 SledgeJr (3312), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Feb 9, 2007
Free in the bottle at the Beertopia Springboard tasting on 2/9/7. This beer looks like a Belgian Wit. Golden-hazy with a bright white head. Almost green in color it is so white gold. The first thing you will notice about this beer is the strong sulfurs produced by the lager yeast used. I’m thinking that this is labelled an "ale" due to the dumbass Texas beer marketing laws requiring lager-labeled bottles to be low alcohol, but if I’m wrong, send me an e-mail and I’ll correct my rating to say that it is an infected beer! Anyway, this should be named Cardboard, not Springboard, because that better describes the flavor. It produces a pretty white lacing and has a tingly mild bitter finish that works.
philbertk (819), Seattle, Washington, USA
| 4.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 9/10 | 4/5 | 9/10 | 4/5 | 18/20 |
Feb 20, 2010 New Belgium Brewing Company--Springboard Ale--2007 12 oz. Bottle Release. 6.20% ABV--25 IBU’s? (4.25 / 5.0) Blonde Ale-Spiced--Dense lacy white head. Clear bright yellow color. Mild hop Goji berry Wormwood front. Smooth creamy mellow Chinese Schisandra caramel spice rich Blonde body. Mellow tangy smooth China hop spice end. Neat! Sampled 2/25/2007.
New Belgium Brewing Company--"Springboard Ale ""98% Ale Brewed With Wormwood, Lycium, and Schisandra; 2% Ale Aged in Oak Barrels"""--2008 12 oz. Bottle Release. 6.20% ABV--25 IBU’s? (4.5 / 5.0) Blonde Ale-Spiced--Thin mild lace head. Clear thin yellow gold color hazes BC bright lemon. Mellow complex spice hop front. Cloying mild creamy sweet fruit wheat spice malty mild ester body. Cloying malt mild hop refreshing spicy end. Novel complex rich Wheat Ale. Out of the Box! Sampled 1/16/2008. 6-Pack--$6.99.
drowland (1516), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
| 2.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 10/20 |
Aug 17, 2009 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Hmmm... interesting, and slightly... odd... noooot a big fan of this bad boy.
shp555 (1871), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 1/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Jun 4, 2009 Pours a straw yellow color with a white head. Aroma is malty, vanilla, some oak, slightly fruity, and some spicy notes. Flavor is vanilla, a touch of oak, fruity, and a bitter slightly spicy finish.
arrogantb (855), Denver, Colorado, USA
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
May 8, 2009 12oz bottle poured into a pint glass which I had to warm by hand, stupid iced glasses. The color was bright white-yellow and reminded me of their wit beer, hazy. It had a funky, yeasty smell to it. The flavor was odd, herbs, no oakiness which is not surprising given that only 2% was oak-aged. Interesting beer and easy to drink but I think one serving is enough.
Serving type: bottle
Reviewed on: 03-03-2008 19:43:59
unclemike (859), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 20, 2009 From a 12-ounce brown bottle, pours a peach-hued, dense gold color. Lasting fine white lace and head. Subdued aroma. Light body but moderate mouthfeel from mellow spiciness on the front of the tongue Reasonable flavor combination for a refreshing summer brew.
dwaggs2 (616), Lee’s Summit, Missouri, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Mar 2, 2009 Bottle. Hazy yellow pour, one finger white head. Goes quickly. Aroma is spice, clover, and citrus. Flavor is wood, and malts. Very smooth and drinkable. Smooth on the palate.
jkwalking05 (1525), Arlington, Texas, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 2/5 | 12/20 |
Jan 29, 2009 Looks average. Smells average. Tastes eh. Nothing about this beer inspires me. I can taste the spice and herbs in the beer but they do not seem to enhance it.
TomDecapolis (3345), Skippack, Pennsylvania, USA
| 2.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 4/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 8/20 |
Jan 19, 2009 Bottle pours a lightly cloudy golden with a smaller white head. Aroma of a unique spice mix (although light), citrus and light woody notes with some cereal grains. Really light in aroma, it was a struggle to get what all that. Flavor was a bit herbal, citrus, soapy, bready and a dry finish.
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