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Avery White Rascal

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Avery White Rascal, originally uploaded by adambarhan.

Appearance: Pours a cloudy, light gold body with a small white head.

Smell: Aroma of honey and tangy-scented wheat malt with a full spiciness and notes of orange peels.

Taste: Tangy, lightly sweet wheat malt followed by a dose of coriander and orange peel. Touch of honey. Distinct pear fruitiness Spicy hops with a light bitterness. Pinch of coarse black pepper near the end. Orangey, spicy finish with a faint lingering sweetness.

Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied. Medium-high carbonation.

Drinkability: Tasty,a refreshing summer beer for sure.

Orval Trappist Ale

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A: Amber orange in color with 2+ fingers of foam

S: The nose is yeasty and a little funky with some tart apple notes.

T: Slight tartness, along with yeast and that subtle barnyard/wet hay funk. This is not necessarily bitter or sweet/malty in any way that I can tell.

M: The body is on the lighter side, with a high level of carbonation and a dry finish..

D: One of the more “interesting” Trappist beers

Serving type: bottle

Adelberts Dancin Monks

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Adelberts Dancin Monks, originally uploaded by adambarhan.

A: Pours a hazelnut brown color. Two finger white head forms and drops to a ring that sticks around. Lots of sticky lace is left behind.

S: Toasted malts, toffee sweetness, some plums as well. Simple, but enjoyable.

T: Toasted malts with a nice sweetness. Toffee, figs, plums.

M/D: A medium body and carbonation. Creamy and smooth.

Overall, very enjoyable if a bit simple. Very much worth a try if not familiar with the ATX brewery.

Adelberts Rambler Ale

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Adelberts Rambler Ale, originally uploaded by adambarhan.

Appearance: A hazy honey color with a strong white head

Smell: Bread, bubblegum, white pepper and green apple esters

Taste: Bready, up front, with a developing green apple character; herbal coriander and bubblegum. The beer grows progressively sweeter, after the swallow, bringing an herbal, green apple finish

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with low to moderate carbonation

Overall: An interesting take with good complexity but to me a touch sweet

New Belgium and The Lost Abbey Lips Of Faith – Brett Beer

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a – Pours a hazy, deep yellow orange color with one finger of fluffy white head.

s – Smells of oranges, A touch of brett, wheat, and bready malts. Brett and oranges are pretty weak. Nose isn’t bad at all, but kind of muted.

t – Tastes of bready malts, citrus, oranges, fruity malts, wheat, and very light funk, but not much. A little stronger and better than the nose, but still not much brett.

m – Medium body and low to moderate carbonation, the body is super smooth and creamy.

o – Overall a decent beer, but expected much better out of these breweries, and a bit underwhelming. For a name like “Brett Beer” it did not have a ton of brett, and the nose was very muted.

Serving type: bottle split in NB Tulips

Exposure Brewing Co. Clementine Wit

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A: The beer pours a hazy golden color with a rather large white head that calms down pretty quick.

S: Clementines are prominent in the smell. Not too much coriander coming since the clementines are a bit strong.

T: A nice citrus flavor with lemon and orange peel. Like with the aroma, there really isn’t much spice or malt flavor but overwhelmed by clementines. Some sweetness, but it’s more candy/sugar-like.

M: Light in body with medium carbonation.

O: Not really much witbier character to this. Will try a different fruit regime next time to this, a hint of orange would be good with more of a classic wit taste.

Bellegems Bruin

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Bellegems Bruin, originally uploaded by adambarhan.

A: Pours mahogany with a moderate white head, solid lace.

S: Nice dark fruit nose, not really sour smelling, molasses.

T: Delicious acidity, not overly sweet, just a hint of sugar with a great sweet-sour finish. Lots of dark fruit, fantastic and definitively different than American sours.

M: Medium-bodied, moderate but easy acidity, a nice Flanders that even a non sour fan could appreciate.

D: Definitely buy this beer if you are looking for a well rounded sour that can be drank on the regular.