Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
From old tasting notes. Deep reddish brown color. Bubbly tan head. Complex roasted malt nose. Sweet toasted malt flavor has a fruity character reminiscent of black currants. Very tasty. Chewy malt finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
From old tasting notes. Hazy orange copper color. Big bubbly beige head. Sweet earthy toasted malt aroma. Smooth sweet toasted malt flavor hints at chocolate and brown sugar.ncrisp citrus hop finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
From old tasting notes. Opaque black color. Small creamy beige head. Rich smoky malt aroma. Creamy sweet roasted malt flavor. Nice underlying smokiness. Big chewy malty stout.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Rated from old notes taken in the late 90s. Lightly fruity, tart, reminded me of the old Celis White brew out of Texas, but more drier, and slightly more bitter. Turned watery at the end, but not bad overall.
Dogbrick (24322) reviewed Snowman Ale from H.C. Berger Brewing Co. 22 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
I tried the "Summer Edition" (the snowman is dressed for summer - get it?). Pours a light golden color with a weak white head. Aroma is very light hops and a little fruit. Light bodied with mostly sweet fruit flavors and a mild hops presence. Slight citrus finish. Overall this beer is below average.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Very light, somewhat sour and musty aroma, with hints of lemon. Light sour taste. Gold and fizzy, no head. This was supposed to be a winter seasonal? Ack!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
A Rush inspired name? Probably not. I mised the fine print IDing this as a Munich Dunkel, so I expected this to be a light lager of some sort. Imagine my surprise when I saw this dark stuff pouring out of the bottle. This has an excellent toasty toffee aroma. Its a clean aroma that isn't overdone. Small head - no retention...dark red-brown. Nice clean and crisp malt with caramel toffee flavors. Better balanced than their other beers.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Not a great K-style example. Light fruit aroma, perhaps a slight spicy hop aroma but hard to detect. Pale gold with small head, no retention, weak lacing. Light malt, some tartness - creamy body but lacking flavor. Very little hops in the finish, makes it unbalanced in the end. After awhile, an unpleasant sourness developed that made me dump it.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Nice crisp citrusy hop aroma (but only if you strain to detect it). Slight pine hints. Amber color with small head, good retention and lacing. Decent malt sweetness upfront. Clean with a little caramel taste. Nice finishing bitterness. Hop flavors are nice (somewhat herbal), but understated.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Butterscotch and caramel aroma. Dark red color. Light beige head, weak retention, OK lacing. Deep malty flavor - warming, feels like a winter ale. Light hop bitterness and strong malt focus make this definitely unbalanced and hard to finish. Almost a wee heavy in some respects.