Hams Restaurant & Brewhouse Reviews

lutch	5 Hams Brewhouse Oktoberfest I loved this beer Friday, September 15, 2017
arventresca	3.3 Hams Brewhouse Blasphemy Tap. Pours pale with some hoppy aroma. Pretty much and IPA with a lagers fermentation. Nice citrusy and hoppy for anyone out there that is a hop head. Sunday, February 21, 2010
JCB	3.5 Hams Brewhouse Hibernation Winter Ale Sampled at Pre-Sex. Dusky deep amber, shading to brown. Soft fluffy head and moderate carbonation. The nose gives off not just the requisite spices one expects in a winter brew, but also some spicy hops, as if the base weren’t so much an amber or a brown as an ASA. Seems to work in terms of the caramel malts and the spices, gives the beer some fine balance even if the flavors aren’t all that memorable. Friday, February 19, 2010
JCB	3.1 Hams Brewhouse Blasphemy Sampled at Pre-Sex. I guess I didn’t know what the "IPL" stood for but I reckon this explains how underwhelmed I felt. Pale and cloudy, almost wit-like to the eye. Soft nose, mostly grassy hops with a hint of grain. Prickly mouthfeel from lively carbonation, a little bit gritty on the palate. Flavor is fairly one-dimensional but it’s a damn fine lawnmower beer for sure. Thursday, February 18, 2010
zizzybalubba	3.5 Hams Brewhouse Peg Leg Pale Ale On tap at Ham’s in Greenville, NC. Light golden pour with a white head. Moderately hopped aroma. Piney and citrusy hop flavor with some sweetness for balance. A good, but not great, pale ale. Thursday, November 5, 2009
arventresca	3.1 Hams Brewhouse Tiki's California Gold Tap at brewpub. Nice light appearance with a suttle hoppy aroma. Taste is simliar to a West Coast IPA. This is a more toned down version of the Double Peg Leg you can get at Ham’s. Monday, October 19, 2009
swoopjones	3.9 Hams Brewhouse Double Peg Imperial IPA GABF 2009. Lighter copper yellow pour. Big citrusy hop flavor, great balance & big hop flavor, weak color not indicative of the great flavor in this beer. hopheads seek this out Monday, September 28, 2009
Suttree	3.9 Hams Brewhouse Tiki's California Gold Light Gold - so light, in fact, that The Bride assumed it was a blonde ale or a kolsch. Nice aroma of sticky, wet hops. Nicely thin bodied - very quaffable. Lots of citrus, grapefruit, and a touch of pine. Really enjoyable, actually. Sampled at Brewgrass 2009. Monday, September 21, 2009
Drake	3.2 Hams Brewhouse Tiki's California Gold Sampled on draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear light amber color with a medium head. Average head retention and lacing. Floral hop aroma with some resiny notes. Taste is earthy, herbal and resiny hops with some citrus. Medium bodied. Sunday, September 13, 2009
Drake	3.9 Hams Brewhouse Double Peg Imperial IPA Sampled on draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear copper color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Strong citrus and floral hop notes in the aroma. Taste is very nice. Lots of hops, with resiny, citrus, herbal and earthy notes. Nice use of Simcoe here. Sweet caramel maltiness as well. Medium bodied. Good beer. Sunday, September 13, 2009
Drake	3.2 Hams Brewhouse Peg Leg Pale Ale Sampled on draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear copper color with a medium creamy head. Good head retention and lacing. Very pleasant citrus hop aroma. Taste is bitter and resiny citrus hops with some graininess. Faintly sticky texture. Medium bodied. Sunday, September 13, 2009
Drake	3.6 Hams Brewhouse J. Allyns Robust Porter Sampled on draft at the brewpub. Pours a dark red tinted brown color with a medium head. Good head retention and lacing. Aroma is roasted malts with some fruity notes. Taste is dark fairly bitter roasted malts, leather and coffee as well as an almost lactose like note. Very smooth and creamy. Medium bodied, Very good. Sunday, September 13, 2009
Drake	3.3 Hams Brewhouse Ocracoke American Wheat Sampled on draft at the brewpub. Pours a hazy yellowish peach color with a medium head. Decent head retention and lacing. Aroma is faint with bready and spice notes. Taste is very fruity with big citrus notes as well as bread, yeast, spice and a bitter rye-like bite. Medium bodied. Sunday, September 13, 2009
