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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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Goods from the Garden at Spuyten Duyvil tap: pours murky brown with a light beige head. Aroma is woody, kind of like an oud bruin, vinegar and wine. Taste is sweet and moderately sour. Pretty good.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jun 2018
at 17:21
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared on Level 42. 2018 kick off session. 05/01/2018. A clear deep amber orange coloured pour with a halo of off white head. Aroma is sweet tangy, pineapple, lacto, citrus, lemon, Flavour is composed of semi sweet, tangto woody clean lacto sour, . Vanilla, sour white wine. Palate is sour white wine. . lingering. woody sour, white wine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jan 2018
at 08:55
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
5th January 2018
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Leighton. Hazy amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is airy, fairly dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dry malts, decent fine carbonation. Tangy fruits, lemon sherbet. Tangy dried fruits. Nicely rounded off by the bourbon barrel. Soft bourbon and a trace of vanilla. Tangy fruity spicy finish. Good stuff, nicely joined up.
Level 42 Bottleshare. Thanks to Leighton. Hazy amber beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is airy, fairly dry, decent fine carbonation. Smooth dry malts, decent fine carbonation. Tangy fruits, lemon sherbet. Tangy dried fruits. Nicely rounded off by the bourbon barrel. Soft bourbon and a trace of vanilla. Tangy fruity spicy finish. Good stuff, nicely joined up.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2018
at 16:02
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to LKS. It pours hazy copper - brown with a small beige head. The aroma is soft, sweet, oily, tangy, orange marmalade, mango, earthy, funk, barnyard and oak. The taste is crisp, dry, tart, lactic, funky, musty, orange marmalade, orange sherbet, bit of acidity, vanilla and earth with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Rather decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2018
at 15:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle split at L42, from an IP thanks to Explosive Doge, 05/01/18. Hazed golden orange with a decent off white cap. Nose is light funk, wooded notes, spice, toffee, dried fruits. Taste comprises wood must, caramel, nutmeg, spice, grains, wooded notes, dried fruits, tangy fruit rinds. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close. Ok sour.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2018
at 15:57
8/10
Tried
on 05 Jan 2018
at 15:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared shared in London - sourced from an online shop. Vintage 2014. Pours clear, bright orange-gold with a small, creamy white head. A little oxidation in the nose, tangy berries, hints of wood and leather. Light sweet flavour with more tart berries, some chalky lemon candies, some leather, mellow acidity. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Drying finish, with more lemony tartness, some dried leathery berries, moderate acidity. Nice depth. Fun stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2018
at 15:40
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 9
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7
Bottle shared at Danish Ratebeer Gathering Ulfborg 2016, Day 1. Very hazy orange with no head. Aroma of citrus, light vinous notes, tart dark fruits oak and light funk. Flavour is light moderate sweet and heavy sour. medium bodied with soft carbonation. Let down by the huge acetone sourness [19-08-2016]
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2016
at 15:16
7.3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle 500ml. @ pre. Danish (Ulfborg) Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2016, TNO(U)DRBSG16 @ fonefan & Brugmasia House. [ As Oxbow Arboreal ].Clear medium amber color with a small, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, caramel, moderate yeasty, tart, wood, gooseberry. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and moderate acidic with a long duration, tart, sour, wood, berry, medium dry, gooseberry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat to soft. [20160819]
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2016
at 17:16
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled @ Danish Ratebeer Summer Gathering 2016, Friday, Day 1 50cl bottle. Pours hazy orange golden colour with a small off-white head. Aroma of mild tart fruits, zest, vanilla, oak. Taste of tart fruits, strawberries, zest, some oak, good stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2016
at 16:03