bhensonb (22726) reviewed 4 Banger from Berryessa Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Tap at Preserve in Winters, CA. Pours hazy orange/gold with a white head. Aroma is mostly citrus. Fairly strong. Med body. Flavor is citrus over mild caramel - tho it gets a little sweet at the end of each quaff. Even a touch of "wheat" there. Floral develops a bit. But it’s very citrus and nicely bitter.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Sample at Sour Sunday 2015. Hazy golden/orange with a small white head. Nicely sour with peach, light bourbon and malt. Also some light notes of vinegar. Refreshing and nicely drinkable. I didn’t expect this one to be as tasty as it was.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
On tap at City Beer SF. Hazy golden with a small head. Aroma and taste of citrus, light caramel, hay and some bread. Relaxed and easy to drink. An ok one.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at the brewpub. Pours very hazy gold with a creamy white head. Aroma is very mosaic. Tropical with citrus. Russia must relate to mosaic. Full bodied. Flavor is tropical, spicy citrus, earthy. Finishes like that. Nice. Very.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours hazy dark brown to black with a small tan head. Aroma is fruity and dark roasted malty. Fruity, toasted malty and dark roasted. Lingering fruity and toasted malty into a smooth fruity finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Pours dark reddish brown with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate hint of coffee and sour berries. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a chocolate, caramel, coffee and slightly sour fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
A dark reddish brown beer, almost clear looking, and with a dense, finger-thick beige head. The aroma has caramel, roasted malts, some dark chocolate and dried fruits, some coffee grit in the back. A herbal, peppery touch too. It’s lightly sourish too, with flavors of dark chocolate, coffee and black pepper. It’s full-bodied and quite dry on the palate, with a soft carbonation. Lasting finish. Not sure if I like that little lemony coffee-ish sourness, but it didn’t ruin the beer either. 141219
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Hazy very dark brown with a beige head. Aroma is sweet, malty, roasted malt, light sour and coffee. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate bitter. ry and moderate bitter finish. 191214
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at The Davis Beer Shoppe. Pours hazy gold with a creamy white head. Aroma of citrus and stone fruit. Med body. Flavor is citrus, light stone fruit, and maybe malt is detectable. It starts quite bitter and finishes that way. Cries out for imperialization. Good tasting beer.
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Tufts Ship IPA from Berryessa Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at the brewery tasting room. Pours honey gold with a white head. Aroma seems to be that Nelson/Mosaic thing. Flavor of melon, pine, Southern type fruits, citrus, mild caramel. It is a very tasty IPA and bitter enough for a light burn. Excellent.