Beachwood BBQ 5th Anniversary Blend - New Belgium Brewing

HopHead84

California

4.43/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

12/22/2012

On tap at Beachwood Seal Beach. Tulip.

A: Hazy reddish orange with a frothy off-white head. Lacing is scattered.

S: The aroma is exceptional, exhibiting a combination of quality acids. Strong citric lemon notes blend with a firm lactic presence and restrained vinegar notes. Leathery with barnyard and some funky cheese. There are some strawberry notes and a little diaper.

T: Piquant sourness up front with oak and a firm citric acidity. Lots of lemon and pixy stix sweetness. Notes of strawberry and raspberry are evident. Acetic acidity waxes from the midpalate to the finish. Lemon is firm throughout. The finish is full of lactic strawberry, lemon, and final acetic and citric exclamations.

M: Lower medium body with upper medium carbonation.

Overall: This beer reminds me a hell of a lot of Duck Duck Gooze, and it's really damn good.

Serving type: on-tap

12-25-2012 16:26:52 | More by HopHead84

womencantsail

California

3.93/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

On-tap at Beachwood BBQ

Pours a cloudy reddish-orange color with a small off-white head. Definitely an acetic note to it. A lot of fruit notes, especially cherry, raspberry, and strawberry. A bit of oak and grassy funk. The acetic character is strong in the flavor as is a strawberry note. Some cherry skins and oak notes, maybe a bit of must and hay. Medium bodied with low to medium carbonation.

Serving type: on-tap

01-04-2012 18:12:16 | More by womencantsail

Halcyondays

California

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

On-tap at Beachwood BBQ, a blend of three different foeders,

A: Pours red orange with a small white head, some lace.

S: Orange and strawberry, acid.

T: Nice flavours of stone fruit and strawberries. A good amount of acetic flavour in there too. Solid complexity.

M: High acidity, like La Folie in that aspect. Crisp carbonation, overall medium-bodied.

O: A good beer, classic New Belgium in style. High acid, a big sour, big flavour and acid but well made, never goes overboard.

Serving type: on-tap

12-23-2011 03:48:34 | More by Halcyondays