Alpine Beer Company Mandarin Nectar

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

From a 22 oz. bottle courtesy of a trade with hamilton23. Poured a light orange-yellow with small one-finger head which quickly disappeared. Little lacing observed. Nose was orange, lemon and some spice (coriander and nuttiness) and some belgian-like yeast. Taste was very sweet, with oranges and honey in the forefront. There is some hint of spice in the back but this beer stays on the same theme throughout — sweet. Since I love the hoppy offerings of this brewer, I was disappointed to find not much here. I felt like it should be syrupy, but actually it has a pretty light mouthfeel. It has very little carbonation (and seems to beg for more). Alpine has so many good beers but sadly this isn't one of them. I wouldn't go out of my way for another of these.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

The beer was easy to enjoy with a really big honey finish. Suprised at how much honey I got from the beer, and how little "orange" I got. The beer pours out a clear golden orange color with a tiny egg-shell white head. Sweet aroma, very floral with a light apple-juice/honey nose. Where’s the oranges in this Mandarin Nectar beer? Flavor is more honey, light corriander, some pears with a floral bitterness. Again, no oranges in this. Lots of honey though, which was enjoyable. A pint of this from the 22oz bottle was enough.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

This fruit beer pours a light orange gold color from a 22 oz bottle. Small sized white foamy head. Aroma is orange and coriander. A light to medium bodied fruit beer. Malts are fruity and sweet. The mandarin flavor is prevalent but not overwhelming, and it pleasantly citrusy and not overly sweet or acidic. Nice mix of citrus, coriander and orange zest. A very drinkable summer beer, light and refreshing enough to be able to drink a lot of it, yet complex and crisp enough not to be boring. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is crisp and dry. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 7

Had this off the tap at the brewery itself last evening, so it just doesn't get any fresher than this. Which is why I was purplexed with the rather muted aroma, and not-completely-appealing (musty?) flavor profile. I'm guessing this is the Alpine Ale infused with Mandarian oranges, but it's just not as distinctive as I would have liked. Almost as if the fruit kinda washed out the malt and hops out of this beer.

A good effort from a great brewery, but an offering that could use some tweaking, IMO.
//TB

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 2 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Thanks to xlperro for this brew: Appearance: Mandarin Nectar looks remarkably like a pilsener. It has a yellow/gold color and a large, frothy, white head. Aroma: The aroma was slightly earthy. I certainly could not detect the presence of mandarins or coriander. This was disappointing. Flavor: A clean soft taste with a slight hint of mandarin. This is definitely a thirst quencher, but I was expecting a bit more flavor.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

Draft. Pours a nice light orange color with little head. Subtle mandarin flavor. Nice mouthfeel.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

orange colored, thin to no head..the aroma was spicy hops and orange..the flavor was too heavily bombarded by coriander that it spices the orange too much..some sweetness..in time it seems to balance itself out..its a tad sticky, so that hinders the refreshment factor..

Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

This beer pours with a golden body topped by a thick creamy head with lots of lacing. The aroma is sweet and orangey with slight spicy notes and a touch of honey. The flavor is sweet with notes of honey and orange with a slight hoppiness. Light to medium bodied, smooth and dry.