Sweetwater Squeeze Radler - Blood Orange
Amsterdam Brewery

Poured into a Nonic. Pours nearly crystal clear light gold. Modest head. Minimal lacing.

The nose is pretty faint on this brew. A bit of citrus, pale malt, and a hint of grass.

Sweet orange and general citrus flavors on the front of the palate. Very modest hopping. Very little acidity. Fairly muddled.

The brew is medium-light bodied in reality, but comes off as down the middle medium. Not heavy or sticky, but not crisp or refreshing like a good radler should be.

I usually like what Sweetwater is giving. This one is probably my least favorite delivery from them.

 

 

Served on tap in a 20 oz (591 ml) Crown Sleeve at the Amsterdam BrewHouse in Toronto, Ontario.
A: Pours an opaque orange color (think orange juice) with a one finger, an off-white head, no more than rim retention, and virtually no lacing.
S: Aromas of citrus (lemon vs orange). Soda like nose.
T: Dry. Light orange, toffee, and caramel flavors. Virtually no bitterness appreciable.
M: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
O: This was a very drinkable, summer Radler. Would be great for the beach.

 

Opaque orange body, the colour of a Mimosa or Buck's Fizz cocktail. Finger-thin pale white head dissipates fast. Smells like oranges. Tastes like carbonated orange juice. Blood orange, but with a little bit of citrus zest bitterness in the aftertaste. Very natural tasting. It's not very beer-like, but I don't think it's supposed to be. There's a slight hint of bubblegum or banana underneath it all though. Maybe a wheat beer used for its base? Mouthfeel is light but not overly fizzy. Once again, it's like carbonated orange juice. It's refreshing and very natural tasting, and definitely succeeds as far as being a beer-based mimosa can go.

Borderline miscategorized, this is *barely* a radler, opting for a soda contingent rather than the standard (lemonade/grapefruit) juice addition. But the results are interesting, and more-or-less palatable. Cloudy, juice-ish colour, carbonation like a soda (basically zero head), beery, wheaty, yeasty flavours mixing with mineral soda and orange fruitiness, much of which comes through on the taste. Lightly flavoured, surprisingly tart (almose gose-ish), and generally enjoyable.

Opaque orange when poured from the can with no head. Does not smell strongly, just slightly yeasty and fruity. Tastes fruity, refreshing, and thirst quenching when you're looking for something sweet to cool you down. Great for patio or afternoon drinking. The hops taste quickly dissipates, to bring through a juicy bready taste to savour. Has a mild solid better grapefruit aftertaste that stays, but not too long. Feels smooth while drinking. An easy to handle summer drink, that is a nice alternative to too sweet coolers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can: Poured a golden color radler with a medium bubbly head. Aroma of light grapefruit/orange notes with residual sugar notes is OK for style Taste is a mix of lightly tart orange and grapefruit juice with light cereal notes with some residual sugar notes but not as much as I had expected. Body is light with OK carbonation. A little bit less sweet then some other example of the style.

 

Not so good. Tastes like old soapy oranges. Looks pretty good, though. Soft hazy pale orangey-yellow, big head. Disappointing the rest of the way.