Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the brewpub during the "Derive Turns Five: 5th Anniversary Celebration" on 09/13/2025. The beer is a cloudy brownish-purple color with a medium off-white head that dissipates steadily to a film. Sticky patches of lace. Aroma of berries, vanilla and malt. Medium body with flavors of sweet-tart mixed berries, vanilla and doughy malt. The finish is chewy and creamy with a berry aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample at the brewpub during the "Derive Turns Five: 5th Anniversary Celebration" on 09/13/2025. Brown-black pour with a medium tan head that recedes steadily to a film. Small patches of lace. Aroma of roast malt, coffee, vanilla and spice. Full-bodied with flavors of chocolate malt, roast coffee, pumpkin spice and vanilla. The finish is sweet with a pumpkin spice coffee aftertaste. Good beer overall.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample at the brewpub during the "Derive Turns Five: 5th Anniversary Celebration" on 09/13/2025. Brown-black pour with a medium tan head that diminishes steadily to a film. Small patches of lace. Aroma of roast malt, coffee and vanilla. Full-bodied with flavors of chocolate malt, roasted coffee and vanilla. The finish is sweet and roasty with a vanilla coffee aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Sack of Monsters from Derive Brewing Company 6 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Sample at the brewpub during the "Derive Turns Five: 5th Anniversary Celebration" on 09/13/2025. Cloudy reddish-purple color with a thin pinkish-white head that recedes quickly to an outer ring. Spotty lace. Aroma of berries, yeast and malt. Light to medium body with a sweet-tart raspberry and blueberry character, and notes of wheat and doughy malt. The finish is tart with a mixed berry aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Shared Space from Derive Brewing Company 6 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample at the brewpub during the "Derive Turns Five: 5th Anniversary Celebration" on 09/13/2025. Cloudy yellow-orange pour with a medium thin white head that recedes steadily to a wispy film. Short strings of lace. Herbal hops, tropical fruit and malt in the nose. Medium body with flavors of piney hops, tropical fruit and bready malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a piney hop aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sample at the brewpub during the "Derive Turns Five: 5th Anniversary Celebration" on 09/13/2025. Cloudy yellow color with a medium frothy white head that diminishes gradually to a film. Short strings of lace. Aroma of resiny hops, citrus and malt. Medium body with flavors of piney hops, grapefruit, mango and biscuit malt. The finish is slightly creamy and mildly bitter with a pithy grapefruity hop aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Merit Badge from Derive Brewing Company 6 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Sample at the brewpub during the "Derive Turns Five: 5th Anniversary Celebration" on 09/13/2025. Slightly hazy golden-orange color with a medium frothy bright white head that diminishes gradually to a film. Short strings of lace. Yeast, malt and spice aromas. Medium body with flavors of herbal yeast, corn, malt and mild earthy hops. The finish is spiced fruit and yeast. Pretty good overall.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed House Beer #1 from Derive Brewing Company 8 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
On draught at the brewpub. The beer is a clear golden color with a medium foamy bright white head that diminishes gradually to a film. Sticky partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of fruit, yeast, floral hop and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of fruity yeast, floral hops and biscuit malt. The finish is fruity with a slight lemony salinity in the background, and a mild hoppy aftertaste. Above average overall.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Rewind from Derive Brewing Company 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. Clear golden color with a medium frothy white head that diminishes steadily to a film. Sticky strings of lace. Grassy hops, tropical fruit and malt in the nose. Medium body with flavors of grassy hops, citrus and tropical fruit and bready malt. The finish is moderately bitter with a fruity hop aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed I'm Not A Robot from Derive Brewing Company 8 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Sample at the brewpub. The beer is a crystal clear bright golden color with a medium white head that burns away steadily to a film. Sparse strings of lace. Aroma of floral hops, citrus and malt. Light-bodied with flavors of bright citrus, floral hops and biscuit malt. The finish is clean and fruity with a mild hoppy aftertaste. Pretty good overall.