Weeping Radish OBX Beer

Date: 09/04/2000
Mode: Bottle
Source: Total Beverage, DC

amber, whispy head, soft floral hop aroma, light malt body and character, light pleasant hop flaqor with hint of bitterness in the finish, well made

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Score: *4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

From notes 6/18/03: Pours a golden yellow color with a fluffy white head. The head dissipated all too soon and I was left with a slight milky film. No lacing. Aromas of malt and lemon Pine-Sol. The taste is malty with the added touch of citrusy piney hops. Unexpected. Steady regular bubbly carbonation that you could almost set your watch to. The aftertaste has a lemony tinny feel that almost brought the whole thing down. Very hoppy as related to the style. A novel citrusy flourish here. But the aftertaste really sunk me to saddened lows. I’d get it again if I was at the NC coast and it was available, but I wouldn’t really seek it out otherwise.

Oh god! Not good, not good at all. This is not something they want to advertise the outter banx with. Stay away from this decay!

Alright, I’ve been to the outerbanks, I even consider myself a pretty kick-ass surf fisherman. But this stuff tastes worse than the bait that get tossed into the ocean on a hook. I finished one bottle and put it on a hook and cast it into the deep blue.

Courtesy of City Beverage in Winston-Salem. Unfortunately the beer is nowhere near as nice as the location. Pours a clear dark reddish-orange color with a thin off-white head. Very thin lacing. The aroma consists of some hops and spice. The body is a little on the thin side, and there is a fair amount of hops in the flavor, but very little else. Slight but lasting hoppiness in the finish. I would probably get this again if I were vacationing in the Outer Banks but not otherwise.

Very clear. Copper/amber color. Bubbly/fizzy head. Big aroma, smells of some caramel, spice, and malt. Kind of watery. Some hops, and a hint of spice...i mean little. But other than that, light bodied, smooth. Nothing really to right home about though.

Crystal clear brew. The very definition of amber. Huge, creamy, off-white head. Good retention. Very spotty, weeping lacework. The nose is just a touch floral with tiny notes of caramel. Fairly nondescript. No real flavor. Much like drinking seltzer water with hops. Not offensive. Well-balanced. Extremely thin and light-bodied, but it does have a really creamy mouthfeel. Lively carbonation. Crisp finish with notes of sweet corn. Not one of my favorites.

Undistinguished. Orangy brown, white head. Vegetable aroma. finished dry, which is good, but nothing else much to get your attention.