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Orangatang
Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
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- From:
- Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 8.29%
- Reviews:
- 8
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 06, 2014
- Added:
- Dec 10, 2012
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 0
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Reviewed by Etan from Wisconsin
3.99/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Growler into a tulip.
A: Pours a dirty orange with a nice off-white head.
S: Pleasant, pithy clementine, lightly lactic, mild minerality, some bready grain.
T: Cleanly lactic, very light acidity, more dryish tart orange flavor, sweetish pale malt, lemony.
M: Light-bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: I like this a lot better than the blueberry sour from the same event. Like a berliner weisse or maybe even a mild table saison with some nice dry orange notes and a bit of refreshing acidity.
May 28, 2013A: Pours a dirty orange with a nice off-white head.
S: Pleasant, pithy clementine, lightly lactic, mild minerality, some bready grain.
T: Cleanly lactic, very light acidity, more dryish tart orange flavor, sweetish pale malt, lemony.
M: Light-bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: I like this a lot better than the blueberry sour from the same event. Like a berliner weisse or maybe even a mild table saison with some nice dry orange notes and a bit of refreshing acidity.
Reviewed by tectactoe from Michigan
4.03/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to robieobie1 for send this one my way. Penny-copper center with sunburst orange showing at the edges where the most light shines through. The big-bubbled, soapy white head settles relatively quickly to a thin film atop the orange-ish brew and doesn't leave any lacing behind during its decent down the glass.
There's no surprise when I bring my nose to the glass and immediately smell a handful of sweet oranges and tangerines. Sweet, juicy, and fruity to the core with a light tartness that is also detectable on the nose. Some perceivable bitterness lies in the finish, but the nose holds no secrets that this beer will be pretty tart. I pick up a very faint chalkiness in the tail end of the aroma, also, and I surely hope I don't get too much of that artificialness in the flavor.
A nice bout of oranges strikes as I take the first sip; nice and tart, borderline puckering and not quite "sour", but definitely carrying a strong, tart presence - enough to sting the taste buds, let's say that. Juicy tangerines and orange zest with some grains that join in about halfway through when the tart oranges finally take a backseat. Each sip I take is loaded with fresh, juicy oranges and my glass is emptying pretty quickly.
That hint of chalk from the aroma shows up just a very tiny bit in the aftertaste, but it's far from being hindering or even really that noticeable, especially with the orange explosion going on around me. This beer is like a powdered orange drink mixed with some pure orange juice residue, except maybe a bit more tart. Light bodied with lots of carbonation and a snappy, yet soft mouth feel.
I can see why they call this "Orangatang" - because it tastes just like Orange Tang. Insane drinkability, I could easily kill a growler of this by myself without having to try. Complexity isn't exactly high, but sometimes simplicity just works better. Either way, Orangatang is a nice, refreshing sour beer, and if you like oranges, I don't see how you don't like this stuff.
May 20, 2013There's no surprise when I bring my nose to the glass and immediately smell a handful of sweet oranges and tangerines. Sweet, juicy, and fruity to the core with a light tartness that is also detectable on the nose. Some perceivable bitterness lies in the finish, but the nose holds no secrets that this beer will be pretty tart. I pick up a very faint chalkiness in the tail end of the aroma, also, and I surely hope I don't get too much of that artificialness in the flavor.
A nice bout of oranges strikes as I take the first sip; nice and tart, borderline puckering and not quite "sour", but definitely carrying a strong, tart presence - enough to sting the taste buds, let's say that. Juicy tangerines and orange zest with some grains that join in about halfway through when the tart oranges finally take a backseat. Each sip I take is loaded with fresh, juicy oranges and my glass is emptying pretty quickly.
That hint of chalk from the aroma shows up just a very tiny bit in the aftertaste, but it's far from being hindering or even really that noticeable, especially with the orange explosion going on around me. This beer is like a powdered orange drink mixed with some pure orange juice residue, except maybe a bit more tart. Light bodied with lots of carbonation and a snappy, yet soft mouth feel.
I can see why they call this "Orangatang" - because it tastes just like Orange Tang. Insane drinkability, I could easily kill a growler of this by myself without having to try. Complexity isn't exactly high, but sometimes simplicity just works better. Either way, Orangatang is a nice, refreshing sour beer, and if you like oranges, I don't see how you don't like this stuff.
Reviewed by ThePorterSorter from Oregon
3.52/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
The beer pours a clear golden orange, effervescent, but without head retention (although offers some lacing). The nose is almost nonexistent with a tiny bit of orange soda sweetness. The taste, however, presents like a tart orange fanta with a touch if grain. The mouthfeel is light and well carbonated, semi-dry/tart finish. I'm relatively unimpressed; the beer tastes like orange soda champagne.
Feb 17, 2013Reviewed by Rifugium from North Dakota
3.75/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
First had: on tap at Al's/Pizza Boy
Hazy golden-orange pour, moderately effervescent, with a fizzy head that dissipated quickly, leaving a few spots of lacing while it lasted. Orange zest in the nose, somewhat lactic, with a bit of earthy must. A bit of a sour twang in the taste up front, but it subsided quickly, leaving behind flavors of orange zest and juice, toasted grains, and some dank earthiness. Interesting but not amazing. Light-medium body, a bit spritzy, easily drinkable and overall quite good.
Feb 11, 2013Hazy golden-orange pour, moderately effervescent, with a fizzy head that dissipated quickly, leaving a few spots of lacing while it lasted. Orange zest in the nose, somewhat lactic, with a bit of earthy must. A bit of a sour twang in the taste up front, but it subsided quickly, leaving behind flavors of orange zest and juice, toasted grains, and some dank earthiness. Interesting but not amazing. Light-medium body, a bit spritzy, easily drinkable and overall quite good.
Orangatang from Al's of Hampden / Pizza Boy Brewing
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
28 ratings
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