Noma Oxalis
Evil Twin Brewing
- From:
- Evil Twin Brewing
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 5.33%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Sep 10, 2014
- Added:
- Aug 02, 2013
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
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Reviewed by biegaman from Canada (ON)
3.99/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +6.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
On-tap at the Beer Temple, in Amsterdam.
Evil Twin Noma Oxalis has a bright yellow colour like, well, the flower of the oxalis plant with which it's brewed. And it's pretty as a flower too (at least into the light; away it turns into a darker, brooding gold tone, though it's always clear). Its head is white and fluffy. Lacing too.
I was entirely unfamiliar with oxalis and didn't even know of its inclusion when drinking the beer. Google tells me the leaves are often made into an herbal tea or refreshing lemonade-like drink. No wonder my notes emphasized lemon myrtle as the predominant characteristic.
It's easy to overlook the plant given the beer's ample hoppiness and the abundance of citrus qualities; there's the strong taste of grapefruit rind that's goes along with bountiful floral flavours. Again, it's hard to know (especially having never tried it) how much of this tangy herbal and citric flavour should be credited to the plant.
The beer's thick, hefty frame, however, can confidently be attributed to the malts. A big breadiness and subtle caramel underlining absorb a considerable amount of bitterness; this may have bright and dainty flavours but it's no lightweight. Though a mere 5.5%, this one is of the 'float like a butterfly, sting like a bee' variety.
The first wave of the craft beer revolution saw American microbreweries emulating, altering and often improving on old world styles. Now, however, we are experiencing a second wave which sees countries such as Denmark brewing American-style beers just as well as (or better than) the Americans do. Noma Oxalis is as good as any pale ale you'll find in the US of A.
Aug 02, 2013Evil Twin Noma Oxalis has a bright yellow colour like, well, the flower of the oxalis plant with which it's brewed. And it's pretty as a flower too (at least into the light; away it turns into a darker, brooding gold tone, though it's always clear). Its head is white and fluffy. Lacing too.
I was entirely unfamiliar with oxalis and didn't even know of its inclusion when drinking the beer. Google tells me the leaves are often made into an herbal tea or refreshing lemonade-like drink. No wonder my notes emphasized lemon myrtle as the predominant characteristic.
It's easy to overlook the plant given the beer's ample hoppiness and the abundance of citrus qualities; there's the strong taste of grapefruit rind that's goes along with bountiful floral flavours. Again, it's hard to know (especially having never tried it) how much of this tangy herbal and citric flavour should be credited to the plant.
The beer's thick, hefty frame, however, can confidently be attributed to the malts. A big breadiness and subtle caramel underlining absorb a considerable amount of bitterness; this may have bright and dainty flavours but it's no lightweight. Though a mere 5.5%, this one is of the 'float like a butterfly, sting like a bee' variety.
The first wave of the craft beer revolution saw American microbreweries emulating, altering and often improving on old world styles. Now, however, we are experiencing a second wave which sees countries such as Denmark brewing American-style beers just as well as (or better than) the Americans do. Noma Oxalis is as good as any pale ale you'll find in the US of A.
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