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Slumbrew Rising Sun Ale
Somerville Brewing Company (Slumbrew)
- From:
- Somerville Brewing Company (Slumbrew)
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Altbier
- ABV:
- 5.7%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.65 | pDev: 14.52%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 25, 2017
- Added:
- Jun 11, 2012
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Brad007:
Reviewed by Brad007 from Vermont
4.18/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.18/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Pours a dark reddish-brown with a one-finger head into my glass. Colors are where they should be.
Barley mixes with clove and banana aromas to highlight the unorthodox approach of this ale.
Think of this is as the anti-pale wheat. It has that old-school alt character, which lends itself to easy drinking escapades. For me, I think something that is much more flavorful than Long Trail.
Lingering barley and clove flavors. Again, very flavorful. Chewy. Molasses? I think so.
I like this. It's unorthodox. It's a style that I've never heard of (dampfbier). Do check it out!
Jul 05, 2012Barley mixes with clove and banana aromas to highlight the unorthodox approach of this ale.
Think of this is as the anti-pale wheat. It has that old-school alt character, which lends itself to easy drinking escapades. For me, I think something that is much more flavorful than Long Trail.
Lingering barley and clove flavors. Again, very flavorful. Chewy. Molasses? I think so.
I like this. It's unorthodox. It's a style that I've never heard of (dampfbier). Do check it out!
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -17.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I pour this into my stange and a nice copper body appears along with a half inch white foamy head that lasts for a good minute. The body is too cloudy for any carbonation to be seen rising. Some spotty foamy lacing speckles the glass here and there. The smell has banana up front with some light spice and malts in the background. The taste is pretty much the same. The palate is about a medium with nothing harsh on the tongue. Its mostly smooth and drinkable. Overall, good but unsure if I would come back to this.
Jun 25, 2017Reviewed by Boto from Connecticut
3.39/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.39/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Draught @ Noho Brewfest: This one pours a clear, dark amber color. There was very little heads on it. It has a milder nose. Malty, toasty, hint of roast and biscuit. The taste is good. Malts, roastiness, hint of dryness in finish. Maybe some nuttiness. Nice.
Jan 31, 2014Reviewed by jaasen64 from Massachusetts
3.11/5 rDev -14.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.11/5 rDev -14.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
22oz bottle poured into stemless wine glass. Bottled 5/13, about 3 months old.
A- Pours a yellowish red copper color with a slight off-white head that dissipates fairly quickly, carbonation dies off after awhile.
S- Espresso beans, some dark fruits, cola, a bit of licorice, caramel. A lot going on and decently aromatic, would be fairly pleasant smelling if the cola presence wasn't there.
T- Caramel malts, slight dark fruits, barley, a fairly distinct flat cola taste that sort of ruins the beer a bit, finishes with espresso beans, some wheat, and light caramel malts.
M- Initially fairly spritzer then fading to be a little bit on he flat side, medium bodied, easy drinking.
O- I haven't had to many altbiers, but I wasn't a huge fan of this one and I know I've had much better of the style. This was drinkable but it didn't quite fit together with a slight off putting cola presence.
Aug 21, 2013A- Pours a yellowish red copper color with a slight off-white head that dissipates fairly quickly, carbonation dies off after awhile.
S- Espresso beans, some dark fruits, cola, a bit of licorice, caramel. A lot going on and decently aromatic, would be fairly pleasant smelling if the cola presence wasn't there.
T- Caramel malts, slight dark fruits, barley, a fairly distinct flat cola taste that sort of ruins the beer a bit, finishes with espresso beans, some wheat, and light caramel malts.
M- Initially fairly spritzer then fading to be a little bit on he flat side, medium bodied, easy drinking.
O- I haven't had to many altbiers, but I wasn't a huge fan of this one and I know I've had much better of the style. This was drinkable but it didn't quite fit together with a slight off putting cola presence.
Reviewed by acevenom from Louisiana
4.04/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.04/5 rDev +10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
The beer was poured into a stange glass. The beer pours a darker shade of copper and hazy. The beer has a thick, light tan head that retreat slowly, leaving splotchy lacing along the glass. The beer has many visible tiny bubbles along side the glass. The first aroma is of bubblegum and bread. There's some toffee in the smell as well as some banana aroma. The flavor is of toasted bread crust, toffee, and some slight nuttiness. I also get some grassy hops in the flavor as well as that banana I picked up in the nose. The body is light to medium with moderate carbonation. The beer drinks very easily and there's only a slight aftertaste. This is a very good beer.
Apr 22, 2013Reviewed by greenengineer from Massachusetts
3.69/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
3.69/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5
22 oz Bomber into my Pretty Things goblet. Served refrigerator temperature after a three mile run.
A - dull copper color, looks a little like dirty water. Head fades quickly but some lacings persist. Iced tea color.
S -slightly sour malt/yeast smell. Bread dough.
T - sweet & sour. Strong lemon flavor mixed with the yeasty sour. Tasty. Hints of fish oil? or am I trying too hard.
M - crisp and thirst quenching. Goes down like a dry cider perhaps.
O - it's given me the hiccups but I forgive it. Different than what I usually have, nice flavor, not sure I want more than one however.
Dec 21, 2012A - dull copper color, looks a little like dirty water. Head fades quickly but some lacings persist. Iced tea color.
S -slightly sour malt/yeast smell. Bread dough.
T - sweet & sour. Strong lemon flavor mixed with the yeasty sour. Tasty. Hints of fish oil? or am I trying too hard.
M - crisp and thirst quenching. Goes down like a dry cider perhaps.
O - it's given me the hiccups but I forgive it. Different than what I usually have, nice flavor, not sure I want more than one however.
Slumbrew Rising Sun Ale from Somerville Brewing Company (Slumbrew)
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
35 ratings
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