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# Beer Origin Style Score Date
151 Rivertown Brewing Wit Beer United States Witbier 4.0

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

pours a cloudy peach color, towering head slowly dissipates to a healthy looking lace. The aroma is of citrus peel, coriander, grassy, peppery, nutty yeast, and fresh baked crackers. The taste is smooth, big crispness with a creamy backdrop. Lemon zest, peppercorn, coriander, dried grass, nutty grain, orange peel and a faint plummy alcohol show off its complexities. The mouthfeel is medium silky mouthfeel with low carbonation. Very refreshing and another great hit from Rivertown.

May 6, 2013
12:00:00 PM
152 Rivertown Brewing Embree's Northern Dark United States Baltic Porter 4.0

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

Pours dark brown with a little carbonation on the sides and a small light brown head that quickly dies and leaves a little lace. The aroma wow, dark fruit, figs and dates with a little tart cherry in there, a little roast on the end with a nice sweet caramel finish. The taste plays off the aroma with a very nice roasted, caramel malt, slight chocolate covered tart cherries in the middle with a coffee finish. I really can't taste the 10.6%. The mouthfeel is perfectly carbonated, and smooth and it goes down very easy.

May 6, 2013
12:00:00 PM
153 Barley?s Brewing Blood Thirst Wheat United States American Wheat 4.0

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

pours a hazy straw like color, with a nice small white head that slowly dissipates into a nice ring and leaves some nice lacing. The aroma is citrus and wheat with some mild hops in the background. The taste is very unique, the orange citrus is right up front then the wheat taste finishes off. The mouth feel was light bodied and nicely carbonated. Sampled at the Columbus Micro brew fest and then had several pints at their restaurant.

Sep 14, 2013
12:00:00 PM
154 Jackie O's Razz Wheat United States American Wheat 4.0

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

pours a cloudy blueberry ruby color which is simply gorgeous with a medium sized head and decent lacing. The aroma is of ripe red fruit juice and a hint of hearty wheat. The taste is extremely fresh raspberries with a solid backbone of wheat which adds to the complexity of the beer. The finish is crisp and slightly dry. The mouth feel is really refreshing, medium bodied and the carbonation is just soft enough to make this an easy drinker.

Sep 14, 2013
12:00:00 PM
155 North High Hefeweizen United States American Wheat 4.0

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

Tried this at the Columbus Microbrew Festival. pours a orangey/coppery color with small white head and little lace. The aroma is that of bananas and cloves, lots of bananas. The taste follows the aroma nicely and is well balanced between the wheat and banana. The mouth feel is light and very refreshing. Will have to have more of this.

Sep 22, 2013
12:00:00 PM
156 North High Lime Pilsner United States Bohemian / Czech Pilsener 4.0

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

tried this at the Columbus Microbrewery Festival. It poured a nice golden color with small white head that hung for a time and left a nice ring of lace. The aroma tells you instantly that there are limes in the mix. The other aromas consist of a typical pilsner. The taste has less lime then the aroma would have lead you to believe. The mouth feel was on the light side of medium bodied with nice carbonation, well worth the extra price for this one. Hope they make more.

Sep 22, 2013
12:00:00 PM
157 North High Blonde Ale United States Blonde Ale 4.0

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

Pours a clear light golden color with nice white head that slowly fades leaving a little lace. The aroma is fresh grain with mild hops and bit of malt sweetness. The taste starts with a nice crispness the a bit of malt sweetness. Nice bitterness to a clean finish. The mouth feel is light body, crisp and refreshing. Nice clean feel.

Sep 22, 2013
12:00:00 PM
158 Kona Wailua Wheat United States Fruit Beer 4.0

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

Pours a nice translucent yellow color with a thick medium sized typical wheat style head that is bone white. The lacing on the side of the glass is great. The aroma is filled with poppy wheat and a nice sort of semi sour passion fruit aroma. The taste matches the aroma quite nicely. A big poppy wheat flavor comes through and the passion fruit hits the tongue right up front before being swallowed by poppy wheat. The mouth feel is light bodied as you would expect and very refreshing.

