[1] Review by FoamDome from Alexandria, VA, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (10/14/2007 10:32:17 AM)
"16 oz draft with lunch at the Wash, DC restaurant. Compared to Sam Adams Black Lager, GBS is lighter brown (still opaque), with a lighter tan head, more foam (1/2") and more lace. The aroma has an appealing chocolate fudgecicle note to it. There is a subtle, sweet malty taste to this lightbodied and easy drinking lager. This is my new favorite from the Gordon Biersch line. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Sampled: Forced Draught
Value of this beer for its style: Not Sure
[2] Review by Clash from Chattanooga, TN, USA who has tried this beer once. (9/22/2007 9:40:48 PM)
"This was probably the best of the sampler. A black apperance with a reddish hue. The aroma is chocolate, coffee, and licorice. The flavor is quite roasty with some chocolate and coffee. The finish is rather dry. Overall this wasn’t bad at all. "
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
7/10
Overall:
7/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 16oz @ $4.5 Unit Cost: $4.5 per Pint
[3] Review by Suds McDuff from Suds City, AleTown, USA who has tried this beer a couple times. (1/2/2007 1:04:58 PM)
"my runner up...smells roasty....nice in the mouth....but is a tad thin...but is user friendly...OK stuff...goes down easy...the brewmaster was nice but it took time to pry him away from his gumbo.."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
7/10
Flavor:
6/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.4)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 16oz @ $4 Unit Cost: $4 per Pint
[4] Review by Rmussman from Northern, CA, USA who has tried this beer once. (10/31/2006 12:37:30 AM)
"Sampled at one of their brewhouses in San Jose. Has a pour like an stout and dark. Had a smooth drink and a decent flavor. Had very little aftertaste and very little flavor. Overall one of the best from GB but not great."
Aroma:
8/10
Appearance:
7/10
Mouthfeel:
6/10
Flavor:
4/10
Overall:
6/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(3.1)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 500ml @ $5 Unit Cost: $4.73 per Pint
[5] Review by EyeChartBrew from CA, Liechtenstein who has tried this beer once. (5/18/2006 8:46:22 PM)
"My new favorite Gordon Biersch beer, hands-down.
`Nuff said? No? Okay, here goes....
Had a glass of this at the Tyson's Corner location -- a place I wouldn't have treked to, if I didn't happen to have a hotel room across the street...!
Like most Gordon Biersch beers, this is fairly solid, though perhaps a little too safe for true riches and glory. Have never run across a Gordon Biersch beer that really made me stand up and shout; but on the other hand, have never had a Gordon Biersch beer put me to sleep, either.
This one happens to fall nearer to the former than the later, thankfully. Went well with my Jambayala, FWIW.
A nice amount of roastiness to this one, that increases slightly as the beer clams down, and warms up some.
Some nice dryness in the middle and back-end, too. No Stout, obviously, but, at the same time, much more approachable and appealing than it's brother Gordon Biersch beers in the drinkability game, that's for sure.
Overall, my new go-to beer, if and when I happen to find myself living in a shotgun shack...., umm, I mean, at a Gordon Biersch location... ;^)
Cheers!
Music: Talking Heads' "Stop Making Sense"
//TB"
Aroma:
7/10
Appearance:
8/10
Mouthfeel:
9/10
Flavor:
8/10
Overall:
8/10
Final Rating, by Style:
(4)
Sampled: Forced Draught Sample Size: 450ml @ $4.75 Unit Cost: $4.99 per Pint
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