Red Oak Hummingbird

Yellowish pour with large head. Malts and bread in aroma, slightly nutty. Flavor of corn and metallic. Basically a micro brew Bud Lite, no thanks.

Sampled at the brewery. Pours a hazy lemon yellow color. Large head, good head retention and lacing. Aroma of bread, grass, caramel and nuts. Taste is bitter grassy hops, bread and light citrus notes. Thin bodied and watery. Called a "helles" by the brewery.

On tap and Fox and Hound. Pours a pale clear yellow with small white head. Aroma is almost entirely missing, but at least it isn’t offensive. Flavors of butter and corn. Reminds me of a budlight. Thin and carbonic. A pass.

Clear gold pour fluffy off white head. hoppy aroma. Lemons, and yeast. Wish it wasnt so boring

Draft at Wash-Duke. Sour nose, some lemons. Crisp mouthfeel and heavy carbonation somewhat masks an otherwise sour, unremarkable flavor. A bit refreshing, but really not a very good beer.

Sample at the Blues n Brews fest. Pours a standard pale gold with a one finger white head. The nose is grassy, hay, bready, earthy, definitely lagered. Taste is slightly crisp, bready, earthy, hay, grassy. Watery mouthfeel, lightly crisp. no finish.

Draught at WBF in Raleigh. Very pale gold, medium white head. Aroma is pretty wimpy--grain, touch of sweetness. Flavor is very thin. Clearly a light beer. Little bit of bitterness in finish (grass).

Name: Hummin’ Bird
Date: 09/22/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewfest, Asheville

pale yellow, wispy white head, streaks of drippy lace, sweet cereal aroma with a nice peppery spicyness and a hint of corn, sweet grain flavor, light floral hops, touch of bitterness adds balance and a light bitter finish,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 9/20
Rating: 2.5/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4