Beehive - Bristol Brewing Company

ChrisA

Florida

3/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Damn, I expected this to be better. Maybe I have a bad bottle. When I first started with micros I would search out Bristol. This may be a good transition beer for macro drinkers. Poured a dark golden color. Filtered more than I like for a wheat beer. Little to no head and therefore minimal aroma. Actually appears flat. I don't normally drink this style, so I may be off on my description. Malt flavors dominate. I was looking forward to getting either this or NBB's Sunshine Wheat as a pony keg for my summer BBQ. Looks like I'll be tasting the Sunshine to compare. I have one more bottle that I may try this weekend. Hopefully it is better.

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2006 01:01:27 | More by ChrisA

Kreaux

Texas

2/5  rDev -37.7%

05-03-2013 22:58:14 | More by Kreaux

Fronk11

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +40.2%

04-25-2013 15:47:13 | More by Fronk11

MeisterMayhem

Colorado

3/5  rDev -6.5%

04-15-2013 20:53:18 | More by MeisterMayhem

JTrav

Colorado

5/5  rDev +55.8%

04-12-2013 22:21:39 | More by JTrav

kylemckinnis

Oregon

3.25/5  rDev +1.2%

03-16-2013 01:42:17 | More by kylemckinnis

RudnicsMEB

Colorado

3.5/5  rDev +9%

02-21-2013 04:11:30 | More by RudnicsMEB

Stwinchy

Colorado

3.25/5  rDev +1.2%

12-11-2012 00:56:36 | More by Stwinchy

Ispeakforthetrees

Colorado

3/5  rDev -6.5%

09-27-2012 01:29:48 | More by Ispeakforthetrees

envinoveri

Oregon

3.5/5  rDev +9%

07-28-2012 02:32:54 | More by envinoveri

kojevergas

California

2.63/5  rDev -18.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

12 fl oz brown glass bottle with standard pressure cap served into a conical Guinness pint glass in me gaff in low altitude Los Angeles, California. Reviewed live. Expectations are average given the brewery, which has yet to make an impression on me.

Served straight from the refrigerator. Side-poured with standard vigor as no carbonation issues are anticipated.

A: Pours a two finger head of beige colour, fair cream, decent thickness, and above average retention. Colour is a hazy dark yellow. Quite murky; certainly nontransparent. Non-opaque. No yeast particles are visible. No bubble show.

Sm: Wheat, clean malts, honey, and light citrus hopping; orange character is prominent therein. A mild strength aroma.

T: Wheat comprises the base, with vague honey and citrusy hop esters. Actually rather simple. Not at all malty. Boring. Inspired but held back by its lack of depth, complexity, or subtlety. Slightly imbalanced.

Mf: Smooth, wet, and a bit undercarbonated. Too wet, bordering on watery. A touch too heavy on the palate for its lack of diverse flavour.

Dr: Drinkable but dull and boring. I wouldn't get this again. Another underwhelming offering from Bristol.

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Serving type: bottle

07-09-2012 03:18:08 | More by kojevergas

crobinso

Colorado

2.75/5  rDev -14.3%

06-28-2012 03:17:14 | More by crobinso

stampfler07

Georgia

4/5  rDev +24.6%

04-09-2012 02:42:50 | More by stampfler07

schoon

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev +16.8%

03-19-2012 00:37:42 | More by schoon

40ontarget

Colorado

2.5/5  rDev -22.1%

02-07-2012 03:00:18 | More by 40ontarget

aschdave

Colorado

3/5  rDev -6.5%

01-03-2012 01:00:24 | More by aschdave

mactrail

California

3.63/5  rDev +13.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Bready taste with a whiff of yeast. Faintest hint of honey in the aroma, but I don't taste much on the tongue. Seems pretty dry from first few sips. Slight sweetness does show up in the aftertaste with a light hop touch. Someone mentioned oregano, and it does have some kind of herb tang. A pleasant beer for the light-light side with clean and subtle flavors.

From the mixed twelve-pack. Seems to have been bottled in October 2011.

