Maverick (5091) reviewed LadiesMan from Aleman Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Draught in Chicago. Pours a clouded gold yellow. Lemon and some spice notes. Pretty ok
shrubber (15840) reviewed Everyman from Aleman Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Biscuit malt and straw aroma. Golden yellow with moderate white head. Moderately sweet berry, biscuit malt, and mildly bitter straw flavor. Light body.
willisread (9801) reviewed LadiesMan from Aleman Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft at 8 Degrees Plato. Pours a clear straw gold with a finger of white foam that dissipates. Light grainy nose with some light lemon zest and faint coriander notes. A bit thin on the palate, but easy drinking. A touch watery on the finish with light clove, wheat chaff and faint lemon.
superspak (10160) reviewed VenkMan from Aleman Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass; no can dating, but is a recent release. Pours very hazy golden orange/amber color with a small dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/light earthy hops, tangerine, and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness; and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, orange juice, grapefruit, lemon, lime, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berries, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, wheat, biscuit dough, light honey/toast, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/light earthy hops, tangerine, and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness and fruit tartness balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness and tart/tangy fruit. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly acidic/tangy/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 8.1%. Overall this is an excellent fruited DIPA. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/light earthy hops, tangerine, and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink for the ABV with the mellowly bitter/tart/resinous/drying finish, not aggressive. Great Citra, Mosaic, Denali, Motueka profile. Very juicy, vibrant, and fairly dank/earthy hops/fruit; nice bready malt backbone; mild residual sweetness with lingering dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Loved the hop profile as expected.
superspak (10160) reviewed LadiesMan from Aleman Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into pint glass, no can dating. Pours moderately hazy medium golden yellow color with a small dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lightly tart lemon, lime, orange zest, peach, pear, red apple, melon, coriander, thyme, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of banana, bubblegum, clove, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of lightly tart lemon, lime, orange zest, peach, pear, red apple, melon, coriander, thyme, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of banana, bubblegum, clove, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal/grassy bitterness, peppery yeast spiciness, and wheat tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, lime, orange zest, peach, pear, red apple, melon, coriander, thyme, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, white bread, light banana/bubblegum/clove, herbal, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy/sticky, and fairly crisp balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.5%. Overall this is an excellent witbier. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/spicy yeast, spices, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Perfectly balanced Wit yeast, spices, and pale/wheat malts. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
superspak (10160) reviewed Soulman from Aleman Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours hazy deep ruby red/brown color with a 1 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of salt, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready/light roasted malts, caramel, and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, and nuttiness; with lighter notes of salt, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, grassy, peppery hop; and lightly roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuttiness, light chocolate/cocoa/coffee, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts, caramel, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and minimal astringent hop flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Minimal warming alcohol for 7.2%. Overall this is a very nice American brown ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts, caramel, and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, not overly aggressive. Not as sweet as expected initially. Great well rounded malt complexity with balanced salted caramel candy flavors; and nice earthy hop balance against sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
superspak (10160) reviewed The Man from Aleman Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours lightly hazy deep golden amber color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of huge peach, pineapple, apricot, lemon, orange, grapefruit, pear, passion fruit, papaya, mango, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn, pine, toasted bread, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of huge peach, pineapple, apricot, lemon, orange, grapefruit, pear, passion fruit, papaya, mango, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/zest, light peppercorn, pine, toasted bread, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of peach, pineapple, apricot, lemon, orange, grapefruit, pear, passion fruit, papaya, mango, watermelon, berries, citrus peel/rind, peppercorn, pine, toasted bread, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy/sticky, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.8%. Overall this is an excellent IPA! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, not aggressive. Feels like Azacca/El Dorado a lot, enormous stone fruit flavors. Extremely juicy and lightly dank/earthy hop complexity; with a nice bready malt backbone, mild residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on Midwest style IPA.
McDermottDrink (4627) reviewed LadiesMan from Aleman Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
The thyme, I think, is pretty apparent in the initial nose. American wheat beer will sometimes show a little spice in the nose, but this one offers the additional sidebar of Italian seasonings. It pours a bit cloudy, with a very puffy, white head. But the head settles down pretty quickly. The taste is kind of based on the wheat ale, but it has a bit more of German Weiss than and American 312-style ale. Put that down to the lemonthyme, which reminds me of the spiciness of a German Weiss, or even a Belgian witbier. I find it very tasty. Accessible to the newbie, but just different enough from regular styles.
nuplastikk (10543) reviewed The Man from Aleman Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
12oz can c/o Ben. Unfiltered greyed copper body. Frothy off-white head. Pretty straightforward old school IPA. Nothing that exciting hop wise, maybe some C-hops, pinch of mosaic? Not bad, but not that impressive either.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Tap at Oso. Unfiltered copper orange-brown body. Foamy off-white head. Tastes like a mash up of styles. Brown Ale, IPA, Belgian Blonde...a touch of amber malt? Extract sweet thickness. Not so good, not so bad. Overall kind of amateur hour.