Sweet Child Of Vine - Fulton Beer

beachscrat

Minnesota

2.25/5  rDev -37.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Poured from a bottle into imperial pint. Foam falls fast with a little cling.

Molasses and butterscotch dominate aroma, very little hops in the nose.

Toffee, caramel and burnt sugars with a firm bitter back bone.

I liked this one better on tap, much more balanced.

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2012 15:58:08 | More by beachscrat

WoodBrew

Illinois

3.66/5  rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Trying a bottle of Sweet Child Of Vine...like the name! This beer pours clear copper with rich white head that is leaving a spotty lace. The smell is true to English Style IPA...more of a bitter hop with hints of malt. The taste is slightly sweet yet bitter. The malt base really works well with the hops. The mouthfeel is medium to light in body with decent cabonation. Overall it is not a bad beer....relatively easy drinking.

Serving type: bottle

05-24-2013 01:44:17 | More by WoodBrew

NSK79

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

05-18-2013 16:22:49 | More by NSK79

NodakEric

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

05-18-2013 15:44:43 | More by NodakEric

brodericksloth

Oregon

3.63/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Good lawnmower beer. Not overly hopped. Sweet smooth non offensive. 6.4% abv hidden and non filling. Good food beer: Asian, pizza. Not an outstanding brew but very drinkable. I've run out of things to say about this beer but must keep reviewing to save this to my memory banks.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 00:15:06 | More by brodericksloth

davemathews68

Ohio

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

05-09-2013 16:31:11 | More by davemathews68

Fargrow

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

04-25-2013 04:33:12 | More by Fargrow

tuckerlikesbeer

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

04-23-2013 03:29:01 | More by tuckerlikesbeer

trymucham

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +10.5%

04-22-2013 02:31:31 | More by trymucham

AmandaSchaefer

Wisconsin

4.25/5  rDev +17.4%

04-15-2013 23:04:42 | More by AmandaSchaefer

JohnSnowNW

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

04-10-2013 22:20:33 | More by JohnSnowNW

acurtis

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -17.1%

04-09-2013 00:06:12 | More by acurtis

djrn2

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -17.1%

04-08-2013 22:59:09 | More by djrn2

1Nrwyscotch

Wisconsin

2.75/5  rDev -24%

04-02-2013 02:29:24 | More by 1Nrwyscotch

MEGAawesomeLAUREN

Minnesota

3/5  rDev -17.1%

03-30-2013 21:02:06 | More by MEGAawesomeLAUREN

Mervjahn

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

03-30-2013 18:52:13 | More by Mervjahn

MNBeer1017

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

03-30-2013 02:05:17 | More by MNBeer1017

ThreeFloyds

Minnesota

1.51/5  rDev -58.3%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 1

Dark brown, cloudy, minimal/no head. Had on tap in Minneapolis at multiple locations over last two weeks (March '13).

Heavy malt, very lightly hopped for an IPA. As others have said, a more "balanced" IPA, with malt foregrounded and a hint of hops more suited to a lighter style of beer. Easy drinker, more like a session beer than an IPA despite the high alcohol content.

Notable cloudy with yeasty "off" taste. Noticed at different locations (I stopped ordering SC after my second bad one in March, but tried a friend's at a third location and it too tasted wonky). Had an off, belgian-y flavor of wild yeast or other production mishap. I originally attributed it to dirty glassware or "stale beer in the lines", but three bad experiences proved this false.

Sweet Child has varied widely in consistency since its inception — sometimes not tasting like the same beer from month to month.

While I prefer some of the other local Minnesota IPAs to (normal) Sweet Child — notably Surly Furious and Town Hall Masala Mama — I would add Fulton to the mix occasionally when I wanted a maltier, less hoppy IPA. But widely distributing a beer this far off the mark is seriously not cool — Fulton has lost me as a customer.

Serving type: on-tap

03-27-2013 18:43:40 | More by ThreeFloyds

litheum94

California

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

03-21-2013 22:08:30 | More by litheum94

Herky21

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

03-19-2013 18:41:10 | More by Herky21

MAbeerNE1

Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev -24%

03-14-2013 23:44:07 | More by MAbeerNE1

optimator705

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

03-12-2013 21:26:56 | More by optimator705

Salix

Minnesota

4.25/5  rDev +17.4%

03-06-2013 02:07:01 | More by Salix

PieOhMy

Minnesota

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

03-05-2013 22:04:22 | More by PieOhMy

nickapalooza86

Wisconsin

3.63/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Grabbed a single from a local shop, 3522 on the neck, which would put it in the middle of December of 2012 for bottling.... A little over two months old, should be just fine.

Pours a copper color, pretty clear, half finger of a light cream head.

A lot of mango type sweetness coming through in the scent, also some caramel in there to. Smell is pretty pungents, but those two smells is really all I can make out.

Well I can say this is the most balanced IPA I have ever had, neither the hops or the malt really jump out. Tastes like a APA not a IPA... Citrus and pine notes, slightly floral with a nice malt backing, finishes remarkebly clean with no after taste that I can detect what so ever.

Mouthfeel is almost a little syrupy, with average carbonation... Doesnt drink like your average IPA in any fashion other then smell....

While this is a good beer, I certainly would not reach for it for my hop fix. If I wanted more of a big APA I would grab it.

Serving type: bottle

02-27-2013 19:32:29 | More by nickapalooza86