Buckbean Original Orange Blossom Ale

Formerly brewed at Buckbean Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Reno, Nevada USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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UPDATED: DEC 3, 2009 Sampled on 12/2/2009. This fruit beer pours a medium orange gold color from a 16oz can. Medium to small sized white foamy head, with decent lacing. The aroma is orange blossoms, fruity and sweet, with some malt. A light to medium bodied fruit beer. The malts are cereal, fruity and sweet. The hops are floral and spicy. Decent carbonation, but seem to go a little flat in you mouth. Nice flavors, kind of surprising to tell the truth. The orange and orange blossoms flavors add a nice aspect to this beer. A lot better than I was expecting. Light and refreshing. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly sweet. Rating # 4000 is my personal log..

Can 1 us pint.
Clear medium orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, perfume, soap, spicy. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is medium to light, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20090813]

Wow that’s orange. Really orange. Tang. Creeps into the realm that reminds me of a child’s sunblock, but only a little. Orange gold (of course) without much head or lacing. Orange blossom water is a clever and interesting addition, but doesn’t work in the brew for me and comes off as a sharp additive to a mild ale. Comes across as artificial and fails to redeem as I continue to drink it.

Can, at LA Beerfest. Hmm, interesting idea, but I’m not sure the flavors really “work.” Color is light orange and perfectly clear. Head fades like a light lager. Flavor and aroma do in fact possess an orange blossom essence, but all in all the flavor is thin, too simple, and ultimately a bit clumsy. Finish has an interesting minerally bitterness.

Big orange soda type smell. Would work well on a hot day. Color is a vivid orange. Does habe a bit too much carbonation and faux orange taste to it.

Good for its style. Very good for its style. I hate this style. Pours copper-orange. Nose is hoppy, but not too much so. Notes of orange all over this one, which works.

UPDATED: SEP 13, 2009 1-pint can, purchased at the brewery. Pours a bright, clear, deep orange color; off-white head with fine-bubbled lacing. Lots of candy-like orange flavoring, creamsicle, and basic wet malts; slightly odd, but a nice fruit character and candy-like sweetness. Medium mouthfeel: average carbonation; a touch of cardboard, basic orange notes, and (again) that creamsicle presence of childhood; unrestricted basic sugar and orange candy character; drinkable, without the overt fakeness expected of beers like this; a unique orange blossom character overall; genuine-ish. There’s a touch of spearmint/toothpaste character here, which either speaks of my toothpaste or a slightly minty note. Medium finish: orange sugar, floral notes and a creamsicle.

Can 46,7 cl. Courtesy of BelgianBeerGal. Clear amber golden with an off-white head. Piquante, spicy and perfumy nose. Medium body, a little low in carbonation with spicy almost herbal notes and a lightly astringent finish. Interesting. 130809

Can at Papsø. Hazy amber coloured with a medium sized white head. Fruity aroma of oranges, spices and yeast. Fruity flavour of oranges, spices and flowers. Fruity finish.

1 us pint. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is dry, spiced and perfumed. Flavoured is milded perfumed, mild citric and bitter flavoured. Perfumed flavoured and fruity finish.