Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From a 330ml bottle on 21/8/2011 (bottle no. 1020). Pours very dark with a medium tan head. Has a strong and quite sharp aroma with heaps of roasted malt, some smokiness, oak and a touch of fruit. There is some sweet berry and cherry flavours up front, followed by some coffee and dark chocolate. The dominating feature is the extremely long, firm roasty, almost burnt bitterness. This is a bit of a sipper, and actually comes across as being bigger than 6.5%. Complex and distinctive.
fonefan (84534) reviewed Natural Blonde from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught @ White Horse on Parsons Green, 1-3 Parsons Green, London, Greater London England SW6 4UL.Unclear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, moderate yeasty, fruity, apricot, pineapple. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, fruity - tropical fruit, light yeasty. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20101229]
Kermis (23416) reviewed Moonshine from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared with Deanso. Clear brown pour with little tan head. Aroma is sweet sweet malt. Flavor has caramel and heavy malt, some raisins and over ripe fruit. Low carbonation and thick oily mouthfeel. More like a barley wine. Good beer
Deanso (15673) reviewed Moonshine from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
330ml bottle shared with Kermis. ok white head. Sweet malty smell/taste. Clear amber colour. Good.
Davros (5279) reviewed WHOA! from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours dark amber with a large, lasting, creamy head and lots of lacing.Nose shows tropical fruit, honey, orange blossom and some grassy notes (something I usually find in dry-hopped brews, i suspect theres not difference in the process with wet-hopping). The malt is really interesting, very full-on honey but also loads of caramel and a whack of diacetyl.Similar mix of flavours, with honey, resinous hops, toffee, diacetyl and oatmeal (although perhaps I wouldn’t have noticed it if it wasn’t in the name). Finishes weakly with a mild bitterness.
Davros (5279) reviewed Hatlifter Stout from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Pours black with brown/ruby highlights and a large lasting head.Nose shows lots of chocolate, caramel and nutty malt. Nice roasty character.In the way of flavours it’s coffee rather than chocolate. Seems pretty light on, could us some more malt in there to flesh things out a bit.Too much carbonation, body is lacking.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Pours gold with a large lasting head.Nose shows spicy and floral hops with a huge sweet malt presence after including lots of caramel. Similar flavours however a bold bitterness balances out the malt. Lots of caramel, honey, nutty malt and piney hops.Carbonation is a little high.Very sweet and malty for a pilsner.
DreamAudit (3889) reviewed Black & Tan from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
From a 330ml bottle on 5/5/2011. Pours a very dark amber with a modest head. Smells mainly of sweet caramel malt. Has an interesting flavour, beginning with sweet chocolate, caramel and toffee, which is quickly followed by an intense and long roasty bitterness. The carbonation is fine and the body is relatively light. A good beer, and a little harshly treated on here.
Davros (5279) reviewed Natural Blonde from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours cloudy pale amber with a small head.Nose shows doughy wheat, lemon, soft phenols, subtle spicy hops and coriander.Hints of banana surface as a flavour alongside the doughy wheat. Finishes with a slightly metallic bitterness. Underwhelming.Carbonation is perhaps a little on the high side. Body feels a little watery.
Davros (5279) reviewed Black & Tan from Grand Ridge Brewing Co. 14 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7
Pours very dark brown with ruby highlights and a large lasting head.Nose shows caramel, milk chocolate and roasted malt. Quite sweet smelling. Some nutty hints also show.Flavours are dominated by roasted malt with little of the complexity shown in the aroma. Some sweet caramel comes through towards the finish.Carbonation is much too high and the body feels watery.