Sabado Domingo
Alewerks Brewing Company
- From:
- Alewerks Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Helles
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 6.15%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 06, 2023
- Added:
- Jul 04, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Helles Lager with Lime and Jalapeños
Start with our classic Weekend Lager, and add a blast of jalapeno and a hint of lime, and you’ve got a slightly sweet, slightly spicy, extra refreshing beer to pair with whatever your spring and summer have in store. Aroma of fresh cut limes comes through with a subtle hint of pepper in the background. A quick pop of spice drops on the first taste but washes away as it’s slowly replaced with jalapeno heat.
Start with our classic Weekend Lager, and add a blast of jalapeno and a hint of lime, and you’ve got a slightly sweet, slightly spicy, extra refreshing beer to pair with whatever your spring and summer have in store. Aroma of fresh cut limes comes through with a subtle hint of pepper in the background. A quick pop of spice drops on the first taste but washes away as it’s slowly replaced with jalapeno heat.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.87/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
3.87/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
I little bit of haze prevents some light from penetrating this light golden beer. Head presentation is fair, without any lacing. Nose is bready with a bit of grass initially. Lime comes out as it warms. In parallel, the grassy note takes on a little green pepper note as I think I start to notice the jalapeño coming out.
Opening note isn't quite as sweet as I expect for a Helles, and does seem the green bell pepper pervades the full taste of the beer. The bite from the jalapeño is subtle at first, but builds a bit with each sip of a warming beer. The lime shows up on the edges of my palate, but the pepper twists it into more of an impression of a full lime wedge, including the bitter rind and pith.
The dryness paired with the bitter green of the jalapeño pepper somehow make the feel of this beer a little less approachable than I am used to for a Helles. I'd like a little more bite and a little less bell pepper from the spicy addition (and I really like green bell pepper), but I'm still happy to be drinking this.
May 06, 2023Opening note isn't quite as sweet as I expect for a Helles, and does seem the green bell pepper pervades the full taste of the beer. The bite from the jalapeño is subtle at first, but builds a bit with each sip of a warming beer. The lime shows up on the edges of my palate, but the pepper twists it into more of an impression of a full lime wedge, including the bitter rind and pith.
The dryness paired with the bitter green of the jalapeño pepper somehow make the feel of this beer a little less approachable than I am used to for a Helles. I'd like a little more bite and a little less bell pepper from the spicy addition (and I really like green bell pepper), but I'm still happy to be drinking this.
Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina
3.79/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L: Poured from a tallboy can to a pint glass. Had a yellow-orange color and a cloudy consistency. There was a half inch of foamy, fairly long-lasting head. Below average lacing.
S: An odd aroma of jalapeno peppers, malt, and some citrus fruit.
T: Tasted of a good shot of sweet malt (mostly in the beginning), a light tinge of hops (fades after awhile), a good amount of jalapeno peppers, and some citrus (lime). A fair bit of heat from the peppers. An uneven flavor in many respects. The malt's overwhelming at first, but then the peppers overtake everything. Kind of a one-note flavor, but not bad either.
F: A good amount of carbonation with a sharp, hot finish. Light-bodied.
O: Definitely an uneven beer, and kind of a novelty act. Worth a look if you're curious, though.
Sep 01, 2018S: An odd aroma of jalapeno peppers, malt, and some citrus fruit.
T: Tasted of a good shot of sweet malt (mostly in the beginning), a light tinge of hops (fades after awhile), a good amount of jalapeno peppers, and some citrus (lime). A fair bit of heat from the peppers. An uneven flavor in many respects. The malt's overwhelming at first, but then the peppers overtake everything. Kind of a one-note flavor, but not bad either.
F: A good amount of carbonation with a sharp, hot finish. Light-bodied.
O: Definitely an uneven beer, and kind of a novelty act. Worth a look if you're curious, though.
Reviewed by beergoot from Colorado
3.35/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.35/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pale yellow body; thin head. Very faint smokey aroma. Taste brings a gentle lime flavor; slowly building chili heat. Light body; rather thin and watery; light sweetness with some chili heat dryness.
The chili adjuncts do show up, but the beer overall is rather so-so. Despite the pepper presence, the beer just comes across as bland across the board. The highlight is the chili heat that slowly builds and lingers, but it is nothing exceptional.
Jul 14, 2018The chili adjuncts do show up, but the beer overall is rather so-so. Despite the pepper presence, the beer just comes across as bland across the board. The highlight is the chili heat that slowly builds and lingers, but it is nothing exceptional.
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