Blase’ medium-bodied mahogany-hued French-styled Biere de Garde lacks fruity luster and seasonal spicing. Modest mocha malting lulls cinnamon-nutmeg spicing, sullen dried fig interlude, and nominal earthen tepidity. Dispirited Christmas celebrator leaves me cold.
SOUTHAMPTON ABBEY SINGLE ALE
Yellow-fruited nature dominates effervescent citric hop zest and spicy coriander thicket, maintaining unripe peach-apricot-grapefruit souring to lemon-fresh finish.
SOL PILSNER
Clear-toned tequila-wafted Mexican bantamweight maintains stereotypical crisp watery consistency and soft citric tang. Mild toasted hops scamper through soft barley-rice malting. Somewhat lighter yet more enjoyable than many South of the Border beers, despite vegetal mire. Serve with lime to awaken flavor profile.
SNOWSHOE THOMPSON PALE ALE
Pour slowly to control explosive carbonation of butterscotch-hazed rocky-headed medium body. Liberal peach-apricot-nectar tang glides above creamy malt base. Floral citric aroma creates beautiful effervescent bouquet to ongoing fruited malt succulence and banana bread easement.
SNOWSHOE SNOWEIZEN WHEAT ALE
Mellow turbidly straw-hued moderation provides delicate wheat slither to dandy mint-y clove fade and lemony hop fizz.
SNOWSHOE GRIZZLY BROWN ALE
Reminiscent of a tawdry porter, this needs better distinction, more creaminess, and less oiliness. Dry tobacco befits roasted chocolate malting and meager nuttiness, but little else emerges to add exigent bulk.
SNIPES MOUNTAIN ROZA RESERVE BARLEYWINE ALE
Well-balanced nickel-hued barleywine offers ripe prune opulence above floral-hopped red grape, green raisin, and bruised cherry illusions. Moreover, vanilla-chocolate covers mineral watered mandarin orange tease to earthen bottom.
SNAKE RIVER ZONKER STOUT
Marvelous creamy chocolate sweetness and chewy cookie dough thickness counter distinct burnt coffee sourness for absolutely perfect dry stout. Frothy mocha notes abound amongst sinewy yeast texture, as hints of black cherry, cocoa butter, and red currant add further complexity to slow sipping robustness. Yet sturdily rich alcohol-strengthened Zonker succinctly leavens pervasive boldness with enchanting textural calmness.
SNAKE RIVER VIENNA STYLE LAGER
Wintry pine-scented lager lacks ‘serious’ Vienna-style pale malt schtick. Instead, mired by dank barleymalt sweetness, choppy chocolate waif, and incomplete corn sugar finish masking any redeeming apricot or tangerine undertones.
SNAKE RIVER PALE ALE
Delicious off-dry fructose malt formality leads to spruce-y hop lather and succinct orange rind-soured apricot-raspberry-blueberry tang. Bitter black currant ebb-tide and dainty floral rim inform barley-toasted cracked wheat spine. Tantalizingly fresh and modestly bold.
SNAKE RIVER KRIEK LAMBIC
Tart cherry souring concealed by leathery oak-dried white grape tannin and slightly acidic citrus finish. Fine seafood accompaniment.
SNAKE RIVER INDIAN PAINTBRUSH PILSNER
Effective traditional Euro pils retains economical orange peel tang, floral-dried wheat husk, and grassy leathering. Light hop spicing trails seltzer-watered fizz.