Switchback Brewing Company Reviews

omhper	3.7 Switchback Extra Pale Ale --Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Hazy golden, mid sized head. Spicy yuzu aroma. Dry with light body and crisp, rounded mouthfeel. Crisp crackers, grass and dusty yuzu. Long bitter finish. Friday, April 12, 2024
omhper	3.7 Switchback Gemini Cat --Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Hazy deep golden, small head. Dank nose with grapefruit, doughy bread and sweet fruit. Sweet with medium to ful body and rounded mouthfeel. Grainy, fruity malt. Swety grapefruit meets nectarines. Long bitter finish. Wednesday, April 10, 2024
bsinger	3.6 Switchback Ale Crisp lightly hopped Tuesday, April 9, 2024
omhper	3.5 Switchback Zaboo --Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Almost clear deep golden. Bready nose with some lychee. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Slender fruity malt, lychee and pineapple. Low to medium bitterness. Friday, April 5, 2024
PorterPounder	3.2 Switchback Ale 3/17/24 - Albany, NY - on tap at McGeary's Irish Pub. Light copper pour, brief off ehite head.. Aroma has some bready accents, a touch of subtle spice. Flavor has a nice subtle underlying bitterness with some grains of paradise, a brief hint of citrus, some doughy accents. Mouthfeel is decently thick, Thursday, March 28, 2024
Micah_M	3 Switchback Ale 3-4-24 Brew Shop ARL Tuesday, March 5, 2024
oh6gdx	3.4 Switchback Zaboo Sample (thanks fonefan!). Yellowish golden colour, small white foamy head. Aroma is floral, nectary, some mild toffee and a bit citrusy tones. Flavour is floral, nectary, citrusy and some mild toffeeish tones. Grainy and citrusy aftertaste with some water melon to it. Easy going, but crisp and refreshing! Friday, January 19, 2024
oh6gdx	3.6 Switchback Gemini Cat Sample (thanks fonefan!). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, mild and some nectary tones. Flavour is fruity, floral, some nectary and mild spicy tones with some sweet malts as well. Wednesday, January 17, 2024
oh6gdx	3.2 Switchback Extra Pale Ale Sample (thanks fonefan!). Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, fruity, some nectary and mild herbal tones. Flavour is floral, herbal, nectary and mild fruity tones. Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Brugmansia	3.7 Switchback Gemini Cat Sunday, January 7, 2024
fonefan	3.5 Switchback Extra Pale Ale Can 1pt. @ home. 🏡🇩🇰 💻👀 [ As Switchback XPA Extra Pale Ale ]. ABV: 4.8%. Hazy - murky medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, moderate hoppy, grass, pine, citrus, grapefruit, hops cones. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, pine - citrus, grapefruit - citrus, grass, crispy, hops cones. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20240107] 7-3-7--15 Sunday, January 7, 2024
Brugmansia	3.5 Switchback Extra Pale Ale Sunday, January 7, 2024
fonefan	3.7 Switchback Gemini Cat Can 1pt. @ home. 🏡🇩🇰 💻👀 [ As Switchback Gemini Cat ]. ABV: 9.1%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, fruity malt, dusty, light caramel, moderate to heavy hoppy, fruity hops, pale dried fruit, dusty hops, candied lemon, light strawberry. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fruity hops, wheat, fruity malt, light sweet malt - fruity malt -caramel, pale dried fruit, dusty hops, candied lemon - candied citrus, hops bitter - tea bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20240105] 7-3-8-4-15 Saturday, January 6, 2024
fonefan	3.4 Switchback Zaboo -✅ Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Brugmansia	3.4 Switchback Zaboo Wednesday, December 27, 2023
Metalchopz	3.6 Switchback Flynn on Fire Super Smoke Enjoyed at the brewery, October 2022. Smoked malt nose, but not too strong. More smokiness in the taste, but still not too crazy (or Super). The mouthfeel is nicely dry. A decent, dry, crisp, lightly darker, smoked beer. Thursday, December 21, 2023
Desverger	3.4 Switchback Zaboo Can picked up at J&B Craft Drinks and drunk at home (09/11/2023) - New 🇺🇸 brewery ✅ citrus and light tropical fruity with some apricot, orange rind, malty backbone, quite dry with a grassy resinous bitter hoppy finish. Ok. Saturday, November 11, 2023
gripweed57	3.5 Switchback Ale On tap at Leunig’s Bistro & Cafe in Burlington, VT. Amber orange color with a creamy beige head and generous lacing. Toasted malt aroma has earthy notes. Flavor is toasted bread and caramel. Some spicy hops as well. Easy drinking. Decent. Wednesday, August 9, 2023
wombat23	3.3 Switchback Ale Draft. Pours hazy amber with an off-white head. Toasted malt, toffee, brown bread. Friday, July 28, 2023
