Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
I would not expect to encounter a New Mexico-brewed quadrupel. So this was a pleasant locate at Susan's in Santa Fe earlier this week. I dig the label, all very Southwestern. My Chimay glass is involved in the tasting from the 16.9 oz bottle with the pour being a dark caramel-brown finished by a very thin, light tan ring of foam. The nose gives notice of the wine barrel aging, little else gets through. A taste delivers a combination of dark fruit and grapes, yeast, malt and white bread. Actually there is improvement as the bottle warms up, I get more of a separation of flavors, the vinous effect receding somewhat. Decent but I am left wondering what the result would be without the wine barrels.
stevoj (18327) reviewed Buffalo Plaid from Bow & Arrow Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Taster at brewery. Dark brown, filmy head. Rich, roasty aroma. Taste brings more roasty malts, hint of chocolate, burst of sweetness. Full, roasty, smooth.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Taster at brewery. Dark brown, collar of beige head. Smoky, peaty, earthy aroma. Taste stays on track, dirty, earthy flavors, hint of smoke. On target.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Taster at brewery. Pours out as expected. Full tropical, floral nose. Taste brings juicy citrus, more tropical notes. Floral hoppy thing going on, hibiscus
stevoj (18327) reviewed Outwest from Bow & Arrow Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Taster at brewery. Clear, bright golden, small bubbly head. Malty bready aroma. Taste is full, malty, spicy. Nice hoppy snap.
stevoj (18327) reviewed Dark Mesa from Bow & Arrow Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bttle at share. Pours out a clear brown with a small foamy head. Aroma is on target, prunes, raisins, dark mals and Belgian yeast. Taste followsthe nose, still on target, and a touch sweet.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle at share. Hazy golden pour yields a thin filmy head. Aroma is brett, yeasty, light Belgian. Taste is similar to the aroma, brett, sweet notes. Aroma: sweet, dank, brett; Appearance: hazy yellow pour with creamy white head; Taste: follows nose with oakiness and honey; Palate: light bodied with medium sweet finish; Overall: good but a bit sweet. Still enjoyable.
Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Dark Mesa from Bow & Arrow Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Cask at GBBF ‘19, day three, 08/08/19. Rich mahogany brown with a beige cap. Nose is sticky fruits, toffee, brown sugars, dates, mellow barrel. Taste comprises oak, toffee, brown sugar melt, stewed fruits, prunes, light funk edge. Medium plus bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced boost on offer. Not bad.
stevoj (18327) reviewed Guest of Honor from Bow & Arrow Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
500ml bottle from Tavour. Cloudy golden with a small foamy head. Yeasty, funky aroma. Taste is sweet, light tartness, more yeast and funk, orange peel, grassy.
SHIG (13882) reviewed Dark Mesa from Bow & Arrow Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Cask at GBBF: Poured a dark brown with tan head. Aroma is fruit. Taste was fruit, sour oaky barrel wine like.