Twin Creeks The Hermit
Apex Brewing
- From:
- Apex Brewing
- Alberta, Canada
- Style:
- English Brown Ale
- ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- +3 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.67 | pDev: 3.27%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 04, 2017
- Added:
- Dec 18, 2016
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Hat_Fulla_Beer from Canada (AB)
3.65/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
473ml can poured into Sam Adams pint glass.
Pours a deep, clear amber-red with half a finger of beige head that leaves scattered clouds of lace as it recedes.
Smells of nutty caramel malt, brown sugar, cocoa, muddled citrus zest and mild earthy hops.
Tastes of crusty brown bread, roasted nuts, dusted brown sugar, unsweetened cocoa and more earthy green hops.
Feels soft and smooth. Medium bodied with gently frothy carbonation. Finishes off-sweet.
Verdict: Recommended. Pretty good winter beer.
Dec 31, 2016Pours a deep, clear amber-red with half a finger of beige head that leaves scattered clouds of lace as it recedes.
Smells of nutty caramel malt, brown sugar, cocoa, muddled citrus zest and mild earthy hops.
Tastes of crusty brown bread, roasted nuts, dusted brown sugar, unsweetened cocoa and more earthy green hops.
Feels soft and smooth. Medium bodied with gently frothy carbonation. Finishes off-sweet.
Verdict: Recommended. Pretty good winter beer.
Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.69/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
473ml can, part of a collaboration with Ribstone Creek (#1, in fact). where each brewery produces the same recipe (which is apparently an ode to the 'hermit' cookie - say what?) at their own location, and then they are released together. Don't ask me why I'm doing the Bench Creek one first.
This beer pours a fairly clear, dark copper amber colour, with two fingers of puffy, loosely foamy, and somewhat fizzy tan head, which leaves just a bit of loose island chain lace around the glass as it quickly blows off.
It smells of gritty and grainy caramel malt, a bit of spicy yeastiness, zesty, if muddled citrus rind, some mint-forward green character, a gentle earthy nuttiness, and maybe a suggestion of bittersweet cocoa powder. The taste is bready and doughy caramel malt, some ginger, nutmeg, and clove spices, a twinge of metallic cinnamon, oily bar-top nuts, subtle milk chocolate notes, and some very plain earthy, leafy, and gently perfumed floral green hop bitters.
The carbonation is quite active in its poking and prodding frothiness, the body a decent medium weight, and generally smooth, with perhaps a soupcon of seasonal spice taking a wee tithe here. It finishes off-dry, the caramel malt sweetness still contending with a fading cadre of gingerbread-esque spice.
Overall - well, I sure as hell wasn't expecting this! At first, the idea of an English Brown Ale sounded a bit too much like a safe option for these two Albertan breweries to go in on together for, especially at this time of freaking year. Turns out example number one may have (expectantly, if one reads the bloody label first) spilled the beans. Anyways, a nice Christmas-y quaffer, with the extra point of alcohol nowhere to be seen.
Dec 18, 2016This beer pours a fairly clear, dark copper amber colour, with two fingers of puffy, loosely foamy, and somewhat fizzy tan head, which leaves just a bit of loose island chain lace around the glass as it quickly blows off.
It smells of gritty and grainy caramel malt, a bit of spicy yeastiness, zesty, if muddled citrus rind, some mint-forward green character, a gentle earthy nuttiness, and maybe a suggestion of bittersweet cocoa powder. The taste is bready and doughy caramel malt, some ginger, nutmeg, and clove spices, a twinge of metallic cinnamon, oily bar-top nuts, subtle milk chocolate notes, and some very plain earthy, leafy, and gently perfumed floral green hop bitters.
The carbonation is quite active in its poking and prodding frothiness, the body a decent medium weight, and generally smooth, with perhaps a soupcon of seasonal spice taking a wee tithe here. It finishes off-dry, the caramel malt sweetness still contending with a fading cadre of gingerbread-esque spice.
Overall - well, I sure as hell wasn't expecting this! At first, the idea of an English Brown Ale sounded a bit too much like a safe option for these two Albertan breweries to go in on together for, especially at this time of freaking year. Turns out example number one may have (expectantly, if one reads the bloody label first) spilled the beans. Anyways, a nice Christmas-y quaffer, with the extra point of alcohol nowhere to be seen.
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