Grand Cru
Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville, California, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.16
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A blend of both our Brother David’s Double and Triple ales aged in port barrels with our house bacterial culture. This marriage of Belgian flavors with moderate sourness results in a beer that is very tart and fruity, with a sweet malty backbone.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Deep dark brown color. Port and caramel in the aroma. Malty bready flavor with caramel and port. Vanilla. Moderate sourness. Very nice and balanced.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2019
at 20:46
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at beertemple. Pours deep ruby, nose is woody, soy sauce, caramel, grapes, taste is similar, some vinegar, dry. 7/4/8/4/15
Tried
on 16 Oct 2019
at 07:23
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap. Reddish-amber color, yellowish foam. Aroma: bourbon, caramel, port, vanilla, sweet, toffee, sweet wine. Taste: slightly sour, bourbon, sweetness, vanilla, oak, barrel, plum, a little apricot, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Jul 2019
at 08:11
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap. Pours hazy to murky brown to orange. Small tan head. Aroma is wineous, overripe fruity. Sweet, citric, fruity and wooden. Wineous. Dry and herbal, phenolic far finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Apr 2017
at 16:27
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Draught at Harry’s Hofbrau in Redwood City. This was rich caramel and boozy. Load of caramel made it sweet and cloying. A little tough to get down.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2016
at 23:48
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap deep brown with a little redish tint. Scant wispy head quickly diminishing to a thin ring of tan bubbles. Pitted fruit and raisins in a soft dark brown toasted malt profile. Modest tartness and a litel Belgian yeast slant. Very tasty malty slightly sour belgian brown.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Nov 2016
at 22:36
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft at Snallygaster 2016. Poured a brown color with a small tan head. Aroma was light tart notes? Light caramel, toffee. Dark fruit flavor with cherry, bourbon wood. Boozy alcohol.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Sep 2016
at 10:41
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
6 oz pour on draft at Snallygaster 2016. Brownish with light tan head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, dark fruit. Tastes of dark fruit, booze. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Sep 2016
at 23:33
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Plum and light sour apricot. Brown pour with decent head and lacing. Light tangy finish. Decent balance. Partway between belgian strong dark and a tangy Flanders brown. Tap at Snally.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Sep 2016
at 14:18
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Hazy deep maroon color, tan head. Aroma of plums and figs. Taste has sweet plums. OK.
Tried
on 20 Jul 2015
at 07:28