Beard Beer

Brett Beer | Year-Round | United States

By Nelson Crowle

Judges Rating: 84
Aroma: 20
Appearance: 6
Flavor: 35
Mouthfeel: 7
Overall Impression: 16

This beer pours an almost clear gold with a big poofy head of tiny cream-colored bubbles that stick around for a while and leave a little lace. The initial aroma is light cotton candy, light pineapple notes, a little bit of juicy fruit and bubble gum along with a little bit of apple cider. There are some background tropical fruit notes – kiwi and maybe a bit of honeydew melon. As the beer warms, it’s a bit more perfumy and ripe pears come out. A very inviting but very interesting and different aroma. There is a lot going on in the flavor – hay, bubble gum, tropical fruit, green apples, and some wild yeast (similar to Brett Claussenii pineapple notes). Hops in both the aroma and the flavor are more of a background thing – lightly perfumy with light floral notes. Fairly low bittering into a medium-high carbonation but crisp and creamy finish. All in all, an interesting and very different beer that might go well with a spicy curry dish.