Springboard - New Belgium Brewing

PintOHops

California

3.48/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Glass - Tulip

A - Super clear golden colored brew with very large bubbles of carbonation. Head is very disappointing, about a 1-finger that dissipated in a snap. No lacing.

S - Tart, dry and grape like aroma's. Reminds me of champagne a little. Mild bready sweetness with mild citrus like hop characteristics. Not much going on here. Pretty clean.

T - More yeast comes in to play in the taste. Bready and yeasty with notes of cracker and subtle bubble gum. Very dry with notes of grape everywhere. Finishes bready with mild hop twang and slight bitterness.

M - Medium bodied with moderate crispness.

O - Overall i think this is a refreshing brew to drink on a warm day, similar to a Pilsner or something like that. I'd drink it again but nothing wowed me about it. I think this is just a refreshing, balanced, approachable, quaff-able brew. Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

03-02-2013 02:33:51 | More by PintOHops

Spikester

Oregon

3.4/5  rDev -4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Hazy pale gold with a small white head that leaves just a ring in short order. Lacing are decent just in the top 3 inches.
Smell is pungent green apple and ripe fruit.
Taste is fruity slightly acidic with some slight bitterness.
Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with plenty of carbonation.
Overall a refreshing Belgium Pale with a smooth medium dry finish.
Best by date: 11 Aug. 13.

Serving type: bottle

05-21-2013 05:00:23 | More by Spikester

tbone1384

Wyoming

4/5  rDev +13%

05-19-2013 01:02:45 | More by tbone1384

Mdodge8837

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

05-18-2013 15:57:22 | More by Mdodge8837

iHeartMNBeer

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

05-17-2013 04:59:05 | More by iHeartMNBeer

Jabartheljr

South Dakota

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

05-16-2013 22:37:56 | More by Jabartheljr

Beer4Mike

Minnesota

4.75/5  rDev +34.2%

05-16-2013 22:30:38 | More by Beer4Mike

MinorThreat

Colorado

3/5  rDev -15.3%

05-16-2013 02:17:55 | More by MinorThreat

j-rod18

North Dakota

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

05-15-2013 19:26:11 | More by j-rod18

Humulus85

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

05-15-2013 18:31:42 | More by Humulus85

rph97

Texas

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

05-10-2013 01:01:07 | More by rph97

Stwinchy

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

05-08-2013 16:24:28 | More by Stwinchy

dalepryor

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -15.3%

05-07-2013 20:57:31 | More by dalepryor

Laklimell

Washington

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

05-07-2013 00:17:58 | More by Laklimell

jera1350

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

05-06-2013 14:46:13 | More by jera1350

Black_ox

Missouri

3/5  rDev -15.3%

04-30-2013 23:10:33 | More by Black_ox

adam_e

North Carolina

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

04-30-2013 20:29:31 | More by adam_e

Chucker17

South Dakota

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

04-30-2013 17:21:16 | More by Chucker17

djs467

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

04-30-2013 16:20:52 | More by djs467

rob99er

California

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

04-30-2013 02:45:44 | More by rob99er

lucasj82

Indiana

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

04-28-2013 03:11:41 | More by lucasj82

sansho

Tennessee

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

04-27-2013 00:22:50 | More by sansho

BucBasil

South Carolina

3.88/5  rDev +9.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

Poured from the 12oz bottle into a Samuel Adams Perfect Pint glass.

A: Very light and somewhat hazy straw color. Head is great - 2 fingers of really solid foam that sticks around a long time and leaves sticky lacing on the sides.

S: A bit of a sour note up front with some light fruit and yeast in there. Light fruits like crisp granny smith apples and some citrus. Not too sure what gogi berries are but there's some berry in there. Interesting herbal note in the middle. Pretty spot on Belgian character - almost saison-like.

T: Surprising balance. Pretty fruity up front with some bread in the middle. Slight sour note. Grassy somewhere with some lemon zest and a slight herbal character. Different, but still retains a bit of that classic Belgian pale note they were going for.

Pleasant surprise! Great summer beer - very refreshing but still very flavorful.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 23:42:28 | More by BucBasil

budgood1

Minnesota

3.69/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

pours out an effervescent dirty straw colour with a respectable inch high bone white head. nice lace. sour and tart lemon infused bright spice infiltrates the nose. grassy and grainy and even slightly musty/soapy. the taste is an unusual mashup of flavours...more spicy/soapy lemon and berries with a spicy/herbal yeasty base. perceptable bitterness adds a layer and compliments the dryish finish. pale malts and a perceptible oat note make for strange bedfellows. all around tartness completes the slightly quenching mix. the taste is certainly a new experience to contemplate. this all leads to recognize the fact that concocotion has a pretty solid and sturdy body for a spring drinker...with a mouthfeel that yings and yangs between silky smooth and coarse and bitter mostly due to the oatmeal and hops. drinkability is again torn between the thirst quenching aspect and the meal in a bottle aspect.

overall...i would say that that a better name for this beer would be "puddle jumper". especially when some spring time snow/slush is involved. as a seasonal it just mashes up the spring time into a force du jour that straddles fences and frustrates the drinker into dysfunction.

Serving type: bottle

04-23-2013 23:41:23 | More by budgood1

Bosoxfan20

Oklahoma

2.98/5  rDev -15.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

A- Poured on 4-20-13 from a 12 oz bottle with a best by date of 6-16-2013. Pours a hazy straw color with a white head that quickly dissipates. Bottle condition floaters make there way. Moderate retention and lacing.

S- Grain mainly. Some sour fruity notes. Yeast. Nothing much to speak of here.

T- Similar to smell. Some nice citrus hops and lemon grass hops. Mostly tart. Belgian yeast comes through with the grassy notes. Not a lot of big flavors. Some bitterness in the finish.

M- Drinkable. Light body. Crisp finish with good carbonation. Nice for a seasonal spring brew.

O- Average. That is the best way i can describe this beer. Quite refreshing, but nothing worth seeking out.

Serving type: bottle

04-21-2013 22:59:17 | More by Bosoxfan20