Brewhouse Rarities: Spiced Pear Ale
Flying Dog Brewery
- From:
- Flying Dog Brewery
- New York, United States
- Style:
- Fruit and Field Beer
- ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.49 | pDev: 8.02%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 06, 2016
- Added:
- Aug 07, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 12
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
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Rated by ThisWangsChung from Maryland
3.26/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.26/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.26/5: The Beer Perry?!?! (The Band Perry...get it? ...I'll see myself out)
Feb 22, 2016
Reviewed by Smakawhat from Maryland
3.85/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured from the bottle into a Flying Dog goblet/tulip glass.
A two finger off white head is formed, quite fine and creamy looking, with an almost Belgian like lace to it as well. Body color is an orange amber, a touch cloudy but fairly clear for the most part, very little carbonation except the odd creeping bottle.
Aroma is pretty much as described and very delicious. Spiced pear indeed with a bit of juiced fruit, but the spice hits first with what seems to be a good amount of nutmeg like character. Kind of goes to a fruity lighter malted winter warmer with a pear spin on it. Quite nice.
Palate seems to just squeak out enough good qualities with a lacking body. Watery malt put with a big amount of nutmeg and clove filling the mid palate for a good balance on the slightly sweet pear flavor. Aftertaste gets a little clove like hot though a bit on the swallow, but still manages a tolerable balance between fruit sweetness and spice warmth. Even a small touch of booze but nothing large.
A fun take on a fruit brew, maybe even a touch of Belgian hiding in here, or winter warmer ? Fun to explore for sure.
Dec 12, 2015A two finger off white head is formed, quite fine and creamy looking, with an almost Belgian like lace to it as well. Body color is an orange amber, a touch cloudy but fairly clear for the most part, very little carbonation except the odd creeping bottle.
Aroma is pretty much as described and very delicious. Spiced pear indeed with a bit of juiced fruit, but the spice hits first with what seems to be a good amount of nutmeg like character. Kind of goes to a fruity lighter malted winter warmer with a pear spin on it. Quite nice.
Palate seems to just squeak out enough good qualities with a lacking body. Watery malt put with a big amount of nutmeg and clove filling the mid palate for a good balance on the slightly sweet pear flavor. Aftertaste gets a little clove like hot though a bit on the swallow, but still manages a tolerable balance between fruit sweetness and spice warmth. Even a small touch of booze but nothing large.
A fun take on a fruit brew, maybe even a touch of Belgian hiding in here, or winter warmer ? Fun to explore for sure.
Reviewed by MacMalt from New Jersey
3.59/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.59/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured into pint glass. The color is clear golden with a two-finger, bright white head and substantial lacing that did not dissipate. The smell features faint pear, spices, and a bready malt. The taste is far more spicy than sweet. It's also a lot more bitter than I anticipated. It's a crisp, refreshing ale with pleasant carbonation and the 6.8% ABV is certainly not overpowering. Perhaps this ale is better fresh but I'm just not tasting the pear as I had hoped to.
Nov 26, 2015
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