TrimTab Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Birmingham, Alabama, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: TrimTab Brewery

Established in 2013

Contact
2721 5th Ave S, Birmingham, AL, 35233, United States
Description
We craft beers of balance and celebrate the small, unassuming sources that create large-scale positive change - the trim tab. Boom.

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7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
A smorgasbord for Mosaic notes, running through the whole hop gamut: bubblegum, chives, berries, stone fruit, citrus, pineapple, and mild pine. Finish grows unexpectedly sugary; not sure if lactose is used, but the vanilla-tinged sweetness on the back end hampers an otherwise solid IPA. Hints of wet malt pop up in the fade as well. Drinkable, but less so as it warms.
Tried on 17 Nov 2018 at 00:57

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can from Craft Brewed. Pours a mostly clear gold with a full finger of white foam that lingers. Punchy citrus - orange and light lemon with crackery malt and faint caramel aromas. Medium body with crisp and clean carbonation. Light and easy drinking on the palate. Some of flavors are muted as this seems to be a mild pale that anyone can enjoy, but still enough citrus and pineapple from the hops on the palate. Lingering zesty, pithy bitterness. --- Beer merged from original tick of 205 Southern Pale Ale on 26 Oct 2018 at 21:59 - Score: 7. Original review text: ??forward nose w/ light ?, crackery malt & caramel aromas. Medium body, balanced. More dried?w/ citrus. Muted flavors on palate.
Tried from Can on 27 Oct 2018 at 00:01

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can from Craft Brewed shared at Lucky Bamboo share. Pours a deep brown to black with a small bit of beige foam that lingers. Roasted malt and espresso forward nose with cacao nib, wafers and slight maple syrup as it warms. Smooth and medium to full bodied. Body maybe a touch on the thin side, but not too bad. Maple comes out as it warms with some dark kit-kat flavors. --- Beer merged from original tick of Breakfast Hero on 20 Oct 2018 at 15:44 - Score: 7
Tried from Can on 26 Oct 2018 at 05:13

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Got in a BIF with KMitch. 16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/13/2018. Pours very hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big mandarin orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big mandarin orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of mandarin orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.2%. Overall this is a fantastic NEIPA. All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Great soft feel. Outstanding Mosaic showcase. Very juicy and lightly dank/earthy hop complexity; great wheat/oat/malt balance, not overly sweet/heavy from lingering dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried from Can on 20 Oct 2018 at 22:31

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Got in a BIF from KMitch. 16 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours very hazy golden orange/amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lightly tart/tangy orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, red/green apple, mango, watermelon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, oranges, vanilla, lactose, bready malt, and light acidic yeast notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart/tangy orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, red/green apple, mango, watermelon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/zest, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, red/green apple, mango, watermelon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, vanilla, cream, wheat, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops, oranges, vanilla, lactose, bready malt, and light acidic yeast flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness, and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/grainy, and lightly sticky/acidic/tangy mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is an awesome milkshake IPA! All around great citrus/fruity/tropical hops, oranges, vanilla, lactose, bready malt, and light acidic yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/acidic/tangy/drying finish. Awesomely balanced juicy oranges/El Dorado hops, vanilla, lactose, and wheat/oat/malts. Not overly sweet from lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. You can barely tell it's Lacto soured.
Tried from Can on 19 Oct 2018 at 23:30

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Got in a BIF from KMitch. 16 ounce can into snifter, no can dating. Pours opaque dark brown/black color with a 1 finger dense and rocky khaki head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, nutty medium roast coffee, maple syrup, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, biscuit dough, and toasted dark/brown bread; with light notes of molasses, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, char, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, maple syrup, vanilla, doughnuts, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, nutty medium roast coffee, maple syrup, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, biscuit dough, and toasted dark/brown bread; with light notes of molasses, licorice, dark fruit, smoke, char, tobacco, herbal, grass, pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/grassy/spicy hop and roast/char bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, nutty medium roast coffee, maple syrup, caramel, brown sugar, toffee, vanilla, cream, biscuit dough, toasted dark/brown bread, light molasses/smoke/char, herbal, grass, pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, maple syrup, vanilla, doughnuts, and light earthy hop flavors; with a nice roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and no cloying, acrid, astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and fairly full body; with a very smooth, creamy/silky/bready, and lightly slick/sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.5%. Overall this is fantastic dessert imperial stout! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malts, coffee, maple syrup, vanilla, doughnuts, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV, with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Outstandingly rich/well rounded imperial stout malt complexity, with great flavoring presence/balance, and solid earthy hops against sweetness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried from Can on 19 Oct 2018 at 01:35

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Old-school IPA, heavy on the caramel malt sweetness with a mild citric flourish before the oily hop bitterness takes hold. Leans a little too sweet for comfort—lotta caramel in here—but the clingy pine and resin notes are a welcome change from the seltzery nothingness haunting the back ends of all these newfangled hazy IPAs. Very drinkable, if not altogether memorable.
Tried on 18 Oct 2018 at 00:13

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Got in a BIF from KMitch. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 4/9/2018. Pours fairly hazy.cloudy deep golden amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big juicy cucumbers, fruit skin, lemon, peach, pear, red apple, melon, white grape, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, cucumbers, and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy cucumbers, fruit skin, lemon, peach, pear, red apple, melon, white grape, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast spiciness, and herbal/floral/grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy cucumbers, fruit skin, lemon, peach, pear, red apple, melon, white grape, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, cracker, biscuit dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, cucumbers, and moderate bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no astringent flavors after the finish. Moderately crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and slightly tangy fruit balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.4%. Overall this is an excellent fruited saison! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, cucumbers, and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Great well rounded saison yeast complexity, and balanced authentic cucumber flavors; with a nice pale/wheat malt backbone, and minimal residual sweetness from crisp dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried from Can on 16 Oct 2018 at 00:51

8.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Got in a BIF from KMitch. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours very hazy deep ruby red, light orange/pink/purple color with a small dense light pink head with great retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and biscuit dough; with light toast, pepper, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of raspberries, fruity/acidic yeast, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and biscuit dough; with light toast, pepper, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang; light herbal/grassy bitterness, and spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy raspberries, fruit skin/seeds, lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, red/green apple, red grape, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, biscuit, dough, light pepper/funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of raspberries, fruity/acidic yeast, and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness and tangy fruit balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tartness and tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.5%. Overall this is a fantastic imperial fruited Berlier weisse! All around outstanding complexity, robustness, and balance of raspberries, fruity/acidic yeast, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink for the ABV; with the mellowly acidic/tangy/drying finish, not overly lactic. Amazingly jammy raspberries; with balanced Lacto complexity, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example for an imperial version.
Tried from Can on 15 Oct 2018 at 23:43

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can from Craft Brewed. Pours a clearish honey gold with a finger of off-white foam that lingers, then dissipates. Big tropical pineapple, piña colada aromas with honey and strong dank, pungent catpiss notes. Clean on the palate and fairly sweet with more honey, marmalade, crushed pineapple, tropical fruit skin and light pine through to the finish. Pretty solid, but a tad too sweet for my taste. --- Beer merged from original tick of Mosaic Singularity on 14 Oct 2018 at 12:50 - Score: 7. Original review text: Bright tropical fruit nose / kiwi and citrus. Orange marmalade on the palate w/ pineapple and kiwi. Medium bitterness. Dank finish.
Tried from Can on 14 Oct 2018 at 02:20