Sobremesa
Copper Kettle Brewing Company

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From:
Copper Kettle Brewing Company
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #1,044
ABV:
8.3%
Score:
82
Ranked #25,297
Avg:
3.5 | pDev: 10.86%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
29
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 19, 2024
Added:
Aug 12, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  3
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Ratings by sjdevel:
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Reviewed by sjdevel from Utah

3.47/5  rDev -0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Look:
Quite a lot of fizz when poured out of the 22oz bottle. Beer is cloudy and a nice copper color.

Smell:
Smell is a bit odd with woodsy and tequila smells powering up. Earthy scents, hop aromas, and citrus scents all make themselves known. On the tail end, it smells a bit dirty and like cardboard.

Taste:
There is a slight bitterness at first (probably a mixture of hops and lime). It quickly moves to strong alcohol and tequila flavors. It is a bit overpowering for a bit because you cannot taste anything but. When the booze starts to fade, you can then taste some malt and a hint of beer. It fades out a bit dry and hoppy. The lime/tequila taste hangs on for awhile.

Feel:
Medium body but a bit on the thin side. Feels syrupy at first but fades dry.

Overall:
This is pretty unique as there aren't too many tequila infused beers. I know this is a Pale Ale, but there could definitely be more of a malty flavor so it doesn't seem so much like a malt liquor. It's decent but should just be more balanced between malts/beer and the spirits.
Nov 01, 2015
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Reviewed by Dmart1223 from Georgia

4.08/5  rDev +16.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
This is a truly unique beer. I have no idea how old the one I'm drinking is (found a can at a Total Wine in South Carolina), but it still smells *fresh*. Lots of agave and lime. All of the tequila flavors are there too -- plus what I imagine is the taste of the barrel -- minus the drunk bite of real tequila. This one deserves a higher rating for its uniqueness alone.
Mar 19, 2024
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Reviewed by KT3418 from Colorado

2.97/5  rDev -15.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 2.75
Trying the 2021 edition....I will absolutely not be having this again. I don't wanna say I wish I could get my money back because it's an expiremental thing but I lowkey kinda fucking hate this and would rate it lower if it wasn't for the pure concept. This tastes like straight up mint dental floss to me. Idk whats going on or what I expected but yeah. Dental floss. The nose was more complex I got some lime and hops...but yeah it all blended to dental floss. I should have known better this wouldn't be good to me with the pale ale base as that just never seems to work for me in a barrel.
Sep 21, 2021
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Reviewed by DIM from Pennsylvania

3.42/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Plenty of lime and agave, not much tequila barrel though. Since the fruit components were strong and the hops a bit muted, this was a bit too sweet. This was a bit of a disappointment.
Oct 26, 2020
 
Rated: 3.77 by Sound_Explorer from Washington

Sep 07, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by Richter525 from Michigan

Aug 23, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by smithj4 from New York

Aug 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by christinelovesbeer from District of Columbia

Oct 02, 2017
 
Rated: 3.96 by Electros from Canada (ON)

Sep 10, 2016
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Reviewed by dcscientist from Colorado

3.6/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Odd that this says "retired" because I just had it yesterday - perhaps they are getting rid of their last few kegs? Anyway, this was a very lime-flavored beer for sure, one step from a Mike's Hard Limeade or something like that. I didn't get much of the tequila barrel flavoring, but then again, I haven't gotten into barrel flavors yet, so it's possible that it was there and I just didn't recognize it as such. Maybe they will bring this one back for Cinco de Mayo some year.
Jul 08, 2016
 
Rated: 3.24 by spoony from Colorado

Jan 22, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by DeadeyeOTDO from Arizona

Oct 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by t2grogan from Arizona

Oct 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by Stillmakingnoise from Colorado

Sep 02, 2015
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Reviewed by 303beer from Colorado

3.93/5  rDev +12.3%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours a cloudy copper color with little head. Not much nose at all. It's drinkable. Nice flavor to it. Has a light lime over a hint of wood with some sweetness persistent until the very end then it bitters. This Web site has 4.80 as the abv but the bottle clearly reads 8.1%
Jul 08, 2015
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Reviewed by Beaver13 from Colorado

3.08/5  rDev -12%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
22 oz bottle. Pours very hazy dark gold with a big creamy white head that retains well and laces the glass a little.

The aroma is sweet creamy malts, fruit (lime) and salt with some tequila.

The flavor is subdued - sweet wheaty malts with some lime and an odd bitter tequila finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied but fairly watery.

Overall, an interesting tequila beer - a bit subdued.
Jan 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.37 by crobinso from Colorado

Dec 29, 2014
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Rated by Kgoldsbe from Colorado

2.5/5  rDev -28.6%
Tequila barrel aging is prevalent, lime zest accent tastes more like lime peel because it is too bitter.
Nov 01, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by ktenneydenver from Colorado

Oct 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.8 by Todd from Finland

Oct 01, 2014
Sobremesa from Copper Kettle Brewing Company
Beer rating: 82 out of 100 with 29 ratings