jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Oktoberfest from St. George Brewing Company 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Deep crisp and clear copper coloured body with a thinnish, just off-white head, only a centimetre or so tall. Aroma of strong malts, crisp caramelised sugars and a good dose of very light fruitiness with some pear and apple notes and ending with some dry floral scents as well, but fairly mild throughout. Light to perhaps Medium-bodied; Strong, malty and lightly fruity notes that show a good punch and depth from seemingly just malt notes with a light sweetness from some caramelised sugars and a tiny hint of nuts coming through the cracks. Aftertaste shows a nice subtle fruitiness coupled with the grainy, very light spice notes of allspice and really showing the biscuity and nutty malt flavours that really shine, especially at the end, but really throughout the entire beer. Overall, a relatively straight-forward and easy-drinking, very malt forward marzen without any real complexity or depth, but the malt and very light spices shine through and some subtle nuts and caramelised sugars are noticeable throughout. Nice enough to sample, but not a great beer nor a marzen worth searching out to try to find. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Trader Joe's in Newport News, Virginia on 17-November-2019 for US$1,67 sampled at my house here in Washington on 15-September-2020.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Slightly hazy golden, peach and light bronze coloured body with a very thin, single centimetre tall pure white head that fades very quickly. Aroma of wheat, bananas, coriander seed, light yeast, bread and a touch of cloves and a dash of sugars as well. Light to Medium-bodied; Very corn-like flavours and funky malt notes dominate at first that sort of give way to a more pure wheat and yeast bite that has a little bananas and cloves on the end, along with some light funk and earthy/musty flavours that finish strong and relatively pungent. Aftertaste shows the the wheat, yeast, bread and especially banana notes with some bubble gum towards the end and a dash of the corn from the initial flavours. Overall, a relatively refreshing beer that shows perhaps a bit too much of the off-putting flavours that you find in some hefeweizens, but does show a good enough layer of wheat, yeast and bread with a touch of the spices as well. Good enough to try, but not worth going out of your way for. At least another decent-ish option for the middle of summer here in Virginia! I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Trader Joe's in Newport News, Virginia on 17-November-2019 for US$1,67 sampled at my house here in Washington on a very hot day here on 05-June-2020.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from dkachur, shared @ jbrus’s place. Aroma has grapefruit, is slightly perfumed. Oily hopbitter flavor with grapefruit, pineapple and leaves. Soft but longish grassy hopbitter finish. Good!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Poured into a mug, the appearance was a golden bronzed to semi-muddy burnt orange sort of color. Thin cap of a white foamy head. Stringy lace.
The aroma had a semi-sweet grassy to bitter burst of citrusy to earthy hoppiness. Somewhat dirty, but an ample caramel/toffee malt backbone comes in for balancing. Light spicy effect from the fuggles hops.
The flavor yields to the dirty earthy hops. Citrusy bitterness seems a bit in the background. Pleasant earthy to citrusy to malty sort of aftertaste. Seems to pitch some dirt in the finish, left me scratching my beard.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium in body with a fair sessionability to it. Mild carbonation. ABV felt good as suspected.
Overall, English IPA is what this is supposed to be and for the most part it is, but I would rather have one with more of a clean earthiness, less \"dirt\" or no \"dirt\" really. I could name a bunch of other English styled IPA’s even in the American market that I would much rather have than this.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured into a thistle, the appearance was a ruddy burnt orange to almost brown color with a finger and a half’s worth of white foamy head that dissipated fairly quick. Mild stringy lace.
The aroma had a touch of caramel to toffee malts up front playing with some herbal/peat character and then biscuits and then smoke. Decent leathery to earthiness underneath.
The flavor leans towards the caramel/toffee malt side. Peats and smoke then combine. Biscuits and herbal qualities come back to slide into the aftertaste and roll into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a fair sessionability about it. Low carbonation. Mild ABV, still seems appropriate.
Overall, decent scotch ale that I could have again. Thanks Ted.
hauxe (4649) reviewed Lager from St. George Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Rated from notes more than 10 years old. A microbrew made in the "Ethiopian"(!) style. Crisp, dry with an understated hops presence. Decent all around lager.
Leighton (34941) reviewed India Pale Ale from St. George Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Draft at GBBF 2013, day 3 - London. Pours deep gold with a light cream head. The nose holds cedar, dry citrus, pine. Light sweet flavor with hints of brown sugar, dry wood, spruce. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Dry finish with more spruce, pine, cedar wood, dried orange. Meh, kind of odd. A little too woody.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the Inventory Reduction Beer Tasting on 08/08/2015. This beer is a hazy orange-gold color with a medium thick off-white head that recedes steadily to an outer ring. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel and subtle hops. Medium to full body with a sweet malty character and notes of caramel and earthy hops in the background. The finish is sweet with a grainy malt aftertaste. Better than expected actually, an above average beer.
solidfunk (21946) reviewed Porter from St. George Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Good balance and great drinkability. Pours black with good head and lacing. Light bitter finish. Some caramel. Tap at Galaxy hut.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8
Smoky, charred meat nose. Hazy amber, thin head. Smoke, charred meat. Dried leaves finish. Medium body, easy carbonation. Smoky, but not harsh, sufficiently malty to support it.