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Prove It Gruit
Spiteful Brewing
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- From:
- Spiteful Brewing
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Gruit / Ancient Herbed Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.86 | pDev: 7.25%
- Reviews:
- 2
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 21, 2015
- Added:
- Jun 21, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
3.73/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Draft at Green Lady, served in a stemmed fluted tulip glass.
Hazy saturated orange, compact creamy head of foam and spotty lace around the edges of the glass. Parts to a still glassy surface after awhile.
Aroma is mild at first with some yeasty qualities and a light fruitiness as it warms.
Medium bodied with some tart underripe fruit and vague phenolics, white pepper.
Overall it's enjoyable enough to try but I wasn't compelled to drink more.
Jul 10, 2014Hazy saturated orange, compact creamy head of foam and spotty lace around the edges of the glass. Parts to a still glassy surface after awhile.
Aroma is mild at first with some yeasty qualities and a light fruitiness as it warms.
Medium bodied with some tart underripe fruit and vague phenolics, white pepper.
Overall it's enjoyable enough to try but I wasn't compelled to drink more.
Reviewed by KFBR392 from Illinois
4.14/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.14/5 rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Pours with a half finger of head which dissipated quickly and was only present on the edges of the glass while drinking. Color is a murky burnt orange. Active carbonation is present but nothing over the top.
Smell: Medium bodied dark fruits and herbal, rustic spices hit the nose first. Hints of citrus and lemon add a welcome layer of brightness. A sort of medicinal sweetness lingering throughout which I assume is from the mugwort and bog myrtle. Interesting layers.
Taste: Lemon grass and tart fruits jump the palate. Those tart fruits ride into the body, adding a touch of medicinal sourness. Earth and grounded spices are potent on the back end. Lingering spices, fruits, and a touch of sweetness sit on the palate long after drinking.
Mouthfeel: A touch of dryness meshes well with overall sweetness. Carbonation is a touch low but fits.
Overall: I don't know much about this style or its ingredients but I really enjoyed it. Props to Spiteful for attempting such a rare style and in my opinion executing it very well. Tired of the endless cycle of IPAs and big beers? This is a brew for you.
Jul 02, 2014Smell: Medium bodied dark fruits and herbal, rustic spices hit the nose first. Hints of citrus and lemon add a welcome layer of brightness. A sort of medicinal sweetness lingering throughout which I assume is from the mugwort and bog myrtle. Interesting layers.
Taste: Lemon grass and tart fruits jump the palate. Those tart fruits ride into the body, adding a touch of medicinal sourness. Earth and grounded spices are potent on the back end. Lingering spices, fruits, and a touch of sweetness sit on the palate long after drinking.
Mouthfeel: A touch of dryness meshes well with overall sweetness. Carbonation is a touch low but fits.
Overall: I don't know much about this style or its ingredients but I really enjoyed it. Props to Spiteful for attempting such a rare style and in my opinion executing it very well. Tired of the endless cycle of IPAs and big beers? This is a brew for you.
Prove It Gruit from Spiteful Brewing
Beer rating:
87 out of
100 with
10 ratings
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