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Small Bird Series: Stumpy Duck
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Wheat Beer
- ABV:
- 5.6%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.12 | pDev: 6.8%
- Reviews:
- 18
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 13, 2022
- Added:
- Feb 08, 2014
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 19
This iteration of our “Small Bird” series is an American Pale Wheat Ale brewed with a high proportion of malted and flaked wheat along with Columbus, Centennial, and Citra hops. Presenting a dark straw color with medium haze, Stumpy Duck offers a vibrant nose of orange and cantaloupe with light lemon peel. Flavors of grapefruit pith and light candied peach are balanced against a light floral, pine hop character on the palate. Finishes crisp and refreshing with a medium to light body.
MALT: American 2-Row Barley, White Wheat, Caramunich, Flaked Wheat
HOPS: Centennial, Citra, Mosaic, Columbus
YEAST: Trillium House English Ale
MALT: American 2-Row Barley, White Wheat, Caramunich, Flaked Wheat
HOPS: Centennial, Citra, Mosaic, Columbus
YEAST: Trillium House English Ale
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Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
4.03/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
With a clever blend of Centennial, Citra, Mosaic and Columbus hops, Trillium Brewing is showing that big flavors can come in small birds.
Milky lemon and casts in a finely silted haze, Stumpy Duck rolls onto the sense with a subtle perfume of citrus, tropical, herbal and melon. Gentle on the early palate, a fluffy and creamy iteration of cereal, honeysuckle, agave and lychee provide a supporting sweetness.
As the hops blossom on the middle palate, a branch-ripe flavor of pink grapefruit, orange and lime all come to mind before the ale quickly transitions to a juicy flavor of honeydew, passionfruit, green papaya and green berries. Almost tangy in its racy citrus and tropical taste, the finish comes with a strong presence of lemongrass, green tea and sassafras herb.
Light, crisp and highly refreshing, the hazy beer finishes remarkably dry, snappy and with a thirst quenching refreshment without risking becoming watery that sets Trillium apart from the rest. A brief afterglow of botanical tea and spicy hop resins echo softly afterwards.
Aug 20, 2021Milky lemon and casts in a finely silted haze, Stumpy Duck rolls onto the sense with a subtle perfume of citrus, tropical, herbal and melon. Gentle on the early palate, a fluffy and creamy iteration of cereal, honeysuckle, agave and lychee provide a supporting sweetness.
As the hops blossom on the middle palate, a branch-ripe flavor of pink grapefruit, orange and lime all come to mind before the ale quickly transitions to a juicy flavor of honeydew, passionfruit, green papaya and green berries. Almost tangy in its racy citrus and tropical taste, the finish comes with a strong presence of lemongrass, green tea and sassafras herb.
Light, crisp and highly refreshing, the hazy beer finishes remarkably dry, snappy and with a thirst quenching refreshment without risking becoming watery that sets Trillium apart from the rest. A brief afterglow of botanical tea and spicy hop resins echo softly afterwards.
Reviewed by brewme from Massachusetts
4.25/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +3.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Picked-up a four-pack of cans at Trillium in Canton for about fifteen dollars. Canned on date on 4/14. My twenty eighth brew from these guys. This is very good.
Apr 17, 2021Rated by mothman from Minnesota
4/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Tap pour from Shelton Festival 2018
Oct 31, 2018
Small Bird Series: Stumpy Duck from Trillium Brewing Company
Beer rating:
92 out of
100 with
171 ratings
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