Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Poured from growler thanks Willrunforbeer. Pours light hazy orange brown with a off white head. Aromas of molasses sour wheat and mild spice. Taste is nice tart with a hint of sweetness good balance.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Hi Dave! My first beer from Dave’s new endeavor. Growler from Brian. 4 ounce pour just above fridge temp.
A - Dark orange hazy, 1 finger yellowish head.
S - It smells really good like pumpkin pie with a tart lemon skin and wheat aroma. Really unique and smells like a spectacular beer. I like it.
T - Taste is unique. Aunt-Jemima syrup, candy corn, pumpkin, gourds, spices, brown sugar and a minor key lime pie tartness
M - Good mouthfeel, nice carbonation, dense and fleeting tartness
O - I like this and for a pumpkin beer it’s pretty good.
CLW (16859) reviewed Epiphyte from Deciduous Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
750 ml growler filled at the brewery 3 days prior. Golden color with an amber hue. Aroma is milled grain, clementine zest, grapefruit rind and the lightest herbal hint.
Pretty interesting and creative to brew a double IPA without using any of the current popular hop varieties. The center has a milled grain base with just a little sweetness. ( just enough to have some balance) The most dominant flavor I get is grapefruit or a clementine/ citrus zest flavor. The bitterness is bold and leaves your palate with no doubt your drinking a Imperial IPA. Assertive bitterness lingers well after the sip. I spilt the growler 2 ways and drain it rather easy.
Overall I love how the Brewer used a recipe without using the more common varieties of hops. However, I will say after about 7 oz. the bitterness really rides the borderline of abrasive. I like fresh bright hop bitterness so it’s not a huge negative.
CLW (16859) reviewed Aerophyte from Deciduous Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Taster at the source. Golden amber color with full lasting head with legs of lacing. Aroma shows plenty of the dry hopping from German hops.
Taste is initially lightly bitter. Soft pillow of crystal malt behind the hops, giving a light biscuity malt backbone. Hop flavor seems a more pine than anything else. Very mild tones of cantaloupe melon balls and sesame seeds.
Overall, this style is a staple that every brewery / brew pub needs to have in their lineup. The thing I like most about this APA is the crispness in texture that ends with a moderate bitterness.
CLW (16859) reviewed Lambent from Deciduous Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
750 ml growler from the brewery. Real nice light pink / ruby color with thin pink head. Nice carbonation level. Aroma displays the fruit very well; tart raspberries, passion fruit, blackberry hints, with just a touch of Lactobacillus under the layers of fruit.
Taste comprises a balance of the two fruits. Equal juicy passion fruit with mild tart raspberry. I enjoy that this Berliner has the tartness on the lower end of the spectrum, subtle. The texture is interesting; its juicy from the fruit initially and then turns dry. The body is on the lighter side of medium with just a mild note of acid someplace near the backend of the sip.
Overall very juicy with low tartness and low acidic notes. Very approachable and would work very well if you want to introduce a friend to the Berliner Weisse style. And for any seasoned beer nerd, it has such a juicy character it is easy to crush a whole growler by yourself.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at Novare Res, 10/11/15.
Very deep golden-yellow body shows good clarity and plentiful carbonation creating a snow-white head that is well-retained.
Mangoes, tangerines, plenty of vanilla and honey and some light pine are all notable in the nose. Lots of fruitiness, some grassiness and a pinch too much punchy/tanginess for my liking, though it’s very clean and no alcohol shows through.
The flavor is given heavily to the malt, which, while fairly well-attenuated, is still incredibly rich. Near-chewy texture to it, but for the ample, appropriate carbonation. Hops provide orange peel, pine and peach/nectarine/tangerine fruitiness in concert with the sweet honey and sugar-dough-like maltiness. Agree greatly with the other raters. This is a bit too safe for my liking, and the hops aren’t all that impressive, being too acidic/punchy while also getting drowned in very heavily rich maltiness. Still, the production and quality of brewing is there, just not my favorite recipe here.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
LSAT Freedom Trip #67. Keg at Novare Res. Clear golden, large creamy white head, good retention. Aroma of citrus hops and wheat. The taste is wheat, tropical fruits, lemongrass, dandelion. Medium bodied.
Scopey (25115) reviewed Renascence from Deciduous Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Growler at Leighton’s pre-wedding shindig. It pours dark brown with decent dark beige head. The nose is fresh, rich coffee beans, earth, mild acidity, cacao nibs and coffee cake. The taste is bitter, earthy, big coffee vibe, mild smoke, coffee cake, wood with a dry, rich roast finish. Medium + body and moderate carbonation. Very tasty.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap at Novare Res, Portland. It pours hazy golden with a decent white head. The nose is fresh, tart lime, lemon parfait, sweet lychee, pickles and sherbet. The taste is damn tart, good mouth - pucker, lemon sherbet, lime, mild acidity, pickles and lychee with a dry finish. Light - medium body and fine carbonation. Nice one.
johnnnniee (7495) reviewed Aerophyte from Deciduous Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Growler from the Source. Mostly clear deep golden color with a smallish off white head that shows moderate retention. Bready maltiness with a hint of caramel. Light earth and pine aroma with more of an earthy peppery hop flavor. Moderate lingering hop bitterness. Decent enough pale ale if not a touch on the bitter and spicy side.