Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Saison (2009-) from Yards Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a vibrant caramel-amber color with an enormous creamy yellow-white head. The aroma was strongly peppery and must with notes of lemon zest and light spices. The flavor was tangy and dry with a strong notes of sugar and candied pears and hints of ginger, pepper and underlying mustiness. The finish was long and dry with notes of pear and pepper. The body was thick and full. Well done.
Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Brawler from Yards Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark ruby brown color with a huge beige head. The aroma was lightly sweet and malty. The flavor was lightly tangy and had a malty, fruity, nutty and roasty elements. The mouthfeel was nicely smooth. Decent.
cheap (9533) reviewed Brawler from Yards Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
12 oz bottle. Yards brawler S5L3F3T5O12 Mild yeasty smell when you first pop the lid. Darker than pale yellow. In glass aroma is just clean. Fine visible carbonation. Good friendly initial taste impressions. Nice and easy; rather enjoyable. Repeatable and easy going. Fine overall impressions. Creamy texture. Continues to look appetizing in the glass. My preferred pugilist.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
@Pizzeria Unos Caskfest#2–on cask-pours a white bubbly head and cloudy burnt orange color. Aroma is mild pine,secondary medium malt. Taste is herbal/pine-grainy, secondary earthy/woody.
DSG (25977) reviewed Extra Special Ale (ESA) from Yards Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
(11/19/08) Cask at McMenamin’s in Philadelphia. Dark hazy brown with medium, quite stable, beige head - looks quite lovely in the mug. Aroma of malt, some bread, biscuiy and caramel notes, some slightly earthy hoppiness and flowery notes. Sweet malty flavor at first with some caramelly hints, continues with delicate hop bitterness with some citric notes and light fruitiness. Silky mouthfeel. Perfectly balanced. One of the best and most quaffable session beers I’ve ever had. I could drink a lot of this.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pours with very little head and an amber/brown color. Poured it in a shitty glass so I couldn’t really tell too well. Smelled of nice sugary malts. The beer itself was not too thick and nice and heavy on the malts. I didn’t get too much hops out of it, but i definitely want to try this beer again because I don’t think I got the full experience.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Pretty dark body for an ESB with a nice beige head. Fruity aroma. Taste was a nice well-balanced mixture of hops and malts with a fruity touch to it. It is a really nice beer and I don’t mind drinking many of them.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Thanks to decaturstevo for sharing this one. Overly frothy white head. Light, hazy yellow body. Funky light lemon aroma. Watery. Goes in no distinct direction.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5
Don’t you just love to say the British word yards? Light plastic or volatile rubber olfactory. The appearance is that of one color shade darker than ubiquitous pale yellow american lager. Perhaps i see some haze in there, just barely. Taste is all bitter hops, I guess. Middle palate bitter linger. Lets all chew on some green grapefruit rinds. Sometimes it is difficult to delineate the border between IPA and APA and this is a good example. Decent and creqamy carbonation that is enjoyed for such a hopped beer. During the swallow I get a tingle all they way down the throat. Finish is bitter linger as stated but not quite like an IPA.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Big fluffy white heat that leaves lacing and all. Rather light amber colour. Grassy and piny hops in the aroma methinks. Watery at the front of the palate. Light taste of piny hops and some malts. Bready and yeasty at the finish. Ok, but nothing great really.