Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Lebkuchen Christmas Ale from Atwater Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Draught at Atwater in the Park, Summer 2014.
Drab mahogany brown beer with a good amount of beige head that slowly fades to cover. Moderate to high clarity.
Not overly spicy in the nose, though certainly bits of nutmeg and allspice are present. Dosent seem overdone though, and the malts are sweet, but not too much so either, adding notes of caramel, vanilla and very light milk chocolate. No alcohol or flaws.
Tending dry at first, with some spice astringency building up slightly, but with some softness and sweetness (caramel-vanilla) from the malts balancing appropriately. Interesting, with a good complexity of flavors, ample carbonation and no flaws or alcohol that I could find. Sounds like you should avoid Atwater bottled products still, based on the bottled reviews. Don’t know why they persist in filtering and force carbonating their bottles.
superspak (10160) reviewed Michelada from Atwater Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
16 ounce can into lager glass, canned on 6/18/2015. Pours lightly hazy golden orange color with a 1 finger foamy white head with decent retention, that reduces to a minimal spotty cap. Minimal lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lime, tomato, dill pickle, chili pepper, garlic, black pepper, salt, vinegar, cracker, bread, and herbal spice earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of bloody mary mix/spices and light-moderate pale malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of lime, tomato, dill pickle, chili pepper, garlic, black pepper, salt, vinegar, cracker, bread, and herbal spice earthiness. Light-moderate spicy/peppery finish and tartness/salinity on the finish; with lingering notes of bloody mary mix/spices on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness, complexity, and balance of bloody mary mix/spice and light-moderate pale malt flavors; with a great malt/tartness/spiciness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, fairly crisp, and acidic/saline mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very solid spiced lager style. All around good robustness, complexity, and balance of bloody marymix/spice and light-moderate bready malt flavors; and very smooth and fairly crisp to drink. This felt like a spiced gose in a way, with the acidity/salinity from the bloody mary mix. A fairly enjoyable offering.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Teufel from Atwater Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft. Hazy amber brown color, tan head. Aroma of raisins, toffee, caramel. Taste has raisins, dates, light cocoa, caramel. OK.
superspak (10160) reviewed Summer Time Ale from Atwater Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled in 4/2015. Pours slightly hazy deep orange/copper color with a 2 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with sole light streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of lemon, earthy spice, bready malt, and fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness. Moderate herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, pear, apple, wheat, cracker, toasted biscuit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Good balance and robustness of lemon, earthy spice, bready malt, and fruity yeast flavors; with a good malt/bitter spice balance and minimal cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, crisp, and moderately creamy/bready/sticky mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 5%. Overall this was a solid spiced wheat ale. All around good robustness and balance of lemon, earthy spice, bready malt and fruity yeast flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. Tasted like a bit of a darker kolsch style, the lemon character was not too big. A fairly enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Draught. Clear reddish dark orange with large spongy beige head, fruity aroma, fizzy. slightly metallic sour cherry taste, medium finish. The metallic taste is not good at all.
nuplastikk (10473) reviewed Teufel from Atwater Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap at Sidedoor. Filtered amber-brown, nice looking thin off-white head. Definitely has a sweet rum barrel feel. Smooth malt tones all the way. The wheat and coffee give it some interesting depth. A nice German beer, but barrel blasted. Overall pretty good. Rum, caramel, brown sugar. Unique.
patrick767 (7169) reviewed VJ Black from Atwater Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
bottle - pours near black with a tan head. It has a dark roast malt and chocolate aroma. Roast malt and chocolate flavor... it’s got a full body though not as full as some in this style. Very good.
shrubber (15804) reviewed Lebkuchen Christmas Ale from Atwater Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Gingerbread malt and hay aroma. Cloudy brown with moderate head. Bittersweet ginger, toffee malt, and fresh hay flavor. Decent body. Okay - probably need to re-visit this closer to Christmas.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2.5
Bottle: (10-14) Hazy brown with a small tan head. Gingerbread, caramel, cardboard aroma. Taste is toasted caramel malt, stale gingerbread, bitter spice, old dark bread...almost seems a little oxidized.... Not exactly pleasant.