Discovery - Renaissance Brewing

jahsausage

New Zealand (Aotearoa)

3.88/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Pours with a initially large but insubstantial head. Unsure if it is my serving temprature or vessel but very "bubbly". Taste is short and sharp while the beer is in your mouth. Do find the mouthfeel / gravity is a bit lighter than i was expecting. Is seriously tasty though.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2010 09:54:05 | More by jahsausage

dgilks

Australia

3.78/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Crystal clear, golden colour with a good, creamy off-white head. Nice persistence to the head too. The aroma is of moderate citrus hops with a really present bitterness on the palate and a good bit of citric hop character. The slight caramel malt note is also good. The medium-light body and moderately high carbonation accentuate the flavours.

Serving type: on-tap

08-28-2010 07:13:02 | More by dgilks

mazstar

Australia

3.73/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: cloudy lighter hue of amber

S: maltier nose, some sweet stonefruit aromas, not much floral going on

T:pretty standard fare - quality but nothing unique or stand out - has a decent bitterness that stays on the palate for a while, balanced well

M: has a lagery mouthfeel

Solid performer, would have expected a bit more hops on the nose though.

Serving type: bottle

09-19-2011 11:35:30 | More by mazstar

joecast

Australia

3.63/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Slightly cloudy golden color. Thin white frothy head with good lacing. Medium to high carbonation.

Pretty mellow aroma. Light honey and some floral hops when given a god sniff. Not sure of the age of this but seems yo be missing some fresh hop character.

Super smooth taste. Not as bitter as other examples but very well balanced and clean. Mild bready malt is offset by a light spicy hop character.

They say it's harder to brew lighter beer styles as there is less to hide any faults. The positive with this beer is there are certainly no faults present, though it does lack the expected hop characters that efine the style.

Serving type: bottle

08-06-2011 09:56:31 | More by joecast

CrazyDavros

Australia

3.48/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 4

Pours amber with a large lasting head.
Lots of juicy fruity hops on the nose, mostly lighter fruits like apples, grapes, pears and grapefruit. Underneath is loads of sweet malt with honey and toasty characters.
Malt dominates the flavours as well with toasty overtones. The hops here are straight resin and a little grapefruit. Unfortunately there's a slight metallic character in the short finish.
Carbonation is way too high, only exacerbating the very dry finish. Watery body.

Serving type: bottle

03-06-2011 01:33:17 | More by CrazyDavros

ADZA

Australia

3.45/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

This beer pours a honey orange colour with nice carbonation that leaves a one finger head that slowly changes to a constant smearing over the top,it has fresh aromas of honeydew,passionfruit and fresh citrusy filled hops,it has an average mouthfeel that is quite thin and tastes abit more watery than the APA's im used to,but in saying that a very easy drinking session beer just wouldnt care either way if i didnt see it again for a while.

Serving type: bottle

07-26-2009 13:32:37 | More by ADZA

TubaManJack

Illinois

3.38/5  rDev -4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance- A golden light with a almost amber body. Moderate carbonation, small head.
Smell- Moderate noses of citrus and a wee bit of bready malt and resin.
Taste-A strong malt base that seems pretty powerful but is outshone by the fruitiness of the hops. It is some what like an amber ale because my mouth is confused by a weak hop showing. The malt is also more complex with a similarity to multigrain bread.

Serving type: bottle

05-26-2009 02:50:02 | More by TubaManJack

soulgrowl

United Kingdom (England)

3.2/5  rDev -9.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Dusty brass with a well-kept crown of white foam.

Very very metallic aroma, with some tropical fruitiness behind a wall of coinage. Pineapple, lychee, and peach. Gooseberry, potato shochu, and mowing the lawn. Kinda delicious but kinda underwhelming.

The flavor is pretty damn flat. Refreshing for sure, but without much character. Tangy citrus with touches of cherry blossom and jasmine. Nice, but it all feels a bit hollow. I think I want more malt flavors, but not more sweetness – the viscosity, carbonation, and attenuation is pretty much spot-on.

A slightly above average beer, but not nearly above enough to warrant the cost – or even to warrant importing it. Good, but I'd rather have a SNPA for a quarter of the price.

Serving type: bottle

06-27-2012 18:04:42 | More by soulgrowl

brendan13

Australia

3.18/5  rDev -10.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A - Pours a slightly hazy orange colour with a 1.5 centimetre of white head that falls to a thin whisp leaving a touch of lace down the glass.
S - Floral and herbal hops, light bready malt notes.
T - Much like the smell; floral and herbal hops up front backed up by a light bready maltiness.
M - Fairly light bodied with a medium to high carbonation.
D - Nothing wrong with it but nothing to get excited about. Drinking it fresh in NZ would be better.

Serving type: bottle

05-07-2009 12:07:37 | More by brendan13