BeerPlace (10899) reviewed Grand Cru Red Ed. 2 from Almanac Beer Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
750ml (thx, Phill!) @ Salesforce. Appearance: hazy copper with a white head. Aroma: raspberries, acidity, oak, some Brett and vanilla. Taste: along the same lines, quite acidic, still lots of raspberries, noticeable vanilla. Overall: still way too acidic for me.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured from 750mL bottle (bottled Autumn 2016). Hazy amber brown with minimal white head. Raspberry, mellowed tartness, feint vanilla, very feint vinous quality, quite nice.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Grand Cru Red Ed. 2 from Almanac Beer Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2016 vintage. 750mL bottle, pours a hazy orange amber with a small beige head. Nose is full of musty red grape skins, moderate acidity, oak, and a touch of vanilla. Flavour is moderately acidic, with lots of complex red grape skins, oak, wild yeast, and a hint of vanilla. I wonder how much less acidic this is now. Regardless, this has nice depth and complexity. Excellent.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Seaside West Coast IPA from Almanac Beer Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. It gushed a bit. Pours gold with a foamy white head that found it difficult to persist, tho it did lace. Aroma of peach and berry. Med body. Dry and bitter but berry fruity with peach. Could be some citrus. Simple but hard to parse. Nice flavor.
Benzai (24515) reviewed Bunny Hill IPA from Almanac Beer Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5
Can at home. Bonus points for the label. Clear pale yellow-golden color, small white head. Aroma is hoppy with notes of melon, light citrus, peach. Flavor is very lightly malty, melon, soft peach again, lightly bitter. Light body, fairly thin texture with a somewhat oily note as well, fairly low carbonation. Okay beer, I love the aroma but the flavor lacks depth, also imo not enough malt base which also results in a fairly thin body I think.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Distance to the Sun from Almanac Beer Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Can from Total Wine in Vacaville, CA. Pours light gold with a moderate creamy white head. Aroma of passion fruit and some floral. Near med body. Flavor is passion fruit with something else that could be pineapple. Fairly dry. Somewhat juicy. Sour/bitter rather than just bitter. Quite good flavor.
bb (18428) reviewed Gold Rush from Almanac Beer Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9
Can. Amber beer with a cream head. Light sour and citrus aroma with white wine. Sour and acetic flavor with oak and white wine. Medium bodied. Sour and acetic notes linger with oak, white wine, and light citrus.
bb (18428) reviewed Two Fires from Almanac Beer Company 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Can. Hazy golden beer with a cream head. Tropical fruit and light citrus aroma. Tropical fruit and green grape flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tropical fruit and green grape linger with light citrus.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can from Total Wine in Vacaville, CA. Pours clear dark brown with a large, but transient, dark tan head. Aroma has dark roast malt with definite coffee. Med body or so. Flavor is dark roast malt with a lot of coffee and some chocolate. Fairly dry but not very bitter - xpt from coffee I think. Smooth finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
02.10.2024, 0,375l bottle (2017 vintage) @ hotel room in Førde:
Small fizzy-creamy shortlasting head, hazy reddish color. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, herbs, dried dark berries, oak, hay, old rope, berry skin, mild vinegar, spices. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, mild vinegar, berry skin, herbs, sour dark berries, oak, grass, old rope, spices, yeast, flowers. Medium bitterness, slightly dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.