Democracy Brewing

Brewpub in Boston, Massachusetts, United States πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2018

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35 Temple Place, Boston, MA, 02111, United States

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6.2/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught at the brewery, 11/2/18.
Deep amber-to-overripe-peach, good clarity, with a small, somewhat dense, peach-tinted, beige head.
Smells medicinal/smokey/melanoidin-rich in the nose, with definite wood smoke undertones, though certainly not full-on campfire, bacon or lush, rich, dense smoke that you get from a lot of Schlenkerlas et al. Maybe about half way between Schlenkerla's Helles and Marzen. Malts also provide a lot of honey, caramel and fruitier melanoidins, with red berry, light peach and apple noted. Some lingering vanilla and a touch of sharp alcohol or other ester.
In the mouth it's soft, rich and fairly sweet with more phenol/melanoidin/medicinal "smoke" character than actual overt smokiness. Sort of an old, woody, faded smokiness with pepper and medicinal notes lingering. A bit of plastic and popcorn, unfortunately with sharp, almost glue-like ester/alcohol, as well. Low, fairly engaging carbonation and enough attenuation but just not enough smoke, nor is the clarity of it good. Muddled and messy with too much overripe fruit, glue/plastic/popcorn and somewhat overly sugary as it gets near the bottom of the glass. A valiant attempt, however and a lot of good things going on here nonetheless.
Tried on 05 Nov 2018 at 16:42

7.4/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 11/2/18.
Lightly hazy, soft-hued, maize-golden. White head is small, showing moderate-to-low retention.
Lightly juicy with honey-like malt notes and fruity esters showing pineapple, juicy orange and ripe nectarine. Not a full-on bubble gum NE IPA and it definitely still preserves elements of a WC IPA, with light pine and grapefruit still sitting on the edges. Probably the same yeast as Consumate Rioter, just some fruitier hops and maybe a little more base malt character. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's very soft, with strong nectarine and pineapple leading to tangerine and lemon on the end with low-to-moderate bitterness and engaging carbonation. Clean and not yeasty, nor any bubble gum but with well-expressed honey-like malts and lingering sweetness (not too much) on the finish alongside fruity hops and light esters.
Tried on 05 Nov 2018 at 16:07

7.1/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Draught at the brewery, 11/2/18.
Lightly-to-minimally hazy, blonde-lemon-golden. White head atop is small-to-medium and shows moderate to moderately-low retention.
Fruity, though not intensely so, in the nose, with light pineapple and nectarine quickly giving way to strong citrus, pine and clean ale yeast notes. Malts are well-attenuated, it seems, with cracker and biscuit providing reasonable structure. Lingering lemon, grapefruit and pine, but little/no resin, thankfully and no alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it initially shows a burst of juice and lightly sweet, honey-like malt, but this is quickly overtaken by grapefruit, orange and lemon with moderate-to-strong bitterness crescendoing to the finish which is quite, though I'd still say pleasingly, bitter. Malts dry out considerably and the texture ends somewhat cracker heavy with medium, fairly engaging carbonation and lingering citrus. Piney, though not resinous really. Clean and no alcohol. West Coast with a definite New England influence.
Tried on 05 Nov 2018 at 15:54

7.4/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 9/15/18.
Lightly chill-hazed copper with a large, white head showing strong retention.
Fruity again, with a good mix of hop and yeast character. Cracker, nectarine, pineapple and lemon all are fairly aromatic, after it warms, but it's still not really approaching modern IPA levels. Though that's fine. It's clean and well-attenuated.
In mouth it's fruity, not quite juicy, though with lots of yellow fruits that are soft, round and flavorful. Lots of cracker though with a bit of soft honey and biscuit. Good carbonation and attenuation levels and super low bitterness. Both malt and hop really perk up with warming.
Tried on 10 Oct 2018 at 21:25

6.2/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught at the brewery, 9/15/18.
Clear, pale-straw golden. Sizable white head shows moderate retention.
Light, leafy-piney nose has no resinous edges. Some yellow fruit and the same, cracker-biscuit malt of their other pale ales.
In mouth it's just a touch soapy but solidly malty, with a soft texture, moderate carbonation and high attenuation. Some more yellow fruit mixing with lemon, pine and grapefruit. No alcohol noted.
Tried on 10 Oct 2018 at 20:48

7.2/10 β€” Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught at the brewery, 9/15/18.
Chill-hazed, copper-peach. Dense, white head sits atop showing good retention.
Fruity, peachy hops and yeast esters are soft and round with no edge or resin and not-too-heavy on the grapefruit. Cracker-like malts behind suggest high attenuation. No alcohol or flaw.
Fruity in the mouth, mostly yeast-driven though with lemon and orange from the hops. Honey-like malts lead to a bit of caramel-like character, as well, but are quite attenuated. Very British, but not like the pseudo-British New England IPA yeast (no bubble gum or melon). Soft and fruity, clean, dry, Old School English pale with American hops. Yeast has light plastic and rubber, though not in a bad way somehow. Can see how this may turn buttery with age. But it's great right now.
Tried from Can on 10 Oct 2018 at 20:06

7/10 β€” Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Cask at the brewery, 9/15/18. Couldn't get any information about this from the bartender, which is disappointing (that the brewers wouldn't inform the people selling the beer). No name or abv. I assume it must be pulled from secondary fermentation of their kolsch, though I suppose it could be from Sufragette too.
Cloudy/heavily hazy, obviously not even close to settled. Pale-golden with a white ring of bubbles atop.
Lots of grapefruit hop character with no resin. Lemon and fruity esters with cracker and biscuit lying on the finish. No diacetyl or other flaw.
Soft, fruity and very yeasty in the mouth, needing more time to settle/condition. Great hop character, though and it's hardly bothered by all of the yeast here. Good, lightly bitter grapefruit with soft, lightly malty, highly attenuated cracker and biscuit notes.
Tried from Cask on 10 Oct 2018 at 19:38