Barrel-Aged Series 19 - Rufus Corvus
Avery Brewing Company in Boulder, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.69
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours dark brown off white head. Nose and taste of red and white wine, oak, sour caramel, sour dark fruit and earthy cocoa. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Aug 2014
at 16:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from Capitol Beer in Sacramento, CA. Pours darkly ruddy with a slight, transient tan head. Aroma is quite sour/tart in a grapey way. Med body or nearly. Flavor is cherry/berry sour tart, but much milder than the aroma suggested to me. There’s some background oak astringency. Overall it’s red berry sour/tart. Just excellent. Think it might stand up to some of the Vestflanderen ales.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Aug 2014
at 21:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle thanks to agentzigzag! Pours cloudy hazel with reddish hue, small bubbly tan head dissipates quickly with some lacing. Aroma is vinous, tart cherry, oak, malts. Flavor is dry, medium tart, oaky, malty, tart cherry, lemon, vanilla, almost a bourbon finish. Medium body, lingering tartness. Pretty tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2014
at 02:23
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Pours deep mahogany into a tulip. Off-white head with little retention recedes to skim surface. Sour cherry and oak aromas. Sharp and tart with cherry and oak front to back. Abrupt whisper dry finish.
Tried
on 11 Jul 2014
at 15:30
8.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Tom. Pours a clear copper with small frothy off white head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is oak, grape, funk, red wine. Thin mouthfeel with strong oak, cherry skin, nice puckering sour finish. Really enjoyed this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2014
at 17:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Nice tart, and nice quad style beer soured. Some raisin and dark fruit here. Pours clear mahogany with some cloudiness. Finishes with light sweetness, sourness. Great balance. Bottle thanks to Iphonephan at Epic Sour Tasting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2014
at 10:17
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared at DC Annual Epic Sour Tasting, thanks Iphonephan! Dark brown with off-white head. Aromas of vinegar, tart notes, wine, dark fruit. Tastes of tart notes, wine, dark fruit. Medium-light body with a dry finish. Nice!
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2014
at 22:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
From a bottle shared at the DC Epic Sour Beer Tasting. Pours a clear cola brown with an ecru head. Flavors of sour dark cherries and a hint of oak. Smooth sour finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2014
at 06:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ home, picked up at the release @ Avery on Sunday. $12 / 12 oz bottle. Nice. Pours a deep reddish brown appearance with a brown head and good retention. A bunch of vinegar / acetic acid, leather, and dark berries / blackberries in the aroma. Plenty of oak, tannins, dark grape, and plum. Pretty tart flavor but not crazy sour. Brown sugar and caramel pretty prevalent. Oak and vanilla are pretty strong in the flavor. Some vinous and grape notes as well. Finishes pretty smooth. Kind of tasty but nothing crazy good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2014
at 20:49