Original Orange Blossom Ale - Buckbean Brewing Company

brentk56

North Carolina

3.25/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: Pours a cloudy orange soda color with a rather disappointing head that fades to a ringlet while spotting the pint glass

Smell: Grainy aromatics with a hint of Tang

Taste: Starts out rather bready but by mid-palate, the Tang flavor arrives along with a grainy bitterness; after the swallow, the flavors fade quickly, with just a residual of what was tasted initially; grainy bitterness in the aftertaste

Mouthfeel: Medium body with low carbonation

Drinkability: Better to drink on a hot day after mowing the lawn, the more I think about this one the less I like it

Thanks, jh1982, for the opportunity

Serving type: can

02-13-2010 20:11:33 | More by brentk56

mmilyko

Nevada

2.25/5  rDev -27.7%

09-14-2012 02:27:28 | More by mmilyko

t0rin0

California

3/5  rDev -3.5%

09-09-2012 02:30:18 | More by t0rin0

PavementBlues

4.25/5  rDev +36.7%

03-26-2012 20:48:59 | More by PavementBlues

mhagler

3/5  rDev -3.5%

03-05-2012 17:30:06 | More by mhagler

shelby415

Oregon

3/5  rDev -3.5%

02-12-2012 07:41:19 | More by shelby415

Cinderbike

Nevada

2.68/5  rDev -13.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A - Slightly hazy golden yellow with fluffy off-white head.

S - Oranges, lemons, and malt. Not your usual citrus aroma, however - more akin to orange soda.

T - Again, the orange essence used gives it a unique, almost artificial orange flavor. Very tart with some lemon tones and a bit of diacetyl. There is a little bit of caramel and toasted bread in the finish but the 'orange blossom' flavor dominates.

M - Thin and effervescently carbonated.

O - It's a strange beer. I suppose for a session beer or someone new to craft it might be good, but I just found it too weird to enjoy.

Serving type: on-tap

02-05-2012 17:33:36 | More by Cinderbike

johnnnniee

New Hampshire

3.05/5  rDev -1.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Received in trade from mdaschaf, thanks for the opportunity.

I smell oranges as soon as I crack open the can. Pours out quite the hazy orange color with a thin white head that dissipates quickly. Smells of citrus and orange with a sweet almost sugary malty background. Wow this has quite an odd flavor to it. Its almost like someone took an orange popsicle and mixed it in a thin amber ale. It's heavy on the oranges for sure and there must be some malt in there somewhere. Bone dry finish with a fairly thin body. Moderate level of carbonation with a tart prickly mouthfeel. Well they get an A for being distinct, but this only worked for the first sip or two before I tired of it. I'm glad I got to try this.

Serving type: can

01-27-2012 00:06:50 | More by johnnnniee

jbweld

Nevada

3.5/5  rDev +12.5%

12-19-2011 02:09:33 | More by jbweld

Ryburr

California

4/5  rDev +28.6%

11-18-2011 03:52:21 | More by Ryburr

jh1982

Nevada

3/5  rDev -3.5%

11-14-2011 17:26:58 | More by jh1982

sendsilk

Florida

3.1/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This beer starts out pretty refreshing. Nice orange and floral hops in the aroma. Looks clean and crisp in appearance but slightly cloudy.

The taste. It starts off fairly well but rapidly gets old. Very one dimensional and the beer seems to become less appealing as it warms. The mouthfeel is a little light but seems appropriate for the style.

I only bought 1 16 oz can of this and am glad the have tried it but I probably won't be going back to it anytime soon.

Serving type: can

10-20-2011 02:08:24 | More by sendsilk

RomaniIteDomum

Florida

4.08/5  rDev +31.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Pours golden amber with a big fluffy white head.

Smells like light orange blossoms and a light floral hop presence.

The taste has a nice floral orange blossom taste with a hint of orange juice, but mostly floral qualities. Lingering blossom and floral hop notes. Good balance keeps it from being one-dimensional.

Nice light feel keeps with the light floral nature of this beer.

Overall, this was a very pleasant surprise. good balance and refreshing qualities make this a great lawnmower beer. I enjoyed mine in almost 100 degree heat with damn near 100% umidity. Perfectly refreshing.

Serving type: can

08-30-2011 21:40:20 | More by RomaniIteDomum

steved64

Arizona

2.63/5  rDev -15.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A: gold to copper, no haze.

S: DMS, cooked corn. I have tasted many a homebrew with this flaw and rather supprised to see it in a commercial beer. Some folks don't mind this but I cannot stand it. The orange stuff is in there somewhere.

