From Earth To You
Black Horizon Brewing Company

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From:
Black Horizon Brewing Company
 
Illinois, United States
Style:
Vienna Lager
ABV:
5%
Score:
+6 ratings needed
Avg:
3.99 | pDev: 5.51%
Ratings:
4 | reviews: 1
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 08, 2025
Added:
Jul 30, 2022
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
Gin Barrel-Aged Wit w/ hibiscus and rosehips

Aged for 8 months in KOVAL Gin casks, this light wheat beer spent a portion of that time aging on hibiscus flowers, rosehips, and citrus for a botanical and tropical fruit splash. A refreshing soft tartness helps balance the fruit and gin notes in what can be best described as a beer cocktail.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Rated by stortore from Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Fobab 2024.
May 08, 2025
 
Rated: 3.97 by BarrelAgedG from Wisconsin

Dec 03, 2024
 
Rated: 3.9 by Sparky44 from Illinois

Dec 02, 2024
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Reviewed by GrumpyGas from Illinois

4.35/5  rDev +9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
2024 FoBAB gold medal winner Specialty&Experimental Beer and runner up Best in Show!

16.9 oz undated bottle with cap and wax poured into the same bloated glencairn style glass shows a cloudy pinkish/orange body that glows almost a yellow gold when backlit. 1" cap of large, thin, white bubbles that recedes to a large island and edge-hugging ring that leaves sparse random bubbles behind.

Aromas and flavors are consistent with the original. My numbers remain the same.

Original review:
Gin barrel aged Mexican style lager with rosehips, hibiscus, and orange peel.
Figured this was the place to put this.

5th Anniversary release, July 2022 16oz undated can poured into a giant glencairn style glass shows a cloudy, effervescent orange, amber body floating a persistent 1/4" cap of fluffy white bubbles after falling from a proud 1 1/2" head. Webbed lacing is nice.

Orange rind aromas lead with a flowery, not perfume-y, background. Really nice. Juniper blends nicely with the added botanicals.

Flavor matches with just enough malt to prevent a perfume domination.

Not sweet, leaning dry, with a lighter medium feel and a clean finish.

Overall a pleasant, easy drinking, really flavorful lager that will not knock you out with sweetness.
Jul 30, 2022