DJMonarch	3.6 Hams Brewhouse Wenceslas Imperial Pilsner From the Jug at the GABF Colorado Convention Center, Denver 11/10/2008 Hop aroma. Clear golden coloured hoppy fruity and strong in alcohol with a crisp and bitter finish. Thursday, August 27, 2009
arventresca	3 Hams Brewhouse Wenceslas Imperial Pilsner Had this around new years of 2008 at the brewhouse in a tulip glass. The waiter seemed like he had to quiz me to make sure I could handle this beer. The beer it self was a fairly good offering. It was quite light for a strong alcohol beer. Taste was sweet. Not bad. Sunday, June 7, 2009
TheBeerGod	3.5 Hams Brewhouse Peg Leg Pale Ale Draft at WBF Raleigh on 5/2/09. Amber bodied with a short white head. Aroma is citrus, hop oils, light sweet malt, and touches of caramel. Taste is more hops - light pine and citrus - with a solid malt backbone and light caramel. Body is medium and chewy with moderate carbonation. Ends with more citrus notes, hop oils, chewy, biscuity malt, and caramel. Nice! Saturday, May 9, 2009
emacgee	3.6 Hams Brewhouse Dog Daze Summer Ale WBF sample. Pours a pale hazy light gold with a thin offwihte head. The nose is citrusy, fresh and hoppy, grapefruit rind, mild malty sweetness. The flavor is citrusy, dry , sweet, some corn, very fruity. Dry and mildly bitter palate. Tasty pale ale. Thursday, May 7, 2009
emacgee	3.6 Hams Brewhouse Peg Leg Pale Ale WBF sample. Pours a translucent gold with a one finger white head. The nose is citrusy, hoppy, mild malty sweetness, grapefruit rind, nice hop aroma. The flavor was citrusy and bitter, nice balance, very sessionable. Dry bitter palate. Thursday, May 7, 2009
arventresca	3.3 Hams Brewhouse Pine Grove Lager Growler. Pours golden with a nice hint of pine in the nose. Taste is earthy with, as always, a nice over hopped finish. Still this is quality stuff. Ham’s continues to be the only real craft beer here in the Greenville Area. Monday, April 27, 2009
arventresca	3.1 Hams Brewhouse Charlie's India Brown Ale Growler. Pours brown with nice white head. Not bad here, but I get much more India than I do brown. This brewer tends to over hop most of its offereings, and this is no exception. Not bad by any means however. Monday, April 27, 2009
kp	3.5 Hams Brewhouse Charlie's India Brown Ale Name: Chiba Date: April 18, 2009 Mode: draft Source: Brewfest, Hickory Hops Appearance: cloudy brown, frothy beige head, bits of lace Aroma: dry chocolate aroma, lots of floral and citrus hops Flavor: rich chocolate flavor, lots of earthy hops keep it dry, nice citrus, touch of balancing caramel sweetness, light floral, lingering bitter finish Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 14/20 Rating: 3.5/5.0 Drinkability: 8/10 Score: **4 Monday, April 27, 2009
kp	3.7 Hams Brewhouse Pine Grove Lager Date: April 18, 2009 Mode: draft Source: Brewfest, Hickory Hops Appearance: clear gold, frothy white head, lots of sticky lace Aroma: sweet pine aroma, touch of fruity sweetness Body: sweet sticky body Flavor: big sweet pine flavor, plenty of balancing bitterness Aroma: 7/10; Appearance: 7/10; Flavor: 7/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 15/20 Rating: 3.7/5.0 Drinkability: 8/10 Score: **4 Monday, April 27, 2009
kp	2.8 Hams Brewhouse Blasphemy Date: February 06, 2009 Mode: Bottle Source: Footset Foreplay Friday Appearance: clear copper, fine off white head Aroma: sweet crystal malt aroma, citrus and floral hops Flavor: sweet malt flavor, lots of crystal sweetness, light balancing bitterness, lingering bitter finish Overall: laggers make interesting but not too exciting IPAs Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 6/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20 Rating: 2.8/5.0 Drinkability: 6/10 Score: *4 Sunday, March 8, 2009
Jmichael	2.6 Hams Brewhouse SunFest Lager celar light and gold, mild compleixity and nothing much behind it. serves its purpose, but nothing to over analyze. A good beer, just mild. Thursday, January 8, 2009
