mcberko (47456) reviewed The Streets from Powell Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Main Street, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma is quite earthy, with straw and biscuity malt. Flavour is very dry and earthy, with some dry whiskey notes, earth and bone dry biscuity malt. Well-balanced and super dry. Decent.
Deanf (9781) reviewed Le Vagabond from Powell Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Oh, another new world saison! now don’t get me wrong nor nothin’, the other one did go very well with ketchup chips and Carol Burnett. Like, a friday night of getting wasted and indeed it was a good choice but would I remember it the morning after? Would people be booking plane tickets from ’round the world to try it out? Well, ja, prolly naught. So the big gun kicks the hell outta jou - me and my sis in Vegas a year back, looking at these ferraris, they wanted ten bucks just to look at them - like ja right. But this stuff pours with this massijve head and an okay golden body, better than the usual anyway, but the aroma is again all golden lager like or decent pilsner - nuthin saison here, that serious funk like you’re hung over in a French farmhouse and all you want is a rotten sausage from Alsace as the farmer tells you to get the hell out of his barn and put your pants on and pretend you never met his daughter; there we go, you’re wandering around looking for some milk to have with your tea in the soft French farmlands of Yvelines. The taste is smooth but uninteresting, nothing exciting here, a lager flavour with hints of sharp wheat. And you’re like "that’s all there is?" and you’d be right. Seems like the new world saison misses a big chunk of the appeal, the raw farmhouse vibe, the leather-licking cow-kissing caresse that makes one memorable. No, a saison is not merely a lager with a twist of wheat malt - sadly that’s all we get here. But you’re out there in the French dude’s barn, hammerin’ away at them dairy cows hopin’ to get another angle at that farmhouse Francais poontang you almost had last night. If only you were a little more drunk you coulda made those moves. But the beer, it was just too weak and simple to gives jou that confidence. Take heed, brewers- if the boys ain’t gettin’ laid on your liquid jou ain’t doin’ sumpthin’ right. Peace out. Yo.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Ode to Citra - Gin Barrel from Powell Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Odd Society, pours a cloudy bronze with a medium off-white head. Aroma brings a nice combination of floral dry hopping and juniper from the gin barrel aging. Flavour is along the same lines, with a heavily pronounced gin barrel quality to this - featuring juniper notes all round with moderate sweetness. Floral dry hopping is rather subdued but it's there. For such a short time in barrels, the gin quality is surprisingly pronounced. Excellent experiment.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Belgian Witbier (2016-) from Powell Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cloudy and light amber, with a medium head. Very gingery aroma, just out of the glass, carrying some coriander along for the ride. Very spicy, coriander and lots of ginger. Cardamom nor really noticeable. Has a light malt sweetness and fullness underneath, enough to support the spice a little bit this still seems heavy handed on some element while too soft on others.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Belgian Witbier (2016-) from Powell Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Draught at the brewery
Cloudy pale blond color with medium head. Strong ginger aroma. Dry mouthfeel, medium ginger flavor and mild cardamom, hint of anise, dry final. Hardly any beer feeling.
More Spice Beer than Witbier. No flaws here, just a bad concept.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Enigma Stout from Powell Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Fairly dark. Aroma is lightly chocolate, taste is on the sweeter side- oats?- with a hit of cocoa bitterness.
BeerPlace (10899) reviewed Old Jalopy Pale Ale from Powell Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
On tap at Central City Pub. Pours a clear light copper. Aroma is slightly hoppy and sour. Taste is hoppy bitter with caramel notes. Bitter aftertaste with caramel notes. Good for English Pale Ale.
Gerbeer (8214) reviewed Mosaic Sour from Powell Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap. Pour a copper color with little head. Aromas and Flavors of sour fruit gummies. Followed by a grainy body and sweet malts. Kinda neat...
Ferris (26026) reviewed Belgian Witbier (2016-) from Powell Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle - Ginger dominates with cardamom following. Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Soft to grains, cereal and ginger. Tastes better than the nose.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Belgian Witbier (2016-) from Powell Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
On tap at Powell Street, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma is heavy on the ginger upfront, with secondary notes of cardamom and Belgian yeast. Flavour is quite spicy and wheaty, with lots of ginger upfront that essentially dominates. Secondary notes of Belgian yeast, cardamom and wheat further back. Wheaty frothy palate. Not a fan of these heavily spiced beers, but there's nothing wrong with it. Meh.