Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Crowler from the brewery. Pours a deep red brown to black with a light tan head. Sweet fudgy chocolate molasses aroma with mint. Flavor has more sweet chocolate and mint, molasses, roasty, again somewhat fudgelike. Quite a good one.
dwest (2949) reviewed Rainmaker Ale from Stormcloud Brewing Company 5 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
tap on Mackinac Island - solid Belgian Pale Ale - classic taste - very nice overall
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at the Brewery Taproom. Pours a pink-red, hazy, with a white head. Raspberry aroma. Flavor also like raspberry, some yeastiness. It's tasty, but a bit simple.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the Brewery Taproom. Pours a clear golden with a white head. Strawberry and basil aroma, of course. Flavor has strawberry/coriander, basil mixing in, a caramel touch. It's actually pretty good!
flatmatt (2380) reviewed Cuz Rye Not from Stormcloud Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the Brewery Taproom. Pours a clear pale yellow with a white head. Aroma of citrusy hops. Flavor has herbal citrus hops, spicy/grainy rye. The hops are very nice despite the beer's lightness.
superspak (10160) reviewed Rainmaker Ale from Stormcloud Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, banana, bubblegum, peppercorn, clove, honey, wheat, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nutty, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, banana, bubblegum, peppercorn, clove, honey, wheat, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nutty, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy bitterness; pepper/clove yeast spiciness; and light wheat/yeast tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red apple, banana, bubblegum, peppercorn, clove, honey, wheat, white bread dough, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nutty, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with an awesome malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly crisp/sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.2%. Overall this is an excellent Belgian pale ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, bready malts, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the modestly bitter/spicy/drying finish; nicely soft feel. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Great well rounded Belgian yeast complexity, balancing earthy hops, and a nicely rich pale/Munich malt backbone. Mild residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example. No complaints.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 7/11/2019. Pours slightly hazy/cloudy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a large amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, banana, bubblegum, clove, coriander, peppercorn, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and earthy hop notes; with big strength. Taste of big lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, banana, bubblegum, clove, coriander, peppercorn, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate herbal, floral, woody, grassy bitterness; peppery yeast spiciness; and wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, peach, pear, apricot, banana, bubblegum, clove, coriander, peppercorn, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, wood, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and earthy hop flavors; with an awesome malt/bitter/spiciness and tart/tangy wheat balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.2%. Overall this is an awesome Belgian blonde ale. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, pale/wheat malts, and earthy hop flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/tart/tangy/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Awesomely well rounded Belgian yeast complexity, with a nice sized pale/wheat malt backbone, and noble hop presence for the ABV. Light residual sweetness with crisp dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on style example.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Growler fill at the Brewpub. Pours a clear gold amber with a white head. Aroma is citrus, spicy, and pine hops, caramel. Flavor matches pale toasty malts with citrus and floral hops. A tealike combination. Fine, but overall on the malty side.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at the Taproom. Pours a clear yellow with a white head. Muted citrus aroma. Flavor is as advertised: citrus meeting herbal, floral botanicals, juniper perhaps. I kind of like it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the Taproom. Pours a clear deep golden with a white head. Aroma is light, but there's a vague sourness. Flavor is citric sourness, pale malt, some citrus hops. Not my favorite.