Copper State Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Green Bay,
Wisconsin,
United States πΊπΈ
Associated Venue: Copper State Brewing Company
Contact
313 Dousman St, Green Bay, WI, 54303, United States
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Got in a trade with GreenBayBA. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned in 4/2019. Pours very hazy/cloudy pale golden/yellow color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big sour/tart/tangy key limes, citrus peel/zest, lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, sea salt, coriander, hay, straw, grass, wheat, graham cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes peppercorn, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of key limes, fruity/acidic yeast, coriander, sea salt, and moderate pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big sour/tart/tangy key limes, citrus peel/zest, lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, sea salt, coriander, hay, straw, grass, wheat, graham cracker, white bread dough, and lightly toasted biscuit; with lighter notes peppercorn, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tart/sourness, citrus tang, and coriander spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour/tart/tangy key limes, citrus peel/zest, lemon, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, melon, apricot, red/green apple, white grape/wine, sea salt, coriander, hay, straw, grass, wheat, graham cracker, white bread dough, biscuit, peppercorn, lacto funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of key limes, fruity/acidic yeast, coriander, sea salt, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt, tart, sour, tangy, spicy balance; with no puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness, tangy fruit, spice, and carbonation. medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/acidic/sticky/saline balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is an awesome gose. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of key limes, fruity/acidic yeast, coriander, sea salt, and moderate pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/clean/refreshing to drink, with the modestly acidic/tangy/spicy/drying finish; not overly lactic/salty. Awesome balance of juicy/vibrant key limes, Lacto complexity, salt, and spice; with a nice pale/wheat malt backbone against acidity for the ABV. Zero residual sweetness with crisp acidic/tangy dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Tried
from Can
on 31 May 2019
at 20:34
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Got in a trade with GreenBayBA. 12 ounce can into lager glass, no can dating. Pours deep golden amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Nice aromas with bready malts and light earthy hops notes; with good strength. Noticeable buttery diacetyl in aromas and flavors, but not too overwhelming. Bit of fruity/yeasty aromas as well. Taste of cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light nuttiness/pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Light herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, nuttiness, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Nice robustness of bready malts and light earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Fairly clean on lager flavors, not too fruity/yeasty. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with smooth, creamy/silky/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is good. Silky notes from diacetyl. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a pretty good Helles. All around good robustness of bready malts and light earthy hop flavors; smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. The diacetyl was quite a bad mark on this, and it carried over to the mouthfeel. I enjoyed it otherwise, and a good attempt at the style. Nicely rich pils/munich malts with balancing earthy hops against sweetness. They just need clean up their process, and this would be a much better beer.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Sep 2018
at 20:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the brewpub. Get out of the mine!!! Hazy orange, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of grapefruit, tropical fruit, pale malt. And cheese and tomato. Oh wait, the people next to me just got served pizza. Taste is grapefruit, tropical fruit, pale malt, vanilla. Medium bodied, juicy, lingering bitterness m Seems like something from The Veil. But better. So there.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2018
at 22:42
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Keg (maybe nitro?) at the brewpub. Dark brown red highlights. Large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of dry roast, chocolate, smoke, molasses, raisin. Taste is roast, molasses, chocolate, raisin, smoke. Medium bodied, slick, moderate lingering bitterness. Very nice.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2018
at 22:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Nitro at the brewpub. Clear dark brown, large creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of roast, chocolate, smoke, molasses. Taste is roast, bitter hops, molasses, smoke. Thin, lingering bitterness. Nice.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2018
at 22:23
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the brewpub. Slightly hazy orange, large frothy tan head, good retention. Aroma of pine, grapefruit, resin, pale malt. Taste is resin, pine, pineapple, grapefruit, pith, pale malt. Medium bodied, juicy, strong lingering bitterness.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2018
at 22:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Keg at the brewpub. Slightly hazy amber, large creamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of coffee, pale malt,a bit of cherry. Taste is strong coffee, caramel, vanilla, pale malt. Medium bodied. Meh concept and a bit too coffee forward.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2018
at 22:11
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the brewpub. Hazy orange, large creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of yeast, orange, wheat. Taste is lemon, orange, wheat, spice. Medium bodied, juicy. Solid.
Tried
on 13 Mar 2018
at 22:01
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap. Pours clear golden orange, some lacing. Aroma is pine, caramel, perfume. Flavors is light plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jul 2017
at 21:36
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Tap. Pours clear black, medium beige head, good lacing. Aroma is coffee, pine, roast. Flavor is light plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body. So so.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jul 2017
at 21:29