Serving type: bottle

12-19-2011 00:42:51 | More by mactrail

jfstilling

Colorado

3/5  rDev -6.5%

11-29-2011 00:09:45 | More by jfstilling

bmwats

Louisiana

3.28/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

pulled from a tap into an imperial pint

a: opaque golden hue. pours about a 1 finger foamy white head. settles fairly slowly leaving a small blanket of foam and a beer ring. nice smattering of spiderweb lacing.

s: subtle wheat nose. not much more.

t: wheat, sourdough bread, and a bit of oregano.

m: light and refreshing. a bit of a bitter aftertaste.

d: goes down easy without much resistance.

nice atmosphere. solid golden appearance with a decent head and some really persistent lacing. nose is pretty non descript. just a hint of grain, not much else. flavor a light wheat base with a bit of Italian spice. overall, this is a good quaff.

Serving type: on-tap

11-16-2011 21:45:36 | More by bmwats

MsRif

Pennsylvania

2.48/5  rDev -22.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Had on-tap at their brewery.

Poured a hazy golden yellow color with a small white head that mostly dissipated before I began drinking the beer. No lacing. Had an aroma of yeast, hay, funk and spices. Bland...not complex...felt like taking a pass on it but I tried it anyway. Tasted surprisingly sweet. Spicy and bready with some honey but only as an undertone. A bit of citrus. Not great.

Light-bodied with moderate carbonation. I felt this was just too bland...it was actually one of the better brews at the brewery though. Drinkable, but I wouldn't have more than one, if that.

Serving type: on-tap

10-30-2011 01:33:05 | More by MsRif

StonedTrippin

Colorado

3.28/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

a super light wheat beer with a touch of aromatic honey. pours a yellowish hazy color with a lot of carbonation activity. smell the wheat, a little leftover yeast, and a pleasant waft of the nice honey that they add to the brew. mouthfeel is ultralight, possibly too much so, but this is a good slam 'em back summer beer i suppose. too light for my palate, but the flavor of the honey and the wheat combine in a way that most of these beers do not achieve. its delicate for sure, but also complex and memorable. all up, not a bad wheat beer, but just too too light for me

Serving type: bottle

10-26-2011 01:06:21 | More by StonedTrippin

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

2.4/5  rDev -25.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

First had: on tap at their brewpub / tasting room

Poured a slightly hazy golden yellow with a minimal white head. Smell of honey, grains, and hay. Taste was pretty nice up front, with pale malts, grains, and sweet honey, but soon faded to a bitter metallic taste, and seemed to have a texture more of a blonde ale or lager than a wheat beer. Not too bad, but I didn't really care for it.

Serving type: on-tap

08-17-2011 11:05:36 | More by Rifugium

corby112

Pennsylvania

3.2/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Draft at the Yard House in Denver, CO.

Pours a very cloudy, very dark golden yellowish orange color with banana yellow edges and a one finger creamy white head that settles into a lasting ring. Minimal lace.

Sweet, slightly spicy aroma with lots of bread yeast.  Picking up sweetness from honey but organic not artificial sweetness.  Hints of coriander, pepper, citrus and faint banana.

Fuller bodied than expected with a nice balance of spice, yeast, bread, honey and citrus.  Zesty lemon peper clove up front countered by prominent bread yeast.  Again honey adds fullness but not artificial sweetness.  Faint banana but nice lemon and orange peel presence.  Dry finish.    

Serving type: on-tap

06-20-2011 11:38:04 | More by corby112

claytong

Vermont

3.45/5  rDev +7.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance - golden and hazy, pretty norm for the style

Smell - lots of caramel, honey, really nice

Taste - such a let down after the smell, but still not bad (probably underrated) yeast comes thru more, wheat, malt more than caramel, but somewhat bitter on end

Mouthfeel - light, drinkable, nothing very impressive

Serving type: bottle

06-04-2011 00:54:04 | More by claytong

evanlarkin

District of Columbia

3.3/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5

Appearance:
Yellow, like sunshine or wheat grass, and hazy. A very light head that laces nicely.

Smell:
Sweet honey notes backed by a strong yeasty/bready aroma.

Taste:
Slightly bitter, yeasty and wheaty. Malt and fruity flavors come through strong. Was only bottled 2 weeks ago I guess, so the honey was nice and noticeable. Standard wheat beer aftertaste.

Mouthfeel:
fizzy and light, with a to-be-expected kind of wheat beer feeling.

Drinkability:
Easy to drink, I could have one with lunch or several in my hammock on a summer day.

Serving type: bottle

01-29-2011 18:38:30 | More by evanlarkin