mcberko (47456) reviewed Cherry Twins from Varvar Brew 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Varvar Bar, pours an opaque bright dark reddish pink with a small beige head. Aroma brings out subdued fresh cherries upfront, with a bit of tangy, briney and saltiness. Flavour is very bright, with fresh cherries, very light sourness, and a bit of saltiness. The bartender described this to me as “very sour”, but this barely qualifies as sour to the North American market. Either way, this is very nice.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Caribbean Dream from Varvar Brew 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Varvar Bar, pours a deep dark amber brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out very light coconut and some toasted malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with fairly restrained coconut upfront and dry toasted malt. Could use more coconut, but it's very pleasant.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Dry Stout from Varvar Brew 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Varvar Bar, pours a deep dark brown with a reddish tinge and a small beige head. Aroma brings out oats and toasted dry malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with toasted malt, a hint of tartness and some oats. Dry and properly constructed. Solid.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Splash from Varvar Brew 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Punkraft, pours a hazy pale blonde with a medium white head. Aroma brings out dank piney hops, light citrus and biscuity malt. Flavour is very clean, bringing out dry floral hops and crisp biscuity malt. Citrusy and dry. Nothing like a NEIPA. Very good.
mcberko (47456) reviewed APA Citra from Varvar Brew 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at Punkraft, pours a hazy copper golden with a medium white head. Aroma brings out light dank, piney hops and biscuity malt. Flavour is very punchy, with crisp crackery malt and punchy piney hops. Creamy palate, with an ideal balance. Very good.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Portoprune from Varvar Brew 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Tsypa Taphouse, pours a dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out lots of prunes upfront, with toasted malt and caramel. Flavour is loaded with prunes, toasted malt and light caramel. Lovely incorporation of the prunes. This is great.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Golden Ale from Varvar Brew 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
On tap at This Is Pivbar, pours a clear dull golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out subdued Belgian yeast, with some herbal, vegetal notes and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is loaded with boiled vegetables upfront, with subdued Belgian yeast and biscuity malt. Too much vegetal character. Not good.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Milk Stout from Varvar Brew 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Art Craft Pub, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out lactose upfront, with medium toasted malt. Flavour is nicely deep, with lots of lactose, followed by soft toasted malt. The lactose dominates, being supported by a nice soft palate. Nicely put together.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Hoppy Lager from Varvar Brew 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Art Craft Pub, pours a hazy dull copper blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out light citrus hopping and dry biscuity malt. Flavour is crisp, with a nice dry grassy hopping upfront, and a crisp biscuity malt base. Nice hopping to this, with a crisp mouthfeel. Solid.
CoccoBill (10287) ticked IPANEMA from Varvar Brew 7 years ago
Not bad at all