Travlr	3.6 Switchback Flynn on Fire Smoked Marzen Draft at the source. Clear deep amber color, off white head. Nice campfire aroma. Taste is burnt toast and caramel. Nice. Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Travlr	3.8 Switchback Flynn on Fire Smoke 40 IPA Draft at the source. Hazy to cloudy variegated golden yellow color, white head. Aroma of burnt toast and stonefruit. Taste is fruity, bittersweet, light smoke. Nice. Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Metalchopz	3.4 Switchback E-Z Ale Part of their 12-pack sampler for Vermont spring 2023 trip. Lightly hazy, golden colour with an amber hue. A bubbly white cap, average stay and some spots of lacing. Malty nose with some wheat-banana notes and mild grassy hops. Straw malt base with maybe a touch of wheat. The hops gives a herbal finish, drying things and hints of citrus blended in. A thinner, E-Z-drinking, hazy Ale with more hops to not be syrupy. Works. Sunday, April 30, 2023
Metalchopz	3.6 Switchback Karsten Very lightly hazed, light yellow colour with a big white frothy head, good stay and some foamy lacing. Cereal grain aromas at first with some decent herbal hop notes coming out. The hops continue nicely in the taste with the grains as a base. Refreshing mouthfeel with a nice touch of dryness in the end. A real good easy-going lager with a Pils-feel, and the hops helping a lot here. Monday, April 24, 2023
nimbleprop	3.4 Switchback Flynn on Fire Smoke 40 IPA 22oz bottle pours a clear copper with a little fluffy white head. Really nice. Balanced with the malt base. There is some smoke and some minerality but it's balanced. I don't get a ton of hop, more black tea than anything. 7 3 7 4 13 Thursday, March 23, 2023
BubbleExports61	4 Switchback Ale Saturday, March 18, 2023
nimbleprop	3.6 Switchback Flynn on Fire Katie's Love Poem 22oz bottle pours a lightly hazy gold. White head. Salty. Smokey. Soft. Minerality. This is very well balanced and easy drinker. 7 4 7 4 14 Monday, March 6, 2023
jhsnitz1	2.1 Switchback Karsten Crisp lager aroma. Taste is crisp lager bitterness with a little sweetness underneath. Bitter, skunky aftertaste, reminds me of European lagers. Sunday, January 1, 2023
Metalchopz	3.7 Switchback Flynn on Fire Helles Bent Enjoyed on tap at the brewery, October 2022. Lightly hazed golden colour with a small white cap and some lace spots. Mild smoke aromas with some graininess. Citrus taste with a tad smokiness and hints of apples. Probably their most refreshing smoked Flynn beer. Monday, December 5, 2022
Metalchopz	3.6 Switchback Märzen Fest Bier First Marzen of two ratings tonight. Purchased a stubby bottle at the brewery. Golden-amber colour with a warm frothy-bubbly cap, good stay and some light lacing spots. Fruity malt aromas with a touch of burnt malts blending things with some mild grassy hoppiness, cutting in the sweetness of this style. The taste continues the same way. An easier-drinking Marzen with the sweeter malts being helped by hops and hints of burnt barley. Nice! Monday, December 5, 2022
melush	3.6 Switchback Zaboo 47,3cl Can @ Bev Max - Stamford, Stamford, CT, USA. Hazy amber colour with a thin white head. Aroma is hops, citrus, tropical fruits. Taste is hops, citrus, grapefruit, peach, mango. Medium body, average carbonation. Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Metalchopz	3.7 Switchback Flynn on Fire Katie's Love Poem Enjoyed at the brewery October 12, 2022. Hazy yellow with a white cap and foamy lacing. Smoky aromas with a touch of wheat sweetness. Refreshing, crisp and thin mouthfeel. Citrusy taste with mild smokiness. A nice non-dark smoked beer that is quite refreshing. Monday, November 28, 2022
Metalchopz	3.7 Switchback Flynn on Fire S.O.S - Smoked Oyster Stout From the brewery, October 12th 2022, hazy brown colour with a small light-beige head and light creamy lacing. Roasted malt base taste with hints of liquorice and decent hops. Dry finish mouthfeel. The smokiness comes out in the nose with mild oysters. Quite easy going down, so a nice refreshing smoky stout. Monday, November 28, 2022
Metalchopz	3.5 Switchback Extra Pale Ale Stubby from the brewery from my 2022 Vermont trip, pouring a hazy with tiny particles through it. The head is big, frothy, slightly creamy, white with good retention and leaving some dirty-thick creamy lacing. Grassy-herbal hoppy aromas with citrus hints. The mouthfeel is juicy, fairly thin and not much dryness in the end. Flavours of citrus that are on the mild side. A refreshing, wet Pale Ale with some hoppiness, grassiness all fitting the light style. Sunday, November 27, 2022
