Bishops Pass
Sweetwater Tavern
- From:
- Sweetwater Tavern
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
Ranked #140 - ABV:
- 8%
- Score:
- 86
Ranked #24,716 - Avg:
- 3.81 | pDev: 17.85%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 09, 2022
- Added:
- May 06, 2004
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
A strong, golden, Belgian ale with a fruity, hoppy zing and a complex, spicy finish.
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Reviewed by VABA from Virginia
4.17/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours a golden color with a slight head and lacing
Aroma has yeast and fruity hints
The taste follows the nose with a yeast and fruity flavor
A light bodied very well carbonated crisp beer
A good Belgian Ale
Jul 09, 2022Aroma has yeast and fruity hints
The taste follows the nose with a yeast and fruity flavor
A light bodied very well carbonated crisp beer
A good Belgian Ale
Reviewed by cjgiant from District of Columbia
3.92/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.92/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
On tap at brewpub:
Pours a quite light golden and very clear. For a 8+% beer, the head is a resilient cover to the body, and provides sheets of lacing.
Nose is a nice neutral pale ale base with a candi-sweet, slightly alcoholic accent. There is a hidden grass and Belgian yeast ester note that remind me of the style.
Taste doesn't disappoint though the feel has a bit of burn that could be a little more under control. Sugary sweet and yeasty floral; a little soaked pear note along with a nod to bananas foster.
More of a dessert sipper, for sure, but a decently well done one.
Feb 17, 2017Pours a quite light golden and very clear. For a 8+% beer, the head is a resilient cover to the body, and provides sheets of lacing.
Nose is a nice neutral pale ale base with a candi-sweet, slightly alcoholic accent. There is a hidden grass and Belgian yeast ester note that remind me of the style.
Taste doesn't disappoint though the feel has a bit of burn that could be a little more under control. Sugary sweet and yeasty floral; a little soaked pear note along with a nod to bananas foster.
More of a dessert sipper, for sure, but a decently well done one.
Reviewed by PhilHeinricke from Virginia
4.56/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +19.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
This beer is produced by a microbrewery that is associated with a restaurant. The restaurant serves the beers which can also be purchased for home consumption in growlers.
This is a beautifully colored non-heavy beer. Its aroma and taste have a slight hint of citrus fruit. I went and got a growler of this when Precious was out of town visiting her mother. It was so good that the next day I went back and got two more growlers.
Dec 22, 2014This is a beautifully colored non-heavy beer. Its aroma and taste have a slight hint of citrus fruit. I went and got a growler of this when Precious was out of town visiting her mother. It was so good that the next day I went back and got two more growlers.
Reviewed by RBorsato from Virginia
4.42/5 rDev +16%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +16%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Hazy pale golden with a decent white head and good carbonation throughout. Spicy hop aroma with a light fruitiness. Belgian malt flavors dominate and alcohol is evident as it warms. Medium bodied but leans light for the strength.
Note: This review was based on pints from the Sterling, VA location. 7.4% ABV per the chalkboard at the brewpub.
Per Sweetwater Website: "Bishop's Pass Ale -- a Belgian style golden ale...full malt body & spicy fruit aroma...the golden color belies the complexity of this beer"
May 06, 2004Note: This review was based on pints from the Sterling, VA location. 7.4% ABV per the chalkboard at the brewpub.
Per Sweetwater Website: "Bishop's Pass Ale -- a Belgian style golden ale...full malt body & spicy fruit aroma...the golden color belies the complexity of this beer"
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