Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at the brewpub on 10/10/2009 as IPA Plus. Very clear pale copper body with a small creamy white head. Sweet floral and citrus hop aroma with a caramel background. Sweet floral / citrus flavor on a caramel background. Medium body with moderate carbonation. 7/3/8/4/16 - 3.8 On tap and dry hopped at Capital Ale House - Downtown on 06/04/2009. Clear golden body with a small frothy white head. Sweet floral and light citrus hop aroma on a pale malt background with a bit of caramel. Floral and citrus hop flavor with some caramel, light fruitiness and a good hoppy bitter finish. Medium body with moderate carbonation and a somewhat sticky bitter finish. 7/3/8/3/16 - 3.7 On tap at the brewpub on 01/17/2009. Clear golden body with a small frothy white head. Sweet floral hop aroma. Big floral hop flavor with a light pale malt background. Medium full body with moderate carbonation. 7/2/8/4/16 - 3.7 On tap at the opening of the brewpub on 11/21/2008. Very clear golden amber body. Sweet citrus and floral hop aroma. Very nice citrus and floral hop flavor. Medium body with moderately high carbonation. 7/3/8/4/16 - 3.8
maniac (11822) reviewed Spike 2008 from Devils Backbone Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
On tap at the brewpub on 01/17/2009. Clear golden body with a small off-white head. Floral hops and light caramel aroma. Sweet pale malt with light grasssy hops. Medium body with moderate carbonation. 7/3/8/3/14 - 3.5 On tap at the opening of the brewpub on 11/21/2008. Slighty hazy golden body wtih a small white head. Sweet light citrus and floral hop aroma. Sweet citrus and light caramel flavor. Medium body with moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/15 - 3.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at the brewpub on 01/17/2009. Cloudy pale golden body with a small creamy white head. Somewhat astringent clove aroma. Clove and banana with slight astringency. Medium light body with moderately high carbonation. 5/2/5/2/11 - 2.5 On tap at the opening of the brewpub on 11/21/2008. Very cloudy yellw-orange body wtih a small white head. Sweet clove and banana aroma. Sweet banana and light clove flavor. Light body with moderate carbonation. 5/2/6/2/11 - 2.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at the brewpub on 02/14/2010. Clear copper amber body with a small off-white head. Sweet toasty and malty faroma. Sweet toasty and malty flavor with light floral and earthy hops. Medium light body with moderate carbonation. 7/3/7/3/13 - 3.3 On tap at the brewpub on 08/23/2009. Clear pale copper body with a medium creamy white head. Sweet caramel and toasty aroma. Sweet toasty and slightly grainy flavor. Medium body with moderate carbonation. 6/3/6/3/12 - 3.0 On tap at the opening of the brewpub on 11/21/2008. Clear dark amber body wtih a small off-white head. Sweet caramel and malt aroma with light peat. Sweet light malt flavor with light peat and floral hops. Light body with moderate carbonation and a very smooth finish. 7/3/8/4/14 - 3.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Served on draft at the brewery as part of a sampler. Pours a hazy golden color with a large creamy head. Good head retention and lacing. The aroma is yeasty with notes of stone fruit and candi sugar. Very fruity taste with notes of peach, pear, pineapple and yeast. Medium bodied. Very nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
This is the 90-shilling version of the regular 60-shilling Ale of Ferfus. Served on draft at the brewery as part of a sampler. Pours a toffee color with a small head. Decent head retention and lacing. Huge toffee notes in the aroma with some peated malts. taste is caramel, toffee and some stone fruit notes. No real bitterness noticeable. Medium bodied. Very nice.
Drake (22940) reviewed Vienna Lager from Devils Backbone Brewing Company 17 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8
Served on draft as part of a sampler at the brewery. Pours a copper color with a small head and moderate head retention and lacing. The aroma is full of toasted malts with some fruity notes. Taste is toasted malts with some fruity notes and nicely balanced bitter hops. Medium bodied. Maybe the best vienna lager I have ever had. Bravo.
I have had this numerous times over the years and I have always been very pleased by it. Rerating it because even the old score (3.8) doesn’t do it justice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Served on draft at the brewery. Pours a straw color with a medium head, good head retention and lacing. Aroma of bitter and grassy hops. Taste is grainy malts with some caramel notes and light hops. Medium bodied. Very nice beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Served on draft at the brewery on opening day. I didn’t see a nitro tap at the bar, but this looked to be from a nitro tap from the head, that had bubbles so small the head looked solid. Defnitely high retention and lacing. Aroma is roasted malts, smoke and caramel. Slightly bitter taste of caramel and roasted malts. Thin bodied and it seems like something is missing here.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Served on draft at the brewery on opening day. Pours a clear medium amber color with a medium head, nice lacing and decent head retention. Sweet earthy malt aroma. Taste is caramel, toffee and a slight hop bite. Medium bodied. Highly drinkable.