3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
22 oz. bottle from BevMo (SD) - Pours a clear copper color with a one finger thick off white head. Light lacing. Aroma is herbal hops and spice. Flavor is much of the same. Palate has some lingering bitterness. Medium body. Worth a try.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
What struck me first was the aroma - of course, the first thing I did was stick my nose in it. It actually reminded me of some energy drinks! But overall there is a distinct spice aroma with strong notes of pine and fruit. The flavor was interesting too. A bittersweet tea is what it tasted like. It felt overall dry, but strangely satisfying as I felt as if I was drinking a carbonated tea energy drink; and as it warms, to me, it’s as if it is medicinal - in a welcoming manner, fortunately.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Tap sampled at SF International Beer Fest. Golden-amber color with a white head. Aroma of sweet malt, light fruits, tea, and piney hops. Flavor is more of the same with caramel malt and the tea asserting itself well. Average palate for the style. Solid overall, interesting.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Amber with a thin white head. Aroma is a mix of earthy, and piney hops, light caramel, mild alcohol, dried fruit. Taste is a mild hoppiness, the yerba mate shows fairly strong in the background which causes the beer to have an interesting tea aspect to it, light caramel. If you like Yerba Mate tea, you’ll probably like this also.
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