theisti (5579) reviewed Two Faced Wheat from 23rd Street Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Growler purchased at the brewpub, consumed at home that night. Pour is a hazed darker copper with a 1/2 inch light tan head that falls quick. Aroma is wheat, lemon fruit, some general mineral. Pretty mild nose. Taste is the wheat to start, pretty dirty, mild diacetyl, gets more dirty and muddled through the middle and finish, which shows the plastic butter sweetness. Palate is medium bodied, soft carbonation and the dirty finish. This was a fresh keg, I waited for them to change it.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tulip pour @ the brewpub. Color is pale golden but a very thick beer, cannot see through it, very murky. But despite not clearing the beer there is still a shine/glow to it. (Just squeaking by with 3 for appearance). Aroma is at first sweet, non-distinct esters with a strong herbal (coriander?) hit on the nostrils. Flavor is a great balance of herbal and sweet Belgian yeastiness and fruity esters. As the beer warms the esters start to resemble pear and the herbal character really integrates well with the esters. Good mouthfeel, not heavy not too light, finely felt on the cheeks. I like esters, I like coriander, and I like Belgian, so all good things for me. Clear up the beer is my biggest suggestion.
theisti (5579) reviewed California Common from 23rd Street Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft, at a Royals tailgate. Pour is copper golden, with a nice, well formed one inch light tan head. Aroma is softly roasted malt, with a light caramel sweetness and bready toastiness. Behind is floral hop. Nice, welcoming nose. Taste is the nose, though features the floral hops more prominently along with the nice interplay between the sweet and roast. The finish is very clean, and has the biscuity sweet toast. Palate was perfect for a sessionable tailgate beer - light to medium bodied, nice active and soft carbonation and a clean finish. Really well made beer.
beastiefan2k (4725) reviewed Hopsidion from 23rd Street Brewery 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Numerous shaker pours at the brewpub and a whole pitcher once. This was a very good brew for this brewpub, who usually fail at more "extreme" styles. This is exactly what a black IPA should be like. Black color with a tan head that sticks around. Light roast is easily discernible in the flavor. Hops abound in both aroma and flavor. The beer is well attenuated and has a light, very drinkable body to boot. I could drink these rather easily without noticing the alcohol at all. So if you want roast and hops (smorgasbord of American hops) that is easy to put down than this is your kind of beer.
theisti (5579) reviewed Dark Rye from 23rd Street Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Growler acquired and shared by beastiefan2k. Pour is mostly clear copper brown with a slight reddish tinge and a one inch off white head that falls with nice lacing. Aroma is initially soft sweet cherry, followed by some roast, and then toasty rye bread underneath that. The sweetness in the nose clears pretty quickly, focusing more towards the malt and rye. Fresh and clean. Taste is lightly sweet malt, toasty roasty malt and the mild rye bread element in the finish. Nicely integrated flavors, as with the nose, the taste is fresh and clean. The sweetness jumps out a bit more than I would like. Palate is medium bodied, nice soft carbonation and a dry mineral finish. Nice one, thanks for sharing Eugene.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Fishbowl @ the brewpub. This is a dark colored wheat that is still hop-centric. There is a bit of dark banana esters underneath that but its still a mish-mash of American hops dominating both aroma and flavor. Very drinkable but not enough for me to finish that fishbowl, that’s a whole lot of beer.
beastiefan2k (4725) reviewed Dark Rye from 23rd Street Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
With a name like "Dark Rye" I imagined a beer that was rye-centric and dark in color. Maybe it would even have some characteristics of dark malts. Imagine my surprise when I get a hop-centric beer that is amber in color. There was a bit more spiciness coming off the beer but you could have called this an amber and no one would know the difference. Shaker @ the brewpub.
Not sure what was going on the first time but I got a growler to share and that was better. A definite rye aspect with sweet yet spiciness abundant. Nothing to blow your top on but a decent beer.
beastiefan2k (4725) reviewed Amber Ale from 23rd Street Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Shaker @ the brewpub. This is an unimaginative yet flavorful amber. Has a bit of sweetness, some light residual sugars, but in general a clean brew. Hops abound as well with some bitter grass. I could drink this rather easily but I wont really want to seek it out.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Eh, it was $1.50 night for this beer and after 2 ESBs I finally decided to give this brew a try. Got the shaker, drank a few ounces and passed if off to a female friend. Its a cloudy, dirty yellow/golden. The raspberry aspect is cheap and fake. The wheat aspect is boldly there but uninteresting, like a thick boring biscuit. Just doing this to tick a 23rd st beer, hopefully by the time I leave Kansas I can forever hold my crown as top 23rd st rater of all time.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Shaker @ the brewpub. Color is hazy dark amber with a strong head and a sticky lacing. Aroma is very spiky and bitter fruit , sweet bubblegum, and bitter green hops. It is all well mixed well together. Flavor is sweet hops with the bitterness trying to round it off at the very end of the flavor. A full mouthfeel with an average mouthfeel.