Non-Linear Progression
Origin Beer Project
- From:
- Origin Beer Project
- Rhode Island, United States
- Style:
- English Bitter
- ABV:
- 3.8%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.93 | pDev: 4.33%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 10, 2022
- Added:
- Sep 10, 2022
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
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“Non-Linear Progression” is an English-style Ordinary Bitter at 3.8%. Fermentation and cellar process is where this experience shifts from textbook to forward thinking.
An extended boil with a generous amount of aged hops + primary fermentation & a brief conditioning time in neutral oak nudges this beer into its own category.
Layers of dried apricot, herbaceous tea like aromas and a balanced tannin presence combine in a way we never could have imagined. Extremely drinkable and nicely balanced.
An extended boil with a generous amount of aged hops + primary fermentation & a brief conditioning time in neutral oak nudges this beer into its own category.
Layers of dried apricot, herbaceous tea like aromas and a balanced tannin presence combine in a way we never could have imagined. Extremely drinkable and nicely balanced.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Rug from Massachusetts
4.01/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.01/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
So I got a whole bunch of new beers from Origin last weekend and me and my buddy are gonna try though them all today. We’re starting off with the most basic of an English Bitter and working our way up. It is cool to see them embrace tradition though, for a brewery that likes to take swings. Let’s get into it
Pours a clear dark gold with a finger of white head that fades to a ring and leaves minimal lacing
There’s a surprising fruitiness in the nose that I’m really digging. I’m picking up on aromas of jammy apricot, bready malt, honey, peppery hops, peach rings, light grass, and apple skin
The fruitiness in taste evolves into something more floral but still quite good. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting apricot, green tea, floral hops, wildflower honey, bready malt, orange zest, and light toasted grain. The swallow brings notes of bready malt, black tea, floral hops, grass, toasted grain, peach, and wildflower honey
A light body pairs with moderate carbonation, resulting in a crisp beer. Finishes mostly dry with a fruity sweetness
What a way to start the tasting. It stays traditional and improves upon that tradition. Good stuff
Nov 26, 2022Pours a clear dark gold with a finger of white head that fades to a ring and leaves minimal lacing
There’s a surprising fruitiness in the nose that I’m really digging. I’m picking up on aromas of jammy apricot, bready malt, honey, peppery hops, peach rings, light grass, and apple skin
The fruitiness in taste evolves into something more floral but still quite good. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting apricot, green tea, floral hops, wildflower honey, bready malt, orange zest, and light toasted grain. The swallow brings notes of bready malt, black tea, floral hops, grass, toasted grain, peach, and wildflower honey
A light body pairs with moderate carbonation, resulting in a crisp beer. Finishes mostly dry with a fruity sweetness
What a way to start the tasting. It stays traditional and improves upon that tradition. Good stuff
Reviewed by LeRose from Massachusetts
3.69/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours nicely enough. Deep gold, very clear. Soapy two inch head that falls to nothing.
The smell comes strong with the oak. Even if it was a brief stay in a barrel, it had a big impact. Malty sweet bread, I'd lean peach versus apricots. A little funky, actually. I do not know the impact of using aged hops, do that a wildcard here. There is a pronounced vegetative aroma - kinda green and earthy.
Taste...holy Mighty Morphin Flavor Rangers, Batman. Each sip strikes a bit different, so stream of consciousness unraveling here. First impression was strong, oaky tannin. Certainly some evidence of the longer boil with some grain bitterness and a slightly cooked, near smoky note. I didn't find my peachy note (or maybe apricot) until the beer warmed and it showed first long into the aftertaste. Once established, the fruit became obvious. There's a decent bitter hit, a very slight sweetness. When it all melds itself back together, the effect puts me in mind of a plain but pretty strong herbal tea - green and herbaceous. I swear I pick up a faint vanilla flavor. The peachricot gets stronger with warmth and repeated sips, very slight peppery spice.
The feel is medium-bodied, slightly slick. Quite astringent. Almost no carbonation.
OK...this one is out there, no doubt. It certainly slightly bends the style description, but it actually hits the descriptors in its own way. Bitter, fruity, malty, hoppy, color, low carbonation - checks or at least tickles the boxes. I dont think the balance is all that remarkeable - the oak seems strong but everything shifts around so maybe its more like a good moving average?
Sep 12, 2022The smell comes strong with the oak. Even if it was a brief stay in a barrel, it had a big impact. Malty sweet bread, I'd lean peach versus apricots. A little funky, actually. I do not know the impact of using aged hops, do that a wildcard here. There is a pronounced vegetative aroma - kinda green and earthy.
Taste...holy Mighty Morphin Flavor Rangers, Batman. Each sip strikes a bit different, so stream of consciousness unraveling here. First impression was strong, oaky tannin. Certainly some evidence of the longer boil with some grain bitterness and a slightly cooked, near smoky note. I didn't find my peachy note (or maybe apricot) until the beer warmed and it showed first long into the aftertaste. Once established, the fruit became obvious. There's a decent bitter hit, a very slight sweetness. When it all melds itself back together, the effect puts me in mind of a plain but pretty strong herbal tea - green and herbaceous. I swear I pick up a faint vanilla flavor. The peachricot gets stronger with warmth and repeated sips, very slight peppery spice.
The feel is medium-bodied, slightly slick. Quite astringent. Almost no carbonation.
OK...this one is out there, no doubt. It certainly slightly bends the style description, but it actually hits the descriptors in its own way. Bitter, fruity, malty, hoppy, color, low carbonation - checks or at least tickles the boxes. I dont think the balance is all that remarkeable - the oak seems strong but everything shifts around so maybe its more like a good moving average?
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