The Raspberry Wild One
Bell's Brewery in Galesburg, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Rotating|
Score
7.57
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Sour Brown Ale Aged in Oak Foeders With Raspberries
There are different tellings of the Legend of the Wild One®, much like the beer that bears its name. Brewed with wild yeast, this sour brown ale is aged in wooden wine foeders for up to eight months, and then aged again with raspberries, giving it an additional layer of tart and fragrant flavors.
A secondary fermentation with raspberries adds distinctive raspberry aroma and flavor and another, subtle layer of tartness.
There are different tellings of the Legend of the Wild One®, much like the beer that bears its name. Brewed with wild yeast, this sour brown ale is aged in wooden wine foeders for up to eight months, and then aged again with raspberries, giving it an additional layer of tart and fragrant flavors.
A secondary fermentation with raspberries adds distinctive raspberry aroma and flavor and another, subtle layer of tartness.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at the 4th Copenhagen Beer Celebration, Session 2, 01/05/2015. Reddish amber with a decent dirty crimson cap. Nose is tangy raspberry, straw, funk, light musty tones, tarte red berry compote. Taste comprises light bretted notes, tarte raspberry, light balsa wood, faint lemon rind, straw, dirty berry wash. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid berry sour.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2015
at 17:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ CBC 2015 [ Blue Session ]. - Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2015, Sparta Hallen, Gunnar Nu Hansens Plads 11, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark [ As Bells The Wild One - Raspberry ].Clear medium red orange color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate raspberry, tart raspberries, light wood, vegetable notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and light acidic with a average to long duration, raspberry, tart raspberries, massive berries - raspberries. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20150501]
Tried
on 13 Jun 2015
at 08:10
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tap@CBC 2015, Blue Session - pours fuzzy dark red with whitish head. Sour raspeberry fruity aroma and taste, acidic, grapes, berry fruits, bretty, light floral, tart on the palate, dry tart finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 May 2015
at 03:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
CBC. Hazy red with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, raspberries and barnyard. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 010515
Tried
on 25 May 2015
at 14:32
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
[5/1/15] Draught sample at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2015. 2nd session. Deep reddish amber. Lovely big raspberries aroma. Sour flavor with raspberries, oak, cellar. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 23 May 2015
at 09:28
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap @CBC2015
Deep red color, small off-white head. Rasberry berryish, a bit tart aroma. Medium-bodied. Rasberry tartness, very fruity flavor. Lingering tart rasberry in the aftertaste.
Deep red color, small off-white head. Rasberry berryish, a bit tart aroma. Medium-bodied. Rasberry tartness, very fruity flavor. Lingering tart rasberry in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 May 2015
at 00:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ CBC 2015, Blue Session, København
Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, red berries, raspberries, tart and funk. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium bitter with a long raspberry, sour, fruity and slightly dry finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, red berries, raspberries, tart and funk. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium bitter with a long raspberry, sour, fruity and slightly dry finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 18 May 2015
at 11:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
1st May 2015
CBC Blue Session. Keg. Light haze on this pink tinted orange beer, small pale peach colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has just mild fine carbonation. Mildly sour generic fruits, raspberry identifiable but there are others. Trace of lemon. Tangy dry finish. Fruity and not too sour.
CBC Blue Session. Keg. Light haze on this pink tinted orange beer, small pale peach colour head. Palate is light, semi dry and has just mild fine carbonation. Mildly sour generic fruits, raspberry identifiable but there are others. Trace of lemon. Tangy dry finish. Fruity and not too sour.
Tried
on 14 May 2015
at 16:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
From tap at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2015, Blue session. Red color with pinkish head. Yeasty fruity aroma, funky bretty, light horse-blanket, lot of raspberry. Sweet and acidic taste, tart fruity funky. Light to medium thin to oily body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2015
at 14:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
From tap. Pours clear and golden red with a small pink head. Aroma is dry, citrc raspberry. Sweet, citric and tart fruity. Dry and lingering citric finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2015
at 07:25