Ungstrup (52110) reviewed Light from Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing 15 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Draft. A hazy golden beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma has notes of malt and straw. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, straw, and phenols. The body is light.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft. Hazy pink amber beer with an off-white head. Fruit and wheat aroma. Fruit and wheat flavor. Lighter bodied. Very refreshing. Fruit and wheat lingers with light malt. Just very straight forward.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
@Tampa Wkly Gathering-22oz bottle–Thanks seabass-pours a brown head and black color. Aroma is coffee. Taste is coffee.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
pours dark brown, quickly disappearing off-white head. aroma roasted malts, hints of berries?, chocolate. flavor, roasted malts, thin chocolate bitetrness, hints of fruits, possibly raspberry, not sure if it was intended. Malty with some coffee roast. Body was too carbonated. Light in abv but full of flavor, hinting to a sourish finish, yeasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
pours brown, mocha head. Aroma of nice fresh coffee, chocolate malts, with hints of bitterness. Flavor, deep coffee and chocolate and roasted malts, hints of lactose/cream adding a nice smooth mouthfeel. Good coffee presence for such a light beer. Tasty!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap. Pours black and almost opaque with a vague orange hue and a creamy light brown head. Hard roasted malt aroma with some dried fruits also. Medium body, hard roasted malt, again dried fruits - like raisins in rum. Some malt bitterness. 090709
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap. Hazy dark brown with a tint of red and a small light brown head. Aroma of coffee and bitter chocolate. Medium body, sweetish roasted malt and distinct coffee accents with a light underlying tartness. Hardly any bitterness at all. 090709
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed IPA from Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap. Slightly hazy pale amber with a small off-white head. Light whiff of aroma hops in the nose. Medium body, lightly sweet fruit accents and a dry finish. Unexciting. 090709
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap. Slightly hazy amber with an off-white head. Very discreet caramel notes in the nose. Medium body, sweetish roasted malt and caramel. Hardly any bitterness. 090709
CloakedDagger (37227) reviewed Pale Ale from Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
On tap. Hazy golden with an off-white lacing head. Aroma of malt and a little fruit. Medium body, soft mouthfeel, unpleasant buttery notes with a light fruitiness. Dry bitterness in the finish. 090709
Earlier Rating: 7/28/2009 Total Score: 3
On tap. Slightly hazy yellow with a white head. Sweetish malty nose. Medium body, some malts and a hoppy finish. 090709