Small Animal Big Machine
Half Acre Beer Company
- From:
- Half Acre Beer Company
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 9%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 18.78%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 52
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 06, 2016
- Added:
- Jun 08, 2011
- Wants:
- 23
- Gots:
- 29
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
Collaboration with De Struise Brouwers and Pipeworks Brewing Company
This beer was brewed in collaboration with De Struise & Pipeworks. Belgian yeast set the scene for a traditional sour mash and loads of currants & cherries.
This beer was brewed in collaboration with De Struise & Pipeworks. Belgian yeast set the scene for a traditional sour mash and loads of currants & cherries.
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Reviewed by cpetrone84 from Pennsylvania
1.9/5 rDev -47.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
1.9/5 rDev -47.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
pour is murky dark brown with tan head. Nose is overly sweet with a messy malt. Plums, cherries, tobacco, peppery spice, lightly smoky meat. Taste is less smoky, more sweet, with a strange twang in the finish. Plums, cherries, faint leather, faint peppery spice, fairly dry finish, moderate carbonation and oily palate.
Aug 21, 2012
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
2.8/5 rDev -22.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
2.8/5 rDev -22.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Pours a beige head. Color is a caramel brown.
Aroma: Berries and cocoa. Some roasted malts. I have never had a carrot beer before, but knowing they are in here allows me to pick them out.
Taste: Cranberries, cherries, and carrots. Then a touch of chocolate malts. So many berries.
Mouthfeel: Fizzy. Light bodied with a high amount of carbonation. Ends roasted.
Overall, a unique beer with lots of berries. Too much carbonation as well. It's okay, but I don't want a lot of it.
Jun 10, 2012Aroma: Berries and cocoa. Some roasted malts. I have never had a carrot beer before, but knowing they are in here allows me to pick them out.
Taste: Cranberries, cherries, and carrots. Then a touch of chocolate malts. So many berries.
Mouthfeel: Fizzy. Light bodied with a high amount of carbonation. Ends roasted.
Overall, a unique beer with lots of berries. Too much carbonation as well. It's okay, but I don't want a lot of it.
Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.45/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Bottle shared at FosterJM's birthday celebration.
Pours a murky brown with a dark khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour and tart with some fruity and spice aromas. Taste is the same with an emphasis on dark fruit flavors. This beer has a super high level of carbonation with an extremely prickly mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but the carbonation level is much too high.
May 20, 2012Pours a murky brown with a dark khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour and tart with some fruity and spice aromas. Taste is the same with an emphasis on dark fruit flavors. This beer has a super high level of carbonation with an extremely prickly mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but the carbonation level is much too high.
Reviewed by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia
3.53/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bonus points for the imaginative and creative artwork on the label. The beer is hazy and chestnut brown in color with a ginormous tan head that leaves ample lacing on the glass. A bit over-carbonated.
Sweet fruit dominates the aroma. Currants followed by berries.
The flavor is lightly tannic, offering some oak character and a healthy serving of currants. Definitely more sweet than tart / sour. Alcohol presence is mild. A few ounces is plenty. This was fun to try, but not a big hit among the guys in the tasting group.
Mar 10, 2012Sweet fruit dominates the aroma. Currants followed by berries.
The flavor is lightly tannic, offering some oak character and a healthy serving of currants. Definitely more sweet than tart / sour. Alcohol presence is mild. A few ounces is plenty. This was fun to try, but not a big hit among the guys in the tasting group.
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