Sour Golden Ale: Blend 02
(Batch of Sour Golden Ale)
Backacre Beermakers in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.99
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Blend 2 - August 2013 - March 2014 7.2% ABV
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Three Penny Taproom on 3/16/14
Mostly clear straw-golden body looks quite gueuze-like and has a small, poorly retained white head and plentiful carbonation in the liquid. Sediment left behind in bottle.
Light sulfur and quite an authentic malo-lactic presentation in the nose is deliciously reminiscent of Cantillon gueuze. Hay, earth, lots of funky barnyard and soft but strong acids fill the nose. More malt presence than the top Belgian gueuzes, though not necessarily more sweetness; I just get more biscuity, lightly bready notes that are certainly not unwelcome and characterful in their own right. A fair amount of buttery, woody oak in the nose, but certainly not overdone by any stretch.
Sweet and sour notes collide up front, with more raw oak and acetic acid than the top gueuzes. It quickly softens out though, leading to more lactic notes, strong brett acids and a clean, sour finish that still has some of the light malt sweetness lingering.
A bit looser/more watery in texture than the best, but that’s a pretty minor complaint. Really there’s not a single major issue with the beer. Any Belgian lambic house could be proud to serve this. A touch sweeter than I would prefer and the alcohol, while not disturbing the flavors, always seems to lighten/loosen the body the higher it gets (in a lambic), I’ve found. Awesome beer, though and I’m sure the longer these guys keep brewing and adjusting, the better it’s going to get. 8/3/8/4/15
Mostly clear straw-golden body looks quite gueuze-like and has a small, poorly retained white head and plentiful carbonation in the liquid. Sediment left behind in bottle.
Light sulfur and quite an authentic malo-lactic presentation in the nose is deliciously reminiscent of Cantillon gueuze. Hay, earth, lots of funky barnyard and soft but strong acids fill the nose. More malt presence than the top Belgian gueuzes, though not necessarily more sweetness; I just get more biscuity, lightly bready notes that are certainly not unwelcome and characterful in their own right. A fair amount of buttery, woody oak in the nose, but certainly not overdone by any stretch.
Sweet and sour notes collide up front, with more raw oak and acetic acid than the top gueuzes. It quickly softens out though, leading to more lactic notes, strong brett acids and a clean, sour finish that still has some of the light malt sweetness lingering.
A bit looser/more watery in texture than the best, but that’s a pretty minor complaint. Really there’s not a single major issue with the beer. Any Belgian lambic house could be proud to serve this. A touch sweeter than I would prefer and the alcohol, while not disturbing the flavors, always seems to lighten/loosen the body the higher it gets (in a lambic), I’ve found. Awesome beer, though and I’m sure the longer these guys keep brewing and adjusting, the better it’s going to get. 8/3/8/4/15
Tried
from Bottle
at
Three Penny Taproom
on 08 Jan 2026
at 18:11