Thirteen - Ithaca Beer Company

BumpkinBrewer

Massachusetts

3.6/5  rDev -12%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Split a 750mL into two imperial pint glasses

A - Pours a murky orange, low flocculant yeast caused us to pour most of the lees into the glass, but I think it's expected with a bottle conditioned wheat ale, clarity is not key. Head is bright white and leaves nice lcing long the inside of the glass

S - Citrusy and fruity with a little something different, may be from the lemon peel or the SA hops.

T - The fruitiness continues with a combination of maltiness, some oat and bisuit flavors come through. A slight bitterness on the bck end.

M - Light to Medium bodied, feels good on the palette, very crisp.

D - The alcohol is very hidden in this brew. I'll have another

Serving type: bottle

02-16-2011 02:07:56 | More by BumpkinBrewer

InspectorBob

New Jersey

4/5  rDev -2.2%

05-22-2013 16:18:15 | More by InspectorBob

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

05-10-2013 22:05:19 | More by mikeburd1128

cgskippy

New York

3.75/5  rDev -8.3%

05-08-2013 00:54:02 | More by cgskippy

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

04-22-2013 20:55:16 | More by Kelp

GonzoHomebrewer

Massachusetts

4.21/5  rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

A- pours a very cloudy, hazy golden apricot color with a fluffy dense off white head, Aside from the very cloudy, yeasty appearance, good looking beer

S-chewy candied lemons, with a heavy, still ominous wheat presence in the background. Still a lot of citrus on the nose

T-I remember this being like liking a lemon rind fresh. That flavor has since subsided a bit, with the wheat malt character becoming more front and center. There's just enough lemon flavor left to mask any alcohol notes.

M- A creamy body with medium carbonation leads this to be an easy drinker. Great job here

O- Though not as in your face as fresh, it has turned into a much more balanced beer, I'd even say it is more like a wheatwine now, than it was fresh. I'd drink this sooner rather than later as the lemon is fading a lot in the taste despite the nose holding up soo well.

Serving type: bottle

04-09-2013 20:32:25 | More by GonzoHomebrewer

M1A2

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +10%

03-30-2013 03:01:49 | More by M1A2

Alieniloquium

Florida

3.53/5  rDev -13.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

750 mL bottle poured into a taster. Batch E!034.

Appearance - Hazy orange, no real head. Wispy surface and a collar of white foam.

Smell - Citrusy still. Doubt it's from hops at this point. Lots of that distinctive malt aroma that I find in barleywines like Bigfoot. Wheat back there too.

Taste - Much wheatier. Bright citrus. Wheat. Light caramel malt and some sweetness. Finishes with very little bitterness.

Mouthfeel - Getting old. Thinning out. Still carbonated.

Overall - Definitely getting old, but still decent. Tasty beer originally, but falling off now.

Serving type: bottle

03-27-2013 23:17:35 | More by Alieniloquium

scott2269

Ohio

4.75/5  rDev +16.1%

03-26-2013 14:25:30 | More by scott2269

ONUMello

Ohio

4.38/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

*my original notes got deleted just as I was about to hit submit and I couldn't find any way to recover them so this is from very recent memory but without the beer in front of me; the numerical scores remain identical*
I don't know when this was bottled as everything says it is a retired brew, first released in 2010, though my local shop, which tends to have a very good turnover, had this in their refrigerated section
750ml bottle poured into a snifter; lot E!036
A: Hazy burnt orange with a 1.5 finger head that settles to 1/2 finger
S: Lots of orange/lemon from the citrus peel with a bit of spices/earth and a caramel malt backbone
T: Quite a bit of citrus, primarily orange up front followed by a nice earthiness and a bit of malt; nice complexity
M: Medium-bodied, textured/complex and a very long finish
O: I really enjoyed this, overall it's a beer that makes you sit and contemplate the brew wile drinking it rather than gulp it. I will try to pick up the rest my local shop has as it claims it can age well and however old this is it tastes fresh; very enjoyable

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2013 04:07:17 | More by ONUMello

calcnerd

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.2%

02-01-2013 02:59:36 | More by calcnerd

DmanGTR

New York

3.25/5  rDev -20.5%

01-29-2013 14:49:07 | More by DmanGTR

Tucquan

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.2%

01-23-2013 15:13:08 | More by Tucquan

JohnK17

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev -2.2%

01-14-2013 20:48:28 | More by JohnK17

Auror

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev -2.2%

01-09-2013 09:54:33 | More by Auror

ejimhof

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -26.7%

12-25-2012 22:22:12 | More by ejimhof

BrewStew58

New York

4.25/5  rDev +3.9%

12-18-2012 21:12:29 | More by BrewStew58

Lethargy99

New York

4/5  rDev -2.2%

12-03-2012 01:52:31 | More by Lethargy99

sneaks2210

New York

4/5  rDev -2.2%

11-16-2012 02:52:48 | More by sneaks2210

tt0027

New York

3/5  rDev -26.7%

11-09-2012 00:59:25 | More by tt0027

suspect

New York

4.5/5  rDev +10%

10-25-2012 01:44:45 | More by suspect

t0rin0

California

3/5  rDev -26.7%

10-15-2012 02:37:13 | More by t0rin0

casualfan

New York

3.5/5  rDev -14.4%

10-14-2012 13:56:35 | More by casualfan

tailg8nj

New Jersey

4.5/5  rDev +10%

10-05-2012 20:12:13 | More by tailg8nj

CKav

4/5  rDev -2.2%

09-19-2012 21:17:06 | More by CKav