Brewers' Cut California Common
Real Ale Brewing Company

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From:
Real Ale Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
California Common / Steam Beer
ABV:
5.9%
Score:
87
Avg:
3.89 | pDev: 11.57%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
50
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 17, 2015
Added:
Feb 08, 2014
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  4
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Ratings by Ford:
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Rated by Ford from Texas

4/5  rDev +2.8%

Jun 03, 2014
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Rated: 4 by nathanmiller from New York

Mar 17, 2015
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Reviewed by Premo88 from Texas

3.59/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. bottle poured into pilsener
(best by 4/13/14; drank on 2/23/14)

L: hazy/clear but close to 100% clarity ... orange-gold with 3/4-inch white to offwhite head; nice color ... a bit orange and different; no major stick or lace

S: medicinal grain; dirt, mud ... earthy; grain

T: medicinal grain ... tastes cleaned out; grain bites on back end, but it's showing little to no malt or malt sweetness ... cracker at most; otherwise, lots of alcohol/medicine taste; as it warms and at its best, it's a solid grain bomb

F: solid all around, good carbonation

O: pains me to say it, but not great ... I love the fact that Real Ale tried to tackle a style almost nobody bothers with; Anchor Steam is a personal favorite; unfortunately, this brew had way too much of a medicinal/rubbing alcohol taste to it
Dec 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by erushing from Texas

Dec 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by Tuck_leepulin from Texas

Aug 11, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by Buttstallion from Texas

Jul 30, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by MaddDogg84 from Texas

Jul 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by ChaseTheAce from Texas

Jul 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by cmbeddoe7997 from Texas

Jul 01, 2014
 
Rated: 4.75 by ToMakeEndsMeet from Texas

Jun 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by valkyre65 from Texas

Jun 13, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by BKotch from Texas

Jun 08, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by JamLand from District of Columbia

Jun 04, 2014
 
Rated: 5 by fixscott from Texas

Jun 02, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by rspauldi from Texas

Jun 02, 2014
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Reviewed by Davideo from Texas

3.91/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I really like Anchor Steam, but at $9.75 a six pack, I rarely buy it. This was only $7.25 at the local HEB, so I thought I'd give it a try. This is a very smooth beer, with good carbonation, yeasty bread flavor up front, floral hops, and just the right amount of bitterness. Dry and very refreshing on a 90 degree day. A good beer to start the summer with. I'll buy more over the next few months if it's available.
May 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by archero from Texas

May 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by ckeegan04 from Texas

May 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by cgrunin from Texas

May 04, 2014
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Reviewed by AlCaponeJunior from Texas

3.9/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Not especially outstanding in appearance, but not bad either. Orange-tan and clear, without a large head or lots of lace, but not bad.

The aroma and flavor kind of reminded me of their wonderful Altbier, a good malty base and a nice bit of floral hops, combined with a lightly grassy / almost hay-like notes, finished off with a little bready biscuit and caramel malt notes.

Carbonation is about spot-on, despite the lack of head.

Damn drinkable, I'll say that for sure. Hard to keep from pounding that first one, as I was very thirsty after a long day! Certainly well crafted tho, RABC never lets me down. Because they're so good it makes it easy to buy local too.

The more I drink it, the more I want this to be a year-round beer. A buddy of mine who doesn't drink that much beer says "if this were how all beer tasted, I'd drink beer all the time." It's grown on us both. Dangerously delicious.
Apr 29, 2014
Brewers' Cut California Common from Real Ale Brewing Company
Beer rating: 87 out of 100 with 50 ratings