5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap at Dovetail, pours a cloudy dark reddish amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is full of balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire, light wild yeast, and pitted fruits. Flavour has some phenols upfront, with tart pitted fruits, balsamic/acetic notes, and some wild yeast. Too much phenolic and acetic character. This needs a lot of work.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2023
at 18:21
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Dovetail, pours a clear bright golden with a small white head. Aroma is a bit harsh, with some phenols, wild yeast, and oak. Flavour is peppery and lightly phenolic, with black pepper, acetic notes, wild yeast, and some oak. A bit too phenolic and acetic for my taste, but it comes together more as I drink it slowly. Nothing remotely gueuze-like, but I guess I see how this is supposed to approximate that style. Interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2023
at 18:20
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Dovetail, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma reveals a nice mixture of lacto and gentle brett, with a soft wheaty base. Flavour is wheaty, with lacto, gentle brett, lemony tartness, and some hay. Dry, tangy, yogurty finish. Definitely a step above most Berliners. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2023
at 18:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Dovetail, pours a deep dark amber-finger brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out gentle smoke, lots of deep caramel malt, and some burnt toffee. Flavour is rich, with lots of caramel, burnt toffee, bready malt, and moderate smoke. Really nice, deep malt profile that never ends on complexity. Excellent.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2023
at 18:17
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Dovetail, pours a clear dark mahogany with a medium beige head. Aroma is full of nicely smoked, slightly ash malt, with bready notes and a hint of burnt toasted nuts. Flavour is much the same, with campfire smoke, some ash, and burnt toasted nuts. Pretty reminiscent of a Bamberg rauchbier. Very nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2023
at 18:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Dovetail, pours a clear blonde with a medium white head. Aroma brings out bright straw, toasted grain, and crackery malt. Flavour is clean and subtle, with straw and toasted grain. Super clean and exactly how a kolsch should be. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2023
at 18:16
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Dovetail, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out herbaceous notes, grassiness, and straw. Flavour is full of herbaceous notes, some grassiness, and straw. Much better representation of the helles style than their “Helles”. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2023
at 18:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Dovetail, pours a clear amber orange with a small white head. Aroma reveals dry bready malt and a touch of caramel. Flavour is dry, with almost burnt bready malt and a hint of caramel. Finishes bone dry, drier than most alts I've had from Germany, but it's well-made. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2023
at 18:15
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Dovetail, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out bready malt and a hint of sweetness — pretty neutral. Flavour is malty, with lots of bready malt, gentle sweetness and some straw. Clean and on-style. Solid but not worthy of its accolades IMO.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2023
at 18:15
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Dovetail, pours a cloudy dark amber orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out bready malt, light sweetness, and some banana-like esters. Flavour is like a hef, in the sense that it has lots of banana and clove, backed by a slightly maltier character. It's not really my jam but it's competent.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Sep 2023
at 18:14