Savant Beersel
(has 1 batch)
Perennial Artisan Ales in St. Louis, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.16
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This year's batch of Savant Beersel began with a strong Belgian-style pale base beer fermented with a favorite strain of Brettanomyces and allowed to mature in red wine barrels for 12 months. We then blended the best barrels with fresh Norton grapes from our friends at Charleville Vineyards in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., and allowed it to referment to dryness in stainless steel for 3 months before bottle conditioning for an additional 4 months. The result is a celebration of Brettanomyces and Missouri wine grapes. Tart and bright grape and berry notes combine creating a bracing acidity over earthy funk and subtle caramel malt. The time spent in oak provides a gentle oak vanillin that softens the Norton's firm tannin. Concentrated and complex with lively carbonation. Bottle conditioned.
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7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
7 3 8 3 15 Draft at Billie's Craft Beer Fest '17. Very hazy brown with a cream head. Aroma of tart berries, oak and light funk. Flavour is moderate sweet and sour. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Dec 2017
at 11:53
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[1/30/16] Bottle sample at the Encomium bottle share, after RateBeer Best awards ceremony at Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel in Santa Rosa. Thanks everyone who shared bottles! Vinegar, funk, fruits, oak. Sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2016
at 18:43
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
750ml bottle pours out a orangish golden topped with a small head. nose is grape notes some barrel and plenty tart funk. Taste is more of the grape notes a nice wine barrel presents and a well balanced sour pucker.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2015
at 13:44