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7th Wave Brewing

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From:
7th Wave Brewing
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
Herb and Spice Beer
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
3.78 | pDev: 2.38%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 1
Status:
Inactive
Rated:
Jul 21, 2020
Added:
May 25, 2020
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Rated by Jc2345712 from Massachusetts

3.87/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
great light kolsch with subtle hint of orange coriander and ginger
Jul 21, 2020
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts

3.69/5  rDev -2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This has "Kolsch" written in big letters, then in smaller letters under "ginger, orange, coriander" so not sure how much I'll like this.

Pours a med foamy frothy head with fair retention, a bit of lacing, very hazy med orange color

Nose has no kolsch but plenty of spices, ginger and orange peel up front, a little sweet valencia orange, coriander in the background, little sweet candy, that's about it

Taste has a little kolsch base, light grainy malt, soft lagered ale yeast, then spices dominate, again plenty of ginger up front without overpowering, then sweet orange peel, again that valencia orange with some sweet orange marmalade notes, then light coriander in the background. Drier finish with med bitterness kicking in

Mouth is med to lighter bod, med-higher frothy carb

Overall it's not bad, definitely delivers on all the spices and fruit that it promised, and thankfully not too overpowering, but base beer is all but gone
May 25, 2020