Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Toronado. Pours a cloudy reddish brown. Little off white head. Kinda foamy but I got a very full pour. Aroma is sorta weak. Mostly just a light caramel malt tone. Needs more spice and general oomph. Taste is mildly sweet. It actually tastes a lot like an okay mild and probably would be better on cask (at the time, I had it confused with Upright Whippersnapper, which is a rye beer). Nice fresh grain note with some toasty highlights. Feel is relatively gentle. Low carbonation. Nice enough finish. This is a pretty nice beer, but I don’t get much rye character (again, confusion) and I’d love to find it on hand pump.
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Rye Ryrish from Berryessa Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Nitro tap at The Davis Beer Shoppe. It’s a rye Irish stout. Pours really dark brown with a creamy light tan head. Aroma suggests lightly spicy coffee. Med body. Flavor is smooth burnt malt, mild coffee, light chocolate, spice notes. Very drinkable. Finishes fairly dry and fairly rye spice - more so than in the beginning.
Anders37 (30297) reviewed Double Tap IPA from Berryessa Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draft @ 13th Bistro Double IPA Festival, Hayward, CA. Pours a slightly hazy golden orange color with an off-white head. Has a fruity malty citrus hoppy piney aroma. Fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus flavor with weak piney hints and hints of caramel. has a fruity malty hoppy bitter citrus piney finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Tap at Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours amber with a creamy beige head. Malty aroma. Very. Med + body. Flavor is rather fruity and malty. A hint earthy. Maybe a little floral. Heat not an issue. Finishes mildly bitter with the malt still noticeable. Nice.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Draft @ 13th Bistro Double IPA Festival, Hayward, CA. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a white head. Has a fruit malty piney hoppy grapefruit aroma with peachy hints. Fruity malty hoppy bitter piney grapefruit flavor with hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter peachy piney finish.
Anders37 (30297) reviewed Common Sense from Berryessa Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft @ SF Beer Week Opening Celebration 2013, Concourse Exhibition Center, San Francisco, CA. Pours a golden color with a white head. Has a fruity malty grainy aroma. Fruity malty grainy flavor with weak hoppy hints and weak hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty grainy weak hoppy finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Malt and light fruity aroma. Malt and light fruity flavor with light smoke and caramel. Medium bodied. Malt and light fruitiness lingers with light smoke and caramel.
Anders37 (30297) reviewed Saisonic from Berryessa Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Draft @ Toronado, San Francisco, CA. Pours a hazy golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty aroma. Fruity malty spicy yeasty flavor with weak hints of citrus. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty finish.
Anders37 (30297) reviewed Belgo Dark from Berryessa Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draft @ Toronado, San Francisco, CA. Pours a dark ruby black color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty spicy caramel aroma. Roasted malty spicy yeasty caramel flavor. Has a roasted malty spicy yeasty caramel finish.
bhensonb (22726) reviewed Cease & Desist from Berryessa Brewing Company 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Theoretically this should be Cease, because the Desist comes from another brewery. Anyway. Tap at Capital Beerfest 2013. Pours very hazy yellow with white bubbles. Fruity sour aroma. Med minus body. Flavor is earthy sour citrus. Nice drink.