Hermitage Brewing Company

Microbrewery in San Jose, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Hermitage Brewing Company - Out of business

Established in 1987

Out of business

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1627 S 7th St, San Jose, CA, 95112, United States

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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
22oz bomber pours with a clear copper body that supports a full almost frothy tan head of foam. The aroma offers up resiny bitter pine hops mixed with a mild berry sort of note and then some booze at the end of the draw. The taste begins with a red berry sort of flavor mixed with citrus hops, floral hops and a firm degree of resiny bitter pine hops. There’s a sliver of sweet malts that show up midway and help take the resiny pine hops into the finish.
Tried on 02 Nov 2013 at 19:07

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
22oz bomber pours with a crystal clear copper body that has thin gold edges and supports a nice tan head of foam. The modest aroma consists of lightly chopped bing cherries and cranberries as well as a nice mix of earthy fruit, resiny pine like hops and faint sweet malts. The taste is nice with a pleasing mix of sweet cranberries and resiny pine hops with a ring of bitter grapefruit around the edges. It takes on a light earthy tea like hop note here and there as a bit of malts and lightly roasted malts hit on the way into the finish. I like the way there’s sweeter sort of berry or cranberry notes there to balance out a pleasing resiny pine hop like bitterness. I dig it. Cool hop that in itself has a tasty flavor profile.
Tried on 28 Oct 2013 at 19:04

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle sampled at a tasting event. From notes. Dank, lemon and floral hops with a good dose of orange citrus. Pretty darn good.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Oct 2013 at 17:36

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle sampled at a tasting event. From notes. Malty with loads of caramel and a hint of dark fruits, maybe raisins. Meh, good but I was expecting better.
Tried from Bottle on 22 Oct 2013 at 17:33

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pitch Black Color, Huge Tan Head, Lots Of Lacing. Roasted Sweet Aroma. Roasted, Malt, Chocolate, Molasses, Coffee Bitter End. Thick and very Sweet. Hides High ABV really well. Really Nice. Loved It. Recommended...
Tried on 14 Oct 2013 at 20:25

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Dark Hazy Orange, Huge Foamy Head, Lots Of Lacing. Aroma of Caraway. Taste of Malt, Caraway, Hop Bitter Finish. Only half way through for a brief moment there was s standard IPA taste of Grapefruit and Pine. Medium Buttery Body. Read Some reviews before trying it, so I was anticipating bitter hop bomb but it was not. Just about right for me. Savored and enjoyed it. Recommended...
Tried on 14 Oct 2013 at 20:04

5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Pour is a dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is a slight spice and a slight caramel malt. Flavor is a rich malt with some alcohol and sweetness. Where is the pumpkin pie spice? There is nothing "pumpkin pie" about this beer. It’s just a heavy malt billed beer with a lot of alcohol. Craptacular.
Tried on 05 Oct 2013 at 16:30

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Pine and light grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and pine linger with light earth.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2013 at 20:52

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and caramel flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Light grapefruit and pine linger with caramel.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2013 at 20:51

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
5th January 2013
Hazy amber beer with a small pale cream coloured head. Softish palate, slightly dry. Mild fine carbonation. Rich malt with malt cream and toffee - caramel. Touch of aniseed and spice. Mild red berry fruits. Semi dry finish. Complex and pretty drinkable.
Tried on 08 Sep 2013 at 09:14