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The Reaver
Reaver Beach Brewing Company
- From:
- Reaver Beach Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Wild Ale
- ABV:
- 7%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.18 | pDev: 6.46%
- Reviews:
- 9
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 15, 2018
- Added:
- Dec 30, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 5
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Ratings by Beer-A-Lot:
Rated by Beer-A-Lot from Virginia
4.21/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Mar 30, 2016
4.21/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Mar 30, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by avalon07 from South Carolina
3.65/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L: Poured from a bottle to a tulip glass. Had a golden-orange color and a clear consistency. There was a small amount of foamy head that quickly dissipated. Pretty good lacing.
S: A decent aroma of light, citrus fruit, yeast, brettanomyces, and some oak.
T: Tasted of a bit of tropical fruit (mango, perhaps?), some citrus (lemon, especially), a light funky quality. brettanomyces, a hint of the oak barrel, and a little Belgian-style yeast. The flavor of this beer is a bit tamer than some other American Wild Ales. Not bad, but could have used a bit of a push.
F: A good amount of carbonation with a surprisingly warm finish. Medium-bodied.
O: This is an uneven beer in many ways. It has its flaws, but is still worth a look.
Sep 04, 2017S: A decent aroma of light, citrus fruit, yeast, brettanomyces, and some oak.
T: Tasted of a bit of tropical fruit (mango, perhaps?), some citrus (lemon, especially), a light funky quality. brettanomyces, a hint of the oak barrel, and a little Belgian-style yeast. The flavor of this beer is a bit tamer than some other American Wild Ales. Not bad, but could have used a bit of a push.
F: A good amount of carbonation with a surprisingly warm finish. Medium-bodied.
O: This is an uneven beer in many ways. It has its flaws, but is still worth a look.
Reviewed by AndrewMichael from Virginia
4/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
750 mL capped bottle, poured into a mini-crystal glass. Blonde color, and slightly acidic tart aroma. Great sour ale from Reaver in my hometown. They know how to do sours, and the oak barrel aging a nice layer of complexity.
Nov 15, 2016Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania
3.91/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.91/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Thanks Tim for sharing this 750ml with us. It pours a pale golden color with a white cap.
It smells oaky with soft vanilla sweetness before plenty of bretty character then gets a lemony lactic like yogurt.
The taste is tart and lemony like the previously memtioned greek yogurt then oaky and earthen with brett into the aftertaste.
This is light in body with modest carbonation. A very easy drinking and refreshing brew.
Jun 15, 2016It smells oaky with soft vanilla sweetness before plenty of bretty character then gets a lemony lactic like yogurt.
The taste is tart and lemony like the previously memtioned greek yogurt then oaky and earthen with brett into the aftertaste.
This is light in body with modest carbonation. A very easy drinking and refreshing brew.
Reviewed by clayrock81 from Florida
4.03/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured a seethru gold body with fizzy two finger head that died slow and left lace patches. Slightly acidic, tart aroma with oak tannins coming through along with minor citric and a bit like white wine (I guess white/green grapes could be said). Smooth thanks to oak barrels, light bodied, bubbly or at least sharply carbonated although most of sharpness comes from a slightly tart acidic/citric vibe, bits of almost tropical fruit sweetness although again more "wine-like" and well-balanced. Easy drinking and mildly sour/tart with a crisp and clean finish.
Apr 28, 2016Reviewed by TomMorris from Connecticut
4.03/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Beautiful golden-orange pour with about a finger of tight, white head. Getting some lacto, light tropical fruits, some barnyard must, and perhaps a little white wine in the nose. The taste follows the nose with notes of sour peaches and white wine, and a little bit of wild yeast funkiness. Moderately dry and oaky finish. I could see this being an excellent gateway sour beer; it's quite good and includes many traits that my favorite sour and wild ales have, but it's dialed back just a bit. Just sour enough to be noticeable, just enough tart fruit to be noticeable, just enough funk to be noticeable, and a touch of barrel.
Apr 18, 2016
The Reaver from Reaver Beach Brewing Company
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
26 ratings
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