Whiskers (-2022)
D9 Brewing Company in Cornelius, North Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.97
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superspak (10160) reviewed Whiskers (-2022) from D9 Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 2/27/2019. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with solid retention, that reduces to a thin ring of lace. Light spotty lacing on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tart/sour lemon, lime, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of oaken vanilla, peppercorn, leathery/musty/lacto funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, moderate oak, and pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big tart/sour lemon, lime, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread; with lighter notes of oaken vanilla, peppercorn, leathery/musty/lacto funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate lactic tart/sourness, Brett tang, and light yeast/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, orange, peach, plum, pear, apricot, melon, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, floral, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread, light vanilla/pepper/funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, moderate oak, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/sourness, and yeast/oak spiciness balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp/clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sour/spiciness and carbonation. Medium-plus carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/acidic/tangy, and fairly tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is an awesome sour blonde ale. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, moderate oak, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish; not overly lactic. Very flavorful and not watery for the ABV. Awesomely well rounded Brett/Bacteria complexity; with great oak presence, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp drying. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive style example.
LeninCat (7983) reviewed Whiskers (-2022) from D9 Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
Bottle at home, thanks to jcnielsen. Pours a hazy bright orange appearance with a cream colored head. Aroma has booze, heavy apple and pear, vanilla, and cran apple juice. Fairly tart. Tastes like apple sauce, flowers, and spice. Twangy. Not a big fan.
jtclockwork (20061) reviewed Whiskers (-2022) from D9 Brewing Company 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle - 1900th brewery tick - Pours orange gold white head - nose/taste of florals, sour lemon, strawberry, sour Asian pear, rose petal and lactose sourness - medium body. This is a lot better than ratings suggest.
Travlr (30173) reviewed Whiskers (-2022) from D9 Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle hazy yellow color, massive white head. Aroma of stras and lemon. Taste is softly sour summer fruity. Tasty.