superspak (10160) reviewed First Brown from Atwater Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled in 10/2018. Pours slightly hazy deep ruby red, light copper/brown color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, and nuts; with lighter notes of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good complexity and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, and nuts; with lighter notes of chocolate, cocoa, coffee, dark fruit, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal, grassy, peppery hop; and roast bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, toffee, brown bread, toasted biscuit, nuts, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, herbal, grass, pepper, and yeast/toasted earthiness for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Light-medium carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is a very nice American brown ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/bready/light roasted malts and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful for the ABV. Nicely clean and rich malt complexity; with solid earthy hop balance against sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
solidfunk (21946) reviewed Bockefeller from Atwater Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
A little sweet for my liking in a dunkler bock. Honey and cream, with a hint of coffee. Pours maroon with good head and lacing. Some bitterness in finish that is otherwise sweet and boozy like your first time drunk. Tap at Detroit airport.
superspak (10160) reviewed Pursell Station Ale from Atwater Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled in 5/2018. Pours fairly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense white head with great retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of juicy/lightly tart/tangy apricots, peach, fruit skin, pear, red apple, melon, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with light notes of pepper, clove, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of apricots, fruity yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of juicy/lightly tart/tangy apricots, peach, fruit skin, pear, red apple, melon, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with light notes of pepper, clove, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal, floral, grassy hop bitterness; fruit tang/tartness, and yeast spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of juicy apricots, peach, fruit skin, pear, red apple, melon, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light pepper/clove, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice complexity, robustness, and balance of apricots, fruity yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitter/spiciness and tart/tangy fruit balance; with no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/spiciness and fruit tang/tartness. Light-medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky/grainy, and lightly sticky/tangy/acidic mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 4.5%. Overall this is a nice fruited American pale wheat ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of apricots, fruity yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the lightly bitter/spicy/drying finish. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Nicely balanced authentic apricots, American wheat yeast, pale/wheat malts, and light earthy hops against sweetness. A nicely enjoyable offering, and well made style example.
solidfunk (21946) reviewed Voodoo Vator from Atwater Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Coffee and caramel, with some roast. Some booze. Pours black with decent mocha head and lacing. Bittersweet finish with a dose of finish. Tap at Plum Market in Detroit airport.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4.5
On tap at bowsers. A darker beer. Somewhat ice cream aroma. Taste is same, vanilla and some well hidden raspberry, just like the ice cream. Fruit is difficult to pick up at first but then it gently introduces itself in the middle. Smooth with a slight alky impression on the finish. Pretty much flat.
Frothingslosh (19093) reviewed Street Artist from Atwater Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Sampled on draft at Tapped this beer poured a cloudy orange-gold color with a small foamy white head that left good lacing. The aroma was tangy, sweet and fruity. The flavor was tangy, sweet and fruity with faint perfume, sweettart candies and pepper. Medium length finish. Medium body.
superspak (10160) reviewed Street Artist from Atwater Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 3/22/2018. Pours moderately hazy/cloudy golden orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper/pine, honey, wheat, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, honey, wheat, biscuit dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, honey, wheat, biscuit dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and slightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.5%. Overall this is a delicious NEIPA! All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Very juicy/dank balanced hop complexity; nice bready malt backbone, not overly sweet/heavy. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. Feels like Citra, Mosaic, and Amarillo hops for the most part.
superspak (10160) reviewed Lip Lock Cherry Stout from Atwater Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 11/9/2016. Pours nearly opaque dark brown/black color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of juicy/lightly tart/tangy cherries, fruit skin, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toasted dark/brown bread, light smoke/herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt and cherry notes; with solid strength. Taste of big juicy/lightly tart/tangy cherries, fruit skin, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toasted dark/brown bread, light smoke/herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/roast bitterness and fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of cherries, fruit skin, milk/dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, toasted dark/brown bread, light smoke/herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and cherry flavors; with a nice roasted bitter/sweet and fruit tartness balance; with zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitter/tartness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, fairly acidic, and lightly sticky/chalky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is a very nice fruited American stout. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt and cherry flavors; very smooth and easy to drink, with the mildly tart/bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful, and never overly tart or bitter. Nice well rounded stout malt complexity; great cherry flavor balance, without being overwhelming. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example. --- Beer merged from original tick of Cherry Stout on 13 Apr 2015 at 20:51 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5. Original review text: 12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled in 2/2015. Pours crystal clear very dark brown color with a 1 finger dense khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of tart cherry, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, light herbal, and roasted earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of trart cherry and roast/bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tart cherry, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, light herbal, and roasted earthiness. Fair amount of fruity tartness and roasted bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart cherry, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, toast, dark bread, light herbal, and roasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of tart cherry and roast/bready malt flavors; with a great roasted bitterness/sweetness and fruit tartness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately creamy/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is a very good fruited stout style. All around good balance and robustness of tart cherry and roast/bready malt flavors; and very smooth to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottle in 4/2018. Pours crystal clear very dark brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky light khaki head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big milk chocolate, cocoa, coconut, nutty medium roast coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toasted brown bread, light herbal/pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/roast/bready malt, coconut, vanilla, coffee, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big milk chocolate, cocoa, coconut, nutty medium roast coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toasted brown bread, light herbal/pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal/spicy hop and roasted bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of milk chocolate, cocoa, coconut, nutty medium roast coffee, caramel, brown sugar, vanilla, toasted brown bread, light herbal/pepper, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coconut, vanilla, coffee, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering hop/roast bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/silky/bready, and lightly sticky/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5%. Overall this is a delicious flavored English porter! All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/roast/bready malt, coconut, vanilla, coffee, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful for the low ABV. Awesome balance of base beer and coconut flavoring, with nothing being overwhelming. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
cheap (9533) reviewed Whango from Atwater Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
Tap bowsers. Clear bright yellow. Mild candy nose. Can't really identify the fruit. Jast a simple beer with interesting sidebar of spice. Smooth to the finish. A bit medicinal in the end, seems like more alky than what it really is.