Small Animal Big Machine - Half Acre Beer Company

jrallen34

Illinois

2.6/5  rDev -28%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Thanks to Chris for this growler... pours a dark cola, decent head... aroma is terrible its all currants, pepper and generic chemical caramel... the taste isn’t as strong as the nose or it wouldn’t be drinkable, some cherries show, but the finish is terrible... tough to drink

Serving type: growler

06-18-2011 20:13:56 | More by jrallen34

WynnO

Florida

3/5  rDev -16.9%

04-27-2013 16:23:04 | More by WynnO

Gonzoillini

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -10%

04-19-2013 01:30:20 | More by Gonzoillini

Sparky44

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +17.7%

03-24-2013 18:41:24 | More by Sparky44

bepps

Michigan

4.25/5  rDev +17.7%

03-16-2013 18:39:02 | More by bepps

gpawned

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

11-28-2012 22:17:19 | More by gpawned

alpenglocken

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -10%

09-25-2012 21:17:32 | More by alpenglocken

denimdemon

Indiana

3.75/5  rDev +3.9%

09-02-2012 22:49:12 | More by denimdemon

cpetrone84

Pennsylvania

1.9/5  rDev -47.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

pour is murky dark brown with tan head. Nose is overly sweet with a messy malt. Plums, cherries, tobacco, peppery spice, lightly smoky meat. Taste is less smoky, more sweet, with a strange twang in the finish. Plums, cherries, faint leather, faint peppery spice, fairly dry finish, moderate carbonation and oily palate.

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2012 14:32:36 | More by cpetrone84

theminutemen

Missouri

4/5  rDev +10.8%

08-14-2012 21:01:53 | More by theminutemen

mothman

Saskatchewan (Canada)

2.8/5  rDev -22.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Pours a beige head. Color is a caramel brown.

Aroma: Berries and cocoa. Some roasted malts. I have never had a carrot beer before, but knowing they are in here allows me to pick them out.

Taste: Cranberries, cherries, and carrots. Then a touch of chocolate malts. So many berries.

Mouthfeel: Fizzy. Light bodied with a high amount of carbonation. Ends roasted.

Overall, a unique beer with lots of berries. Too much carbonation as well. It's okay, but I don't want a lot of it.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2012 16:41:58 | More by mothman

klipper

Michigan

4/5  rDev +10.8%

06-04-2012 09:26:17 | More by klipper

Spider889

Ohio

3.28/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Pours with no head. Reddish brown in color.

Fruity but tame. Getting some cranberry in the aroma. Sweet.

Tastes of light caramel. The fruit is subtle but there.

Medium/light body. Sweet and sticky.

Nice beer, but hype worthy? Nah... the label is easily the best aspect of the entire enterprise.

Serving type: bottle

05-30-2012 20:16:56 | More by Spider889

UCLABrewN84

California

3.45/5  rDev -4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Bottle shared at FosterJM's birthday celebration.

Pours a murky brown with a dark khaki head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is sour and tart with some fruity and spice aromas. Taste is the same with an emphasis on dark fruit flavors. This beer has a super high level of carbonation with an extremely prickly mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer but the carbonation level is much too high.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2012 23:12:52 | More by UCLABrewN84

RTrain12

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -10%

04-14-2012 21:44:13 | More by RTrain12

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

3.53/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bonus points for the imaginative and creative artwork on the label. The beer is hazy and chestnut brown in color with a ginormous tan head that leaves ample lacing on the glass. A bit over-carbonated.

Sweet fruit dominates the aroma. Currants followed by berries.

The flavor is lightly tannic, offering some oak character and a healthy serving of currants. Definitely more sweet than tart / sour. Alcohol presence is mild. A few ounces is plenty. This was fun to try, but not a big hit among the guys in the tasting group.

Serving type: bottle

03-10-2012 22:48:13 | More by Huhzubendah

DSlim71

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -3%

03-06-2012 19:48:04 | More by DSlim71

drabmuh

Maryland

3.55/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bottle shared by the other Matt, beer served in a snifter, Beer is brown and hazy with a thin tan head, low retention, the bottle artwork is sort of amazing really. No lacing.

Aroma is sweet, dark fruit, nice malt presence, smells nice.

Beer is a bit of a letdown, thin body, sweet on the finish, beer is just OK, mild dark fruits, prunes perhaps, an interesting beer but nothing too special. I doubt I'll have it again.

Serving type: bottle

02-28-2012 18:51:40 | More by drabmuh

Thorpe429

Illinois

3.08/5  rDev -14.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Bottle courtesy of Geist. Served in a snifter.

Pours a moderately dark brown with a really nice off white head and loads of lacing on the way down. Good cap throughout. The nose has some cherry and dark fruits. A bit of oxidation in the nose. The flavor corresponds with all of this and adds a bit of dark malt. Medium body with plenty of fruit; semi dry finish. Okay.

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2012 20:28:37 | More by Thorpe429

Mrpickles

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -3%

02-11-2012 18:21:28 | More by Mrpickles

ILLEGALSMILEs

Illinois

4/5  rDev +10.8%

02-07-2012 19:18:34 | More by ILLEGALSMILEs

jpmclaug

South Carolina

2/5  rDev -44.6%

01-19-2012 12:46:02 | More by jpmclaug

Photekut

Azerbaijan

1.5/5  rDev -58.4%

01-18-2012 21:52:22 | More by Photekut

imperialking

Illinois

4/5  rDev +10.8%

01-17-2012 05:06:54 | More by imperialking

Duff27

Illinois

3/5  rDev -16.9%

01-15-2012 15:34:38 | More by Duff27