Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12 oz bottle-pours a rich, creamy tan head. Color is a very deep amber. Taste is a chocolate malty, toasty. Good carbonation. A nice occasional beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Extra Special Ale-Ben Franklin Ale-on tap- 3.4 -Ben Franklin Ale-12 oz bottle-pours a big thick foamy tan head. Color is a clear copper/orange. Aroma is fruit, malt, hops. Taste is a nice balance of malt&hops. Refreshing, good occasional beer. 3.2
jcwattsrugger (14787) reviewed IPA from Yards Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
on tap-Good hops with balanced taste, a bit of sweetness. 3.6 12 oz bottle-pours a light tan, rich, not too thick head. Color is slightly hazy to start, then a clear copper/orange. Aroma is hops. Taste is hops, malty, creamy. Good carbonation. 3.7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 oz bottle-pours a creamy white head. Color is yellow/gold. Aroma is hops with a hint of grain. Taste is tangy, grapefruit, mild carbonation. Nice, refreshing.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Saison (pre-2009) from Yards Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
2005 bottle at Mondial, 6/5/05. Pour is a light yellow, with some slight rusty orange tints. Small white head is well-retained, but provides little lacing. Beer is rather clear, as well. Aroma of light grains, bits of honey, but mostly dry, cornmeal and white pepper. Some drying, old coriander in there too. Flavor begins with a dry herbal note, coriander and oregano like spiciness, backed with grainy, husky malt texture, but little to no malt sweetness. Peppery carbonation interupts what should be a fluffy mouthfeel. Seems like it’s all fully attenuated aromatic malt, but they say pilsen malt. Well whatever it is, there’s no sweetness. Dry, mostly water, though it wasnt thin. Bits of light grassy bitterness, and hints of orange rind. No residual sweetness from the candi sugar either, which I would not have know this to contain. Yeast is dull and not very apparent. Ok, well on that note, I’m going to stop writing about this. Suffice to say, it wasnt much of a saison.
omhper (44752) reviewed IPA from Yards Brewing Company 20 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled. Hazy orange colour. Grapefruit aroma. Firmly malty with nutty Sam Smith character, but much oppier. Butterscotchy yeast character. Resiny, very bitter finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
I can’t figure out the dating system on the bottles. Must be a 2004 bottle though. Pour is black/brown with a moderate amount of head, decent retention. Beige colored head is creamy, but slightly watery and not well-retained. Aroma of brown sugar, bubblegum, chocolate and light roast and milk. Flavor is initially quite sweet, chocolatey, milky and has a mostly watery texture, very low carbonation. Gains some bitterness and roast on the finish. That sweet molasses/treacle/brown sugar is mostly dominant and lingers on the finish, getting a bit boring towards the end of the glass. A bit watery overall, but hides the alcohol well. Medium body.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
2004 bottle. Pours a deep yellow, rich hay colored body, with a fair amount of white head, moderate retention, low lacing. Aroma smells of corn blossoms, vanilla, toasted, buttery grains, some honey and light peaches. A hint of light citrus as well. Flavor is quite sweet initially, vienna or pils malt, lots of honey and creaminess, with a moderate amount of low-bitterness hops that add a light citrus zest. Body is medium-full with a very fluffy feel to it, lots of carbonation. As it dies down and warms, light yeast notes can be found as well as some distinct corn-breadiness. Alcohol is very well-masked, I drank this quite easily and quickly. If the Founding Fathers were drinking this stuff, then I have some faith in early American brewing.
Silphium (4308) reviewed Love Stout from Yards Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Deep opaque brown body, thin/medium light tan head. Deep roasted malt aroma with cocoa and toast; quite rich. Chocolatey body with plenty of roasted malts and a touch of coffee, very porter-like. Medium-bodied, smooth, and quaffable. The roast is a bit richer than in many other stouts; otherwise, this is not too unique, but is quite tasty nonetheless.
jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Saison (pre-2009) from Yards Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Slightly hazy golden coloured body with orange highlights and a super-thin white head that fades very fast. Aroma of corinader seed, curacao, alcohol and some white grape juice. Medium-bodied; Strong spiceyness up front fading into just a little malt and some curacao. Aftertaste is very quick and only shows some of the bittering spices. Overall, a decent attempt by an American to make a Saison, but not even close to the definitive beers of Fantome. I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased at Norm’s in Vienna, Virginia on 17-December-2004.