Old Sarsaparilla Root Beer Style Ale
Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.
- From:
- Phillips Brewing & Malting Co.
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- Herb and Spice Beer
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 13.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 05, 2014
- Added:
- Nov 25, 2011
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Rutager from Canada (BC)
3.52/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Appearance. Pours a hazy, dirty brown with a little amber and only a little light getting through. Just a small off-white head.
Smell. Yes, it does smell like rootbeer. A little toasty malt and yeast getting through, but rootbeer is certainly the predominant.
Taste. Unsweetened rootbeer with a little light malts. Not bad, actually. Different for sure.
Mouthfeel. Lighter body with medium low carbonation.
Overall. Better than I thought it would taste. The lack of very much sweetness was great. Worth trying.
Nov 27, 2011Smell. Yes, it does smell like rootbeer. A little toasty malt and yeast getting through, but rootbeer is certainly the predominant.
Taste. Unsweetened rootbeer with a little light malts. Not bad, actually. Different for sure.
Mouthfeel. Lighter body with medium low carbonation.
Overall. Better than I thought it would taste. The lack of very much sweetness was great. Worth trying.
Reviewed by ericj551 from Canada (AB)
2.77/5 rDev -22.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.77/5 rDev -22.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
The bottle caught my eye, but I almost passed this beer up until I noticed the Lebowski quote on the label. The beer pours a deep brown with a nice lacing. The aroma is licorice, maybe some anise, and some wintergreen. Spices dominate the flavor as well, with some chocolatey malt popping up. There is a slight toasted maltiness in the finish, with a hint of nutmeg. Overall this is an interesting beer, but not one I want to drink a lot of.
Nov 26, 2011
Reviewed by canucklehead from Canada (BC)
3.55/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev -0.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Pretty cool idea , combine a rootbeer with a brown ale and have a balanced dark ale with rootbeer notes on the nose and the finish. It works becuase it tastes like a beer rather than a sweet rootbeer with alcohol. The rootbeer flavours pop in and out of the beer flavours and frankly I liked the combo. Easy to drink and fully an original style.
Nov 25, 2011
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