arventresca	3.2 Hams Brewhouse C. Browns Pumpkin Ale Growler. Nice orange/bronze color. Smell of pumpkin a spices. Taste of much of the same. A very good pumpkin beer. Thursday, November 27, 2008
arventresca	3.1 Hams Brewhouse Double Peg Imperial IPA Tap. Nice head. Smell of hops and subtle fruit. Taste is sweet and hopy. Considering the ABV it is not overpowering on the alcohol. Nice finish. Sunday, October 19, 2008
arventresca	3.2 Hams Brewhouse Summer Session Tap. This is a nice summer style beer. Smell of fruit with a surprisingly hopy taste. Nice fot the style. Sunday, October 19, 2008
arventresca	3.6 Hams Brewhouse Oktoberfest Growler. Pours amber with nice white head. Sweet malty smell. Taste sweet and malty. Nice kick to this one. Hams has some good beers. Saturday, October 11, 2008
brentfeesh	4 Hams Brewhouse Wenceslas Imperial Pilsner Sampled at Brewgrass 2008. Golden pour with plenty of head. Lightly sweet grain aroma that smells like I’m mashing or just finish the boil on my homebrew. You would never guess this was a pils of any kind. Lightly sweet with grain and grass that, to me, was dangerously drinkable. Full bodied and smooth. Tuesday, September 23, 2008
argo0	3.7 Hams Brewhouse Double Peg Imperial IPA (Brewgrass08) Off-white head atop lightly hazed amber body. Aroma is moderately sweet, pineapple, mango, some grapefruit, peach, caramel. Taste is moderately sweet, grapefruit/pine/pineapple. Sticky medium-full body, low carbonation. Monday, September 22, 2008
argo0	2.7 Hams Brewhouse Wenceslas Imperial Pilsner (Brewgrass08) Fluffy white head atop crystal clear pale straw body. Aroma is moderately sweet, grassy, light straw, honey. Taste is moderately sweet, straw/grassy, some melon, light alcohol. Medium-full body, some stickiness. Monday, September 22, 2008
argo0	3.4 Hams Brewhouse Peg Leg Pale Ale (Brewgrass08) Lightly hazed amber body with off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, sharp grapefruit, light biscuit. Taste is medium sweet, orange, grapefruit, some biscuit. Light-medium body. Monday, September 22, 2008
Jmichael	3.2 Hams Brewhouse Double Peg Imperial IPA brewgrass, came to the hams tent and wanted to try their double IPA, good stuff, light for its style, but definitly a drinkability quotient, good stuff. Monday, September 22, 2008
brentfeesh	4 Hams Brewhouse Double Peg Imperial IPA Enjoyed at 2008 Brewgrass. I’m not sure what isn’t good about this brew. Great aroma, and the drinkablilty is just supurb. Very hoppy with pine and resin as well as a malty profile. Citrus....Good!! Sunday, September 21, 2008
NachlamSie	3.4 Hams Brewhouse Wenceslas Imperial Pilsner on tap at Brewgrass, named Wenceslas Imperial Pilsner. Pours hazy yellow with a giant white head. The nose is papery and woody with mild skunky and strong vanilla. I get clean vanilla/grain/bread sweetness on the palate with a slightly dry finish. Not a whole lot of hop definition on this one. It’s clean and decent. Pretty sessionable other than its hidden alcoholic strength. Saturday, September 20, 2008
NachlamSie	4 Hams Brewhouse Double Peg Imperial IPA on tap at Brewgrass. Ah, here we go: cloudy orange with a thick white head. This stuff smells awesome. It’s dank and strong with loads of herbs, pineapple, ammonia, grapefruit. It is very hoppy and very defined. This is semi sweet in the way of flavor with lots of lemon along with hints of pine, ganja, and herbal bitterness. This is a very stanky, drity-nasty IIPA. Great stuff. Saturday, September 20, 2008
arventresca	3 Hams Brewhouse Pamlico Pilsner Draft. Dark gold, light amber. Smell of wonderful hops. A light hoppy taste. Kind of reminds me of a lighter version of the Peg Leg Ale. Pretty good stuff here. Sunday, August 10, 2008
JCB	3.7 Hams Brewhouse Summer Session Growler shared by Facto at the Carolina Crew gathering, Greenville. Thanks, Matt! A good way to start the tasting,w ith a handsome gold/amber pour, and a clean, full palate. The aroma was nicely fruity with sumptuous and refreshing hops, leading to a dry bittering finish. Sweet session brew! Sunday, July 27, 2008
