Arboreal
Oxbow Brewing Company in Newcastle, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Rotating|
Score
7.30
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Barrel-Aged Farmhouse Ale
Arboreal is an amber-hued American sour ale, fermented and aged in second-use bourbon barrels.
Arboreal is an amber-hued American sour ale, fermented and aged in second-use bourbon barrels.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Hazy light brown, ruby pour with a large off white head. Aroma is very tart, big lactic notes, huge amounts of oak and sweet malts. Bourbon is present, huge amounts of oak, sweet, and boozy with loads of lactic sourness. Intense and boozy, spicy and sweet.
Tried
on 28 Feb 2025
at 05:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle, at share, thanks to Chris M. Pours brown. Pear, cherry, biscuit, floral, tart. Medium body. Fine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jul 2024
at 21:00
9.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Clear, dark amber, mostly still pour @the Moth. Pineapple, strawberry, herbal sour, can't wait sort of nose. Black tea, sharp pineapple, plum, soft oxidation, delicate touch of bourbon, sweet lemon tea finish. Pineapple burps. Excellent.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2023
at 19:31
8.2/10
Deep copper, big funky Brett nose, lots of acetic tartness. Beautifully made beer. #DIYFlight
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Feb 2022
at 17:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours deep mahogany into a tulip. White head with no retention hug rim. Dark cherry funk aromas. Tart with dark cherry, earthy oak, and cabernet skin upfront turning to a dry marshmallow funk in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 24 Aug 2021
at 21:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from GftW (don't remember what year it was, but somewhere in the 2013-2016 range). Had fresh and with a year of age on it.
Clear, deep amber with caramel undertones. Fleeting, off-white head.
Plentiful sourness in the nose yields some cherry-like Brett character, juicy acidity and tons of lactic character on the finish. Malts are pretty prominent, but also need to be, to balance.
Strong acidity, with intense cherry-like character and an undercurrent of acetic. Soft/slick texture with tight carbonation and a touch of warming heat on the end. Some honey, bread and caramel from the malt department. It's pretty intense. Maybe a year or five more in the cellar would help.
Clear, deep amber with caramel undertones. Fleeting, off-white head.
Plentiful sourness in the nose yields some cherry-like Brett character, juicy acidity and tons of lactic character on the finish. Malts are pretty prominent, but also need to be, to balance.
Strong acidity, with intense cherry-like character and an undercurrent of acetic. Soft/slick texture with tight carbonation and a touch of warming heat on the end. Some honey, bread and caramel from the malt department. It's pretty intense. Maybe a year or five more in the cellar would help.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2021
at 20:55
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours clear orange, small off white head, minimal lacing. Aroma is tannic, oak, bourbon, Brett, lemon peel, hints of berry. Flavor is medium tart, light plus funk. Medium body, low carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2020
at 03:30
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle @Ma che siete venuti a fà (Rome). Ambrata scarica, lievemente torbida, schiuma bianca leggera. Al naso note di frutta acida, bretta, leggero lattico, botte. In bocca è acida media, tart, non complessa come mi aspettavo. Corpo medio, carbonazione media. Delude un po'.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jun 2019
at 17:08
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
A hazed amber ale with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light Brett, light lactic notes, light ground cherry, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light cork, treacle, light acidity, very nice. On tap at Lupulus.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2019
at 18:06
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a brown color ale with a medium size off-white foamy head with light retention and no lacing. Aroma of light caramelized malt with some intense Brett notes with some bourbon and oak notes also perceptible. Taste is also a mix of fruit Brett notes with some light caramelized malt notes, no residual sugar notes with some pretty intense woody and bourbon notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Enjoyable but Brett was maybe too strong and overtaking the bourbon flavours.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Dec 2018
at 18:21