Hell's Half Mile
Tri-City Brewing Company

 

 

12-oz bottle into weizen glass

A - 3 fingers of white over a transparent body of gold, clouded with sediment

S - grains and grass

T - toasty bread, touch of citrus, light sweetness, grass; acidic, fruity, and tart

M - medium/light with high carbonation

O - middle of the road

 

 

 

 

12 ounce bottle into lager glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, floral, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of pale malt and earthy hop notes; with solid strength. A bit fruity/yeasty in the aromas, but not overwhelming. Taste of cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, light pepper, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate herbal/grassy/spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of cracker, lightly toasted biscuit, light honey, herbal, pepper, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice robustness and balance of pale malt and earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from lingering bitterness, increasing through the glass. Very clean on lager flavors, with minimal yeast notes present. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy, fairly crisp, and lightly sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6%. Overall this is a very nice Helles. All around nice robustness and balance of pale malt and earthy hop flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

This beer pours a lighter golden color with a decent amount of carbonation. The head was minimal when poured. The nose is fairly light. There is some sweetness to it. The taste is fairly sweet, but not too much for my palate. the feel of this beer has the carbonation from the look. You feel the bubbles when drinking. Overall not bad for a hot day at work.

 

Look- Drank out of the bottle.
Smell- A normal smelling beer smells of grains
Taste- Kind of has a grassy taste. I can tell there are hops in there, but they are not that strong and over powering. It's a bitter taste. The after taste is sour and leaves your mouth dry. I could not taste malt at all.
Feel- Im not a big fan of the after taste. It's bitter/sour and leaves your mouth dry.
Overall- I'm not a big fan would only drink it again if someone gave it to me.

 

Did not like this one at all. Definitely not as described on the bottle. Tried it straight from the bottle and in a glass. Disappointing to say the least. The best thing I can say about it is that it has a deep golden color almost like apple juice. The aroma is thin and flat, like old beer spilled on an old bar. The head was thin and dissipated almost immediately.

Mouthfeel is fizzy and oily all at once. Taste is not malty at all. More hoppy and citrusy than anything. Ends slightly sweet and metallicky with a hoppy bittery kick. Not pleasant for a malt fan but you may find it palatable if you are into hops. Forced myself to finish it. Won't be buying this one again. . .

Edited to add: the bottle had been sitting in the fridge and was very cold when I Rated it. After sitting in the glass for a while and getting closer to room temp the flavors changed dramatically. Malts came through much better with a sweeter honey character making its appearance in a big way. Hoppy grassy notes much less prevalent. I would drink it now after sitting at room temp a bit.

 

Has a nice golden hue when poured in a glass. Doesn't go well with Italian food lol. Has a nice malty smell with a semi sweetness slight taste. It's fairly smooth. Good drinking beer but not my first choice. Would drink again.

 

Definitely a full body German style lager. Balanced, malty, semi sweet. Great bold flavors that fulfill a German Helles lager.

 

Drank from the bottle, so I can not comment on looks.
The smell was bold, maybe flavorful, I can't figure out what I'm smelling.
The taste was... interesting. Bold, and maybe flavorful if it was to my taste. The first thing to come to my mind when I taste it is what i would think drinking dead grass or hay would be like.