Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of straw with sweet grains and a hint of squash underlying. Flavor has sweet grains and straw with a touch of pumpkin backing.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Nerple from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Sampled from the tap at the brewery. Pours a hazy amber orange with a tan head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has light citrus and sweet grains with a touch of lager yeast backing. Flavor has sweet grains with light citrus and a hint of lager yeast.
superspak (10160) reviewed Vers L'avant from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into lager glass, bottled on 4/7/2017. Pours fairly crystal clear medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of pear, white wine, oak, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of vanilla, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of pale malt, pears, wine barrel, and light earthy hop notes; with solid strength. Taste of pear, white wine, oak, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of vanilla, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Light herbal/grassy bitterness and wine/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of pear, white wine, oak, cracker, white bread, vanilla, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of pale malt, pears, wine barrel, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness balance, and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Perfectly clean on lager flavors, with zero yeast notes present. Light dryness from bitterness and tannic spiciness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, and lightly sticky/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is a delicious pale lager style. All around nice robustness and balance of pale malt, pears, wine barrel, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth, clean, and easy to drink. Pretty simple, but on point for execution. Very balanced between clean pils malt, pears, and wine barrels; with just enough earthy hops to round it out. A very enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 6/20/2017. Pours lightly hazy medium golden/yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lightly tart lemon, lime, citrus peel, cracker, biscuit, white bread, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with good balance of lemon juice/peels, pale malt, and earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big lightly tart lemon, lime, citrus peel, cracker, biscuit, white bread, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/spicy bitterness and slight lemon tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of lightly tart lemon, lime, citrus peel, cracker, biscuit, white bread, pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great robustness and balance of lemon juice/peels, pale malt, and earthy hop flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and no lingering hop astringency after the finish. Very clean on lager flavors, with zero yeast notes present. Light-moderate dryness from bitterness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and moderately bready/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.6%. Overall this a great radler style. All around great robustness and balance of lemon juice/peels, pale malt, and earthy hop flavors; very smooth, flavorful, and refreshing to drink. Spot on Helles style flavors, with nice fruit presence and balance that never overwhelms the base beer. A very enjoyable offering.
superspak (10160) reviewed Barista from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 5/22/2017. Pours crystal clear deep reddish brown color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki 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 retaining the cap. Aromas of big nutty dark roasted coffee, chocolate, cocoa, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of coffee, roast/bready malt, and light earthy hop notes; with great strength. Taste of big nutty dark roasted coffee, chocolate, cocoa, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness. Light herbal hop and roasted coffee bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of nutty dark roasted coffee, chocolate, cocoa, brown sugar, toasted brown bread, light herbal, and roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of coffee, roast/bready malt, and light earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Minimal dryness from hop/roast bitterness. Very clean on lager flavors, with zero yeast notes present. Light-medium carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, fairly creamy/silky, and slightly chalky mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6.5%. Overall this is a great coffee lager! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of coffee, roast/bready malt, and light earthy hop flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mildly bitter finish. Awesome vibrant coffee complexity, with great malt balance. Feels kind of midway between a Vienna Lager and Schwarzbier on style. A very enjoyable offering.
solidfunk (21946) reviewed Barista from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
This is like a coffee. Plus some beer. If this was a rap song it would be called ’Coffee, feat. Beer. Pours brown with good head. Bitter finish. Tap at Savor.
solidfunk (21946) reviewed Raucher from Wolverine State Brewing Co. 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pretty good smoke. Pours red with good head and lacing. Not a lot beyond the smoke like you spilled your beer while tending to the campfire. Tap at Savor.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From notes.
The appearance was a deep brown color with a tan foamy two finger head that slid off at a mild pace. Light stringy lace.
The aroma had some dark bread, dark fruits, some roasted nuts, earthy and grassy hops, sweet oats, and a light toffee at the end.
The flavor blended fairly well between all of the previously mentioned aromas sweetly. Aftertaste was bready sweet along with the dark fruits. Finish was smooth and sweet.
The palate was between light and medium bodied. Somewhat sessionable as the ABV wasn’t quite noticeable to the build of the beer. Only after consumption I saw the ABV and thought to myself, was it really 9.5%?
Overall, I liked this one a lot for me but have to think that’s one smooth doppelbock along with the crushable aspect going on.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured into a lager glass, the appearance was a deep copper color with a finger’s worth of white foamy head that fell off at a mild pace. Some stringy lace.
The aroma had some caramel malts, nuts, dark fruits, dark bread, light cocoa powder with some grassy and earthy hops.
The flavor matched the aroma fairly nice blending the sweet to the hops nicely. Light aftertaste of the dark bread and malts. Same in the finish.
The feel was roughly medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Good carbonation. ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, pretty nice bock that I’d have again.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance was a somewhat dark amber color with a small off white foamy head. Mild dissipation and left some messy lace.
The aroma had some grainy sweetness, light toffee. Some grassy semi-bitter hops, but fairly delicate with some citrusy effects.
The flavor had a sturdy bitterness coming about somewhat pulling down that grainy sweetness. Mild aftertaste of the same with a semi-sticky sweet finish.
The feel was about medium bodied, perhaps just a touch under with a decent sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, India pale lager? I guess. Would I have this again? Maybe when I’m back in Michigan. But nothing to seek and destroy on a daily basis.