Generic white-labeled black lettering (replaced by better left-side version) misleading for fine Kolsch-styled pale lager named after Outer ‘Banx’ of North Carolina. Citrus crispness and berry sweetness outline hop bitterness, re-enforcing dark malt extract and retaining appreciative Summer Ale luster.
WEEPING RADISH FEST AMBER LAGER
Mellow, satin-textured, soft-bodied, deep amber ‘festive’ lager with dainty spiced hops constricted by pallid roasted barleymalts. Short-lived caramel finish is casual acquaintance.
WEEPING RADISH COROLLA GOLD HELLES LAGER
Easily quaffed puffy eggshell-headed lager maintains hop-fizzed sour malting, settling into delicately toasted barley-cereal sweetness. Pleasant, but unassuming and thin-skinned.
WEEPING RADISH BLACK RADISH DARK LAGER
Dry roasted coffee entry anticipates heightened stout-like expectations for brewery’s staple, but lack of assertive black chocolate roast and nasty cocoa-soured earthen musk lessen resolve by semi-flat finish. Needs better mocha assertion and sturdier nut-shelled dried fruiting for distinction. A tentative cola-hued schwarzbier.
WATNEY’S RED BARREL LAGER
Extremely versatile medium-bodied English lager miles beyond simply obvious malted grain-enamored competition (presently brewed by Canada’s Sleeman). In original ’60s British incarnation, much-benigned brew gained popularity via controversial sloganeering. But bittersweet sherry sweetness rules! Rich mocha malt extract and persistent hop pop firm up grainy bottom end. Faint fruitiness fades in and out. Easily one of the most enjoyable lagers available, despite underserved negativity.
WATNEY’S CREAM STOUT
Polite maple sap scent, rich burgundy palate, brown-sugared cocoa chalking, oncoming prune sourness, and roasted barley thickness consume savory lactose-aided deep brown-hued sipping stout. Some addictive characteristics reminiscent of Watney’s Red Barrel persist: blood-thickened mouthfeel; exquisite hop bouquet; and lusty caramel malts. Sweet milk chocolate creaminess soothes rather than dominates for an exceptional stout so heavily yeast-fermented and viscously full-bodied only the keg version could beat.
WASATCH SPECIAL RESERVE PALE ALE
Wintry pine-spruce pliancy, spicy fruited hops, and biscuit-y tease engage subtle grain foundation, but indistinct finish lowers score.
WASATCH POLYGAMY PORTER
Funny Mormon jab on label and deep ruby translucence are finest assets of light-bodied polygamist. Day-old iced coffee souring, murky raisin dessication, dry walnut tease and minor wheat husk stalled by sulfuric astringency barren mocha finish can’t redeem.
WASATCH HEFEWEIZEN
Sketchy clove opening and muted fruit frailty muffle mucky wheat husk, allowing desolate dry finish to quickly dissolve.
WARSTEINER PREMIUM VERUM
Soapy, sweet yeast-injected, clear-bodied German pilsener runs out of steam by bland burnt toast finish. Peppy hop bitterness creeps through soft caramel creaminess but pungent sour malting lacks detailed interior of similarly-styled Beck’s Light Lager.
WARSTEINER PREMIUM ORANGE
Trite clear-bottled 2.9% alcohol malt beverage saturates sticky Orange Krush-like soda theme with artificially sugared corn malting. Cereal-grained spine lacks strength to hold back sodium astringency.
WARSTEINER PREMIUM LAGER
Pale complexion, soft white head, and watery texture bring light-bodied appeal to sedate German lager. Sourdough aromatics and honeyed malts counter bitter hop spicing. Aimed at novices looking for German version of Coors Light.