Pynk
Yards Brewing Co.

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From:
Yards Brewing Co.
 
Pennsylvania, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #217
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
81
Ranked #25,503
Avg:
3.58 | pDev: 14.53%
Reviews:
65
Ratings:
327
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 22, 2022
Added:
Oct 26, 2003
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  82
We brew each batch with over 3,000 pounds of fresh raspberries and both sour and sweet cherries. The addition of fruit prior to fermentation makes this crisp ale tart instead of sweet. It’s pink in color of course, light-bodied, and refreshing with delicate, delectable berry aromas. We’ll bet the farm that there’s no better autumn seasonal around.
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Rated: 3.29 by Eychung from New York

Sep 22, 2022
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Reviewed by JokersAce

3.83/5  rDev +7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
An immeditately refreshing tart ale. Decent flavoring though nothing too complex. The color is rather ambiguous but it lends towards a burnt mauve. It's not particulrarly sweet, and just a bit tart. I like how this was brewed with the cherries and raspberries as opposed to added, which certainly means a big difference than just adding flavoring in my opinion. It is crisp almost like a cider. It's not complex and certainly may serve as a good intro to tart and sour ales from regular adjuncts.
May 28, 2022
 
Rated: 3.72 by Curt3 from Ohio

Jan 30, 2022
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Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina

4.02/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12 oz bottle from the Philadelphia area served in a lager glass.
Appearance. While this is not actually pink there's a definite reddish tint in the clear brown-orange body. This may influence the head which also has a subtle pinkish tone.
The aroma is a fine mix of grains and fruit with a just distinguishable raspberry note. The flavor also carries a well balanced blend of grain bass, including wheat, with fruit. The cherry addition has a noticeable impact on the mildly tart flavor.
Mouthfeel. Well carbonated and smooth medium body.
Oct 07, 2021
 
Rated: 4.72 by demojoy from Pennsylvania

Jul 03, 2020
 
Rated: 3.74 by Ernald_Elbertson from Delaware

Jun 12, 2020
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Reviewed by philbe311 from Pennsylvania

3.68/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
The color is a vibrant cherry with golden undertones... The nose is mild with hints of berries... The flavor is mild as expected... Subtly tart... Light fruit... Pilsner malt undertones... Light bodied with a touch of stickiness... Simple and refreshing... Does its job nicely in a warm spring night after yard work...
May 22, 2020
 
Rated: 3.63 by BidYouABrew from Washington

Dec 28, 2019
 
Rated: 3.87 by valianes from Canada (ON)

Nov 09, 2019
 
Rated: 3 by prisdefer from New York

Nov 02, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Oct 25, 2019
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Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland

3.53/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This pours a pretty pink...er, pynk...color with an off-white head. Aroma and flavor feature moderate amounts of raspberry and to a lesser extent cherries. Light malt/wheat backbone with a hint of tartness. Decent but nothing I'll seek out again.
Aug 19, 2019
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Rated by T66tah from Pennsylvania

1.75/5  rDev -51.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
Taste Terrible! very carbonated.
Aug 16, 2019
 
Rated: 3.73 by Mikemcgrath4 from North Carolina

Jul 21, 2019
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Reviewed by mynie from Maryland

4.46/5  rDev +24.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Yards a very good, older-school US craft brewery. That means they make balanced pale ales, not everything the brew has citra in it, and they don't charge 15 bucks for a four pack of cans. I revere such breweries, but I usually steer clear of their attempts at producing iterations of popular trends. But we had such a lovely time at the brewery on Friday, I couldn't help but pick up a few sixers.

Pynk is billed as a "tart berry ale," with no full explanation of where the tartness comes from. It pours a lovely rose color with attractive effervescence and a decently sized head.

Aroma is light cherries and biscuity malt. A nice combination. There doesn't appear to be any wild yeast or bacteria and so the lack of intensity might throw some people off.

Tastes very nice. Pleasantly understated. Lightly tart cherries up front, more rounded raspberries in the middle blending against bready malt, and a mildly chewy, pleasantly dry finish.
Jan 13, 2019
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Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania

3.37/5  rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Dogfish Head tulip

L: Clear light golden pink pour. 2 fingers of fluffy white head. Nice lacing.

S: Light grains... tart fruit.. baking cherry.

T.F: Follows the nose. Light malts... minimal tartness and some fruit character. Baking cherry and raspberry. Not sour by any means. Light bodied with fizzy carbonation. Some fruit sweetness in the middle. Relatively mild flavor.

O: Easy drinking... simple and without a lot going on. Looks good... smells ok... tastes like not much. No reason to seek this one out. REALLY doesn't help this beer that I drank it after a Hill Farmstead. Maybe good for 'baby's first sour' but not something that's going to impress.
Jan 13, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by Elicoleman from Colorado

Oct 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.67 by edthehead from Maryland

Oct 07, 2018
 
Rated: 3.63 by MeganandDana from Pennsylvania

Sep 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.76 by Ewok_BBQ from Maryland

Sep 02, 2018
Pynk from Yards Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 327 ratings