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Mateveza

Mateveza

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A Spice/Herb/Vegetable brewed by
Butte Creek Brewing Company

Chico, California USA

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992.9/5.02.9/5.05%38.6Lager glass, Tumbler P  Stats

Commercial Description:
An organic pale ale brewed with yerba maté, source of the ancient South American tea prized for its energizing and nutritional properties. Mateveza showcases the pairing of organic yerba maté and cascade hops. Yerba maté’s earthy, herbal notes are the perfect compliment to the crisp, citrusy character of the cascade hops. Mateveza is brewed and bottled by Butte Creek Brewing Company, a gold medal winner at the 2006 Great American Beer Festival® that has been brewing organic since 1997.

http://www.mateveza.com/


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 skoisirius (488), Seattle, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/102/514/20

Mar 31, 2008  
22 oz. Pours a pale yellowish with a bit of a darker hue than a lager. Smells a bit like a weak pale with more of an earthy sense to it. Flavor is much of the same of the nose profile. You can definitely taste the dirt of the mate...which is a nice twist and blends nicely with the hops. Mostly, not that impressive overall.

 Lagunitasfan (152), San Diego, California, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Dec 27, 2008  
22 oz bottle Bevmo Burbank. Hazy orange amber with tiny white head that dissapated to a slick. Smell is of oranges and spice. Can barely smell the mate up front. Huge mate taste though. Mate seems to cover most everything else. Bit of lemon hidden in there. The PCVs from South America will enjoy the flavor.


 shigadeyo (1507), Southwest Ohio Area, Ohio, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Nov 19, 2008  
<i>Ale brewed with Yerba Maté...</i><br /><br /> <b>12/12/2007</b>: Mateveza is a cloudy golden orange color with a thin, crackly white head. The aroma and flavor are floral, herbal, and very earthy (saplings and dried grass). Some light malt and fruit are also present, but are a bit overwhelmed by herbal, earthy, and twig-like. There is a decent level of bitterness that starts up near the finish. The finish is floral soap and perfume with some Pine-Sol like flavors. The body of this beer is medium. This is an interesting beer, but somewhat disconnected. It really isn’t my cup of Maté!<br /><br /> <i>22 fl. oz. bottle from 5000. Thanks! Rating #98 for this beer...</i><br />


 pintbypint (897), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Oct 16, 2008  
650ml brown bottle. Bright yellow in colour, sizeable fluffy and rocky white head on top. Aroma is citrusy, trace of pear and peppery spice. Earthy malt base, fruity notes. Herbal, drying finish with some lingering grass and lemon/grapefruit notes. Light bodied, high carbonation.


 danielcurtis81 (349), San Diego, California, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/52/103/58/20
Oct 15, 2008  
Getting my notebook online. Bottle. Pours a fairly clear golden hue. Taste not good at all, nothing is wrong with organic but this taste a little to earthy. Couldn’t make it all the way through.


 zappafan99 (352), Rock Hill, South Carolina, USA
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/53/102/58/20
Aug 10, 2008  
Taste: 8/8 Bottle. Looks: Very heady pour. Cloudy yellow body. Aroma: Candy sugar, a little green/herbal. Hops spice. Taste: Bitter/astringent, dry and lacking much body. A little spice and a metallic tinge. Medicinal, like powdered asprin.



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