Ofrenda
Cervecería Calavera
- From:
- Cervecería Calavera
- Mexico
- Style:
- Pumpkin Beer
- ABV:
- 10%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 9.47%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Aug 13, 2017
- Added:
- Dec 15, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
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Reviewed by BretSikkink from Mexico
3.55/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Golden orange color, fair head and lacing but nothing Belgianesque. Looks like a US microbrewed tripel rather than going whole hog, but attractive coloring, and the foam makes a leaves-under-foot crunching noise that is awesomely autumnal.
Nose is phenolic, redolent more of a weizen than a tripel per se, but a good whiff of booze thrown in tells me that this is serious - and 10% it is. Grassy hops are back there, slight medicinal note, but otherwise fairly clean.
Aroma is similar - pumpkin is not to be distinguished. Basically a solid block of light malt-booze bomb with a smattering of hops for some balance. Never brings in the delicate floral sweetness that the finer tripels do; in fact, this one doesn't quite hold up to the typical American version of the style, as pale an imitation as those often are. Weaker than I was hoping.
Body is spot on; slightly slick, well carbonated, and easy to drink. While nothing really pops out about the flavor, bear in mind that this thing masks 10% with an ease and aplomb that would make a Euro Strong Ale blush. Not the most flattering comparison I realize, but I mean it positively. Anything with such strength can turn into an attenuation disaster and leave the drinker in hangover heaven, but this is smooth and well-brewed despite having a less-than-stellar recipe to begin with.
Small changes in this recipe could pay huge dividends for this still up and coming brewery. I enjoyed this a week before Dia de los Muertos here in DF, and may be caught up in the season, which is a truly beautiful event besides being considered a UNESCO world heritage event. If you run into this beer, or anything else by Calavera, in your travels or trades, snap it up and get a taste of the central Mexican highlands.
Oct 26, 2012Nose is phenolic, redolent more of a weizen than a tripel per se, but a good whiff of booze thrown in tells me that this is serious - and 10% it is. Grassy hops are back there, slight medicinal note, but otherwise fairly clean.
Aroma is similar - pumpkin is not to be distinguished. Basically a solid block of light malt-booze bomb with a smattering of hops for some balance. Never brings in the delicate floral sweetness that the finer tripels do; in fact, this one doesn't quite hold up to the typical American version of the style, as pale an imitation as those often are. Weaker than I was hoping.
Body is spot on; slightly slick, well carbonated, and easy to drink. While nothing really pops out about the flavor, bear in mind that this thing masks 10% with an ease and aplomb that would make a Euro Strong Ale blush. Not the most flattering comparison I realize, but I mean it positively. Anything with such strength can turn into an attenuation disaster and leave the drinker in hangover heaven, but this is smooth and well-brewed despite having a less-than-stellar recipe to begin with.
Small changes in this recipe could pay huge dividends for this still up and coming brewery. I enjoyed this a week before Dia de los Muertos here in DF, and may be caught up in the season, which is a truly beautiful event besides being considered a UNESCO world heritage event. If you run into this beer, or anything else by Calavera, in your travels or trades, snap it up and get a taste of the central Mexican highlands.
Reviewed by karait95 from Mexico
3.33/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.33/5 rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
A: Intense yellow color not transparent at all, very cloudy with a medium or dense body.
S: Some sour aroma is present, also alcohol and some sugar.
T: The barley is present, the body is nice but not clear flavors can be distinguished, there are some wheat.
M: Starts neutral and finish very bitter, long ending but alcohol and some sourness is present all over the beer and the sweetness is missing as it should.
Jan 02, 2012S: Some sour aroma is present, also alcohol and some sugar.
T: The barley is present, the body is nice but not clear flavors can be distinguished, there are some wheat.
M: Starts neutral and finish very bitter, long ending but alcohol and some sourness is present all over the beer and the sweetness is missing as it should.
Reviewed by goochpunch from Texas
3.2/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.2/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
This is a Belgian-style tripel brewed with pumpkin, calaveritas de azúcar and wheat, representing pan de muerto. Brewed for Día de Muertos.
Pours out a slightly hazed golden color with a fluffy head that fizzles out quickly. Smell is of the typical tripel variety. Phenolic yeast and grainy. Taste is about standard for a typical microbrewery's attempt at a tripel. Lacks the crisp dryness I prefer in a tripel. Pumpkin flavor is not forward (if I didn't know it had pumpkin I wouldn't have noticed). Mouthfeel is rather full but lacking a bit in carbonation. Overall this is decent. Seems like Calavera was trying to emulate a so-so US micro's attempt at a tripel rather than a Belgian one (I think I can say this about all of their beers I've tried [i.e., they really want to brew like a US micro rather than find their own thing]).
Dec 15, 2011Pours out a slightly hazed golden color with a fluffy head that fizzles out quickly. Smell is of the typical tripel variety. Phenolic yeast and grainy. Taste is about standard for a typical microbrewery's attempt at a tripel. Lacks the crisp dryness I prefer in a tripel. Pumpkin flavor is not forward (if I didn't know it had pumpkin I wouldn't have noticed). Mouthfeel is rather full but lacking a bit in carbonation. Overall this is decent. Seems like Calavera was trying to emulate a so-so US micro's attempt at a tripel rather than a Belgian one (I think I can say this about all of their beers I've tried [i.e., they really want to brew like a US micro rather than find their own thing]).
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