Partial Coalescence
Benchtop Brewing Company
- From:
- Benchtop Brewing Company
- Virginia, United States
- Style:
- Cream Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.07 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 08, 2023
- Added:
- Apr 08, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by teromous from Virginia
3.07/5 rDev 0%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
3.07/5 rDev 0%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
I don't see a date code listed on the can or the label. It seems to be hit or miss with Benchtop when it comes to putting dates on their beers.
Appearance: It is a pale gold beer with good clarity. There is a large white head which looks like the top of a lemon meringue pie. It has excellent head retention and it leaves nice thick lacing on the glass.
Aroma: There is a subtle noble hop aroma which smells fresh and a touch spicy. It has a very, very faint aroma of corn pops cereal.
Taste: Up front there is a bit of an herbal hop flavor and a touch of a sweet cereal grain flavor. The flavor seems balanced more towards the hops than the grain. Towards the center of the palate the herbal hop note becomes much stronger and it takes on a lot more bitterness. The back of the palate amplifies the bitterness even more and it strengthens this bitter herb taste.
Mouthfeel: The beer feels on the upper edge of light bodied with a bit of a slickness. It has a strong herbal bitterness. It drinks a bit slow given the strong bitterness.
Overall: Although the aroma is very faint it is nice. The flavor of the beer is more hop-forward and the bitterness from the hops dominates the beer. The flavors are still good and they taste fresh but they don't fit well in this beer. The ingredients include "PILSNER MALT BLOODY BUTCHER CORN HERSBRUCKER HOPS." For a cream ale it felt too bitter and drinkability was reduced some because of this. As a whole it's still a decent beer but I wouldn't buy it again if I was looking for a Cream Ale.
Apr 08, 2023Appearance: It is a pale gold beer with good clarity. There is a large white head which looks like the top of a lemon meringue pie. It has excellent head retention and it leaves nice thick lacing on the glass.
Aroma: There is a subtle noble hop aroma which smells fresh and a touch spicy. It has a very, very faint aroma of corn pops cereal.
Taste: Up front there is a bit of an herbal hop flavor and a touch of a sweet cereal grain flavor. The flavor seems balanced more towards the hops than the grain. Towards the center of the palate the herbal hop note becomes much stronger and it takes on a lot more bitterness. The back of the palate amplifies the bitterness even more and it strengthens this bitter herb taste.
Mouthfeel: The beer feels on the upper edge of light bodied with a bit of a slickness. It has a strong herbal bitterness. It drinks a bit slow given the strong bitterness.
Overall: Although the aroma is very faint it is nice. The flavor of the beer is more hop-forward and the bitterness from the hops dominates the beer. The flavors are still good and they taste fresh but they don't fit well in this beer. The ingredients include "PILSNER MALT BLOODY BUTCHER CORN HERSBRUCKER HOPS." For a cream ale it felt too bitter and drinkability was reduced some because of this. As a whole it's still a decent beer but I wouldn't buy it again if I was looking for a Cream Ale.
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