CLW (16859) reviewed Herbie Watermelon Wheat from Four Quarters Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
16 oz. can. Cloudy gold, no head. Aroma is mild watermelon, mild earthy hint. The flavor is for sure bell pepper, plenty of watermelon, kind of juicy. The jalapeño is pretty hidden. Not overly sweet, pretty balanced. Good!
yespr (55501) reviewed Little Umbrellas from Four Quarters Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
From tap. Pours hazy yellow. Small white head. Aroma is slight fruity. Citric, slight spiced. Mid fruity. Mild fruity. Sourish and fruity. Crisp fruity. Citrusy. Mellow and fruity. Lingering fruity, slight sourish. Crisp fruity finish.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Morning Star from Four Quarters Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Draught at the brewery, 3/24/18.
Opaque, dark ebony. Tan head fizzles slowly but surely to nothing.
Fudgey, not intensely-so, with dark chocolate and softer vanilla on the edges. Soft, mild, lightly fruity coffee adds a charming, lighter character while light raisin and roast-dotted fudge sit on the end, contributing both balance and heft. Certainly dessert-like or decadent, I suppose, without all of the over-the-top sugar and adjunct dominance. No alcohol noted, nor flaw.
In mouth it shows the fudge from the nose alongside light lactose and chocolate, giving it a creamy-sweet character up front. Light coffee, black malt-like cocoa powder and light coffee rind all create good bitterness/acidity through the middle, balancing nicely. Soft, silky, malty texture with plentiful depth and good attenuation. Low but tight carbonation and no alcohol or flaw. Proof that you don't need 10+% abv and shit loads of booze, sugar and every type of adjunct to make an incredibly rich, flavorful, decadent stout.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Sundog from Four Quarters Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 3/24/18.
Warm-toned, sunny orange with moderate haze and a white head fading to a ring.
Soft, mild plaster-like yeast character with strong mango. Not hugely aromatic, the yeast having, perhaps, something to do with that. But solid and without any resin or alcohol. Light pineapple juice as it warms and low malt character. Clean.
Soft, dry, mild with a lightly tangy grapefruit and pineapple character. Sweet honey-like malt is succulent and well-done, drying out nicely on the end. Great bitterness which easily balances and adds juicy grapefruit but doesn't overload the palate. Low, engaging carbonation and no alcohol or flaw.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Schmilsson from Four Quarters Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Draught at the brewery, 3/24/18.
Extremely clear, light, straw-golden with a white head that fades steadily to ring.
Apple juice, pineapple, cinnamon and a good salinity behind it with very odd, mushy yellow apple and cider notes. Spicy-to-sweet with lots of phenolic character and light acidity lingering.
Lime up front opens things tartly with apple through the middle growing sweet and ending poignantly on light sweet-and-sour juiciness. Salt softens things with very light toasted malt character. Coconut is very light, hardly noticeable and very well-done, not showing through overly much. Flavors are so strange and disparate, but all coalesce nicely. Lingering apple-cinnamon with mild-to-moderate lactic acidity. Their sours are so nicely light on the souring aspect. They seem very well-lagered.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Chrysalis from Four Quarters Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draught at the brewery, 3/24/18.
Lightly hazy, light-amber-to-maize. White head is small, sitting at cover.
Crystal malt is strong in the nose, unfortunately. Some bean-like character in there, as well as iced tea. Mild roast. Just tons of crystal malt character without enough base malt to ward off the unpleasant notes (just described) that come from too much of it. Very dry red fruit on end. No softness or sweetness it would appear.
Hot dog water-like, as Stacey or Chris mentions. Soft honey through the middle, growing bitter and then finishing on soft ham and lightly toasted baguette. Wow, that sure is bizarre. Surprising malt depth, however, but dry with lemon, strong grain, sourish specialty malt and ham lingering.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Space Face (Batch 2+) from Four Quarters Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 3/24/18.
Cloudy, light-maize-golden. White head slowly fades to cover.
So much god damned juice! I love it. Orange creamsicle, lime zest, pineapple juice and all of it very soft with no resin or alcohol whatsoever. Biscuity malts behind it gently balance.
Lots of orange and grapefruit in the flavor with light papaya twang and a bit of sour hop but hard to argue with such a perfectly soft texture and attenuation. Green, succulent, spicy hop may be just a bit too young yet. Grapefruit rind lingers with cracker-biscuit and some yeast. Pretty f--kin good!
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Pickle Juice from Four Quarters Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught at the brewery, 3/24 and cans drunk over the next few months, most recently on 5/18/18.
Medium haziness with a bright tangerine-golden color with deeper pale brass hues. White head atop quickly fizzles away.
Pepper, dill, soft cucumber, a pinch of acetic acid and tons of soft, mineral/plaster-rich notes.
In the mouth it shows a spicy dill character that transitions to light acidity with cucumber-like floral notes that are, all the while, fantastic, fresh and bright. Great carbonation, texture and attenuation. Soft biscuit and light grain lingers on gently. Vanilla, cucumber and dill linger as well, with light pepper and acidity.
radagast83 (13490) reviewed Morning Star from Four Quarters Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Poured from a bottle at Savor: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience 2018. Poured a really dark black color with a medium sized tan head. Aroma was roasted malts, plenty of roasted coffee. NOt overly bitter. Some light herbal notes, milk chocolate, dark chocolate. Roasted woody notes, smooth vanilla bourbon.
Chalumeaux (4962) reviewed Dark Is Night from Four Quarters Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Poured from can blackish brown with a nice mocha head. Aroma is roasted malt chocolate vanilla Coffee. Taste is smooth creamy like chocolate milk vanilla caramel notes blend with coffee and dark fruit notes. Taste is almost like a milk stout which is not a bad thing. ABV is well hidden. Very nice beer.