Calypso
Roots Organic Brewery
- From:
- Roots Organic Brewery
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.15 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 14, 2008
- Added:
- Sep 14, 2008
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by msubulldog25 from Oregon
4.15/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.15/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
This brew was one of the highlights of OBF 2008 (one of my favorites, had it thrice); it has been tough to track down since, even at Roots' brewpub. Today, I stumbled across it at a newer Portland place called The Eastburn. A pint for $4.
This is brewed with scotch bonnet peppers and Oregon-grown apricots.
A: Arrives a hazy yellow-orange wheat with a thin off-white head. Creamy clings tighter at the edges and makes a decent lace, hanging in tiny dabs and longer, drooping bands. Little, if any, rising carbonation.
S: I recall this smelling more 'spicy' when tried at OBF, maybe it was warmer then? This starts out having very little aroma; as it warms, there's a notable pepper smell that seems to grow along with a wheaty/dough aroma.
T: Absolutely what a beer brewed with peppers should taste like: spiced heat warms things with a jalapeno-like kick, mild tartness thanks to a fruity infusion of ripe apricots, doughy wheat flavor at the core. Not the most complex beer, 'fruit' or otherwise, but one that packs a flavorful wallop with it's fruit/vegetable additions. Evocative of nachos!
M: Has a pepper-forward heat that seems to trickle down the throat, warming as it goes. Salivating tartness and yet cleansing and refreshing. A spicy tingle lasts for minutes on the lips, a pulsating and peppery warmth. Medium body, fair carbonation.
D: L-O-V-E-D this beer at the festival in July, still love it now. This is not a beer for everybody (my wife had no idea why I liked it), but it appealed to me in many ways. Definitely a beer I want to stay in Roots' lineup - fingers crossed.
Sep 14, 2008This is brewed with scotch bonnet peppers and Oregon-grown apricots.
A: Arrives a hazy yellow-orange wheat with a thin off-white head. Creamy clings tighter at the edges and makes a decent lace, hanging in tiny dabs and longer, drooping bands. Little, if any, rising carbonation.
S: I recall this smelling more 'spicy' when tried at OBF, maybe it was warmer then? This starts out having very little aroma; as it warms, there's a notable pepper smell that seems to grow along with a wheaty/dough aroma.
T: Absolutely what a beer brewed with peppers should taste like: spiced heat warms things with a jalapeno-like kick, mild tartness thanks to a fruity infusion of ripe apricots, doughy wheat flavor at the core. Not the most complex beer, 'fruit' or otherwise, but one that packs a flavorful wallop with it's fruit/vegetable additions. Evocative of nachos!
M: Has a pepper-forward heat that seems to trickle down the throat, warming as it goes. Salivating tartness and yet cleansing and refreshing. A spicy tingle lasts for minutes on the lips, a pulsating and peppery warmth. Medium body, fair carbonation.
D: L-O-V-E-D this beer at the festival in July, still love it now. This is not a beer for everybody (my wife had no idea why I liked it), but it appealed to me in many ways. Definitely a beer I want to stay in Roots' lineup - fingers crossed.
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