Metalchopz	3.6 Switchback Zaboo Can that pours a slight hazed, golden colour with a frothy-bubbly white head, decent retention leaving some foamy lacing traces. Fresh herbal aromas with some cilantro hints, citrus zest and mild juices. The mouthfeel is juicy with some building dryness in the finish. Some good grassy bitterness in the taste with the light citrus peel. A touch of watermelon does come out to smooth out the bitter side. An interesting Hazy IPA that has a little more bitterness than most. Sunday, November 27, 2022
Lubiere	3.5 Switchback Flynn on Fire S.O.S - Smoked Oyster Stout A deep dark stout with a thin lacing light mocha head. In aroma, sweet chocolate malt with dark fruits, light mineral notes, light coffee, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet chocolate malt with dark fruits, light mineral notes, light coffee notes, pleasant. On tap at brewery. Sunday, October 16, 2022
Lubiere	3.5 Switchback Flynn on Fire Helles Bent A hazed golden helles with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice biscuit malt with grassy German hops, light mineral notes, faint peated notes. In mouth, a nice crisp biscuit malt with grassy hops, light mineral notes, light peated notes, pleasant. On tap at brewery. Sunday, October 16, 2022
Lubiere	3.5 Switchback Flynn on Fire Katie's Love Poem A hazed blonde ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with nice sustained peated notes, light cereals, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light peated notes and cereals, pleasant. On tap at brewery. Sunday, October 16, 2022
Lubiere	3.4 Switchback Karsten A hazed blonde lager with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity biscuit malt with grassy German hops, light mineral notes, OK. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with grassy hops, light mineral notes, pleasant and smooth. On tap at brewery. Sunday, October 16, 2022
Quick3Beers	3 Switchback Zaboo Pours a hazy amber from a can. Tropical fruit and yeasty aroma and flavor. Good beer. Sunday, August 28, 2022
Foxbush	3.5 Switchback Ale 12 oz bottle from Total Wine and More in Short Pump, VA The ale poured a slightly hazy amber color with a small white head and very limited lacing. Malty aroma, grains some hints of floral hops. Interesting flavors, toasted grains, hints of citrus and pine. the ale has a medium body and average carbonation. After each swallow, you detect a tingling on the tongue. Saturday, August 6, 2022
Jow	3.3 Switchback Zaboo Can from gas station near in-laws on way back from picking up take out. Murky dull yellow orange and some head. Nose is fruity and bready. Tastes of melon, apricot, bready, orange peel, white grape. Oily texture. Saturday, July 23, 2022
katrinaez	4 Switchback Roasted Red Monday, July 18, 2022
nimbleprop	3.1 Switchback Zaboo 16oz can pours a murky peach color with a finger of white head. Nose is OK, stone fruits, melon, some tangerine. Flavor is some malt and lactose, peaches and peach candy, some papaya. Finishes off dry, full bodied. Fruit is over done. Tuesday, July 12, 2022
solidfunk	3.6 Switchback Flynn on Fire S.O.S - Smoked Oyster Stout Roast and smoky. Some saltiness from the oysters. Black pour with decent head. Bittersweet finish. Tap at Savor. Tuesday, June 28, 2022
solidfunk	3.3 Switchback Helles Bent Smoke, but still plenty of helles element here. Light golden pour. Tap at Savor. Crisp finish. Nicely done. Tuesday, June 28, 2022
solidfunk	3.7 Switchback HUMO Smoke and roast. Black pour with good head and lacing. A little caramel, quite dry though. Bittersweet finish. Tap at Savor. Tuesday, June 28, 2022
puboflyons	3.7 Switchback Zaboo From a 16 oz. can dated 05/19/22. Hazy, orange-amber appearance under a modest slowly fading off-white head. Tropical fruits abound in the aroma including grapefruit, orange, nectarine, and melon with a bready base. The body is smooth and medium. The taste is sweet and alive with the bright tropical fruit sensations with an emphasis on grapefruit. But I also get an odd sort of oily character. Moderate bitter end. Friday, June 10, 2022
damzz	3.1 Switchback Ale Pours a hazy brown-yellow with a slightly off-white head that leaves lacing. Nose is toasted malt. Taste is slight caramel. Body is medium. Slight bitter aftertaste. This a unfiltered naturally carbonated beer. 12 oz bottle Packaged 11/2/21 Tuesday, November 30, 2021
lavaaaron	3.1 Switchback Märzen Fest Bier Bottle pour, amber color with a toasted wheat bread aroma. Slightly bitter, notes of honey, sweet bread and a burnt biscuit finish. Sunday, November 14, 2021
siennadean917	4.1 Switchback Märzen Fest Bier Solid US marzen.Bit more hoppy.Similar to other Oktoberfests Sunday, November 14, 2021