Berryessa Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Winters, California, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Berryessa Brewing Company

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27260 State Highway 128, Winters, CA, 95694, United States

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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

From Good Times Oakland, canned date is smudged so I can't read it.

Pours a hazy orange, finger of foam, retention is very good, lacing is excellent.

The smell is hoppy, big notes of grapefruit, light pine, no tropical fruit that I can discern.

The taste is grapefruit, some orange zest, light pine, sweet caramel malt, strong flavours with the alcohol showing up but not overwhelmingly.

Mouthfeel is fine, I would drink this again.

Tried from Can on 20 Mar 2026 at 13:04


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can. Golden beer with a cream head. Grapefruit aroma. Grapefruit and pine flavor with light summer fruit. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Grapefruit and pine linger with light summer fruit.

Tried on 09 Sep 2025 at 16:59


6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can. Golden beer with a whitish head. Light mineral and light floral aroma. Mineral and floral flavor with light malt. Medium bodied. Mineral and floral notes linger with light malt.

Tried on 08 Sep 2025 at 16:15


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Tried on 10 Jun 2025 at 02:05


6.8
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Poured from a 16 oz can dated December 03, 2024.
Aroma is grain forward and breast with lighter rice notes. Medium light herbal and woody hop notes with hints of alcohol. Light floral and fruity esters.
Pours a very clear, brilliant, yellow-gold with a medium sized, medium thick, fluffy, white head that recedes steadily to a small film that lingers. Medium light lacing and faint legs.
Flavor is somewhat sweet with medium bready grain and rice notes. Medium low bitterness and hints of alcohol. Light herbal, woody hop notes. Some light fruity eaters.
Mouthfeel is light bodied and slightly crisp with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a decent lager with nice malt, rice and hop notes. It's not as crisp as I would have expected. Hop and malt notes are nice but the fruity and floral esters kind of middle the beer.

Tried from Can on 25 Feb 2025 at 02:46


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from a 16 oz can dated October 08, 2024.
Aroma is fairly hoppy with nice herbal, floral and spicy hop notes. Medium light bready grain notes and hints of alcohol.
Pours a slightly hazy, pale, yellow gold color with a large, thick, pillowy, white head that recedes slowly to a small film that lingers in clumps. Moderately high lacing and small legs.
Flavor is a bit sweet with moderate bready, grain notes. Medium bitterness and light alcohol notes. Medium light herbal, spicy, floral hop notes.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth.
Overall, a solid pilsner even if it wasn't particularly fresh. Classic noble hip aroma with great pilsner notes. It's a bit of a big beer though and not particularly crisp. Still easy drinking though.

Tried from Can on 20 Feb 2025 at 05:49


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

16oz can pours out pale straw topped with a white head. Nose is light citrus some grapefruit and a little bread. Taste is more of the nice citrus forward hops a touch of pithy grapefruit bitterness on the end.

Tried from Can on 28 Sep 2024 at 13:33


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

32oz crowler pours out cola brown almost black topped with a tan head. Nose is nice roast malts some ash and a nice rye spice. Taste is more of the nice roast malts some ash rye spice and a light hop.

Tried from Crowler on 03 Jun 2024 at 17:19


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

16oz can pours out golden topped with a white head. Nose is nice pine citrus hops and some bread malts. Taste is more of the nice hop combo and a light malt.

Tried from Can on 02 Jun 2024 at 14:34


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Can from The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours clear bright gold with a large foamy white head. Aroma is grassy/spicy. Nearly med body. Flavor is mildly bready with grass/spice. Dry. Lightly bitter. I could live with more hop, but it's good.

Tried from Can on 18 May 2024 at 23:34