15 Feet
Off Color Brewing

 

 

8 ounce pour at brewery pale hazy/murky golden, scant dirty white head. Aroma immediately of smoke - campfire. Taste prominent smoky malt, some fruity notes with hints of lemon tartness and some piney hops. Well carbonated and exceptionally refreshing. Delicious - really liked this.

 

Poured a cloudy pale yellow body with decent head and lace. The aroma is light, airy, not really smoky but get some wheat/yeast twang. Smooth, light, crisp, do get a slightly smoky, meaty taste with apple-like sweetness and finishes a tad sweet; overall the balance is there and enjoyable.

Off Color never stops amazing me by their humor and talent and "Je nais se qua" (That's "indescribable quality" in French.)
With only three rated below the average, I've had 30 of their beers in two years. (Third is Anchor over 4 decades.)
So, I'm a fan.

I also seem to have gotten an old bottle (there were two reviews in 2016 and none since.)
Undeterred by age, I still loved 15 Feet.
It Looks like an average wheat beer. But even a short Sniff changes average to interesting with that smoked wheat stealing the show. Tastes give my tongue an equally interesting treat; except in mid-palate when a off-taste creeps in (let's call it aging wheat, but it probably also is smoking residue getting stronger with age.) My mouth gets plenty of scrubbing bubbles, so I thought "what food in the fridge would make a good pairing?" Answer: a salsa with roasted tomatoes, an amazing complement.

Have this again? You bet. Key question is: will they make it again?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unknown vintage; drank 10/17/15 @ the Yarchives.

Poured from the bottle into a glass.

Semi-opaque pale yellow appearance.

Nice bright white head; strong lace.

Smoked bacon & sweet apple notes in the nose.

Thin mouthfeel.

Smoke, bacon & sweet apple flavors up front; pepper bite on the finish. Interesting, but the smoke really dominates this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 oz. bottle, no bottled on date present. A new one from Off Color Brewing, this one a self-proclaimed "Polish Style Grodziskie" 3.50% abv listed. 'Applewood smoked weisse beer'. 'Malts: Applewood smoked wheat. Hops: Nugget, Sorachi Ace. Requisite ingredients: Water'.

Poured into a Duvel tulip glass.

A - Pours a pale yellow body, steady streams of slow rising carbonation. A light airy appearance with about two fingers of soft fluffy white head with excellent staying power. Excellent fluffy lacing left behind.

S - Huge liquid smoke aromatics. The Applewood smoked wheat comes through ridiculously well. Soft muddled notes of crisp citrus & wheat in the background. Muted notes of tartness / yeast, but the authentic applewood smoked wheat dominates.

T - Taste follows the nose: soft muddled citrus and crisp wheat, but the authentic liquidy Applewood smoke dominates. As others have noted, incredible depth of flavor for such a low abv beer. Crisp notes of apple / cider & wheat emerge further as the beer warms toward room temp.

M - Feel is smooth, crisp, & clean. Light-bodied and extremely easy-drinking. Some residual smoke flavor left behind obviously.

Overall, an excellently hand-crafted stab at the style. One of the lightest and most sessionable, flavorful takes on a smoked beer in any style, from any brewery, that I have tried. Highly recommended.

Off Color Brewing 15 Feet -----4/5.

 

 

Polish-style Grodziskie.
Pale hazy gold, soapy lacing, patchy surface skim.
Nice applewood smoke aroma as it sits in the glass, not too overpowering. Minerally twang of wheat.

Taste is tart with a hint of smoke and floral lemony tea notes of Sorachi Ace. Carbonation is coarse and rapid, gives it a harsh soda feel momentarily, somewhat overcharged. Scrubs the palate, makes a good pairing with cheese and charcuterie. Overall it's an interesting beer, a successful revival of an obscure style. The high carb level was a little distracting though.

Review #4000

 

 

 

 

Bit murkish tan/brown. Smells exactly like a kielbasa, which would have been incredibly odd had I not had anything from Aecht Schlenkerla before. Still pretty strange, the flavor was very much like kielbasa without the salt, little bit of wheat base. Probably do pretty well alongside some food.

Incredible stuff. Sessionable as hell, with glorious notes of vivid applewood and concomitant mellow smoke. The wheat keeps it light and drinkable, accentuating the beer's impressive subtlety.

Stellar work from Off Color, and a beer I'd buy by the 12 pack if I could. For my money, perhaps in the top 5 of American-brewed smoked beers. A must-try, with mind boggling depth of flavour and nuance at such a modest ABV.

Low B

 

 

 

 

 

A- Big billowy white head on a cloudy dull hay colored body. Spotty lacing throughout.

S- Sweeter smoke, maple.

T- Smoked wheat malts take center stage here. Great taste. Low 3.5% ABV combined with superior flavor makes me what to chug this.

M- Full-bodied mouthfeel, soft carbonation.

D/O- This is something that I would drinking a ton off if always available to me. Well done Off Color!

 

Really refreshing, with a great smoke flavor. Does not taste like a typical wheat beer, and not just because of the smoke. However, it is delicious and I will definitely buy more.