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Hops N' Roses
Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
- From:
- Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
Ranked #548 - ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #9,314 - Avg:
- 4.03 | pDev: 9.43%
- Reviews:
- 71
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Yesterday at 07:55 PM
- Added:
- Jun 24, 2012
- Wants:
- 54
- Gots:
- 59
This golden ale was aged in oak barrels with Brettanomyces and a few choice flowers to give it a complex and floral aroma. Tart, tangy and full of flavor. Straight from the Captain’s cellar to yours. We hope you enjoy.
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Ratings by Alieniloquium:
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.4/5 rDev -15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
3.4/5 rDev -15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.25
375 mL bottle poured into a snifter. Bottled 5/12.
Appearance - Amber body with a nice white head. Nice consistent foam on the surface. Lasts forever.
Smell - Wow that's unique. Extremely floral. Definitely hoppy. Fruity acidity to it as well. Complex and nice.
Taste - Far less interesting. Hoppy up front. Not really that sour. Sweet malts are prevalent and stronger than the sourness. Floral flavors are strong and a little odd. No bitterness.
Mouthfeel - Surprisingly heavy. Medium low carbonation. Needs to be drier.
Overall - The smell is really fascinating and the taste just isn't. Captain Lawrence continues to be mediocre for me. It is a clean tasting sour though.
Feb 21, 2013Appearance - Amber body with a nice white head. Nice consistent foam on the surface. Lasts forever.
Smell - Wow that's unique. Extremely floral. Definitely hoppy. Fruity acidity to it as well. Complex and nice.
Taste - Far less interesting. Hoppy up front. Not really that sour. Sweet malts are prevalent and stronger than the sourness. Floral flavors are strong and a little odd. No bitterness.
Mouthfeel - Surprisingly heavy. Medium low carbonation. Needs to be drier.
Overall - The smell is really fascinating and the taste just isn't. Captain Lawrence continues to be mediocre for me. It is a clean tasting sour though.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Jeez from Massachusetts
4.1/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.1/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Poured from 12 oz a cork and cage bottle as pictured (2016 batch). Its pink-orange color lends it a wine-like appearance. The 'rose' part of this beer is very evident in smell and taste, while the 'hops' part is subdued. Rose and hibiscus are notable in both smell and taste. The dominating characteristic of the taste is a medium tartness that just ok. The floral aspects of this brew are what make it interesting. All in all, worth a try.
Jul 20, 2020Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.75/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Bottle from Dr Rob last night, thanks for the cellar pulls!
Deep reddish gold in color with a small short lived bubbly white head. Light honey maltiness somewhat vinous with a faint floral hoppy presence to it. Decent.
Jun 10, 2018Deep reddish gold in color with a small short lived bubbly white head. Light honey maltiness somewhat vinous with a faint floral hoppy presence to it. Decent.
Reviewed by AyatollahGold from Indiana
4.15/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from 500 ml bottle into wine glass.
Pours a very beautiful orangish/red beer. Some yellow highlights. Looks almost like a wine or champagne.
The flowers are wildly dominant in the smell. Oak and acidic in the background.
The taste is slight and a little underwhelming. The flowers are still the main show with some of the slight oak making for a dry finish. Tart and acidic but very balanced.
Overall, I liked the flowers they got to come through in this and the dry finish works perfectly with it.
May 01, 2018Pours a very beautiful orangish/red beer. Some yellow highlights. Looks almost like a wine or champagne.
The flowers are wildly dominant in the smell. Oak and acidic in the background.
The taste is slight and a little underwhelming. The flowers are still the main show with some of the slight oak making for a dry finish. Tart and acidic but very balanced.
Overall, I liked the flowers they got to come through in this and the dry finish works perfectly with it.
Reviewed by hophugger from Virginia
3.08/5 rDev -23.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.08/5 rDev -23.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Beautiful rose tinted deep ornge in color with minimal head but outstanding layered lacing as the drinking process continues. Aroma is floral and light. Taste is nice and tangy with touches of oak and souriness. Unfortunately the flavors are muted and the whole taste seems watered down and weak. Watery finish and hardly and fruit or tartness at the end.
Dec 29, 2017Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
4.31/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
i have been burned enough by flower beers that i always approach them with a little skepticism. some of them taste like bath and body works, others forced and unnatural, others over the top bitter, and some too subtly done to be there at all, its rare to find a beer with flowers thats this expressive and balanced and delicious! i get a huge waft of fresh flowers on the nose, and it is very rose-esque, although im not sure which ones they actually use. i can tell you though what they almost assuredly dont use, which is lavender, an often way too intense flavor in beers like this, so in the absence of that one, we have a more subtle, earthy, and vegetal element, summery and fresh too. lots of funk in the flavor, some lacto type pucker, a musty bretty funk thats quite mature and rustic to me, and some tannic oak. its complex but not intense, which allows the flowers to be appropriately featured. rose is tastes like to me, but there could be others, low floral bitterness at the end here, and drier. i am missing some hops here, i thought with the name this might also be aggressively dry hopped or something, but that doesnt appear to be the case. fresh cut flowers to finish, it smells like a church on a wedding day, polleny and bright and natural, almost life giving or something, the flower element is very impressive to me. stoked to have had these guys send some kegs out this fall to colorado, i have liked everything i have had from them lately! this one is super unique, great use of the flowers!
Oct 28, 2017Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania
4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +5.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a 12 oz cork'n'cage bottle into a tulip
L: Nearly clear golden orange pour. 1.5 fingers of foamy white head. Falls fast with a nice ring of lacing.
S: Tart and funky.. lemon, floral, and oak.
T/F: Light and refreshing. Tart without being overly sour... not a strong pucker so very drinkable. Great mix of flavors.. lemon/citrus for sure.. some mustyness and oak from the barrel. Floral notes but not terribly strong. Sweet/tart under-ripened fruit. Almost reminiscent of white wine. Finish is sweet/tart and slightly floral.
O: A really fantastic Wild Ale. Super drinkable and flavorful. Very much enjoyed this one.
Oct 14, 2017L: Nearly clear golden orange pour. 1.5 fingers of foamy white head. Falls fast with a nice ring of lacing.
S: Tart and funky.. lemon, floral, and oak.
T/F: Light and refreshing. Tart without being overly sour... not a strong pucker so very drinkable. Great mix of flavors.. lemon/citrus for sure.. some mustyness and oak from the barrel. Floral notes but not terribly strong. Sweet/tart under-ripened fruit. Almost reminiscent of white wine. Finish is sweet/tart and slightly floral.
O: A really fantastic Wild Ale. Super drinkable and flavorful. Very much enjoyed this one.
Hops N' Roses from Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
307 ratings
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