Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Diebolt - turbid orange pour - nose of moderate earthy smoke character (must be some smoked malt in here), lightly sweet squash, mild earthy bitterness - the squash adds a nice heft to the body, as well as a fair amount of sweetness, but none of the off-putting vegetal notes you can often get by adding squash to beer - the hops are subdued and mellow, but do add a slight herbal bitterness to offset the sweetness - smoke adds its gentle woody earthiness to the brew - quite nice - seems like they were going for autumn in a glass, and they nailed it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Tap at Diebolt - light hazy rust-colored beer - overall quite sweet, with flavors and aromas of over ripe fruit - a lot of estery character (banana, bubblegum) and equal parts phenolic character (clove, pepper) - a touch of basement character - a bit sugary throughout - at times drinks more like a weizenbock, which in and of itself is not a bad thing, but this seems a bit flabby, messy, and directionless - does not come together all that well - sorry, guys - you know I love you, but I’m not feeling this one.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
(This was originally a pilot batch, but they have since brewed it on their large system and lagered it for a couple months - the result is an even better product than the pilot batch - very smooth.texture - lovely toasty malt, green raisin, grape must - dusty yeast - lovely rendition - original rqting 3.5) hazy gold - nose of clean, honeyed maltiness and light rustic/grass notes - flavor is fairly honey sweet up front, but it is clean rather than heavy or sticky - very smooth, almost lager-like texture (could this beer a bdg that is actually lagered?) - light floral flavors, moderate bitterness, and a dry mineral bite on the tail end to balance the sweetness - a little apparent alcohol in the finish, and a little sweet for my taste, but a pretty solid attempt.
notalush (7339) reviewed Bière Thyme from Diebolt Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
I don’t really have anything to add that I haven’t already said in my ratings of the other iterations of this beer (the toasty dry maltiness is there, the mild earthy character) - what I can say is that the thyme just takes over way too much here - after a couple of sips, it’s all I can smell or taste - I consider this a failed experiment in that all it accomplishes is make me long for another glass of the base beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Cloudy light amber - nose of strong lavender, light cobweb/yeast, mild starchiness - creamy texture, medium body - the dry, crackery malt, light bitterness, and toasty character of the base beer are fairly present - lavender is fairly strong, washing out the more subtle qualities of the base beer, but at least adding some character of its own - toasty, lightly bitter finish - lavender works to an extent, but is a bit too much for the subtle nature of the beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
A fairly rustic and tasty amber biere de garde - creamy texture - dry, toasty flavors abound, along with a moderate tartness - a light buttery notes and some earthy hops (Strisselspalt?) - a mild earthy/cobweb/basement yeast note before a dry, lightly tart, somewhat mineralic finish - really solid, subtle beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
(Later batches of this have really cut down on the ester profile, the phenols shine a bit more, and the beer has dried out a bit - keep refining, boys) zy golden pour - nose is lightly phenolic (clove, pepper), lightly estery (banana), lightly sweet, lightly grainy - nice texture, tight carbonation - flavor is nicely rustic, but has a bit of yeastiness that dulls it - moderately spicy, with notes of white pepper - lightly sweet, approaching dry - some light clove and banana make this taste more like a spicy hefe at times - spicy, medium dry finish - has some kinks to work out, but a decent first attempt at the style by this new brewery.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
A clean, lean, fruity, floral, spicy, dry session IPA with a crisp malt base, a light mineral bite, and enough hop character to keep the hopheads happy - a great, fresh session IPA made in my town? Yes, please - rivals Founders All Day, IMHO.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Dark ruby with a fairly thick lace - quite a nice nose, with notes of molasses, hazelnut, cookie, smoke, chocolate, cream - full and creamy in the mouth - bitter up front, dry mineral, cocoa, dark malt - no astringency, though - hazelnut, vanilla, and roast late - a mild sweetness, but mostly dry - finish of light smoke and minerality - a little huskiness late, but it is barely perceptible - overall a really solid porter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Mostly clear copper/burnt orange - an interesting take on a pale ale - moderately tangy/acidic up front, followed by some biscuit, gingerbread, and orange peel - malt gets a bit more bready late, as lightly peppery hops and a mineral bite arrive late - mostly dry throughout - lightly spicy hop finish - solid brew.