Sep 30, 2013
12:00:00 PM
159 Firestone Walker DBA / Firestone Walker Double Barrel Ale United States English Pale Ale 4.0

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

pours a great copper color with small head but it lasts and leaves a thick ring lace after each sip, nice & clear. The aroma is deep, roasted caramel smell, but it's not sweet. Balancing floral hop. The taste is mildly sweet with nice hop balance but not overly hoppy. The taste was much better than expected, very refreshing. The mouth feel was light bodied and with just the right amount of carbonation.

Oct 14, 2013
12:00:00 PM
160 Moa Breakfast New Zealand American Wheat 4.0

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

Pours a pale golden with a nice white head and decent lacing. The aroma is bursting with fresh cherries. I can smell this from yards away. The taste begins with the cherries but not as much as I expected from the aroma. Moves on a slightly floral citrusy hop profile certainly from the nelson hops. Also grainy slightly bitter. The end goes back to the cherries. The mouth feel is light bodied and pretty crisp.

Jul 5, 2014
12:00:00 PM
161 Bells Kalamazoo Stout United States Stout 4.0

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

Usually i'm not much of a stout person, but this beer makes me re-think that thought. has a great black colored pour with an outstanding head, that hangs around, with a very coffee like aroma. Actually if coffee smelt this good I might actually drink it. This is one stout i will drink on a reqular basis.

Apr 19, 2012
12:00:00 PM
162 Great Lakes Nosferatu United States Strong Ale 4.0

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

pours a nice redish color with a ok head that sticks around only for a short time. a wonderful aroma of fruit and spices rise up from the bottle, sort of like the nosferatu does at night. You can taste the sweet caramel, with a nice touch of nuttyness, but overall a well balanced high hopped ale.

Apr 23, 2012
12:00:00 PM
163 Fuller's ESB United Kingdom Extra Special Bitter 4.0

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

pours a nice orangish amber color with a nice white head, that quickly disappears. It has a wonderful aroma of carmel and orange. It has a complex flavor of malt and honey but balanced well with hop bitterness. It's no wonder that this beer has won so many awards.

May 8, 2012
12:00:00 PM
164 Unibroue L'Éphémère Pomme (Unibroue L'Éphémère Apple) Canada Fruit Beer 4.0

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

Beer pours nice clear amber with a huge aroma of apples has a nice white head that quickly disappears. The apples are all there, in a juicy, refreshing kind of way. The aroma suggested way more tartness, which was mostly there. The balance is impeccable- with some coriander and spice. Super-smooth, no distracting things in the flavor. I really enjoy this beer and fruit beers in general.

May 9, 2012
12:00:00 PM
165 Amstel Bright Curacao Pale Lager 4.0

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

The appearance is very bright and clean. I really like the taste. They serve it up with a lime... but I tasted it without the lime squeeze and thought it tasted fantastic. I added the lime and didn't think it affected the overall flavor. The mouthfeel is very light and crisp. It's also very refreshing. It's just a really really good brew especially when sitting on a beach in the Caribbean.

May 9, 2012
12:00:00 PM
166 Breckenridge 471 Small Batch IPA United States Imperial IPA 4.0

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

Pours a hazy orange-golden with a nice white head that recedes to a slight layer over the surface. Nice lacing. A great sweet, citric aroma of some grapefruit, lemon, and orange on top of a bready underbelly. Flavor matches the aroma quite well. Some definite sweetness to this, some great citric fruitiness, a nice malt underbelly, and then in the end some bitterness shows itself. The alcohol is well hidden. Nice active mouthfeel to this, around medium modied and crisp.

May 20, 2012
12:00:00 PM
167 Kulmbacher Eisbock Germany Eisbock 4.0

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

pours a very dark brown hue with nice frothy tan foam head. The aroma is rich, fruity with hints of raisin, raspberry and tobacco. The taste is rich malt flavor which lends a nice fruitiness to the whole thing. The mouthfeel is big, roamy body with a good silkiness and a big carbonation.