ucusty	3.5 Hams Brewhouse Summer Session Carolina Crew gathering, thanks to Facto for this! Pale pour, amarillo hops on the nose. Clean crisp and refreshing. Loads of citrus flavored hops did the trick! Sunday, July 27, 2008
arventresca	3.1 Hams Brewhouse Mausers Schwarzbier Tap. Pours black with hint of red. Smell of coffee. Typical schwarzbier. Good brew. Wednesday, June 25, 2008
arventresca	3.2 Hams Brewhouse Hibernation Winter Ale Growler. Brownish-redish beer. Smell of spices, but like many winters the spices don’t jump out at you and make you cry uncle. Very good balance. Smooth beer and nice taste. Will be getting the growler filled again next winter. Sunday, April 20, 2008
arventresca	3.1 Hams Brewhouse TRs Vienna Lager Growler. Exactly what it says. A lighter Oktoberfest style beer. Lighter taste and less body but good none the less. One of the few Hams beer that doesn’t overwhelm you when finished. Sunday, April 20, 2008
arventresca	1.8 Hams Brewhouse SunFest Lager Draft at brewpub. Beer poured clear and light. One of the staples along with Charlies and Peg Leg. Not much going on here. Lacks taste and body. Pretty much in the class of the macros. Sunday, April 20, 2008
arventresca	4 Hams Brewhouse Peg Leg Pale Ale Draft at brewpub. On the beer list is stated Champion of the Carolinas 2007. This is an american pale ale. Nice hoppiness, and sweet aroma. Best of the bunch at Hams. My usual when I get the growler filled. Sunday, April 20, 2008
arventresca	3.3 Hams Brewhouse Ocracoke American Wheat Typical wheat cloudy body. Not typically a fan of wheat, however this one was refreshing. Great aftertaste. One to drink on a warm summers day. Would get this again. Sunday, April 20, 2008
arventresca	3 Hams Brewhouse DonDons Irish Stout Draft at brew pub. Dark black with minimal head. Dry stout. Smooth beer, but nothing stood out when comparing this beer to other stouts. Sunday, April 20, 2008
arventresca	2.9 Hams Brewhouse Charlies Barley At brewpub. Poured a dard red almost brownish. White lacey head. Very smooth, however lacks on taste. As other have said, very bland. Sunday, April 20, 2008
elmatador00	3.3 Hams Brewhouse Ocracoke American Wheat Draught at brewpub. Pours a cloudy copper color with a foamy white head. Aroma is mostly banana. Tastes of simple sugar, little yeast, spice, light sweet fruit, and slight presence of hops. Finishes medium bodied and clean on the palate. Sunday, April 13, 2008
princesslala	2.9 Hams Brewhouse SunFest Lager The beer boured a clear yellow with a fair amount of frothy white head. It did not have much of an aroma--very faint bready and citrusy notes. It was very drinkable and was not overly carbonated. Initially, I really enjoyed the taste of the malts and the delicate hints of citrus. I could almost taste the sun quality. But after a while I lost my ability to pick up anything other than the bready taste in the beer, which set off my carb alarm. It was just too much. Had I not been eating french fried, this might not have been an issue, but I don’t know. Thursday, March 13, 2008
princesslala	3.8 Hams Brewhouse Peg Leg Pale Ale The first time I drank this beer it was about six months ago, and it tasted like it had a dirty old peg leg in it. What I really mean to say is that I did not enjoy it at that time. Tonight; however, it was quite enjoyable. I think the brewer must have eliminated whatever hop it was that was giving it that bitter flavor in favor of something with a much grassier, citrusy flavor. It was very refreshing. The color was still the same golden amber. The head was a bit yellowish and the aroma was of grapefruit and grass. The smell reminded me of my childhood in Florida gathering grapefruits from the yard on a Sunday morning. I had this beer with a Ham’s chicken burger (all organic by the way) and the fresh flavors cut through the greasier flavors quite nicely. Thursday, March 13, 2008