Vertumnus
Banded Brewing Co.
- From:
- Banded Brewing Co.
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 7.65%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 12, 2021
- Added:
- Dec 20, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
Brett IPA
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Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts
4.38/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.38/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
375 ml bottle
Pours a lightly hazy golden yellow orange color with a creamy frothy white foam head that lasts with decent retention. Smells quite nice, some tart citrus acidity, sweet leathery funk, toasty hay, straw, subtle vanilla, floral notes, lemongrass, some earthy hop, dill, hint of oak, pale bready malts, pretty simple yet complex. Tastes a bit dusty, floral, citrusy, tart, leathery, funky, some toasty hay, straw, subtle vanilla, oak, dill notes, lemongrass, earthy hops, pale bready malt, tropical melon, woody barnyard spice, somewhat juicy with a fairly tart and dry finish. Feels medium bodied, creamy smooth with moderate crisp carbonation. Overall a nice oak aged brett IPA.
Jun 12, 2021Pours a lightly hazy golden yellow orange color with a creamy frothy white foam head that lasts with decent retention. Smells quite nice, some tart citrus acidity, sweet leathery funk, toasty hay, straw, subtle vanilla, floral notes, lemongrass, some earthy hop, dill, hint of oak, pale bready malts, pretty simple yet complex. Tastes a bit dusty, floral, citrusy, tart, leathery, funky, some toasty hay, straw, subtle vanilla, oak, dill notes, lemongrass, earthy hops, pale bready malt, tropical melon, woody barnyard spice, somewhat juicy with a fairly tart and dry finish. Feels medium bodied, creamy smooth with moderate crisp carbonation. Overall a nice oak aged brett IPA.
Reviewed by SomethingClever from Ohio
4.16/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.16/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
10 oz pour on tap.
A: Light dirty gold amber body with some haziness. Head is a quick white affair settling to a film.
S: smells like rotted peach fruit honeydew, funk, wet hay like damp cantaloupe fruit.
T: follows the nose quite closely. Lots of that stone fruit almost overripe with a musty wet funk to it. Not quite tart but slightly funky.
M: Medium bodied lowish carbonation but comes across fuller on the finish.
O: This beer is quite impressive. Lots of huge funky wet rotted fruit mixed with sweet hints of hay and barnyard.
Jul 03, 2017A: Light dirty gold amber body with some haziness. Head is a quick white affair settling to a film.
S: smells like rotted peach fruit honeydew, funk, wet hay like damp cantaloupe fruit.
T: follows the nose quite closely. Lots of that stone fruit almost overripe with a musty wet funk to it. Not quite tart but slightly funky.
M: Medium bodied lowish carbonation but comes across fuller on the finish.
O: This beer is quite impressive. Lots of huge funky wet rotted fruit mixed with sweet hints of hay and barnyard.
Reviewed by mmorris15 from Maine
3.78/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a slightly hazy straw orange with a nice lingering white head. Aromas of barnyard funk and overripe fruits. Taste is oak, orange peel, pine, and some funk. Just lightly tart. Carbonation is light and it's medium bodied. Dry finish. Overall, a nice Brett beer.
Feb 13, 2017
Reviewed by Severymusic from Massachusetts
3.48/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.48/5 rDev -8.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
From what I can find, the description is this is Veridian aged in oak barrels with Brett yeast. I think I'm just not into piney hops. I dig Veridian but this version seemed to have too much bitterness or maybe too much oak, which overpowered the lighter pine hops. It seemed "muddy" to me in that the bitterness outshined the flavors of the beer with nothing to back it up.
Feb 04, 2017
Reviewed by JRed from New Jersey
4.21/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +11.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Hazy orangey-red in body with big, off-white head that's stays. Aroma of vanilla cream, grass, pear, citrus, peach. Tastes of citrus, peach, vanilla, pear, grass, some booze and fruit skin. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Jan 06, 2017
Reviewed by lordofthewiens from New Mexico
3.71/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev -2.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
The beer was a murky orange/brown color with a tiny white head. Not very attractive.
Aroma of sweet fruit, citrus fruit, and vanilla over a funky background.
Lemon, melon, vanilla, wet blanket taste.
Light to medium bodied. An OK beer. I keep thinking there's something missing, but I can't quite put my finger on it.
Jan 01, 2017Aroma of sweet fruit, citrus fruit, and vanilla over a funky background.
Lemon, melon, vanilla, wet blanket taste.
Light to medium bodied. An OK beer. I keep thinking there's something missing, but I can't quite put my finger on it.
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