Beet The Blues
Empire Brewing Company
- From:
- Empire Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.97 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 14, 2009
- Added:
- Aug 14, 2009
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Reviewed by number1bum from Pennsylvania
3.97/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Saw this on tap and had never heard of it. After doing a little digging, I found that it's a one-off they did for the Empire Brewing and Music Festival. Brewed with 90lbs of local, organic beets, with a 2-row pale malt base, Hallertau hops and rosemary. Bartender told me it was 5.8%.
Here are a couple of YouTube videos about it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynN9DEUWRXM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vxpv3V
Came a beet red (how about that?), or maybe a bit closer to a vibrant dark pink, somewhat cloudy with a fizzy pink head. Didn't keep much of a lace.
Smell was slightly sweet and spicy, with a big herbal note from the rosemary. Can definitely get the sweetness of the beets, spiciness of the hops and certainly the rosemary.
Taste, like the smell, had a nice light sweetness to it from the beets, while the rosemary in particular added a nice dimension and balance. Hops are subtle but the spiciness is there. Good choice with the Hallertau. Mouthfeel is light and quite crisp, with a clean aftertaste. Quite refreshing, and interesting too. Odd concept, but it works nicely. Give it a try before it's gone.
Aug 14, 2009Here are a couple of YouTube videos about it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynN9DEUWRXM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vxpv3V
Came a beet red (how about that?), or maybe a bit closer to a vibrant dark pink, somewhat cloudy with a fizzy pink head. Didn't keep much of a lace.
Smell was slightly sweet and spicy, with a big herbal note from the rosemary. Can definitely get the sweetness of the beets, spiciness of the hops and certainly the rosemary.
Taste, like the smell, had a nice light sweetness to it from the beets, while the rosemary in particular added a nice dimension and balance. Hops are subtle but the spiciness is there. Good choice with the Hallertau. Mouthfeel is light and quite crisp, with a clean aftertaste. Quite refreshing, and interesting too. Odd concept, but it works nicely. Give it a try before it's gone.
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