8.5/10
Hazy orange body with ring after ring of lacing on the glass. Juicy, sweet peaches and oranges.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2016
at 15:13
7.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2016
at 15:12
6.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Oct 2016
at 15:12
7.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Oct 2016
at 16:06
7.5/10
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Oct 2016
at 16:06
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Growlette from my buddy.
This was poured into a pilsner glass.
The appearance was a ruddy semi-hazy burnt orange almost red hued color. Thin white foamy finger’s worth of head slowly dissipates.
The aroma surrounds some sweet to smokey meat to breadiness. Sly crisp semi-earthy to sweet yet bitter grassy hops.
The flavor brings all of those previously mentioned aromas together nicely. Crisp sweet aftertaste with sly sweet meaty finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice crisp smooth sweet feel to it’s sessionability. Low carbonation helps to yield to a sly stickiness.
Overall, nice rauchbier as far as I know. There might be a little bit more of the grassy hops than most rauchbiers, but I still say still, very nicely done.
This was poured into a pilsner glass.
The appearance was a ruddy semi-hazy burnt orange almost red hued color. Thin white foamy finger’s worth of head slowly dissipates.
The aroma surrounds some sweet to smokey meat to breadiness. Sly crisp semi-earthy to sweet yet bitter grassy hops.
The flavor brings all of those previously mentioned aromas together nicely. Crisp sweet aftertaste with sly sweet meaty finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice crisp smooth sweet feel to it’s sessionability. Low carbonation helps to yield to a sly stickiness.
Overall, nice rauchbier as far as I know. There might be a little bit more of the grassy hops than most rauchbiers, but I still say still, very nicely done.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2016
at 13:45
7/10
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Oct 2016
at 10:14
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Poured into a tulip, the appearance was a mild golden yellow color with a sly transparency about it. Carbonation could be seen rising at a moderate pace. Rocky white foamy head displays itself and dissipates appropriately. Mild lace.
The aroma shows some sweet sharp citrusy notes over some white and black pepper, Belgian yeasty/bready sweetness glides in for the balance.
The flavor brings together all of those previously mentioned aromas together blending sweet with a touch of the spice and the breadiness. Sly bready to spicy aftertaste gliding into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionable smooth feel about it. Low carbonation yields to some mild stickiness.
Overall, pretty good Belgian ale that I could come back to.
The aroma shows some sweet sharp citrusy notes over some white and black pepper, Belgian yeasty/bready sweetness glides in for the balance.
The flavor brings together all of those previously mentioned aromas together blending sweet with a touch of the spice and the breadiness. Sly bready to spicy aftertaste gliding into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a decent sessionable smooth feel about it. Low carbonation yields to some mild stickiness.
Overall, pretty good Belgian ale that I could come back to.
Tried
on 22 Oct 2016
at 08:21
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
On tap at Vermont Tap House.
They poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a semi-hazy ruddy burnt orange to moldy brown color. Thin cap of a small white head has some foamy lacing after dissipation.
The aroma had a huge amount of sweet wheat up front with some bitter citrus rind. Subtle pine hits appropriately.
The flavor mainly keeps the sweet wheat up front initially, the citrus and piney hops blend in underneath. Sweet wheaty aftertaste sliding into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice crisp smooth sweetness strolling about my tongue. Fairly low carbonation.
Overall, as a session IPA, well, it’s a bit fuller than expected. Yes, there is some sessionability to it, but somehow, if ZG really wants people to crush this, I say scale back on that wheat, there’s a lot here.
They poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a semi-hazy ruddy burnt orange to moldy brown color. Thin cap of a small white head has some foamy lacing after dissipation.
The aroma had a huge amount of sweet wheat up front with some bitter citrus rind. Subtle pine hits appropriately.
The flavor mainly keeps the sweet wheat up front initially, the citrus and piney hops blend in underneath. Sweet wheaty aftertaste sliding into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice crisp smooth sweetness strolling about my tongue. Fairly low carbonation.
Overall, as a session IPA, well, it’s a bit fuller than expected. Yes, there is some sessionability to it, but somehow, if ZG really wants people to crush this, I say scale back on that wheat, there’s a lot here.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Oct 2016
at 19:32
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured into a pint glass, the appearance was a rugged burnt dark orange almost brownish red color, sly transparency. Just a cap of a light filmy head quickly dissipates. Milky thin lacing.
The aroma smells like a good Vienna lager (SA flagship), crisp bready/German yeasty sweetness with a sly grassy hoppy warmth. Slight cake almost biscuity malts as well.
The flavor resides between the balancing sweetness of the grassy hops to the biscuity malts. Light spice (nutmeg, maybe?). Balanced malty to hoppy aftertaste. Sly malty finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a great sessionability about it. Carbonation runs nicely. Malts play smoothly on my tongue.
Overall, I would say this was a pretty nice Vienna lager that I would have again.
The aroma smells like a good Vienna lager (SA flagship), crisp bready/German yeasty sweetness with a sly grassy hoppy warmth. Slight cake almost biscuity malts as well.
The flavor resides between the balancing sweetness of the grassy hops to the biscuity malts. Light spice (nutmeg, maybe?). Balanced malty to hoppy aftertaste. Sly malty finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a great sessionability about it. Carbonation runs nicely. Malts play smoothly on my tongue.
Overall, I would say this was a pretty nice Vienna lager that I would have again.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2016
at 15:21