Trail Pass Brewveza
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

 

 

Golden hued with a fingernail of off white on top. The aroma is of light malt and lime. I’m tasting light malt and just a bit more lime. The mouth is very crisp and refreshing.

 

Poured from 12-ounce can into a shaker pint glass. Clear copper-tinged golden color, with three fingers of white head that settled in short order. Medium light in body, with bready malts and grassy hops, a bold hit of lime, and a slightly bitter and unctuous finish with notes of citrus lingering on the palate. Best served cold.

Very yummy NA beer. Yummy in my tummy

A: crystal clear; medium gold in color; 1 finger fizzy finely pored head that receded to a wispy cap with a thin uneven collar; no lacing;

S: lime and lemon;

T: mild lime from start to finish; mild bitterness at the end;

M: light bodied; light to moderate carbonation; moderately dry finish;

O: if you want a lime flavored beer, this would be a good option;

Poured from 12oz can into a dimpled mug. Canned 6/11/25.

Appearance: medium golden hue with a clear body and a thick head of frothy white foam atop.

Smell: light malt aroma with tons of lemony hops. Like, almost crazy lemony, like a shandy or something. Actually not bad, but maybe a little too much for such a light level of malt.

Taste: a somewhat grainy malt with those lemony hops again. They're a bit more subdued in the flavor than in the aroma, which is a good thing. I still wouldn't confuse this one for the real deal, but not bad at all for NA.

Mouthfeel: medium body with an honestly good carbonation and creaminess. This whole Sierra Nevada mix pack has demonstrated great texture.

Overall: like I said, I would never confuse this for full-ABV beer, but it's certainly a tasty thing to have. It tastes more like an NA pale ale or IPA than a "brewveza" ... I'm assuming they were going for some kind of Mexican-style lager thing here. Still ... I'd buy it again.

 

Clear gold pour foamy white head that seems to be retreating fairly quickly. Nose is strongly of lime

Taste is bright lime, light kilned malt, floral. Light mouthfeel. Finish pretty much replays the same hand.

 

 

Light golden color upon pouring into a 16 ounce beer glass. Initially three fingers of white foam which dissipated relatively quickly. Aroma is of lime and faint bread crust. Taste is amazingly good for this class of brew. There is lime throughout, however enough malt presence to stand up to The sweetness. There is no unfermented wort taste, which is a key element in these beers.
Mouth feel is a bit thin, but overall, I would rate this as one of the better if not the best NA beer that I’ve tried.

Poured into a half pint glass: color is straw, clear, head is off white with fine bubbles presents 1/4 inch thick, head dissipates to nothing, limited lacing.

Smell is thin lime, light malt, grain, corn.

Taste is lime upfront but not juice like more pith and rind, malt is thin biscuit and light corn but notable.

Mouthfeel is moderate carbonation, moderate sweetness, low bitterness.

Overall a very good NA which the lime probably assists but there is solid backing malt flavor.

The aroma has corn malt, lime, and citrus hops. The appearance is dark gold with a medium head that falls fast. The taste is like the aroma. The palate is thin. Overall a good tasting addition to the very good lineup of NA beers from this brewer but far from the best. Still a nice beer when you can't have the real thing.

 

seems like a lot of companies doing nonalcoholic stuff are doing a lager with lime, must be some market research out there saying thats what will work, but this is real well executed, maybe not quite as compelling as the one best day makes, but this is well done, better than some of the previous trail pass beers ive had, cool they are doing a four flavor variety pack of these now, i know the space continues to boom, and its good to have options, even if sober january didnt really work out this year. honey colored and perfectly clear, patient bubbles rising, and importantly it has nice head retention, so few of these do. a nose of real lime but also some grain, a faint fermentation element and a crispness that does read lager to me, good minerality, minimal overall in a good way, dry and quick and very summery, lightly corny maybe, mexican lager type. the flavor has more lime than the nose but its still not too much, early start, neither acidic like the juice or intense like the zest, but it still hits as relatively natural. the grain balances it well and this is even a little malty in the middle for being as light as it is, i like it not being watery, i feel like i always try to break these nonalcoholic beers down against real beer expectations, and this one gets closer than a lot of whats out there, the grain character and lack of watery feel is a big part of that, so i dont mind that aspect in here. off dry to finish, less dry than it smells, some lingering lime character, not lager crisp but i get where they are going with this, and overall its a success. to me this is a closer approximation to real beer in this style than expected, and its up there with the best ive had. real well done, ill keep this in mind next time i take a beer break...

From a 12oz can packaged on 08/13/2024

This beer has a beautiful clear pour to it. The color is golden and the head is a thick 2 finger white color. The head retention is great and there's nice lacing on the glass.
Beautiful lime aroma with hints of wort.
The taste is the same as the aroma let on. There's a nice lime flavor and there's a wort backside to it.
The body is light, as expected. It is a crisp and clean feeling beer.
This is tasty and refreshing. I like it.

 

Can. White head that fades.

Clear golden color. Bready, biscuity, light, lime. Tastes like a corona with lime but no alcohol. Crisp and refreshing. This is a win for me.