BMan1113VR (8090) reviewed Holiday Ale 2010 from Kern River Brewing 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap (no vintage labeled) at Blue Palms. Pours with a light brown body and an off-white head. Aroma is hoppy. Citrus, dryness, and dirt are the main characteristics. Flavors are citrus hoppy, earthy, caramel, bitter with lively bubbles. Okay, but I don’t see anything holiday or interesting about it.
Irishboy (4684) reviewed Holiday Ale 2010 from Kern River Brewing 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bomber from Country Club Liquors. Nose is of ivy, dark rye bread, and hints of caramelized sugar. Clear light brown with a medium, nicely lacing beige head. Flavor is bigtime ivy bitterness, tons of rye breadiness, and hints of caramel. Excellent new version!
cagarvie (40235) reviewed Class V Stout from Kern River Brewing 15 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle at home .... deep brown black ... bubbly tan head ... soft sweet light metalic roast malts ... little blackcurrant nose ... little fizzy ... good solid roast malts ... quite fruity .... little bitter chocolate ...
bhensonb (22726) reviewed KR BC Pumpkin Ale from Kern River Brewing 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber thankfully received from IrishBoy. Pours hazy dirty gold with a 3 finger foamy off-white head. The pie spice aroma is detectable a foot away! The nose is incredibly intense. Almost like spice and burnt squash. Maybe cooked squash. Near med body with foamy carb. The allspice is huge. I think I get cooked squash, but this is all about the spice. Brewed with a hint of allspice? I don’t think so. This is all about taking the spice to the extreme. Works well!
Sledutah (12396) reviewed Just Outstanding IPA from Kern River Brewing 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
22oz bottle
Appearance: Slightly hazy amber with a medium sized white head and good lacing
Aroma: Tropical Fruit
Taste: Citrus and pine
Very good ipa, easy to drink
Irishboy (4684) reviewed Fresh Hop IPA from Kern River Brewing 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft at the brewpub and growler at home. Nose is lemony citrus with floral notes and hints of caramel malt. Clear yellow gold with a medium yellow tinged head. Flavor is nicely bitter with lemon and a slight pine note. Not as good as Just Outstanding but pretty darn good for a fresh hop ale.
BMan1113VR (8090) reviewed Local Fresh Hop from Kern River Brewing 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap with a clear yellow body and a lasting white head. Aroma is really nice and fresh: tropical fruit, orange peel, grain and lightly spicy. Taste is pretty dank, orange, tropical fruits and a nicy graininess. Really well done! Dry with medium bubbles.
BMan1113VR (8090) reviewed Class V Stout from Kern River Brewing 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle (marked at 8.5%). I am bummed I have to miss Batch #2 Barrel Aged Class V on Wednesday, but family is more important. I guess I’ll see it next year, right Kyle/Eric? Pours with a brown head that stays and a pretty much black body. Big aromas of coffee, leather, creamer, earth, dark cocoa, lots of bitterness. Very roasty and earthy. Flavors are ashy with lots of espresso. Slight acidic coffee flavor. Earthy. Tons of chocolate. Pretty lively bubbles for a stout. Lots of flavor, but there is an acidity to it. I am pretty sure that this is coming from the roast/coffee, and not from an infection. Creamy mouthfeel. Very nice. Good lingering bitterness. Looking forward to the BA one (this year or next year).
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours with a hazed golden hue with a huge, barely off-white head. Aromas of vegetables, toasted grain, caramel, bread, allspice, licorice. Missing a few spices. Perfumey and lightly belgiany. Taste is malt forward, caramel, toasted grain, corn like (pilsner?), light starchy quality with some spice (allspice). Wish there was a bit more spice complexity/spices and a bit more sweetness. Grain dominant in the flavor. Feels a little watery. Well carbonated though. Hard beer to brew, and it is not my favorite of the style.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Fresh bottle. Really wish they would date these. Mostly clear golden pour with a disappointingly quick to fade (read next to non existent) white head. Aroma of grass, biscuit, fennel, corn, sage, burnt rubber, sharpie, rubber cement, and herbs. Flavors of candi sugar, grass, medicine, chemicals, and vanilla. Estery. Very scant bubbles, not flat, but somewhat close. Not enjoyable, but subpar for this brewery. Still drinkable. Sorry Kyle, but this is my least favorite beer from you guys.