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Zorro

California

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Clear yellow colored beer with a good white colored head, looks like a regular lager.

Sweet and nutty this basically smells like Pecan Pralines. There is a slight lemon aroma to this one; it mixes with the herbs to give this a slight lemon grass scent.

Starts out sweet and fruity in the mouth, aftertaste is banana? Malty and bready beer with a restrained sweetness. Good bitterness in the back of the throat.

Mouthfeel is good.

Not a bad beer but one that leaves me thinking there was something here that I just didn't get. It is OK but somehow I expected more from this beer. It is OK.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2009 03:59:21 | More by Zorro

UncleBuccs

Arizona

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

06-19-2013 04:01:53 | More by UncleBuccs

stoney1031

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

06-18-2013 05:45:24 | More by stoney1031

Satsuma

Florida

4/5  rDev +14%

06-09-2013 02:00:10 | More by Satsuma

LaBeLWHR

Alabama

3/5  rDev -14.5%

06-08-2013 02:32:40 | More by LaBeLWHR

LuisCaraballo

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

06-08-2013 00:01:27 | More by LuisCaraballo

Mikecap

Rhode Island

4.25/5  rDev +21.1%

06-07-2013 15:16:26 | More by Mikecap

Segelstrom

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -7.4%

06-06-2013 20:42:39 | More by Segelstrom

andy1701

Florida

4/5  rDev +14%

06-05-2013 20:29:23 | More by andy1701

CraftBeerTastic

Pennsylvania

2.95/5  rDev -16%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Ba Review #273
Served On: 06/05/2013
Glassware: Duvel Glass
Labeled ABV: 8%
Date/ Code: 01/25/2014

This was a 22oz bomber from Evergreen Liquors ($4.99).

Look: Had a light golden color - bordering on straw colored. Very clear with good carbonation. The head was a thin coating of foam that managed to stick around the entire time. Lacing was minimal.

Smell: Super sweet nose with some skunk and grainy cracker. Similar to a malt liquor.

Taste: First off was a nice rich malty sweetness that moved into an alcohol burn followed by some cracker and biscuit. The middle was a bitter note that faded into some grainy sweetness. Some grassy hops were noticeable. Mount feel was very thin, again – like a malt liquor.

This was certainly a smooth brew with a very thin consistency. It was rather light on the palate and had slightly more character than a high gravity malt liquor like St. Ides or a Steel Reserve.

Serving type: bottle

06-05-2013 15:37:18 | More by CraftBeerTastic

maxwelldeux

North Carolina

2.75/5  rDev -21.7%

06-03-2013 03:03:43 | More by maxwelldeux

Garrettshu

Texas

4/5  rDev +14%

06-01-2013 19:58:14 | More by Garrettshu

craftbeerasian

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -28.8%

06-01-2013 04:56:22 | More by craftbeerasian

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

3.04/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

LOOK: Clear golden color, but lifeless, fizzy white collar dips out quickly.

SMELL: Grain, yeast, buttery toffee, dough.

TASTE: Sweet cereal grains, table sugar, light hops. Faint grapefruit and herb notes with some biscuit and crust. No real alcohol flavor, besides a small estery fruitiness. Malt and rice are detectable. Basic strong lager.

FEEL: Medium bodied, well carbonated. Opens up almost dry but midway through the bottle that notion is lost.

OVERALL: Ok brew. A bit sweet, could find many better examples of the style. With a few tweaks, not too far off from being a contender in the imperial helles category. As it is, more like a clean malt liquor.

Serving type: bottle

06-01-2013 02:06:05 | More by Stinkypuss

DarthGuitarHero

Minnesota

4/5  rDev +14%

05-29-2013 18:51:59 | More by DarthGuitarHero

WhiskeeTango

Missouri

4/5  rDev +14%

05-22-2013 00:39:25 | More by WhiskeeTango

johntfox

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

05-21-2013 17:24:52 | More by johntfox

hyoung41

Virginia

2.75/5  rDev -21.7%

05-19-2013 23:26:00 | More by hyoung41

BeerDreadz

Louisiana

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

05-19-2013 22:32:34 | More by BeerDreadz

beeragent

Texas

3.8/5  rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured into a glass from a bottle.

A - Pours a light straw yellow, forming a 1/2 inch head with light lace on the glass. Looks like a macro lager.

S - A bit grassy and grainy aroma. Also smells a bit like a macro lager.

T - Light malty flavor, buscuity, with the hops creating a grassy finish. Very simple flavor but full.

M - Medium bodied, high carbonation and suprisingly smooth.

O - For a very unique style, a Helles Dopplebocks, I think this fits the name. Just like a Helles on steroids. Highly drinkable.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 01:16:48 | More by beeragent

abex44

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -0.3%

05-17-2013 23:59:47 | More by abex44

GratefulEdd

Alabama

3.25/5  rDev -7.4%

05-17-2013 00:17:17 | More by GratefulEdd

DeepSouthSipper

Mississippi

3.75/5  rDev +6.8%

05-16-2013 02:21:49 | More by DeepSouthSipper

GMan

Tennessee

3.25/5  rDev -7.4%

05-15-2013 20:47:58 | More by GMan

aLenwell

Florida

4/5  rDev +14%

05-13-2013 23:16:38 | More by aLenwell