Miner's Ruin
DESTIHL Brewery
- From:
- DESTIHL Brewery
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- California Common / Steam Beer
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.39 | pDev: 7.96%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 08, 2022
- Added:
- Sep 02, 2008
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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This 'California Common'-style beer was first brewed during the California Gold Rush when cold fermentation for lager yeast was not readily available due to lack of refrigeration, resulting in a highly effervescent beer. It is a hybrid style fermented with lager yeast but at warmer ale temperatures, with amber color, medium body, caramel malt flavor and aroma, medium-high hop bitterness balanced with medium-low fruity esters, hop flavor and aroma and malt character. The Gold Rush may be over, but at least this beer style lives on.
44 IBU
44 IBU
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Vixie from Florida
3.55/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Served in a 6 ounce sampler glass. Appearance was orange and cloudy, reminded me of fresh apple cider.
Smell was on the fruity side, nice and sweet.
The taste reflected the smell, fruit was the main note, with a bit of spiciness. Had a nice hoppy finish that offset the sweeter flavors.
Mouthfeel was very solid, was almost on the thick side.
Overall was a decent beer, not your run of the mill brew. It reminded me a lot of an American wild ale, so if you like that style, give this one a try.
Oct 18, 2008Smell was on the fruity side, nice and sweet.
The taste reflected the smell, fruit was the main note, with a bit of spiciness. Had a nice hoppy finish that offset the sweeter flavors.
Mouthfeel was very solid, was almost on the thick side.
Overall was a decent beer, not your run of the mill brew. It reminded me a lot of an American wild ale, so if you like that style, give this one a try.
Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois
3.56/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.56/5 rDev +5%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Amber body, rapid carbonation, it's foam is pretty dense, and holds up for awhile. Aroma is nondescript, some clean grain notes.
Lightly toasted malt, bittersweet, with an earthy/leafy hop presence in the aftertaste. It contributes some mild bitterness. Ample carbonation, with a fairly light body. It could be considered as a session candidate, although it seemed fairly ordinary overall.
Sep 02, 2008Lightly toasted malt, bittersweet, with an earthy/leafy hop presence in the aftertaste. It contributes some mild bitterness. Ample carbonation, with a fairly light body. It could be considered as a session candidate, although it seemed fairly ordinary overall.
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