7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle in NYC - picked up at Top Hops. Pours clear burnt gold with a frothy white head. Nicely hoppy aroma with some orange, pine, toasted biscuits, grass. Light-medium sweet flavor with sun-kissed grassy bitterness, toasted grains, pale bread, pine, ripening citrus fruits, mild earth. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation. Nicely balanced on the finish with some toasty grains and bread, orange rind, mellow pine. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Sep 2014
at 10:14
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pale yellow with small white foamy head that dissipates quickly, hops aroma, crisp sweetish taste, high carbonation, abrupt finish. Not bad for a pilsner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2014
at 10:45
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
This was poured into a pilsener glass.
The appearance has a nice bronzed amber color with a light transparency about it to have some light carbonation to be seen rising. There is a two finger white foamy head that mushroom caps and dissipates at a nice pace leaving a messy sort of thick lacing all around the glass.
The smell had some dried sweet caramel malts with a rich sort of nuttiness running underneath to amplify a wonderful aroma.
The taste was extremely nice through the rich caramel malts and a delicate nutty flavoring.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a pretty good sessionability about it. The carbonation ends up being somewhat smooth and creamy but still lets in enough harshness.
Overall, whoah, where did this come from Schmaltz? Good job with making a very good Vienna Lager.
The appearance has a nice bronzed amber color with a light transparency about it to have some light carbonation to be seen rising. There is a two finger white foamy head that mushroom caps and dissipates at a nice pace leaving a messy sort of thick lacing all around the glass.
The smell had some dried sweet caramel malts with a rich sort of nuttiness running underneath to amplify a wonderful aroma.
The taste was extremely nice through the rich caramel malts and a delicate nutty flavoring.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a pretty good sessionability about it. The carbonation ends up being somewhat smooth and creamy but still lets in enough harshness.
Overall, whoah, where did this come from Schmaltz? Good job with making a very good Vienna Lager.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2014
at 16:50
6/10
Tried
on 08 Jul 2014
at 05:40
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
This was poured into a pilsener glass.
The appearance was a nice looking clear bronzed amber color with a super nice looking three finger sustaining head that does end up dissipating at a decently slow rate. There is some light foamy lacing gracing the sides of the glass.
The smell has a nice authentic toasted caramel maltiness overtop of some super light bittering hops.
The taste was mainly sweet through the malts. I really didn’t get any sweetness from the hops. There’s a slight dry malty sweet finish. Don’t ask about the aftertaste, there isn’t any.
On the palate, this one sits about a light to medium in body with a fairly decent sessionable aspect rolling over my tongue. The carbonation is pretty light.
Overall, this is a decent Double/Imperial Pilsener. I’d seek others before this one as its not bad, its just not great.
The appearance was a nice looking clear bronzed amber color with a super nice looking three finger sustaining head that does end up dissipating at a decently slow rate. There is some light foamy lacing gracing the sides of the glass.
The smell has a nice authentic toasted caramel maltiness overtop of some super light bittering hops.
The taste was mainly sweet through the malts. I really didn’t get any sweetness from the hops. There’s a slight dry malty sweet finish. Don’t ask about the aftertaste, there isn’t any.
On the palate, this one sits about a light to medium in body with a fairly decent sessionable aspect rolling over my tongue. The carbonation is pretty light.
Overall, this is a decent Double/Imperial Pilsener. I’d seek others before this one as its not bad, its just not great.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2014
at 01:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. Pours orange gold with white head. nose and taste of orange peel,bread and lemon cake. Medium body.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jun 2014
at 22:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
22oz bottle obtained from some shop in San Diego and consumed on my hotel balcony, 18th March 2014. Taken with the most expensive Pizza (room service) I have ever had in my life! I really enjoyed this, certainly different and unlike most beers I have drank over the years. Deep, dark ruby red with a full head. Sweet aroma of malt molasses and hints of bourbon from the barreling. The taste is again fairly sweet with various malty flavours to the fore throughout the brew. The alcohol compliments the taste rather than overruling it and the body feel is smooth and rich (for a lager based beer). Overall a very nice ’night-cap’ and a fitting end to a great sightseeing/drinking day and evening in San Diego.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2014
at 04:23
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Some overpriced Bodega is Turtle Bay: Pours golden orange with a white head. Aroma is lightly citrus hops and tropical fruit. Taste is pretty subdued. It was not as hoppy as I excepted. I thought it would be more of an IPL, but this was just a run of the mill lager with some more hops.
Tried
on 03 May 2014
at 10:44
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Rich yellow-orange with off-white spongy head, sharp hops aroma, balanced hoppy taste which vanishes quickly, low carbonation, rather abrupt finish. Nice brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2014
at 12:19
4.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Brown bottle, from Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), with Louise and Luc, savoured on September 27 2013; eye: caramel, hazy, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head; nose: spent grains, Madeira, oxidation, light maple extract; mouth: light acridness, malt, caramel, acrid finale with presence of oxidation, medium body, below-average carbonation, mildly sweet, sticky texture; overall: disappointing FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, de Luc Bourbonnière (merci!), avec Louise et Luc, savourée le 27 septembre 2013; œil : caramel, voilée, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige; nez : drèche, madère, oxydation, léger extrait d’érable; bouche : légère âcreté, malt, caramel, finale âcre avec présence d’oxydation, corps moyen, carbonatation sous la moyenne, moyennement sucrée, texture collante; en résumé : décevante
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jan 2014
at 06:41