May 21, 2012
12:00:00 PM
168 Hofbrau Dunkel / Hofbräu Dunkel Germany Dunkel Weizen 4.0

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

Pours a deep ruby red nearly brown color with a light just off white head, the head faded fast giving almost no lacing. The aroma is of roasty malt and darker fruit flavors of cherry and some raisin. The taste is a sweeter malty flavor meets the tongue. The good roastiness has breadiness in the taste as well. Toward the middle of the taste some sweeter fruit flavors. I really enjoy the Hofbrau brand.

May 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
169 Hacker-Pschorr Hefe Weisse Germany Hefeweizen 4.0

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

pours a nice clody golden orange body with a thick white head that quickly fades but a little remains ontop of the beer. The aroma is of a lot of hefeweizen yeast! The smell is super fruity and just really nice. There is also a bit of grain on the nose too. The taste is a perfect combination of of malt and fruity yeast. There is so flavor in this beer, but it is perfectly controlled. The mouthfeel is so smooth and just has a nice amount of crispness on the back of the throat. It does leave a full, dry feeling in my mouth.

May 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
170 Paulaner Hefeweizen Germany Hefeweizen 4.0

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

Pours a murky honey orange with a small foamy orange-white head that settles to a small cap on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace line the glass on the drink down. The aroma is of wheat, yeast, clove, and banana aromas. The taste is of wheat, yeast, and banana with a clove spice flavor that lingers on the finish. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a good hefeweizen that is very refreshing and easy to drink.

May 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
171 Timmermans Strawberry Lambicus Belgium Fruit Lambic 4.0

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

pour was a murky plum orange with an average sized light pink foamy head that reduced down to a large collar of foam with some really good sticky lacing. The aroma was all about the strawberries, with a little musty yeast and a hint of bubblegum. The taste was sweetly tart with a bit of maltiness and a strong strawberry presence throughout. The flavor lasted a decent duration after the swallow being mostly of tart strawberries Mouthfeel was light in body and slightly syrupy in texture with a very lively carbonation. Overall a very sweet and tart Lambic that was very refreshing. This is also an excellent example of what a lambic should be like.

May 22, 2012
12:00:00 PM
172 Schneider Weisse Tap 7: Schneider Weisse Original Germany Hefeweizen 4.0

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

Sampled this beer at the pub! Pours a very cloudy orange, brown gold color with a white creamy large head that maintains good retention and good lacing. The aroma is fruity and hints bubble gum, but is not strong. The taste is of bubble gum and bananas as well, but is quickly checked by clove and fruit flavors. In the middle a slight sour zest taste is dominant. At the end the yeast binds all the flavors to a nice finish. A very drinkable everyday Hefeweizen. Great job!

May 29, 2012
12:00:00 PM
173 Great Lakes Lorelei Dunkel Weizen United States Dunkel Weizen 4.0

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

This is a pub exclusive that I did not think was available until I got to the brewpub. The beer was served to me in a pint glass with a hazy golden body and a nice white head that didn't leave any lacing. The aroma had hints of yeast and malts. The taste was great, with a lot of flavor, the sweet malts hit you upfront but mellow out to some hop bitterness. The beer had medium carbonation with a noticeable amount of carbonation but it was crisp and was very easy to drink. Overall its another solid offering from Great Lakes and I'm glad that I got the chance to try it.

Jun 6, 2012
12:00:00 PM
174 Fox Barrel Pear Cider United States Cider 4.0

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

pours a light amber with virtually no head or lacing, but there is nice carbonation. The aroma is that of pears but isn't overpowering. The taste is of course pears but is very light and refreshing and not overly sweet. I will have to say this is one of the best hard ciders that I have tried.

Jun 6, 2012
12:00:00 PM
175 Ayinger Brau-Weisse Germany Hefeweizen 4.0

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

pours a golden yellow color with a fluffy white head with no lace left on the glass. The aroma is banana with some cloves. The taste is wheat and light white pepper, cloves, and bananas voids. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and is fully carbonated with a filling, crisp finish and slight lingering spiciness, Leaves you wanting another round and I think i will.

Jun 9, 2012
12:00:00 PM