Brew52 » Week 9

My frame still hangs a little to the left

Joe Lunchpail — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:47:31 +0000

The color looks good, decent carbonation, has a little baby head. Clean taste. Goes down pretty smooth. I can pick up a little clove on the aftertaste. Doesn’t linger too long. Surprisingly short on hops. Thought it would be hoppier? Like many others, I thought it would have a little more oomph, what with the name and all. I’ve been trying to train my sniffer to differentiate odors better, but all I smell is…beer? As it warms (which I hate to let my beer do) I can start to detect the plum aroma. All in all, I am quite satisfied, though hardly overly impressed. My socks are still on my feet, if you catch my drift. A solid contribution by the Braus. I think even a few of my blue collar buds might actually like it, and they hate nearly everything that isn’t Busch, Mich, or Bud. I’ll give it a notch above plain jane average-3.5 of 5. That’s passing nearly anywhere you go.

biscuits and no gravy….

vonklebs — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:42:32 +0000

….. which in this case is good. Cause i do not want gravy in my beer.

Good biscuit taste and smell. Nice beer to drink.

Woo, citrus-y!

Erica — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:26:31 +0000

I guess when I saw “Belgian” I expected it to be a little sweet. It’s not really, but it certainly is crisp. Nice, neat finish.

I usually reserve beers I really like to be consumed alone, and stuff I could take or leave I’ll eat with food. This finds a nice spot in the middle. I had it with pizza, but it was flavorful enough to stand up for itself without taking away from either the eating or the drinking experience.

Hey, it’s not that bad!

Aaron — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 01:36:25 +0000

I’m a bit late finding Brau Brothers Frame Straightener but I don’t think it was worth the wait. It’s not as bad as some people describe though in my opinion. I thought it was a bit fruity, pretty bitter and a little flat. An interesting mix of flavors. I don’t have a problem drinking a six pack of this minus the tenancy to smack my tongue on the roof of my mouth every other time I take a sip. There’s a few other Brau Brothers beers at the store I haven’t tried yet and this beer has been a gateway for me to try the others.

Love it!

GirlFromMars — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:52:29 +0000

I really enjoyed this beer. It was tart and sweet. The first sip was maybe too tart and I wasn’t completely sure of it, I didn’t have a problem finishing it though. Tastes like a traditional Belgian beer. Then a few days later I had another and it seemed more mild and really delish! I’ll be drinking more of these.

There’s an old saying in Tennessee

berrywise — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:45:36 +0000

– I know it’s in Texas, probably in Minnesota — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can’t get fooled again.

Well I’ve been fooled twice now by Brau Brothers. This beer was awful and all the talk of a bad bottle…breweries just shouldn’t have bad bottles…this is the second beer I’ve had from them (Pils being the first) that tasted like it had hardly any carbonation and tasted like syrup.

It reminds me of some of my very first extract homebrews where I thought to myself hmm this isn’t terrible for something I made myself, but would I pay to drink it? Heck no. Thank goodness I bought it as a single so I’m not dumping five more beers down the drain.

I feel bad ripping a small local brewer but I guess ya gotta call it like it is.

Decent Belgian

mattberan — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 02:19:22 +0000

I just got done brewing a belgian trappist clone and it turned out really stanky but light. That kind of prepared me for this. I’d say definately crisp, high malt taste, mild hops and strangely strong mid and after pallet (thus the name I assume.This is a good beer, and my first ever visit to Blue Max, I’m in love with that store! P.S. BOO for twist off bottles.

Did I get a bad bottle?

slepow — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:56:58 +0000

It actually tastes like dust.
I’m not sure what this beer is trying to accomplish.
I keep trying to make something happen, but nothing does.

Can you say acid…

erik — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:17:00 +0000

…ick! SICK! I mean acidic! THIS BEER BLOWS! Worst than Glueks honey bock. Well, equally disgusting anyway. It would be a disservice to pair this beer with anything edible. This maybe a great medical breakthrough for inducing vomit.

MN, C.A., whatever

CJ Camp — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 05:00:16 +0000

I’m a little late here, as last week the local beer to be had was Belikin.

I’m OK with the Frame Straightener. It tasted pretty good- I like fruity and yeasty- but I like more body and more finish (broken record). I put it in my mouth, I tasted something in there, then it was gone. Did I even swallow it? I think so, but I can’t be sure.

On the other hand, the Belikin Stout was surprisingly tasty. I’d give it four stars.