Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
330mL bottle, pours a hazy dark orange with a small white head - quite dark for a helles. Aroma brings out herbal notes, boiled vegetables and biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with herbal notes, boiled vegetables and skunk cabbage. Way too herbal in the unpleasant sense, with boiled cabbage on the finish. Not good.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Helles Bock from Bierbank 7 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
330mL bottle, pours a cloudy dark orange with a small beige head. Aroma brings out light herbal notes and bready malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with caramel bready malt and a touch of herbal biscuity notes. Not too clean, quite earthy and very yeast. Not very good.
mcberko (47456) reviewed #duBBb Russian Imperial Stout from Bierbank 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
330mL bottle, courtesy of alex_leit (thanks Alex!), pours black with a small beige head. Nose brings out balsamic notes, red wine and tart red berries. Flavour reveals lots of balsamic, with a hint of bourbon barrels, wood, and a bit of paint thinner. Bewildering beer - it doesn't have the body or roasted malt depth to qualify as an imperial stout. More like a very balsamic sour brown. Not too convincing.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Stout from Bierbank 7 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
330mL bottle, courtesy of alex_leit (thanks Alex!), pours black with a large tan head. Nose brings out medium roasted malt, with light caramel and some pronounced hoppiness. Flavour is along the same lines, with medium roast, some vinous character, and oxidation. Seems a bit infected, with the sour, vinous notes. A little balsamic on the finish. Problematic bottle, it seems.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Stout & Herr Yes from Bierbank 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
330mL bottle at Craftman, pours black with a tiny beige head. Aroma brings out lots of balsamic vinegar, tart red fruits, and oak barrels. Flavour is pure balsamic vinegar, with oak barrels, Worcestershire sauce, and a touch of toasted malt. If you don't think of this as an imperial stout, this is more enjoyable. Quite decent.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Mandarin APA from Bierbank 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
On tap at Craftman, pours a clear copper with a small white head. Nose brings out light citrus hops and a dry biscuity malt. Flavour is very bland, with light biscuity malt and almost nonexistent hops. Little flavour or character in general. Uninteresting.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Black IPA from Bierbank 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
On tap at Craftman, pours a deep dark reddish black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out light toasted malt and subtle dry hopping. Flavour is quite dry, with toasted malt and dry hopping. Needs more hopping. It's bitter, but lacking depth. Meh.
alex_leit (19548) reviewed Stout & Herr Yes from Bierbank 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle 33 cl @ Minsk Craft Beer Fest 2018. Almost black color. Aroma: sour, wine, vanilla and oak, vinegar. Taste: sweetish-sour, wine, very dry sherry and vinegar, strong, tart and sour.
alex_leit (19548) reviewed OaK Tequilla IPA from Bierbank 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tap @ Minsk Craft Beer Fest 2018. Golden, a bit misty, white foam. Aroma: malt, citrus, fruit, where is tequila? Taste: moderately bitter, slightly herbal, a little citrus, a bit weird.
alex_leit (19548) reviewed Lager Fini Fest from Bierbank 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Tap @ Minsk Craft Beer Fest 2018. Golden color, white foam. Aroma: sweet, malt, slightly yeast, light herbaceous and fruity. Sweetish taste, malt, slightly yeast, fruit (dates), mild bitterness.