Windvane
Bad Weather Brewing Company

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From:
Bad Weather Brewing Company
 
Minnesota, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
6%
Score:
86
Avg:
3.84 | pDev: 9.64%
Reviews:
33
Ratings:
132
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 09, 2021
Added:
Apr 06, 2013
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  29
Our flagship year-round release WINDVANE stands strong through all types of weather and is a great fit for all seasons. Pouring a deep brilliant red, this is your go-to beer. If you want something hoppy, you definitely have it. American hops give WINDVANE a swift bitterness with piney, citrus and resinous flavors. If you want something with strong malt shoulders, you have that too. Roast malt layers add complexity and keeps the beer dry to showcase the hops.
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Ratings by tempest:
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Reviewed by tempest from New York

4.14/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Picked up a single at Princeton's Liquor. I also tried the FireFly rye ale and it was nice, but this is a treat. It's damn hard to find—and, I assume, brew—a beer that's not too thick, has a good kick of crisp hops and flavorful (and interesting!) malt backbone. Oh, and unlike so many big red ales, this isn't too thick or sweet. The aroma has a thick spicy dough with orange rind and grapefruit. That citrus builds in the taste, along with toffee and toasted barley notes. This is a really well built beer. I typically find red ales to be one of the most boring styles brewed, but this is drinkable, a little different, and complex. I'd buy a 6er.
Nov 29, 2013
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Reviewed by AdmiralOzone from Minnesota

4.21/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Listed here as a Red Ale- American Amber /Red. Bottle says "Red India Pale Ale"

Pours a beautiful clear reddish amber with a thick long lasting cream colored head. Great lacing. Aroma is caramel malt and piney hops. Flavor follows the nose, sweet caramel malt in front and bitter hops in the finish. Feel is on the lighter side of medium bodied with ample carbonation. Overall a very enjoyable west coast style IPA.
Jul 09, 2021
 
Rated: 3.42 by BrendanStoehr96 from Wisconsin

Jun 29, 2021
 
Rated: 3.94 by Idahoman from Minnesota

Jun 26, 2021
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Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota

4.18/5  rDev +8.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
12oz can. Can bottom is stamped 'CANNED ON 01/20/21'. Bought as a single at France 44.
Brilliantly clear, deep amber colored body. Skinny finger of off white head settles back to an interrupted cap. Leaves spots and interrupted sheets of lacing.
Aroma is rye malt and piney hops.
Taste is spicy rye malt, and the hops express mostly pine but with a little citrus. There is the mix of spicy caramel to the bitter pine, and the sweeter citrus. More of the hops in the after taste.
Medium plus mouth feel, with a bit of syrup. Very good carbonation.
I like this beer because it presents a clear palate of malt and hops, with some bitterness, some sweetness, and some spicy caramel. Rye malt always speaks to me. Even with some age this beer expresses well and clear.
Apr 04, 2021
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Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin

3.36/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
*Drinking this beer past the expiration date*

Appearance: Pours a clear, but deep and darkened auburn color with a tall and thick off-white head. (4.25)

Aroma: Strong aromas of dank roasted onion and herbs amidst some light grapefruit citrus upfront.

Flavor: Follows with more dank herbs with a faint orange citrus sweetness in the middle before it finishes into a somewhat bitter, but nearly sour, citrus and orange malt sweetness.

Feel: Medium-bodied. Moderate carbonation. Finishes with a balanced feel on the palate

Compared to Grain Belt Nordeast Amber 11/2/20: Pours a much darker color. Much stronger hops on the aroma. Bigger, hoppier, heavier, and sweeter.

Overall: Yes, I am drinking this beer about a year old, so it has far expired. I suppose that's why I get less hop flavor here. Still, I don't get much of the malts and I'm not getting any red amber malts either. Hard to judge because this one is expired, so sorry. Might revisit this one fresh. (Current Rating: 3.36)
Nov 03, 2020
 
Rated: 4.37 by karlt from Minnesota

May 17, 2020
 
Rated: 3.88 by adosen01 from Minnesota

Jan 04, 2020
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.87/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I tried this at The News Room in downtown Minneapolis whilst in town for a work conference. The beer poured a slightly hazy amber and had thin white head that did not leave much lacing. The scent had subtle citrus fruit notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with malt base and slight bitter fruit finish. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall its a solid beer.
Sep 30, 2019
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.88/5  rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Can at The Sheridan Room, Minneapolis, MN

A: The beer is crystal clear amber in color and has a moderate amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a short white head that left a large patch of white bubbles on the surface and lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light to moderate aromas of caramel malts and herbal hops are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has flavors of caramel and toffee malts and herbal hops. There is a light to moderate amount of bitterness.
M: It feels medium-bodied and a little crisp on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is like a lighter version of a West Coast IPA.

Serving type: can
Aug 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.88 by dbrauneis from North Carolina

Aug 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.74 by smithj4 from New York

Aug 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.72 by LXIXME from New Mexico

Jan 28, 2019
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Reviewed by snaotheus from Washington

3.9/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
2019-01-08
12oz can served in a snifter. Dated 10/31/18. Gift from a friend at work.

Pours deep nut-brown with a biggish beige head and medium to high carbonation. Smell is caramel, toffee, toast. Little bit of pine.

Taste is similar to the aroma, also very pleasing. Just a little whine of an off flavor -- something not quite right comes across as medicinal and/or vegetable. Not enough to spoil the beer.

Mouthfeel is medium bodied and satisfying. Overall, this is a pretty good beer.
Jan 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3.94 by Gkguliani from Minnesota

Apr 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.87 by Richie_C_Johnson from Minnesota

Mar 14, 2018
 
Rated: 4.09 by evanschaaf from Minnesota

Jan 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.96 by Turbo from Minnesota

Dec 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4.07 by HopliteMpls612 from Minnesota

Oct 03, 2017
 
Rated: 4.01 by NodakEric from Minnesota

Aug 09, 2017
Windvane from Bad Weather Brewing Company
Beer rating: 86 out of 100 with 132 ratings