jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Barista from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle - pours dark brown - nose and taste of coffee, chocolate and pine - medium body
ericsc (2969) ticked Oktoberfest from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 7 years ago
superspak (10160) reviewed Oktoberfest from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
16 ounce can into dimpled mug, canned on 8/1/2018. Pours slightly hazy dark orange/copper color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, crust, dough, toasted biscuit, light nutty, and herbal/grassy earthiness. A bit of fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/bready malt and mild earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of big caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, crust, dough, toasted biscuit, light nutty, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Mild herbal/grassy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, crust, dough, toasted biscuit, light nutty, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity and robustness of dark/bready malt and mild earthy hop flavors; with a solid malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying flavors after the finish. Nicely clean on lager flavors, with minimal fruity/yeasty notes present. Slightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 6%. Overall this is a very good Oktoberfest. All around nice complexity and robustness of dark/bready malt and mild earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the minimally bitter/drying finish. A bit darker on the malts than expected, but delicious. Very clean and rich dark/Munich malt complexity, with mild noble hop balance against sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made style example as expected.
superspak (10160) reviewed Tundra King from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 12/19/2017. Pours slightly hazy golden orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Great dense soapy lacing clings around the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, toasted bread, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/zest, light pepper, pine, toasted bread, light caramel, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, lemon, grapefruit, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, mango, melon, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, toasted bread, light caramel, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with zero yeast notes present. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/sticky, and fairly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7%. Overall this is a delicious IPL. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/drying finish. Not too aggressive. Great balanced juicy/dank hop complexity; clean bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. Columbus, Centennial, Simcoe hops. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. Love the hop profile as expected.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Wolverine Dark from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear deep amber with a tan head that dissipates to the edges and laces slightly. Aroma has smooth dark grains with a bit of toffee and a light hay note. Flavor is similar with grains, bread and a bit of toffee sweetness coming through.
deyholla (22727) reviewed District 16 from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear amber orange with a white head that dissipates nearly completely. Aroma has lots of sweet grains and bread with a touch of straw backing. Flavor has lots of sweet grains and bread with a touch of nuttiness.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear yellow with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has lots of straw and corn with a decent amount of sweetness. Flavor has lots of straw with corn and sweet grains backing.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Payload Pils from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear yellow gold with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has a combination of straw and grass with a hint of sweetness underlying. Flavor has more sweet straw with grass supporting.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Tundra King from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear straw yellow with a white head that dissipates nearly completely. Aroma has a nice citrus and grass combination with light straw supporting. Flavor has crisp grass and light citrus with a bit of straw and grain underlying.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Raucher from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear deep gold with a white head that dissipates completely. Aroma has sweet grains and light bacony smoke. Flavor is full of nice smoke with a slight sweetness supporting.