In the Age of Wonder
Bizarre Brewing in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Horus Aged AlesSpeciality Grain Special
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Score
7.29
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In The Age Of Wonder is a sessionable version of Horus Aged Ales CrystAle style. Our new collab was mashed with UK heritage barley malt, crystal rye, caramelized oats, and dark crystal malt then hopped with East Kent Golding. This Little CrystAle was open-fermented with our house pub ale strain.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Canned 11/4/25, drunk 1/19/26, as pictured.
Smells like a crystale; lots of fruity yeast, slight toffee, slight vanilla, raisin and such. Obviously being roughly 1/3 the abv, it doesnt have the richness of malt of the real thing, but it still has a pleasing, highly aromatic character with even some hoppiness thrown in (fresh herb and some earthiness).
Soft and malty in the mouth without much toast. Some light sourdough, I guess, followed by rich caramel/toffee/vanilla. Per usual from Bizarre, a whole hell of a lot of flavor for its size. The low abv also lets the yeast and hop shine through more, as it's not so malt-focused. Really well-done stuff.
Smells like a crystale; lots of fruity yeast, slight toffee, slight vanilla, raisin and such. Obviously being roughly 1/3 the abv, it doesnt have the richness of malt of the real thing, but it still has a pleasing, highly aromatic character with even some hoppiness thrown in (fresh herb and some earthiness).
Soft and malty in the mouth without much toast. Some light sourdough, I guess, followed by rich caramel/toffee/vanilla. Per usual from Bizarre, a whole hell of a lot of flavor for its size. The low abv also lets the yeast and hop shine through more, as it's not so malt-focused. Really well-done stuff.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 19 Jan 2026
at 16:35
Can from Tavour. Pours clear dark ruddy mahogany with a transient but significat tan head. Aroma is malty with something like dark fruit. Med body. Not dry. Malty like European brown bread - like rye/rye spice. Not very bitter. Sort of like rye bread. Very hard for me to parse this - lots of flavors mixed up. Nice drink.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 16 Jan 2026
at 01:21
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
16oz can from Tavour. Clear dark brown pour, sturdy, creamy tan head. Malty, toasty aroma. Taste brings in some sweetness right up front, brown bread, bran muffin, malty. Really tasty.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 17 Dec 2025
at 02:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
16 oz can. Aroma has notes of toasted dark bread, caramel. Pours hazy brownish amber with a half finger beige head that falls into a ring pretty quickly. Taste is lightly sweet and fairly bitter with flavors of toasted malts. It’s kind of marketed as a light barleywine, but it pretty much tastes exactly like your average brown ale.
Tried
from Can
from Tavour
on 13 Dec 2025
at 03:54