Best Of Beer Camp: California Common - Beer Camp #8 - Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

zhanson88

Montana

3.55/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Pours a golden color with exceptional clarity. Not a lot of carbonation seems to be prevalent. About 3/4" of eggshell white head forms, which has okay lacing and retention.

Smell: I get some bready and biscuity malts. Some lemon and orange zest in there as well, with very minimal hops; perhaps a touch of florals in there.

Taste: Lots of bready malts on the palate, along with some citrus notes, mainly orange and lesser lemon zest. Some light noble hop character on the back end.

Mouthfeel/Overall: Over light bodied but not quite to medium, with low but still apparent carbonation. Not bad. Overall, a decent steam beer. Nothing offensive, but nothing to make it stand out a lot either. Reasonably well done though.

Serving type: bottle

08-28-2011 05:40:45 | More by zhanson88

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

05-23-2013 16:13:16 | More by InspectorBob

twenty5

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

05-15-2013 18:34:16 | More by twenty5

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%

05-09-2013 00:09:06 | More by cadaugherty

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

05-07-2013 23:48:33 | More by blknikon

DMc8ride

Maryland

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

03-28-2013 22:14:43 | More by DMc8ride

grahamboudreaux

Tennessee

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

03-15-2013 06:10:46 | More by grahamboudreaux

jucifer1818

Florida

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

02-28-2013 21:27:43 | More by jucifer1818

popery

California

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

01-28-2013 07:34:20 | More by popery

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

01-20-2013 02:04:29 | More by t0rin0

Lukass

Ohio

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%

01-06-2013 14:18:44 | More by Lukass

sendbeer

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

12-15-2012 05:55:55 | More by sendbeer

CA_Infidel2o9

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

12-11-2012 06:34:32 | More by CA_Infidel2o9

stabbingcontest

Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev -27.2%

12-04-2012 01:34:12 | More by stabbingcontest

Chris_Cali_2o9

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

11-20-2012 03:31:12 | More by Chris_Cali_2o9

bzach

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

10-16-2012 10:03:53 | More by bzach

buzze40

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

09-12-2012 01:43:41 | More by buzze40

WastingFreetime

Wisconsin

3.88/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Reviewed from notes.

Pours out an orangish-golden color with light amounts of hazing and a two finger head that lasts for about a minute and a half, leaving behind minimal lacing on the glass. Medium body and carbonation levels, with a touch of crispness to the texture.

Smells of light cereal graininess and a touch of herbal hopping, that's about it for the nose. The flavor is a bit stronger : I get a biscuit sort of malt tinged with a bit of sulphur, plenty of grassy, herbal, and hay hopping with an earthen / light apple skin garnish on the finish. Drinks easy, yet complex enough to be a sipper if you want it to be.

Serving type: bottle

09-05-2012 21:52:57 | More by WastingFreetime

generallee

New York

3.5/5  rDev -7.4%

08-29-2012 11:30:46 | More by generallee

JimmytheSaintPSU

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +12.4%

08-21-2012 02:00:12 | More by JimmytheSaintPSU

Nickfellow007

Rhode Island

3.25/5  rDev -14%

08-15-2012 15:58:33 | More by Nickfellow007

RblWthACoz

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

This sticks pretty well to the style. A little tangy and bitter with some mild spice tones. This is a good execution of a style that I don't ever seem to really appreciate. Even though this is nice, it still isn't my cup of tea. Good job on overall, though.

Serving type: bottle

08-05-2012 19:59:31 | More by RblWthACoz

jnoelani

Washington

4/5  rDev +5.8%

07-17-2012 05:08:00 | More by jnoelani

pjs234

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev -0.8%

07-16-2012 02:32:34 | More by pjs234

bsp77

Minnesota

3.8/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Note: I reviewed this on 5/8/11 under the old listing for this beer before everything was fixed.

Best of Beer Camp #8: California Common (Nothin in Common)

Serving glass: Poured from bottle into Nonic Imperial Pint. Bottled on 1091 (April 1, 2011)

Appearance: Clear golden-amber with initial frothy white head, leaving slight lacing behind.

Smell: Biscuit, cherry and citrus (lemon and orange) predominately. Light caramel and spiciness.

Taste: Somewhat sweet malt backbone of cherry, toast and caramel. Tastes like a German lager, but fruitier and with more citrusy hops on top of the malt backbone. Not much bitterness; just a spicy (noble?) hop kick.

Feel: Moderate carbonation, medium body, semi-dry finish. Really smooth but somehow slightly boozy.

Overall: Overall, it seems a little too malty and boozy for a California Common. As a result, it comes across like a bigger, fruitier German lager. This is not really a bad thing, as it is quite tasty, but I expected more.

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2012 13:47:35 | More by bsp77