Filed under: Anheuser Busch, Bells, Brooklyn, Current selections, Dogfish Head, Flying Dog, InBev, Sierra Nevada, Uinta, Victory, Weyerbacher | Tags: sixpacks
Before I clean out my collection of six pack carriers, I decided to take a few shots for those of you who might be keeping track. Enjoy!
Filed under: Bells, Sweet stout (English pint) | Tags: bitter finish, black, chocolate, cocoa, coffee, dark texture, great, heavy malt, high craft, high design, high quality, medium hops, medium strength, oily, persistent tan head, thick lace.
ABV, Volume & Calories: 6.1% in 12 fl oz. estimated at 150 C
Purchased at: Bound Beverages, Bensalem, PA for $3.33
Aroma: great, cocoa, chocolate, coffee. 10 out of 10.
Visuals: high design, black, oily, persistent tan head, thick lace. 5 out of 5.
Taste: heavy malt, medium hops, medium strength, high craft. 9 out of 10.
Palate: high quality, dark texture, bitter finish. 5 out of 5.
Overall: a sweet treat, I’d have it again, very good, medium value, high craft. 18 out of 20.
Filed under: Bells, Porter (English pint, stem glass) | Tags: brown, chocolate, dark, deep, heavy malt, high craft, high quality, I'd have it again, light hops, Malty, medium strength, nice, okay value, opaque, roasted finish, roasty, smooth texture, tan head, tasteful, thick lace.
ABV, Volume & Calories: 5.6% in 12fl oz. estimated at 150 C
Purchased at: Bound Beverages, Bensalem, PA for $3.33
Aroma: nice, chocolate, malty, dark, roasty. 8 out of 10.
Visuals: tasteful, brown, opaque, tan head, thick lace. 5 out of 5.
Taste: heavy malt, light hops, medium strength, high craft. 9 out of 10.
Palate: high quality, smooth texture, roasted finish. 5 out of 5.
Overall: deep, malty, I’d have it again, okay value, high craft. 18 out of 20.
Filed under: American Pale Ale (lager glass, shaker), Bells | Tags: bright, corn, fluffy white head, hay, hazy, misty, nice, nice lace, nicely designed packaging, not watery, quiet hoppy finish, rain, respectable, sandy, subtly bitter, thick, well crafted, well done, wheaty, yellow
ABV, Volume & Calories: 5.2% in 12 fl oz. estimated at 150C
Purchased at: Bound’s Beverages, Bensalem, PA for $3.33
Aroma: wheaty, misty, rain. 8 out of 10.
Visuals: nicely designed packaging, bright, yellow, thick, hazy, fluffy white head, nice lace. 5 out of 5.
Taste: corn, hay, nice, subtly bitter, not watery, respectable, well crafted. 8 out of 10.
Palate: well done, sandy, quiet hoppy finish. 4 out of 5.
Overall: mellow but enjoyable. I will have it again, but I’ll pick up something different from this great brewery first. well done, but a bit expensive. 16 out of 20.
Filed under: Bells, Stout (English pint) | Tags: bitter, black, coffee, espresso, good head, impressive, inky, licorice, nice aroma, not bad, pepper, rich flavor, roasty, tan, weak
RateBeer rating: 99
Calories: estimated at 160 C
Volume: 12 fl oz.
Glass: pint
Purchased at: Issac Newton’s, Newtown, PA
Price: $4.50
Consumed at: home
First Impression: A very impressive presence – a nice aroma, good head and rich flavor. Aroma is bitter, coffee, and roasty. Visuals are an inky black body topped with a tan head that is persistent and lacy. Taste is thick with espresso notes, licorice, and pepper. Palate is perhaps its downfall – a bit weak, with a medium finish. Second Impression – not anything close to a Yeti or a Shakespeare, but not a bad stout – far surpasses a Guinness. But for $4.50 a 12 oz bottle, I’d much rather have the Yeti.
Aroma: 8 out of 10
Visuals: 5 out of 5
Taste: 10 out of 10
Palate: 3 out of 5
Overall: 16 out of 20
Filed under: Bells, wheat ale (shaker, weizen) | Tags: amber, apple, aromatic, caramel, cloudy, coriander, creamy, demure, dirt, dust, easy, enjoyable, grass, lawnmower, lemon, light, nice, Nut, orange, peanut, quiet, rind, rye, sugar, sweet, tasty, wheat
Purchased at: Issac Newton’s, Newtown, PA
Price: $5.00
Size: 12 fl oz
ABV: 6%
IBU:n/a
Estimated Calories: 160 C
RateBeer Rating: 82
Aural: quiet opening, little carbonation, easy pour
Aroma 7 out of 10
Intensity: medium
Balance: sweet
Impression: nice
Malt Aroma: whole wheat flour, nut, light caramel
Hops Aroma: dust, dirt, grass, coriander, lemon
Other Aroma: apple
Notes: A very nice aroma – not overpowering, but enjoyable, sweet, demure.
Appearance 4 out of 5
Color: amber
Clarity: cloudy
Head Retention: thin but persistent
Lace: poor
Notes: A very nice example of an American wit. Good color, nice yeasty cloudiness, like a sunset. Head is present but thin.
Flavor 8 out of 10
Intensity: medium
Balance: sweet
Impression: nice
Malt Flavor: wheat, sugar, rye, peanut
Hops Flavor: dust, rind, coriander, lemon, orange
Other: apple
Notes: A very tasty, if light, flavor. What many might call a good lawnmower beer, but by no means a killer beer.
Palate 3 out of 5
Mouthfeel
Sensation: creamy
Body: light
Carbonation: faint
Finish
Length: short
Intensity: faint
Balance: sweet
Notes: A crisp, quick finish is my least favorite part of this beer – it’s refreshing, but with a short lived refreshment.
General Impression: 16 out of 20
Craftmanship: very nice.
Freshness: fresh
Personal Taste: liked.
Notes: It was enjoyable, delicious and simple, but many other wits and belgian styles would be my choice when spending $5 on a 12 oz bottle.
