mcberko (47456) reviewed Naughty Hildegard from Driftwood Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours a hazy orange with a small white head. Nose brings out lots of oranges, resinous hops and British caramel malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with loads of resinous hops, caramel malt, British bready malt and oranges. Not an authentic ESB, but more like an IPA. Resinous and orangey on the finish, with ample sweetness. Very nice.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Naughty Hildegard from Driftwood Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Golden-amber. Bright woodsy hop aroma with earthy, caramelly malt. Bright, woody, earthy palate with a hint of citrus. Complex, nice yeastiness. Has new world character with an old world sense of balance. Interesting.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Sartori Harvest from Driftwood Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2024: Can. Amber and clear. Medium head. Nice woody, lemony aroma with some toasty malt. On the palate, more of that old school chewy, toasty malt. More crystal malt than I've had in an IPA in a while, but it's well-extracted. Fairly bitter. Chewy, again with a bright woody sort of hop note. Well-constructed brew. Old school west coast IPA. 2017: Bottle. Amber, has a nice bright centennial - toasty. Light caramel on the palate, and toasty, woody centennial character. Certainly this is good - a good look at BC centennials. It's just not to the level of the hype. 2010: Bright amber. Thick head. Woody, herbal aroma maybe a bit oxidized at this point, with lots of earthy caramel notes. Creamy, chocolatey, toasty malts with lots of earthy bitter hops. Good beer - already a shade past its prime but worth looking for next fall. 7-4-7-4-15 = 3.7
Oakes (33493) reviewed Farmhand from Driftwood Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Orangey-amber. Thin head. The aroma is malt-accented and lightly spicy with caramels and white pepper. Caramel, earthy, light pepper and coriander on the tongue. Well-balanced. A subtle beer - not saison but tasty anyway.
Oakes (33493) reviewed White Bark from Driftwood Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cloudy. Very pale yellow. Light coriander aromatics. Palate is full-bodied for the style. Sweet, with tasty lime and coriander. Nicely balanced.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Blackstone from Driftwood Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Near total blackness, with a thin head. Rich chocolate aroma shows sweetness and a hint of dark sugar complexity with lots of nuts and whole grain bread. Soft body, actually lighter than expected. Lots of chocolate and some bread. Cocoa. The palate is perhaps not as developed as the aroma but a good porter.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Ale from Driftwood Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Orangey golden-amber. Woody cascadey aroma with slightly sticky crystal malts. Smells a lot like SNPA. Caramelly body with woody cascadey notes. Any floral element drops out late, leaving more caramel malt complexity. Good balanced beer.
mcberko (47456) reviewed White Bark from Driftwood Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours an opaque golden yellow. Light aroma of wheat and citrus. Flavour is wheat and citrus, with quite a dry feel and a coriander finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Red brown, low brown head. Wooden dry nutty flavor, Westmalle notes. A hint berries, light honeyish nose. Medium body, chewy enough.
jhaase (14816) reviewed Blackstone from Driftwood Brewery 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Dark red brown, lacing brown head. Smooth coffe and chocolate base, dark sugar. Rich spicy rendition,dry body and finish. Really nice