T: Balance on the sweet side, pretty much what I expect for a fruity beer. Again hard for me to get past the DMS. I can tell what they were trying to do and it could have been very successful if not for the DMS dominating.

M: crisp, reasonably light

O: Sad to say I did not drink more than a few ounces before giving up on this one.

Serving type: can

08-25-2011 04:31:08 | More by steved64

GallowsThief

Florida

3.65/5  rDev +17.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Poured out of a pint can into a pint glass.

A – Pours a cloudy orange yellow pour with about a finger of off white fluffy head.

S – Very sweet smell, reminds me of orange Kool Aid.

T – Nice smooth orange flavor. Some hops present but faint. Tiny bit of bitterness present. Slight warming at the finish.

M – Lively carbonation. Light to Medium body.

O – After smelling this I thought it was going to be very sweet. It is actually not. It has a strong taste of orange of course but it still retains a beer flavor. Pretty solid.

Serving type: can

08-14-2011 02:06:44 | More by GallowsThief

ktrillionaire

Florida

3.33/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A Nevadan tick, huh? This one pours an amber-orange hue and is capped with a very scant film of microbubbles. The nose is pleasant enough - and is definitely suggesting orange blossom water - with a faintly perfumed citric odor standing above smaller hop and grain notes. Flavor-wise, it is pretty good; I get mild orange blossom notes atop a lightly spicy-herbal and crackery base. The feel is very watery, which actually serves this brew well. Overall this seems like a perfectly reasonable libation for a sweltering desert like NV.

Serving type: can

07-30-2011 07:34:00 | More by ktrillionaire

JohnnyS17

Maryland

2.98/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Pours a murky orange and brown with about an inch or two of thin white head. The head subsides pretty quickly into a very thin lacing. The particles are very tiny unlike a Hefeweizen where you can see individual bits of wheat and yeast. It smells of flowers and oranges; it would make a nice potpourri for your bathroom.

The taste is kind of odd. It starts out like a wheat beer and finishes like a pale ale. There are mild hints of wheat and hops, with very subtle sweetness. It is a bit too bitter for my liking. There is a moderate, crisp carbonation. It is a very thin body with a slightly dry finish.

Overall, the most interesting part of the beer was the unique smell. Besides that, it is not an extremely exciting beer.

Serving type: can

06-19-2011 01:47:17 | More by JohnnyS17

yemenmocha

Arizona

2.98/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Pours light amber with white head. Nose has a clear floral orange character. Palate has some toasty grainy flavors with the orange floral flavors taking over. Hard to enjoy this one, almost like drinking an orange soft drink. Light bodied. A bit watery.

Serving type: can

05-23-2011 03:48:42 | More by yemenmocha

smakawhat

Maryland

2.48/5  rDev -20.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2

Poured from the can into a nonic pint glass.

A very soapy large bubbled off white head of three fingers comes off the pour. It seems to fall at a good clip. Body is slightly cloudy and a nice orange amber, but it looks a little unpleasant.

An obvious whiff of faint orange soda, airy. Also some sweetness that's kind of odd. There's something kind of funky/musty almost with a little veggie like, but this is actually kind of interesting to me. Slight hint of malt to go too.

Woah what happened to this body? This seems as something a little bigger bodied is coming but it is incredibly wet and watery. Taste dissipates very quickly, with a faint old stale orange, but not much malt either. This feels like an incredibly weak lager and very just... wow boring.

Overall I am not impressed with this for it's category. It seems to start off well but is incredibly weak in taste and feel. It just feels like flavored weak soda and orange.

Serving type: can

05-13-2011 23:21:35 | More by smakawhat

beagle75

Iowa

3.83/5  rDev +23.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Draft pour into a goblet at Brix in Sunset Beach.

A: Slightly hazy, light orange-amber with one finger of diminishing mango-tinted foam head. Moderate lacing remains on the glass.

S: While slightly toasty, it is most like standing next to a large citrus tree that is in full bloom--very aromatic and appealing.

T: Begins off-dry, with early floral aromatics carried from the smell that yield to the cream ale core of soft toasted malt (and perhaps adjuncts). Acidity is low despite its citrus theme. A whiff of authentic orange blossom persists through to the end, amidst a finish that entirely lacks bitterness. Flavors are careful to never cross an important line toward sweetness--in fact, the opposite is more true--which lends validity to this beer's approach that would otherwise be easy to not take seriously.

M: Medium viscosity, oily and smooth on the palate, with moderate carbonation.

