Since the inception of Aslin Beer Company, Andrew, Kai, & Richard wanted to create a company that they all would want to work for. They have strived to create a culture that celebrates beer with a passion and depth of knowledge that can’t help but be contagious to our customers. We realize that our beer is not the only product we provide, but a long lasting relationship between our company, employees, and customers. Aslin Beer Company doesn’t take itself too seriously. Any why should we? Beer is fun. It’s for kicking back: vacations, parties, hangouts. Along with the fun and humorous atmosphere, our founders’ have a passion and dedication to create a good product and have a commitment to provide the best beer to all passionate beer drinkers alike. Our company will craft only the highest quality ales, lagers and variants that will help redefine American beer culture, re-educate the consumer palate and revive people’s passion, while using the highest quality ingredients from around the world as well as sourced locally.
What's Your Name Mean? "Want to play a game?" Used to be our response, but because of our growth and your support we're adding this link to ease your curiosity. No, it's not an acronym. Yes, it is a name! But it's not a combination of ours. In fact, Andrew and Kai are brother-in-laws. Each married to 2 of 3 sisters. Richard's brother is married to the third. And Voila! There it is! We are all family by marriage and bond. Oh, and the name.... is the girl's maiden name! Brownie points
Has a doctor's office alcohol swab type smell. Some florals, fresh tangerine and peach, tropical fruit. Pours clear golden without much head. Light tangy finish. Initial smell is nice, but lacks crispness or bitterness. Tap at Herndon Aslin.
I lived a year in Japan and always hated those red bean candies. They always looked appetizing, the sweets, but always tasted the same. Anyway, there isn't much bean aroma evident in this, mostly just strawberry, but it's still not great. Pours mostly golden. Light tart finish. Tap at Herndon Aslin.
Fairly crisp, more so than kristallweizens usually are, or at least the limited few I've tried. I guess they are supposed to be crisper than hefes. Pours clear golden with decent head. Light wheat, a hint of lemon peel. Light bitter end. Tap at Herndon taproom.
Thick, black and oily with a trace dark brown head. Exceptionally rich chocolate and marshmallow followed by toasty malt, coffee and dark fruit. Tremendously long finish. Incredibly thick.
Consumed at Pupatella. Poured a light, clear yellow color with a small white head. Aroma was crisp, light grass, some corn. Flavor was light grain, grassy. Very light, very easy to drink with my pizza.
Reviewed from notes. Thanks Brad H! Can to tulip. Appearance: burnt orange haziness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which settled off nicely to barely leave any lace Aroma: pineapple, kiwi, grapefruit, lemon and orangey hop tones; light clean malts Flavor: wraps up the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes leaning into the pineapple & orangey hop tones Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, good smoothness, light hop bitterness assertiveness Overall: one of Aslin's better beers to me, but I say that's because this is better balanced.
Reviewed from notes. Can to lager glass. Appearance: glossy burnt yellow to almost copper color with a three finger white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate then once it did some light lace stuck to the sides of the glass. Aroma: subtle lemon to melon hop notes with a light clean malt bill, light hop spice came out with more warmth Flavor: seemed to combine the prior noted aromas to a crisp sweet to a low bittersweet quality; finishes quaintly with the lemon hoppiness and an underscore of slight grassiness Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, brisk smoothness with that hop spice trying to clamp down on the tongue but doesn't Overall: so this is a Czech pilsener, I guess? Hmmm, maybe somewhat a "modernized" one? Hmmm...I think I could come back to this.
Reviewed from notes. Can to tulip. Appearance: pale orange haziness with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which trailed off at a decent pace to leave some light lace Aroma: melon, star fruit and piney hops with a big vanilla/lactose tone to it Flavor: takes the prior noted aromas and seems to add a light passion fruit hop tone which seems to kick out a bit more lactose (hmmm, okay, seems we're headed somewhere now); finishes seemingly balanced headed with the those prior mentioned fruity hops to the lactose Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable, smooth through the creamy notes and seems that the fruity hop bitterness is really pushing back Overall: a milkshake IPA that seems way more balanced than so many of it's kind. Maybe Aslin took notes from Brix City (NJ) or Weldwerks (CO)? (I dunno - I'm only saying that because I think they're the best brewers of milkshake IPA's, IMO)
Reviewed from notes. Can to tulip. Appearance: thick orange haziness with a two and a quarter fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace Aroma: melon to peach to mango hop notes; light pine, clean malts underneath Flavor: balances the prior noted aromas to a bittersweet to juicy sweet quality; finishes with the peachy & mango hoppy vibes with some malts Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; good smoothness along the tongue; was glad that there's some low hop bitterness assertiveness in this Overall: there we go, Aslin! Stay the course with beers like this! Then I'll keep trying your beers!
Thanks Drew! Reviewed from notes. Can to tulip. Appearance: amber to orange cloudiness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to barely leave any lace Aroma: sweet oranges, light lemon sweet whiffs, big vanilla/lactose scents Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas in a pretty big sweet sort of way; finishes orangey with a ton of lactose Texture: between light and medium bodied; sessionable - yes - odd for as big an ABV as it is, but yes, this is quite a drinkable beer! Some smoothness but also seemed like it was getting borderline watery, hmmmm... Overall: I know I'd be slaughtered by the untappd junkies that bow down to "milkshake IPA's" as if milkshake IPA's are God's gifts to beers but I feel better about saying this here - if this is your beer goat then I feel sorry for your naivete to how vast the beer world truly is.