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On Tap Bistro & Brewery

(Closed)

4353 La Jolla Village Drive #H-29
San Diego CA 92122
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Notes

Visited: April 17, 2004

Updated: April 25, 2005

Beer List

Alt-Er-Ego Amber

German-Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf-Style Altbier

5.00% abv.
Awards:
- Bronze Medal, 2002 World Beer Cup
- Date: April 17, 2004 (#5355)
  
  Package: draught
  
  Place: at the brewery
  
  Score: 14½ points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Bright golden-amber. Moderate carbonation and head. Very clean aroma. Light fizzy body. Huge sweet raisiny Munich malt flavor. Lingering malty-sweet finish, without a lot of hop character.

Belgian Double

Belgian-Style Dubbel

7.00% abv.

Date: April 17, 2004 (#5359)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Bright brown. High carbonation. Moderate head. Aroma has hints of bananas and raisins. Fairly big body, fairly fizzy. Sweetly malty, with some raisins, bananas, and spiciness. Lingering malty alcoholic finish.

Brewer's Blonde Ale

German-Style Kölsch/Köln-Style Kölsch

4.50% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2000 World Beer Cup

Date: April 17, 2004 (#5354)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 19 points

Overall Impression (3½)
Bright golden. Very high carbonation. Thick head. Spicy hop aroma, fresh grainy malt. Light fizzy body. Huge noble hop flavor, and lots of pale malt. Clean hoppy fizzy finish.

Golden Triangle Triple

Belgian-Style Tripel

8.50% abv.

Date: April 17, 2004 (#5361)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
Beautiful bright golden. High carbonation. Thick head. Really clean aroma. Medium body, very fizzy. Lots of alcohol, lots of esters, and lots of malt. Nice complex strong beer.

Date: April 17, 2004 (#5357)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 15 points

Overall Impression (2½)
Yellow, opaque. Thick head. Big toasty banana aroma. Medium body, low carbonation for the style. Big wheat malt flavor, with some bananas. Fairly phenolic.

Date: April 17, 2004 (#5360)

Package: real ale

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber. Very slight haze. Thick head. Big spicy hop aroma. Big smooth body. Big tasty spicy hop flavor, with lots of caramel malt. Finishes nicely spicy and dry. Not as big and ugly as some San Diego IPAs, but pretty damn tasty.

Date: April 17, 2004 (#5362)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright golden amber. Big thick head. Big spicy hop aroma, just slightly cheesy. Big smooth body. Intense spicy resiny hop flavor and bitterness. Hints of phenol. Not bad, but the cask version was much tastier.

Date: April 17, 2004 (#5356)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16½ points

Overall Impression (3½)
Bright golden amber. Very high carbonation. Thick head. Mild spicy hop aroma. Medium creamy body. Big spicy hop flavor and bitterness all the way through. Malty, bitter, and very drying in the finish.

Date: April 17, 2004 (#5358)

Package: nitrogenated

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Very dark red. Thick brown nitro head. Malty, mildly roasty aroma. Medium creamy body. Big sweet maltiness leads into a mild roastiness followed by a very dry roasty finish. Just a hint of alcoholic warming.