Substantially Complete 2023
Blind Enthusiasm Brewing in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
Lambic Style - Gueuze Regular|
Score
7.55
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Substantially Complete 2023 is a Mixed Fermentation blend of 1, 2, 3 & 4 year red wine barrels. It won a gold medal at the Concours International de Lyon in 2025 in the Sour Beer category.
Substantially Complete reflects The Monolith both as a physical entity and the beer it produces. With a new vintage being released every few years, this beer is a snapshot in time of our mixed fermentation program. This iteration uses neutral and freshly emptied red wine barrels that fermented for 1, 2, 3 & 4 years with our house-blend of microorganisms. The result is our quintessential blend; adventurous, yet balanced, with bright nectarine, wine grape, and citrus flavour highlighted by a round acidity. We hope you like it.
Substantially Complete reflects The Monolith both as a physical entity and the beer it produces. With a new vintage being released every few years, this beer is a snapshot in time of our mixed fermentation program. This iteration uses neutral and freshly emptied red wine barrels that fermented for 1, 2, 3 & 4 years with our house-blend of microorganisms. The result is our quintessential blend; adventurous, yet balanced, with bright nectarine, wine grape, and citrus flavour highlighted by a round acidity. We hope you like it.
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8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 750mL bottle (2023 vintage). Hazed gold with small white head. Nice balanced funk with hint of vinous barrels, well balanced, easy drinking, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Blind Enthusiasm - The Monolith Brewery
on 09 Jun 2026
at 05:51
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pale, stone fruit, pear, a little brett, soft, really refined bugs. Clean pale malt. Excellent.
Tried
on 22 Dec 2025
at 03:34
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour at The Monolith, pours a clear golden with a medium white head. Aroma has a wonderful wood character, with lots of barnyard funk and wild yeast on top of that. Flavour is dry, with plenty of wood, big barnyard funk, bright citrus, and a very gentle acidity. Woody, funky, wonderfully balanced. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Blind Enthusiasm - The Monolith Brewery
on 13 Sep 2025
at 00:39
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
[2023 Vintage] Bottle pour at the brewery. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Nose is funky and spicy with old wood. Flavour has lots of funk, mild acidity, super musty upholstery; gentle spice. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Blind Enthusiasm - The Monolith Brewery
on 12 Sep 2025
at 12:15
7.4/10
Very lovely sourness nice super clean, mild funk. Very well balanced. Coop sk
Tried
on 18 Dec 2024
at 02:00