Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Fresh growler from the brewery. Pours a dark, hazy ruby red color with a medium tan head Average head retention and lacing. Aroma is caramel, chocolate, bitter resin and citrus hop notes. Taste is more hop assertive than the aroma, with bitter pine and resin hop notes followed by light roast and chocolate. Thin-medium bodied. The beers don’t quite meld together that well, but this is interesting nonetheless.
maniac (11822) reviewed Tye Porter from Devils Backbone Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the brewpub on 07/31/2010. Dark black body with a creamy light brown head. Sweet roast, caramel, molasses and chocolate aroma. Big chocolate and molasses flavor with a dry roast bitter note. Medium body with moderately low carbonation. 8/4/7/3/14 - 3.6 Handbottle from growler courtesy of dkachur at the 8th Richmond Gathering on 06/06/2009. Black body with ruby highlights and a small foamy light brown head. Sweet roast and chocolate aroma with a touch of pepper. Sweet chocolate, roast and light pepper flavor with a bit of light bitterness lingering behind. Medium body with moderately low carbonation. 6/4/7/3/13 - 3.3
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Handbottle from growler courtesy of dkachur at the 8th Richmond Gathering on 06/06/2009. Slightly hazy pale golden body with a very small frothy off-white head. Big apple fruity aroma (jolly rancher) with some spicy notes. Sweet apple flavor, some floral and spicy notes, with a bit of a wheat background. Light body with moderate carbonation.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Fresh growler from the brewery. Pours a hazy pale lemon yellow color with a medium head. Poor head retention and lacing. Aroma is bread, tart green apple, spice and something a bit soapy. Taste is bread, spice and green apple. Medium bodied. Refreshing but the flavors are a bit muddled. Otherwise a decent effort.
Drake (22940) reviewed Tye Porter from Devils Backbone Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Fresh growler from the brewery. Pours a very dark brown color with a medium tan head. Fair head retention and good lacing. Aroma is chocolate, roast, slight coffee and a leafy hop note. Taste is roasted malts, chocolate and a leafy hop finish. Thin-medium bodied.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at Capital Ale House - Downtown on 06/04/2009. Very clear golden body with a small frothy white head. Light floral and pale malt aroma. Sweet floral hop flavor with some light pale malt. Medium body with moderate carbonation. 6/3/6/3/13 - 3.1 On tap at Devil’s Backbone on 04/25/2009. Slighty hazy pale amber body with a medium frothy off-white head. Big floral and earthy aroma on a pale malt background. Pale malt flavor with some dry floral hops. Medium body with moderate carbonation. 7/3/6/3/14 - 3.3
maniac (11822) reviewed Maibock from Devils Backbone Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at Devil’s Backbone on 04/25/2009. Hazy orange amber body with a medium frothy off-white head. Sweet toasty and light bready aroma with a bit of caramel. Sweet toasty and bready flavor with light spice. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Drake (22940) reviewed Maibock from Devils Backbone Brewing Company 16 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
So maniac and phukktifano and I go to this brewery SIX DAYS AGO. We expect nothing new will be here, but we call ahead. TWO NEW BEERS! This place has been open just over 5 months and they have over twenty beers. That’s just insane. Pours a hazy peach color with a large head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma of caramel, toffee and stone fruits. Taste is toffee, caramel, cotton candy, spice, pineapple, melon, apple and light alcohol. Full bodied. Quite nice.,
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Served on draft at the brewery. A 4% hop bomb... nice concept. Pours a slightly hazed copper color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Strong hop aroma with notes of peach, pineapple, citrus, resin and melon. Taste of citrus and resiny hops. Lacking on malt character but still well balanced and very nice. Fairly dry. Medium bodied.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the brewpub on 04/19/2009. Clear copper amber body with a medium frothy off-white head. Sweet caramel and earthy malt aroma. Sweet grassy and earthy hop flavor with some earthy malt and a touch of fruitiness. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation.