7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Poured from a 750 ml bottle. Aroma started off a bit phenolic with some peppery, herbal Brett notes, but that faded and fruit notes became more apparent. Mango, guava, some over ripe peaches and apricots, green grapes and a bit of citrus. Light oak notes. Hints of grain. Pours a very hazy, golden yellow straw with a large, frothy, white head that quickly recedes into itself leaving behind a small film that lingers; larger on the edges. Flavor has a medium light to light acidity with a faint sweetness and a fairly dry finish. Medium phenolic notes with a herbal, grassy and peppery character. Medium light fruit notes with pineapple, mango, guava, melon and stone fruit. Light citrus and green grape notes. Faint oak. Soft water characteristics. Mouthfeel is light bodied with high carbonation and a slight creaminess to it. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a nice beer but not an amazing one. Good Brett characteristics, if perhaps a bit too phenolic, but the phenolics are not plastic-like at all. Decent fruit notes with a bit of oak and grain. Nice mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2016
at 23:44
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Bouteille 750ml, bottle share. Couleur jaune paille trouble, mousse blanche, particules au fond du verre. Arôme de levure, miel, sucré, métallique. Goût de levure, malt, touche de miel. Carbonatation moyenne-élevée, corps moyen-faible.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2016
at 21:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Location: Bottles purchased at Newburgh. Rating is for the Newburgh and Plan Bee versions side by side, 10/23/16.
Aroma: Plan Bee has grape, earth, musk, and funk. Some other fruit and grains come through as well. Newburgh version is quite different, with significantly more herbal notes and honey coming through. Grape and must as well. Prefer the Newburgh slightly.
Appearance: Both are orange and hazy with a pinkish hue. Both heads are beige and a little fizzy. Plan Bee version has a nicer looking head that sticks around longer, but otherwise there isn’t much difference here.
Flavor: Newburgh: Balanced flavor is slightly sweet/honey, herbal, and mildly fruity. Mid-palate it gets grainy and a little dry, with just a bit of tartness on the close. The flavor is right on for me here. Lots going on, beautifully balanced. Plan Bee: Very different, but just as excellent. More funky, and probably more of a standout type of flavor profile. Cleanly tart throughout. Hard to pick a favorite for me, as I loved the balanced, subtle complexity of the Newburgh and the funky, bigger flavor of the Plan Bee. Slightest edge to the Plan Bee.
Palate: Plan Bee version has a livelier carbonation and more of an acidic thing going on on the finish. Newburgh is still pretty lively, just not as much so as Plan Bee. The finish is just a little dry and mildly acidic. Both are exceedingly drinkable, even with the fairly strong carbonation levels. Pretty much a tie here.
Overall Impression: Really enjoyed this collaboration. You can tell they didn’t over think it. Just make a beautiful base beer and let the yeast do the work. Throughout the five categories rate on my scores are different, but I somehow finished with the exact same score on both the overall and the total. That kinda says it all. Great collaboration. Great beers.
Plan Bee: 4.1: 7/4/9/4/17
Newburgh: 4.1: 8/4/8/4/17
Aroma: Plan Bee has grape, earth, musk, and funk. Some other fruit and grains come through as well. Newburgh version is quite different, with significantly more herbal notes and honey coming through. Grape and must as well. Prefer the Newburgh slightly.
Appearance: Both are orange and hazy with a pinkish hue. Both heads are beige and a little fizzy. Plan Bee version has a nicer looking head that sticks around longer, but otherwise there isn’t much difference here.
Flavor: Newburgh: Balanced flavor is slightly sweet/honey, herbal, and mildly fruity. Mid-palate it gets grainy and a little dry, with just a bit of tartness on the close. The flavor is right on for me here. Lots going on, beautifully balanced. Plan Bee: Very different, but just as excellent. More funky, and probably more of a standout type of flavor profile. Cleanly tart throughout. Hard to pick a favorite for me, as I loved the balanced, subtle complexity of the Newburgh and the funky, bigger flavor of the Plan Bee. Slightest edge to the Plan Bee.
Palate: Plan Bee version has a livelier carbonation and more of an acidic thing going on on the finish. Newburgh is still pretty lively, just not as much so as Plan Bee. The finish is just a little dry and mildly acidic. Both are exceedingly drinkable, even with the fairly strong carbonation levels. Pretty much a tie here.
Overall Impression: Really enjoyed this collaboration. You can tell they didn’t over think it. Just make a beautiful base beer and let the yeast do the work. Throughout the five categories rate on my scores are different, but I somehow finished with the exact same score on both the overall and the total. That kinda says it all. Great collaboration. Great beers.
Plan Bee: 4.1: 7/4/9/4/17
Newburgh: 4.1: 8/4/8/4/17
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Oct 2016
at 13:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle - need label - pours dark red white head - nose and taste of cherry, leather, whiskey, nutty oaky funk - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Sep 2016
at 20:53
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Culmination Fest: Poured a hazy yellow with a white head. Aroma was pungent fruit. Taste was a twist of tart lemons, peach and apricots.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2016
at 00:07
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - pours yellow gold white head -nose/taste of peach, basil, funky sour acid - very tart - medium body
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2016
at 23:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle at Culmination Fest 16: Poured a golden yellow with a white head. Aroma was bitter honey. The taste was funky yeast and bitter honey toward the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2016
at 00:13
6/10
Tried
on 15 Aug 2016
at 16:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
11th July 2016
Level 42 botteshare. Thanks to Colin. Hazy gold beer, tidy cream colour head. Palate is airy, mildly dry and has decent fine carbonation. Orange and lemon sourness, very mild acid. A light winey tang and a touch of sherbet. Light finish. Tartness lingers on. Not bad at all.
Level 42 botteshare. Thanks to Colin. Hazy gold beer, tidy cream colour head. Palate is airy, mildly dry and has decent fine carbonation. Orange and lemon sourness, very mild acid. A light winey tang and a touch of sherbet. Light finish. Tartness lingers on. Not bad at all.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2016
at 06:34
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Sample at RBSG PGH 2016. Cloudy yellow color, thin white head. Aroma of overripe funky citrus. Taste has funk, earth, summer fruit. Interesting.
Tried
on 01 Aug 2016
at 12:12