, except there' are less cake notes and more vanilla notes. Smooth, clean, and easy drinking. Medium-light body. Medium carbonation. Low bitterness.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
This is a bit of a let down, not that its bad, but after having the Barrique Vitis Concord twice last year, I was hoping for something like that. First, this is barely sour. Like only a hint of tart. Nose is dough, light grape juice, light grain. Looks nice with a deep purple color and faint pink-purple head that fades quickly. Lightly tart, semi-dry, and a surprising hop bitterness at finish that really doesn't mesh well with the rest of the beer. This tastes a lot like a simple american wheat with grape juice added, and the tartness comes from the grape juice rather than any fermentation characteristic. This is an overly critical review for a beer that is decent. The grape element is nice, the base beer is alright. But really, that's it, it is just the sum of its parts. Cans from Publix Oviedo FL
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark brown close to black in color with a two finger khaki foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: coffee roastiness, some coffee sweetness, cocoa powder and/or baker's chocolate, roasted malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together pretty roasty, light toasted notes; finishes pretty roasty and dry
Texture: light to medium bodied, some sessionability, pretty dry along the tongue, light smoothness
Overall: a pretty dry porter but that didn't bother me because I still think I could come back to this.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: gold to yellow color with some transparency to it, two finger white foamy head which slid off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy to floral hoppiness, light sweet grassy hops underneath, clean malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas together semi-sweet with some bitterness sliding in underneath to eventually be balanced; mild finish of some floral hops and the malts
Texture: light bodied, sessionable, some smoothness along the tongue but also some hop assertiveness to the tongue
Overall: nice enough for a session IPA, I could return to this.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: burnt orange cloudiness, one finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: tangerines, light lemon, semi-sweet grassy hop notes, sweet wheat, light tart notes of wheat and light zesty hop spice
Flavor: sweet to tart with a slight zesty undertone, finishes with the tangerines and sweet wheat
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, some tartness clipping the tongue but also a good smoothness over the tongue
Overall: pretty good wheat ale I might be willing to come back to.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Very good amber ale, easy-drinking but with a surprising depth of flavor for such a gentle beer. Notes of caramel and toasted bread lead to a modest pine-tinged bitterness on the back end. Tasty pint.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5
3 month old pint can
A: Clear dark brown with a short beige head. Good retention and sheet lace.
S: Light hints of chocolate, molasses and caramel. Quite sweet.
T: Dry and lightly bitter with earthy and leafy hop notes. A bit of cocoa powder. Very low sweetness.
M: Light and crisply carbonated with a pretty clean dry finish.
O: Tasty though light and crisp enough to pass for an amber. Not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Surprisingly floral, with a perfumey undertone accented by notes of nuts, toast, and apple. Finishes with a modest floral bitterness. Good beer.
