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Greenbush Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A: A murky yellow in color, with a large white head.

S: Cloying, with fruitiness- banana and clove and a hit of booze.

T: Boozy, with some banana and clove notes.

M: Fairly light, with a lot of carbonation.

O: Not sure if there are going for a Belgian thing here or not, but it seems like a bit of a mess. Boozy, and rough. For a brewery who's "thing" is beers over 6% (oh you daredevils you!) it tastes pretty fucking boozy at 6.1%

"It hits the lighter side of Greenbush's offerings while still standing bold above the 6% mark."

The beer tastes rough, unrefined, and made with a hasty fermentation.

 

Not really my style but for what it is it's ok.

I bought this off the Binny's single shelf. It poured a hazy yellow with no head and no lace. The scent is had a touch of sour dough. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink. There was a boozy presence at the start. The mouthfeel was medium in body with smooth carbonation. Overall it's ok.

 

Not a huge fan of the style but picked it up in a mix a 6 pack. Big fan of Greenbush beers. Without getting technical this a light bodied easy drinking brew. Notes of corn a bit of sweetness and a tad of hops. Like someone else said a good summer brew. Could easily drink a 6er of these for enjoyment

Aroma is pale malts, mild/medium corn sweetness and slightly perfumed. The flavor is pale malts, hops, mild corn sweetness and a mix of bitter and malts in the finish.

 

 

 

12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 7/21/2016. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger dense and rocky white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that last. Nice dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of wheat, cracker, biscuit, light pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance of bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop notes; with good strength. Taste of wheat, cracker, biscuit, light pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Light herbal/grassy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of wheat, cracker, biscuit, light pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness for a good bit. Damn nice robustness and balance of bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Lightly drying after the finish. Very clean for an ale, minimal fruity yeast presence. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and slightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6.1%. Overall this is a very nice Blonde ale. All around nice robustness and balance of bready malt and light-moderate earthy hop flavors; very smooth, clean, and refreshing to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

 

12 ounce bottle into a tulip glass. Bottled 8/15/16.

Pours a medium yellow, somewhat hazy, with a half inch head and some spotty lacing. Very pleasant aroma- yeast, malt, some earthy hops, a little lactose type smell. Bready. The taste is similar- malt, yeast, more earthy hops than the nose, wheat, some lemon and crackers, a light hop bitterness on the finish. Dry, crisp, refreshing, fairly smooth, a good but lighter body.

Not a style I seek out, but of all the straight up Cream Ales I've had, this is pretty good. Nice aroma, a well developed flavor, very good overall on the finish. An above average example of the style. Well worth buying a couple of bottles.