Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Fresh growler from the brewpub. Pours a clear copper color with a very thin creamy head that lingers. Poor lacing, Aroma is fruity, floral hops, rye and caramel. Taste is very malty with lots of caramel along with nuttiness, tea, floral, fruity hops and spicy rye notes. Smooth, low carbonation, medium bodied. Pleasant but fairly boring.
Drake (22940) reviewed O’Fest from Devils Backbone Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Growler from the brewery. Pours a hazy orange amber color with a large offwhite head. Decent head retention and fair lacing. Aroma of caramel, toasted malts, light fruity notes. Taste is caramel, nuts, light toast, apple and stone fruits. Medium bodied. Decent.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tap. Pours a hazy slightly darker golden color with a small white head. Aroma is hops, caramel, touches of other malts. Flavor is a pretty solid hop taste, with touches of caramel and a sweet finish on the palate. Not a bad one.
Drake (22940) reviewed Dark Abby from Devils Backbone Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Growler from the brewery. Pours a clear copper tinted red color with a moderate creamy offwhite head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma of bread, caramel, brown sugar, cinnamon and other spices. The taste is also very spicy with lots of cinnamon, anise, brown sugar, molasses. Lots of fruitiness as well with raisins, cherries, plum. Thin-medium bodied. Soft carbonation. Not the brewery’s best Belgian style effort, but decent nonetheless.
Drake (22940) reviewed Danzig from Devils Backbone Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Served on draft at Beer Run in Charlottesville, VA. Pours a dark rust-tinted brown color with a medium sized frothy brown head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma is chocolate primarily along with light roastiness and bitter, leafy hops. The taste also features chocolate along with caramel and lightly bitter leafy hop notes. Smooth and creamy. Medium bodied. Good beer.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Very fresh growler from the brewery. Pours a very lightly hazed straw yellow color with a medium sized creamy head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma is grainy and slightly acrid with strong grassy hops. Taste is bitter grassy hops, grain and a fruity finish including bubblegum, red apple, plum. Strong bitterness. Assertive carbonation. Light-medium bodied. Good for the style.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Served on draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear amber-copper color with a medium head. Decent head retention and lacing. Fresh hoppy aroma with floral and citrus notes along with a strong caramel note. Taste is bitter and hoppy with resinous and citrus notes along with some nutty notes. Very refreshing. Light body.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Served on draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear golden color with a large frothy head. Decent head retention and lacing. Fruity aroma with notes of green apple and caramel along with an herbal, spicy hop finish. Taste is spicy, peppery hops along with notes of apple, grain, caramel, peach and other light fruit notes. Light bodied and freshing. Nice beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the brewpub on 07/31/2010. Somewhat hazy brown body with a medium creamy tan head. Sweet citrus hop aroma with a caramel background. Sweet citrus and resiny hop flavor with dark malt and caramel. Medium body with moderate carbonation. 7/4/7/3/13 - 3.4 Bottle from growler courtesy of dkachur on 07/05/2009. Clear dark brown body with ruby highlights and a medium frothy off-white head. Sweet nutty malt aroma with a bit of floral and citrus hops. Sweet citrus and floral hop flavor with a bit of nuttiness. Medium body with moderately low carbonation. 7/4/7/3/13 - 3.4
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Growler courtesy of dkachur on 07/03/2009. Dark black body with a medium creamy tan head. Sweet roast and chocolate aroma with some wood. Sweet smoke, roast and chocolate flavor. Medium body with moderately low carbonation.