D/O: Here is an interesting American-brewed alternative to England's cream ales. It is not undermined by the involvement of the orange blossoms, instead gaining interest and floral complexity from them. It reminds of 21st Amendment's watermelon wheat, not in similarity of flavor but in similarity of approach to pairing questionable botanical elements with beer and still respecting the style.

Serving type: on-tap

04-26-2011 16:16:46 | More by beagle75

azdback

Arizona

1.48/5  rDev -52.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

Poured into a Sam Adams Lager glass. Darker side of orange in color. A bit cloudy. Head is bright white and fizzy and a bit creamy looking. Lace doesn't stick much at all though.

Smell is really interesting. Bready, musty and watery? I don't smell any orange or any citrus hop for that matter or really anything else at all.

Holy shit!! This one is interesting. First thing I taste is yeast, or bread. The second is water. After that, which was kinda hard to swallow, I do taste orange blossoms. But is this really what the brewer had in mind, or did they taste this disaster and then name it ? Probably the latter.

The mouth is not good for any style. And I don't even know what style this is supposed to be. A lot of unnecessary puckering and water. Blah!!

Overall I must say it is very hard for me to pour beer down the drain, but I think it was a lot harder for me to try and finish this train wreck. So down the drain it went. Pass on this one!!

Serving type: can

04-25-2011 06:12:11 | More by azdback

david18

New York

3.13/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

I had a draft tasting of this at the Holstein's at the New Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. I notice this because the tap handle was a bright orange can, which immediately caught my eye. I tried it and unfortunately didn't like it enough to have a full glass but those who like obvious fruit flavor in beer might like it.

Poured a hazy amber/orange color with plenty of foamy carbonation.

Aroma had nice hints of orange and a lot of yeast for an "amber/red" ale.

Flavor had a lot of orange/yeast; for me, too much.

Overall not a bad beer for fruit beer lovers but this one wasn't for me.

Serving type: on-tap

04-15-2011 18:20:40 | More by david18

tbrown4

Maryland

3.33/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

16.9 oz can -> Pint glass. Picked up a four pack at my local store for about $9. Passed by it several times in the previous weeks. Decided to give it a try.

A - Hazy light copper orange with bright white foamy head. Little sticky lacing. Heavy carb streams for a few minutes.

S - Tart almost sour orange, sweet bread, creamy/savory

T - Same as the aroma. The tartness doesnt really compliment the orange sweetness. It's certainly not bad, but I was expecting more. The middle is nice and creamy. Finishes tart.

M - Light to medium light, decent carb fizz

O - I'd get this again. Chill it really well in a cooler for a Summer time tailgate. This did not knock my socks off, but it's a decent beer. Certainly different that what I usually drink. Variety is good.

Serving type: can

04-09-2011 01:25:43 | More by tbrown4

trappistlover

Arizona

2.25/5  rDev -27.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

(16oz can). Pours a hazy amber color with 1 finger chunky off-white head. Aroma have lots of perfumey notes with a bit of light fresh orange. Taste follows suit with a non-descript malt backbone yet that perfume taste is there followed with a slight hop bitterness. Medium bodied with an oily texture. As I drink more I am reminded of orange blossoms and that's the key here. This is not like Papago's creamsickle-like orange blossom wheat beer. This is more about the flower and the beer seems as if it was steeped with orange blossoms as if it were a tea. Having said that, I don't really like this beer, but I get what they were trying to do and maybe they were even successful. I now know its not a flavor I like in beer

Serving type: can

04-08-2011 04:55:05 | More by trappistlover

DeanMoriarty

California

3.78/5  rDev +21.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Picked up four tall-boy cans from Olive Tree Market here in OB for $1.99 a piece.

A: Drank them all from the can - i'm a sucker for tall-boy cans and just couldn't bring myself to pouring it into a glass. I just average'd the score based on the rest of the review.

S: A lot of malt, sweet jasmine and orange blossom, camomile tea, with a faint hint of earthy hop at the very end.

T: Herbal tea, jasmine flowers and orange essence upfront, balanced well with a bit of hop and a real tasty malt back that is somewhat dominant, but not out of place.

M: Very nice mouthfeel - light-bodied with a good amount of carbonation (but not too much), smooth and creamy, finishing dry and clean with a lingering citrus/floral essence.

D: Extremely drinkable - I picked up two just out of curiosity to drink for the NCAA finals and after getting into one of them, I had my wife stop off on her way home and grab me two more. I know some complain about it being too fruity, but I think it's a perfect amount of orange essence in the flavor and the malt really works well with the orange blossom flavor. Great summertime session beer.

Serving type: can

04-05-2011 16:18:46 | More by DeanMoriarty