Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Has brownish chestnut orange body, okay foam. Aroma is okay raspberry and lemon mixed with grain, a bit of a floor cleaner vibe. Tastes of modest lemon and raspberry, slightly tart, slightly chemical. Ends with good lingering citrus. If you don't think too much about it, it's okay for a hot summer day.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Has a very nice opaque purple body and good foam. Aroma is good blackcurrant and ginger aroma, though could be more bright. Taste is okay muddy blackcurrant, a bit of ginger to add zing. Ends full but not very carbonated and nothing lingers well. It's okay, middle of the road.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Hazy yellow, stark white head. Light spicy/fruity nose and palate. peppery, medium citrus, lasting bitterness. Thin and gassy. But I like it, great session beer !!
Oakes (33493) reviewed Zappa India Session Ale from Old Yale Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Had this at FH CHWK. Only found out it was made at Old Yale when it didn't qualify for happy hour pricing. Fuck. Hazy blonde, with a medium head. The hops are a mandarin, pineapple and lemon zest. On the palate, there’s bright citrus hops, light body, a touch of sweet pale malt. The tartness is pretty funny because it seems deliberate even though it’s not a tart style. That tartness just makes it more refreshing, honestly. So yeah, really like the beer. Bummer about the service experience on that.
Deanf (9781) reviewed Zappa India Session Ale from Old Yale Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Foggy yellow body and modest foam. Soft floral licorice on the nose, slight kumquat. Flavour is more citrus, good hops, slight spicy lychee. Nice oiliness to round it out. Decent enough ISA.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pale and hazy. Just a thin head. Obviously the rosemary is huge on the aroma, but the grapefruit is in there as well, which I appreciate. Tart, lots of rosemary, wheaty, has a refreshing quality and that comes from that burst of juicy grapefruit kicking in at the finish. Well-balanced, refreshing, and the flavour elements make sense with the base. I’m down. Probably the best beer I’ve had from Old Yale.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Pale and opaque, with a slight pinkish accent. No head. Has a light fruitiness, I think these fruits go well together, and the wit is a good base for those notes, too. Refreshing, wheaty, I mean this hits for what it’s trying to be. The juicy acidity and fact that it’s not cloying are strong points for me.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Coconut India Pale Ale from Old Yale Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
So they added a dash of flavour to the West Coast IPA, I guess. It looks the same. Dullish pale. Has a bit of a piney character, I mean it’s the same IPA, but somewhere there’s a touch of toasted coconut. I would actually like quite a bit more coconut – I’ve had a good example somewhere before and it was massive coconut. So it’s okay but they left a bit of potential upside on the table.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Has nice cloudy yellow body with good foam, smells of sweet rosemary, slight grapefruit, yet a septic vibe. Flavour is rosemary and soft grapefruit tartness, full and crisp finish. It's nice enough, well balanced.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Nice creamy beige foam on dark black body, smells of perfect Irish cream, the liqueur replicated most excellently. Flavour is nice smooth chocolate, soft Irish cream syrup, a little mellow for the abv. There's full lingering creaminess. This is wonderful, a standout.