bhensonb (22605) reviewed Flyin' Monks from Adelbert's Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
This should be "Monks". 750 c&c from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours dark ruddy copper with a 3 finger foamy beige head. Aroma of dark roasty malt with dark fruit. Full bodied. Flavor is some rum spice, with indications of chocolate, and raisins or similar. I’d prefer plum/prune, but this works. Finishes just less than dry. No problem with alcohol (except in the brain). Good quad.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Naked Nun from Adelbert's Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750 c&c from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours hazy light gold with a foamy/fizzy white head. Aroma of Belgian yeast/spice and coriander. Med body (thanks to carbonation). Flavor is a bit zest, a bit earthy, quite citrus/clove, and arguably coriander. It’s pretty tasty, and I think it’s one of the tastier wits I’ve had lately. Arguably a little underrated. I’m liking it.
ben4321 (11522) reviewed Gypsy Belgian IPA from Adelbert's Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Location: Bottle from Central Market, 4/29/14, Batch #4, Bottled on 1/13/14
Aroma: The nose of this one is clean citrus hops, some light-medium spice, and some yeast
Appearance: A hazed orange beer with a large, frothy, creamy, lasting beige head and heavy lace
Flavor: The flavor is lightly sweet, with a medium spice presence, and a medium bitter close
Palate: The body is medium, it has a lively carbonation, and a dry, slightly astringent, spicy finish
Overall Impression: The aroma was my favorite part of this one. The components just don't quite get to that same point from a flavor perspective. One issue is that the spice overwhelms the citrus a bit. Another is that there's a slight astringency that throws off the end palate/finish of the beer. There's some solid stuff here too, but the rest of the beer can't live up to the promise of the really nice aroma.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Scratchin' Hippo from Adelbert's Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Batch #018. 750 c&c from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours very dark copper with a 3 finger foamy beige head. Aroma of roasty malt and celery. AKA Belgian yeast stuff. Med body or so. Flavor is rather peppery/spicy with chocolate and darkish malt. Kind of musty, but not like sweatsox/brett. Maybe like sucking on old dry wood. Could be some coriander. It sort of tingles all around the mouth. FInally I get it. It’s earthy. Sort of dirt aspects! Not barnyard. I’m diggin’ it.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Philosophizer from Adelbert's Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
750 c&c from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours hazy gold with a large frothy white head. Aroma is spicy, grassy, citrus, earthy. Tickles the nostrils. Med body or better. Hits like a tripel, but ... Hmm.... It’s a spicy, earthy tripel sort of thing. It’s Belgian allover. I’m not sure this fits the alleged style, but it’s very tasty stuff. Finishing like Grains of Paradise. And a sort of apple fruit ester. This is very unusual? Good tho!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750 c&c from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours hazy orange with a fizzy/creamy white head. Aroma is fruit, light malt and yeast spice. Med body or better. Flavor is banana ester, malt, yeast/earth and some peppery spice. Might be clove. Rather tasty.
bhensonb (22605) reviewed Dancin' Monks from Adelbert's Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750 c&c from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Batch 008. Opened with a decent pop, releasing a plummy cloud of vapor. Pours copper with a 4 finger frothy head. Aroma is something like plum, raisin cake and treacle. Med body. Flavor is treacle, raisin, plum/prune and a hint of chocolate. Certainly not dry, but it’s within a tolerable range of treacle. I’m of two minds about it, but it makes me eager to try something like a tripel. Likin this!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle - Lots of bourbon and booze, with a little bitter chocolate. Jet black with a frothy beige head. Lots of bourbon and vanilla that gets stronger and finishes hot. Much to early, let it sit.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Philosophizer from Adelbert's Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle. Pours a clear gold with a fluffy white head that lasts throughout the beer. Aroma has notes of grass and sweet grains with a bit of light fruit underlying. Flavor is more sweet grains and sweet light fruit with some belgian spice and a hint of grass.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Gypsy Belgian IPA from Adelbert's Brewery 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. Pours a hazy amber gold with a thick off-white head that lasts throughout the beer and laces. Aroma has notes of light pine, light citrus and grass with a bit of Belgian yeast backing. Flavor has a combination of sweet citrus and grass with a bit of floral coming through from the Belgian yeast notes.