nimbleprop (16712) reviewed Summer Hopfenlager from Dovetail Brewery 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Belcher at the roost pours a murky, translucent gold with some clumpy white head. Nose is nice, doughy, grassy, grainy and bright. Real fresh and bright, dough, grass, yeast. Creamy and medium bodied. Really nice.
Bitterbill (4330) ticked Helles Lager from Dovetail Brewery 8 months ago
From Beer Drop. Not fresh...
Pours a hazy light orange, 2 finger head of foam, lacing and retention excellent.
Smell is bready, lemon, light hoppiness, tartness?
Taste is lemon tartness, some bread, ugh, hard to drink. September 2024 canning, this is off.
Not interested in this again unless it's fresh.
pdog555 (2102) reviewed Grodziskie from Dovetail Brewery 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Pours bright yellow with a thick, fluffy white head. Aroma of flat resin, some oak. Taste has overload of smoke and oak notes, like a rauchbier but with some resin and heavy carbonation. Palate has more oak, more smoke notes, nondestinct resin. Interesting.
First of the style!
nuplastikk (10473) ticked Summer Hopfenlager from Dovetail Brewery 8 months ago
16oz can. Really nice IPL. Retains a nice clean, lager base, while taking it in a different direction with the hops. Still has that dry, almost Mittelfruh tone up front to me. Really enjoyable beer.
trapped (8300) reviewed Baltic Porter from Dovetail Brewery 10 months ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Can from a liquor store in Chicago. Pours brown with red highlights, large spongy tan head, faint caramel-mocha aroma, medium carbonation, initially sweetish caramel-mocha taste, thin body, long caramel-mocha finish. Decent porter.
solidfunk (21946) reviewed Cassis from Dovetail Brewery 10 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Cassis, sorel. Oak and some grapefruit. Finish is a little harsh. But not bad. Tap at High Side.
radagast83 (13490) reviewed Cassis from Dovetail Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft at High Side. Poured a very light, very slightly hazy ruby red color with a small white head. Big buggy lambic notes, light dry sweetness. Really pleasant, light fruit. tasty stuff.
notalush (7339) reviewed Plum (AKA Quetsche) from Dovetail Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tulip at the brewery - oh, dang, this is nice - a really soft plum sweetness up front quickly dissipates, making way for dry oak, light funk, and gentle acetobacter - these flavors meld together on the tail end really well before a light plum sweetness returns for the finish - nicely balanced.
notalush (7339) reviewed Weizenbock from Dovetail Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
.3L at the brewery - hazy orange - soft in the mouth, but the carbonation is a bit flat - tastes more like a hefe than a weizenbock, though I know there is a fine line there - lots of banana and clove - some honey sweetness and then some spiciness late - finish is a little watery - it’s okay.
notalush (7339) reviewed Rauchbier from Dovetail Brewery 11 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
.3L at the brewery - hazy amber with a thick head - notes of dark bread and raisin, a hint of spice and caramel - smoke arrives late and is deep and complex - sadly, the finish gets a little watery and flat, so it’s not as satisfying and consistent as classic examples of the style, but it scratches the itch.