Cabin Fever - New Glarus Brewing Company

RJUGA03

Illinois

2.55/5  rDev -28%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A-Golden transparent body with a minimally laced head.
S-Sweet, lightly malted, and simple.
T-Much like a simple macrobrewed lager.
M-Watery and light with a typical European bittered hop finish.
D-If it were 1/4th the price I would make it a daily drink.

I was dissappointed by this beer, so I will re-review it within a week to see if my true judgement was accurate.

UPDATE: 1/29/10 I distributed this beer to 3 of my beer loving/ judging friends and I've recieved back 2 dissappointing reviews, while the 3rd has yet to try the beer. If I were to review this in the summer months I might give it a solid C rating, but the release time on this one isn't feeling correct to me. I do love most of the NG beers and eagerly await new releases...

Serving type: bottle

01-22-2010 00:07:03 | More by RJUGA03

anticipation23

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -15.3%

05-18-2013 16:54:20 | More by anticipation23

eliz108

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

05-17-2013 15:00:24 | More by eliz108

gio540

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +13%

05-07-2013 05:23:46 | More by gio540

spikechiquet

Indiana

4.25/5  rDev +20.1%

05-04-2013 02:16:12 | More by spikechiquet

SweJon

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

04-29-2013 00:08:55 | More by SweJon

Boilerfood

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

04-27-2013 18:47:39 | More by Boilerfood

MDDMD

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

04-26-2013 04:36:02 | More by MDDMD

roostor07

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

04-25-2013 16:42:49 | More by roostor07

metallvr22

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

04-25-2013 15:16:47 | More by metallvr22

jimmah120

Minnesota

4.24/5  rDev +19.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

12oz bottle with no date. served in a pint glass over spring break.

Light color, fizzy bone-white head. Smell is some spice (clove), honey, and sweet grain. Taste is malty and sweet like honeycomb, yet light and refreshing enough to session. Very hebal and aromatic.

Serving type: bottle

04-24-2013 00:05:45 | More by jimmah120

Bowers-Brew

Illinois

4/5  rDev +13%

04-21-2013 22:13:18 | More by Bowers-Brew

Leiphonics

North Dakota

3/5  rDev -15.3%

04-20-2013 07:27:57 | More by Leiphonics

jreindl

Wisconsin

3.25/5  rDev -8.2%

04-20-2013 06:25:34 | More by jreindl

loose5682

Illinois

4.5/5  rDev +27.1%

04-18-2013 04:27:10 | More by loose5682

CuBuffsaNut88

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

04-18-2013 02:16:27 | More by CuBuffsaNut88

WolfsbaneBloom

Illinois

3.78/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

Appearance: Pours a crystal clear pale gold with three fingers of white pockmarked foam.

Smell: Not a whole lot going on here. Mostly bready malt and some faint floral notes. Sweet honey comes through as the beer warms up a bit. It does smell crisp and inviting though.

Taste: The flavor is much more pronounced than the smell, although it does follow the nose. Crackery malt, mellow lemon, and clover honey. Finishes super sweet with semi-warming notes of what I can only assume is alcohol (although this is only 6%).

Mouthfeel: Dry, crisp and light bodied with a syrupy finish.

Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this Wisconsin pale bock. The aroma didn't do much for me but the taste was refreshing and unique. The addition of clover honey really imparts a lot of flavor and turns what would've been a fairly standard lager into something special. Its a very sweet beer so that may divide beer drinkers on this one. There are aspects to it, particularly the finish, that remind me of mead (an alcoholic drink of fermented honey & water, for the layman). I don't think I could drink a lot of this in one sitting but I would recommend giving it a try. Its not amazing or anything but I found it to be a tasty treat.

Serving type: bottle

04-17-2013 19:50:38 | More by WolfsbaneBloom

ssimpson89

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

04-13-2013 23:56:18 | More by ssimpson89

bizzy54

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev +13%

04-08-2013 20:50:23 | More by bizzy54

Oboogie

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

04-07-2013 18:35:42 | More by Oboogie

yankinwis

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

04-06-2013 02:22:20 | More by yankinwis

MikeAAL

Wisconsin

4.14/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25

I like this one. Good taste.

It has a white head and a golden, pale, straw body.

Smells like honey and hops.

The first thing I taste is honey, followed by hops.

Medium mouthfeel, light carbonation. Crisp, clean finish.

Overall, refreshing, sweet and tastey.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2013 18:19:26 | More by MikeAAL

tbergsli

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

04-02-2013 03:36:28 | More by tbergsli

zap2012

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev +5.9%

03-31-2013 21:35:03 | More by zap2012

hilgart1

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -1.1%

03-28-2013 00:56:58 | More by hilgart1