Tidings (Aged In Mead Barrels)
Port City Brewing
- From:
- Port City Brewing
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 4.79%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 26, 2016
- Added:
- Feb 10, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by jmasher85 from Maryland
4.14/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.14/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Tidings is one of my favorite Winter beers, and while I don't think this version is an improvement per say, it is a interesting, creative, and nicely complementary rendition of the original.
The body looks and feels lighter than the original - golden yellow with some lacing, and a creamy start which gives way to a crisp, zesty mouthfeel.
The nose and flavor match each other quite consistently. It tastes like Tidings and it tastes like mead, both at the same time. The honey liquor flavor of the mead with it's strange combination of sweet in the front and dry in the finish are some of the notable characteristics. You also get the sweet, lemony, gingery, baking spice flavor of traditional Tidings.
A wonderful experiment that I'd be excited to try again. It is about 11% alcohol, which gives it a strength I don't think this beer needs, but flavor-wise, it's solid.
Mar 26, 2016The body looks and feels lighter than the original - golden yellow with some lacing, and a creamy start which gives way to a crisp, zesty mouthfeel.
The nose and flavor match each other quite consistently. It tastes like Tidings and it tastes like mead, both at the same time. The honey liquor flavor of the mead with it's strange combination of sweet in the front and dry in the finish are some of the notable characteristics. You also get the sweet, lemony, gingery, baking spice flavor of traditional Tidings.
A wonderful experiment that I'd be excited to try again. It is about 11% alcohol, which gives it a strength I don't think this beer needs, but flavor-wise, it's solid.
Reviewed by Sludgeman from District of Columbia
3.7/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.7/5 rDev -6.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
On tap at ChurchKey. Poured into a small snifter.
Easy but a bit sweet 3.75 drink one and enjoy it but not more than one. 3.75
A – Pours a pale yellow with minimal head. Carbonation is low. 3.25
S - A bit of a sweet Robitussin aroma, not bad, but a bit unusual. 3.75
T - The mead and its honey give this beer an unusual funky taste. 3.75
MF - Medium body with a sweet but not cloying finish. 3.5
Feb 10, 2016Easy but a bit sweet 3.75 drink one and enjoy it but not more than one. 3.75
A – Pours a pale yellow with minimal head. Carbonation is low. 3.25
S - A bit of a sweet Robitussin aroma, not bad, but a bit unusual. 3.75
T - The mead and its honey give this beer an unusual funky taste. 3.75
MF - Medium body with a sweet but not cloying finish. 3.5
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