Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Keller Pils from Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Tap. Pours mostly clear yellow, small creamy white head, good lacing. Aroma is light, grassy, noble hop, grain, biscuit. Flaky is light sweet, light plus bitter. Medium light body.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Unicorn Tears from Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing 1 year ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap. Pours hazy golden yellow, merlin fluffy white head, good lacing. Aroma is light, dank, tropical, pleasant. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, no burn. Merlin body. Very good
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Amazon Zing from Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Can. Pours hazy yellow, medium creamy white head, great lacing. Aroma is light hint of grain, lemon, leafy. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, hint of astringency. Light body. 5,6,6,4,12
bb (18428) reviewed Swift Street Amber from Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Copper beer with a dark cream head. Caramel and light bready aroma. Caramel and light citrus flavor. Medium bodied. caramel and light citrus linger.
Smooth and yeasty
Smooth, light, refreshing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
From Oct 2006
Poured from 22oz bottle(room temp) a pitch black with a large off-white head of foam that takes some time to settle down leaving a solid layer with quite a bit of lacing.
The smell is is a strong mix of citrus bitterness and coffee.
The initial taste threw me off..I note a big lemony or maybe it is lime(?) hoppy flavour mixed with a sourness and just the faintest hint of the coffee that I noted in the nose. A few more sips in to the bottle and my palate becomes used to the hoppy bitterness and more of the coffee notes come into play along with some minor chocolate presence but for me, the hops in this stout takes center stage and now...some vanilla flavour also enters the scene. This, imho, is quite the different American Stout and I'm liking it.
Bottom line: This is, maybe, the most unusual American Stout I've tasted and I'm glad I got to try it. Give it a shot if you see it!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Might be new recipe at 6.0%. Bomber from AJ’s Market in Soquel, CA. Pours translucent gold with a white head. Aroma is so lavender it’s spicy. Med body or so. Flavor is lavender with some spice aspects. Which is probably the lavender. Quite different. Rather dry, not all that bitter. Works tho.