Switchback Summer Ale
Okanagan Spring Brewery
- From:
- Okanagan Spring Brewery
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.59 | pDev: 5.29%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Jul 14, 2019
- Added:
- May 04, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.71/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
355 mL can from a six-pack purchased at TBS; dated Apr 12 2018 and served slightly chilled.
Pours light golden in colour with crystal clarity, but almost no effervescence whatsoever. One finger of white-coloured foam rests atop, fading within the next several minutes until only a frothy cap and collar survive; nice coat of lacing, looks fine. On the nose, I'm definitely getting the "hit of citrus" mentioned on the label - orange, specifically, though there are also wisps of lemon zest and clean, pale malt graininess. Smells like a thirst-quencher, which is what I'm in the mood for.
Pretty straightforward, really, but also quite easy to gulp, with the orange/citrus notes registering at just the right level - neither too faint, nor too overbearing. It nicely complements the backdrop of grain and light sugar sweetness, which itself is quickly tempered by a slightly grassy, leafy hop note at the finish that helps to dry out the taste buds just a tad. Still, there's some diluted, lingering orange candy flavour into the aftertaste; I didn't mind it, but I also love radlers so your mileage may vary. Light-medium in body, with moderately low carbonation levels that provide only a gentle bite; it feels slick and smooth, with great drinkability... but a bit more crispness might help it out.
Final Grade: 3.71, a B grade. OSB's Switchback Summer Ale is a pretty solid blonde, more or less - the citrus flavouring provides a bit of character, while also helping to make the whole experience a bit more refreshing and a bit less dull than your average summer swiller. One of the better seasonals that this outfit has pumped out in recent years - this six-pack isn't going to last through the night, and the price ain't bad, so I may pick up some more at some point. Happy Canada Day!
Jul 02, 2018Pours light golden in colour with crystal clarity, but almost no effervescence whatsoever. One finger of white-coloured foam rests atop, fading within the next several minutes until only a frothy cap and collar survive; nice coat of lacing, looks fine. On the nose, I'm definitely getting the "hit of citrus" mentioned on the label - orange, specifically, though there are also wisps of lemon zest and clean, pale malt graininess. Smells like a thirst-quencher, which is what I'm in the mood for.
Pretty straightforward, really, but also quite easy to gulp, with the orange/citrus notes registering at just the right level - neither too faint, nor too overbearing. It nicely complements the backdrop of grain and light sugar sweetness, which itself is quickly tempered by a slightly grassy, leafy hop note at the finish that helps to dry out the taste buds just a tad. Still, there's some diluted, lingering orange candy flavour into the aftertaste; I didn't mind it, but I also love radlers so your mileage may vary. Light-medium in body, with moderately low carbonation levels that provide only a gentle bite; it feels slick and smooth, with great drinkability... but a bit more crispness might help it out.
Final Grade: 3.71, a B grade. OSB's Switchback Summer Ale is a pretty solid blonde, more or less - the citrus flavouring provides a bit of character, while also helping to make the whole experience a bit more refreshing and a bit less dull than your average summer swiller. One of the better seasonals that this outfit has pumped out in recent years - this six-pack isn't going to last through the night, and the price ain't bad, so I may pick up some more at some point. Happy Canada Day!
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.69/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
355ml can, part of OSB's 2018 summer mixed-pack. Don't know where 'Kölsch' came from here, as the label describes this as a 'true golden ale'.
This beer pours a clear, bright pale golden yellow colour, with three fingers of puffy, finely foamy, and somewhat bubbly eggshell white head, which leaves a bit of awkwardly webbed lace around the glass as it steadily evaporates.
It smells of semi-sweet, bready and doughy cereal malt, pink cotton candy, dollar-store orange slices, and very faint earthy, musty, and floral hop bitters. The taste is gritty and grainy pale malt, muddled domestic citrus rind, a hint of earthy yeastiness, hard candy, and more well-understated leafy, herbal, and floral green hoppiness.
The carbonation is average in its palate-baiting frothiness, the body a so-so medium weight, and generally smooth, with just a touch of indistinct pithiness perhaps marring the ideal at this particular juncture. It finishes off-dry, the malt and other sundry sugary essences showing some lingering chutzpah.
Overall - yeah, this is one fruity and essentially enjoyable blonde/golden ale, but not too sweet, all of which could engender a decent drinkability, I would imagine. Pleasantly simple, and worthy of its inclusion as the seasonal star in the mixer.
May 16, 2018This beer pours a clear, bright pale golden yellow colour, with three fingers of puffy, finely foamy, and somewhat bubbly eggshell white head, which leaves a bit of awkwardly webbed lace around the glass as it steadily evaporates.
It smells of semi-sweet, bready and doughy cereal malt, pink cotton candy, dollar-store orange slices, and very faint earthy, musty, and floral hop bitters. The taste is gritty and grainy pale malt, muddled domestic citrus rind, a hint of earthy yeastiness, hard candy, and more well-understated leafy, herbal, and floral green hoppiness.
The carbonation is average in its palate-baiting frothiness, the body a so-so medium weight, and generally smooth, with just a touch of indistinct pithiness perhaps marring the ideal at this particular juncture. It finishes off-dry, the malt and other sundry sugary essences showing some lingering chutzpah.
Overall - yeah, this is one fruity and essentially enjoyable blonde/golden ale, but not too sweet, all of which could engender a decent drinkability, I would imagine. Pleasantly simple, and worthy of its inclusion as the seasonal star in the mixer.
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