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New Belgium Springboard Ale

New Belgium Springboard Ale

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A Spice/Herb/Vegetable brewed by
New Belgium Brewing Company

Fort Collins, Colorado USA

bottled
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2392.95/5.02.94/5.0Spring6.2%43.8 Lager glass, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Ale brewed with wormwood, goji berries, and schisandra. Deftly, this spring brewed venture lands on its feet. Springboard combines oats, ancient Chinese herbs and Mt. Hood hops to maintain a balanced equilibrium for such an exhilarating ale. This cloudy blonde has a spirited threshold, and a creamy body, followed by a refreshingly dry finish.

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 tennisjoel (684), Shakopee, Minnesota, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Jul 7, 2008  
This essentially tastes very similar to Fat Tire, which I am not really a fan of. Same biscuit like malts observed in Fat Tire. Other than the 1554, none of what New Belgium imports into MN excites me. Now if we could get the abbey dubbel, abbey tripel, and La Folie, then I might get more excited about this brewery. I had this a beer tasting in a wine specialty store.


 jezmez68 (260), Chesterton, Indiana, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/512/20
Jul 5, 2008  
12 oz bottle in Lebanon, MO. Pours a hazy light yellow. Nice white head that dissipates quickly. I can’t quite place the smell, but the yeast is nice. Has a nice citrus aftertaste and is an overall nice average summer beer.


 Imaena (146), Portland, Maine, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 30, 2008  
Bottle Seattle 08’ Summer in a bottle. Not overly intense as I expected when I saw wormwood listed on the bottle. Decent restrained beer that goes well with the heat.


drjay44 (76), USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 29, 2008  
This is a summer beer and therefore light. Aroma, flavor, malt , hopping, mouth feel, complexity all were at that leval. It is a reasonable summer beer.


 riversideAK (1444), Shoreline, Washington, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 27, 2008  
Aroma of light lime/citrus and an earthy hoppiness. Nice crisp flavor with hints of lime, toast, and lighter citrus hops. Pretty thin, light, and very easy to drink. I thought there was a decent amount of complexity in this light beer. It quenched my thirst after moving a ton of stuff on a hot night.




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