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Diamond Knot Vienna Style Ale
Diamond Knot Brewery
- From:
- Diamond Knot Brewery
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- Vienna Lager
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 72
- Avg:
- 2.94 | pDev: 29.59%
- Reviews:
- 21
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 12, 2016
- Added:
- Oct 04, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
Not really a lager, but ale that imitates a lager style.
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
1.6/5 rDev -45.6%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.75
1.6/5 rDev -45.6%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.75
For a Vienna lager, this pour sure was a murky brown that didn't gleam or provide much clarity. Aroma was fucked. Balsamic vinegar, metal, just really bad.
All that vinegar metal death metal band comes out in the taste. Everything about this beer was far below what an average Vienna lager should be like, much less any beer.
Dec 18, 2015All that vinegar metal death metal band comes out in the taste. Everything about this beer was far below what an average Vienna lager should be like, much less any beer.
Reviewed by Offa from California
1.81/5 rDev -38.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
1.81/5 rDev -38.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
I was interested in this as I love a good Vienna but this is not a good beer at all and it's a terrible example of a Vienna, tasting nothing like what I had expected.
Dark gold/pale amber, it has a big off-white head soon thinning to a foamy ring no lace. It looks all right, not great but consistent with a Vienna.
Aroma is decent but also not great, caramelised barley toast, wet hay, hint of soap.
Taste is dreadful, ultimately settling into nothing but concord grape juice (think Welch's purple grape juice) with a hint of bread dough. In more detail, it has a slightly lemony-sour and caramelly element up front at first, hint of grain, and hint of yeasty, light sharp bitterness at the end which lingers but overall that concord grape character really dominates and that's not good here. It is thin and watery of character and feel.
Feb 13, 2014Dark gold/pale amber, it has a big off-white head soon thinning to a foamy ring no lace. It looks all right, not great but consistent with a Vienna.
Aroma is decent but also not great, caramelised barley toast, wet hay, hint of soap.
Taste is dreadful, ultimately settling into nothing but concord grape juice (think Welch's purple grape juice) with a hint of bread dough. In more detail, it has a slightly lemony-sour and caramelly element up front at first, hint of grain, and hint of yeasty, light sharp bitterness at the end which lingers but overall that concord grape character really dominates and that's not good here. It is thin and watery of character and feel.
Reviewed by PorterLambic from Florida
2.35/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.25
2.35/5 rDev -20.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.25
Pours a light coppery red color with a big head of fluffy white foam over two inches high. Patchy lacing remains after the head subsides to a slightly chunky film.
Smell is metallic, grainy, bubblegum and some lemon. Reasonably well balanced but not great.
Taste is grainy, metallic, citrus (lemon mostly), some yeast. Balance is good but the flavors aren't.
Medium body, lighter effervescence, combined with the lemon note, makes it seem like there is lemonade mixed into this. I hate that. I really wish this wasn't a bomber right now. Explains why it was only $4, too.
Feb 03, 2014Smell is metallic, grainy, bubblegum and some lemon. Reasonably well balanced but not great.
Taste is grainy, metallic, citrus (lemon mostly), some yeast. Balance is good but the flavors aren't.
Medium body, lighter effervescence, combined with the lemon note, makes it seem like there is lemonade mixed into this. I hate that. I really wish this wasn't a bomber right now. Explains why it was only $4, too.
Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon
2.94/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
2.94/5 rDev 0%
look: 2.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Pours a thin head on a cloudy medium straw colored body.
The aroma is spicy biscuits and lemon. Really nice.
The taste is sweet upfront with a sour middle. I'm not sure if it's intended to be sour... After a few more drinks of this I'm unable to keep drinking it. The sour cannot be right.
The texture is crisp with moderate carbonation.
Maybe it was a bad batch. I'll try it again in a year or two.
Nov 03, 2013The aroma is spicy biscuits and lemon. Really nice.
The taste is sweet upfront with a sour middle. I'm not sure if it's intended to be sour... After a few more drinks of this I'm unable to keep drinking it. The sour cannot be right.
The texture is crisp with moderate carbonation.
Maybe it was a bad batch. I'll try it again in a year or two.
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.53/5 rDev +20.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +20.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from 22oz bomber into a pint glass.
Appearance: rich golden hue with a very light haze and a moderate effervescence. Head is a finger of frothy white foam which is dissipating somewhat rapidly. Not too bad!
Smell: very nutty and bready malt character, with a little bit of biscuity aroma. Not bad, but more along the lines of a nut brown ale than a Vienna lager (or ale, or whatever this is supposed to be). Vienna is a bit toasty, though, so this isn't wholly out of character.
Taste: much like the aroma, it's very toasty and bready. It's quite biscuity too, which is a characteristic that is not usually my favorite, but here it seems to work. The overall effect is earthy; almost like a copper ale. An odd beer, stylistically.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a good level of carbonation and a quite-decent creaminess. Not bad at all.
Overall: to me, very drinkable for such a biscuity beer. Not perfect, but you could do a lot worse.
Oct 29, 2013Appearance: rich golden hue with a very light haze and a moderate effervescence. Head is a finger of frothy white foam which is dissipating somewhat rapidly. Not too bad!
Smell: very nutty and bready malt character, with a little bit of biscuity aroma. Not bad, but more along the lines of a nut brown ale than a Vienna lager (or ale, or whatever this is supposed to be). Vienna is a bit toasty, though, so this isn't wholly out of character.
Taste: much like the aroma, it's very toasty and bready. It's quite biscuity too, which is a characteristic that is not usually my favorite, but here it seems to work. The overall effect is earthy; almost like a copper ale. An odd beer, stylistically.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a good level of carbonation and a quite-decent creaminess. Not bad at all.
Overall: to me, very drinkable for such a biscuity beer. Not perfect, but you could do a lot worse.
Reviewed by cjgator3 from Florida
3.17/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.17/5 rDev +7.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
22oz bottle
A- Poured into a pint glass. Pours a hazy golden orangish color with an off-white head with decent retention and lacing.
S- The aroma is toasted malts and an odd tartness that seems out of place.
T- The taste like the aroma has sweet slightly toasted malts up front with that touch of tartness in the finish.
M- The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with a high amount of carbonation.
O- Overall, there just seemed like there was something "off" in this brew. Judging by some of the other reviews, it doesn't seem like it was unique to my bottle or batch. Not something I would purchase again.
Oct 21, 2013A- Poured into a pint glass. Pours a hazy golden orangish color with an off-white head with decent retention and lacing.
S- The aroma is toasted malts and an odd tartness that seems out of place.
T- The taste like the aroma has sweet slightly toasted malts up front with that touch of tartness in the finish.
M- The mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with a high amount of carbonation.
O- Overall, there just seemed like there was something "off" in this brew. Judging by some of the other reviews, it doesn't seem like it was unique to my bottle or batch. Not something I would purchase again.
Diamond Knot Vienna Style Ale from Diamond Knot Brewery
Beer rating:
72 out of
100 with
43 ratings
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