Rocket Girl - Asheville Brewing Company

mikesgroove

South Carolina

3.68/5  rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured a hazy bright orange with a big fomay off white head. A real nice slow fade with good retention. A very nice layer of lace and just a super hazy overall look. Smell was crisp, clean and not overly biting or strong. Lightly linger and waffed through the air. Nice hint of subtle hoppiness and a blend of sugary tones. Not bad, could be stronger. First impresssion was very smooth, but then it kinda fell flat on the tongue, with a dull feel. The finish was nice and hoppy and had some lingering to it, and the overall flavor had a nice balance to it with the malt profile

Serving type: on-tap

11-27-2011 02:42:00 | More by mikesgroove

BeerDocT

Georgia

3.58/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Poured into ye old chilled tulip.

Appearance 4.0: Lovely deep golden color. Head was small (1/8"), but dissipated into pleasant swirls on the top. Lots of CO2 bubble everywhere.

Smell 3.0: Pretty average bouquet on this beer. Nothing really jumps out at me, just a neutral scent.

-Taste 4.0: Front is dry and somewhat sweet. Middle is smooth and filled with subtle barley. Finish is where the alkaline bite of the hops hit you, although this is restrained. Aftertaste is very pleasant: malt, adjuncts and very light hops. Refreshing.

-Mouthfeel 3.0: Pleasant mouthfeel, nothing outstanding.

-Overall 3.5: Very good lager. This beer is refreshing and has a nice hop bite to it, in spite of its billing as a "golden lager." This would be an excellent session beer and also excellent with food. Definitely worth picking up if you can find it.

Serving type: can

01-02-2013 04:11:49 | More by BeerDocT

tdm168

North Carolina

3.48/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On tap at Cedric's Tavern at the Biltmore in Asheville.

A - pours a clear gold with a thin lacing of head.

S - faint citrus

T - lemon, grassy, faint malt

M - light bodied, smooth, well carbonated

This is about as simple as beer gets, but after wandering around the Biltmore and the grounds for a few hours on a hot May day in NC this was perfect and very refreshing.

Serving type: on-tap

05-28-2012 21:21:06 | More by tdm168

babaracas

Florida

3.33/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

On tap at Asheville Brewing Co. This is built to wash down pizza, but not a particularly great kolsch.

A clear light amber with thin white head, stratus cloud like lace. Smell: soapy, a little lemon, pale malt, slightly spicy. Taste: wheat cracker, grape skin, mild sweet pale malt. Dry finish.

Serving type: on-tap

03-15-2011 04:15:41 | More by babaracas

rangerred

Tennessee

3.2/5  rDev -5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

12oz can into a pint glass.

Pours a clear gold with a one finger white head.

A nice biscuity aroma along with some cereal grains. Some floral hops are present as well.

The taste is pretty malty with biscuit and caramel. Grass and hay hop flavor along with a moderate to hight bitterness takes hold quickly and linger long into the finish. Mouthfeel is somewhat watery but that can almost be expected of a beer that is only 3.2%

Overall this beer has a lot of flavor for being such low strength. A truly great session beer.

Serving type: can

05-01-2012 18:56:50 | More by rangerred

thagr81us

South Carolina

3.08/5  rDev -8.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Had while at the brewpub during a visit to Asheville. Served from tap into a sampler shaker. Poured golden-yellow with a half finger bone white head that subsided to a minimal amount quickly. Maintained excellent lacing throughout the glass. The aroma was comprised of sweet malt, nutmeg, and skunk. The flavor was of sweet malt, spices, nutmeg, and wheat. It ahd a light feel on the palate with medium-high carbonation. Overall this was a decent brew, but far from awe-inspiring. Every aspect of this one just seemed to be lacking so much that it wasn't even funny. I could see people playing beer pong with this one if I'm honest. Just the watered down aspect killed this one for me personally. Worth trying with dinner, but I would leave it at that...

Serving type: on-tap

03-22-2011 18:35:30 | More by thagr81us

wagenvolks

Texas

3.03/5  rDev -10.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

12 oz can.

The appearance and low ABV are the two things Rocket Girl has going for her. Gorgeous, straw-golden body with a light carbonation level and a hefty tuft of off-white head up top. Lots of lace left behind on my glass. The aroma is a bit off-putting, as it smells like unfermented wort with ample sweetness. A little creamed corn in for 'good' measure. Slight hoppiness.

Rocket Girl tastes a little better than she smells (hah!), with a light cracker and vegetal maltiness that quickly vanishes from the palate. She's clean, alright. Grassy hops leave traces of bitterness and cracked pepper on the back end of the sip. Mouthfeel is dry and well-carbonated with an anorexic thinness to the body. While this is certainly a sessionable brew at 3.2% ABV, I probably wouldn't want to have more than one...

Serving type: can

12-20-2012 01:00:52 | More by wagenvolks