Driftwood Brewery Lustrum

Lustrum

 

Driftwood Brewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Sour / Wild Beer Regular
Score
7.07
ABV: 9.4% IBU: - Ticks: 13
Brewed to celebrate our five year anniversary, this was fermented with wild yeast harvested from Saanich Peninsula fruit. Full-bodied for a sour beer, with a rich, bracing currant base. Red as blood with bold notes of funky Brettanomyces, tempered by a year’s storage in a mix of French and American oak.
 

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7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
650mL bottle, pours a deep dark brown / near black with a medium tan / brown head with a reddish tinge. Aroma brings out dark dried fruits, wild yeast, and oak barrels. Flavour is all over the place, with wild yeast, dried dark fruits, some oak barrels, and a touch of funk. Very thick palate for a sour, even a dark sour. Very flavourful, but lacking elegance and complexity. Solid attempt here, but not so enjoyable. Perhaps I'll try this again in 6-12 months to see if this has progressed. 7 4 6 3 12 3.2 / 5

EDIT: definitely improved with age. Much more complex, balanced and drinkable. Now it's a great beer.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2013 at 00:00

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 2 Overall 5.5
Red with a pink head.Big sour tart nose.Acetic, antiseptic palate with a puckery sour finish
Tried on 26 Nov 2013 at 20:28

6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
650 ml bottle. Pours a very dark red with moderate purple head that dissipates quickly. Initial sulphury aroma settles down to a thick jammy currant and vegetable notes. A combination of vinegar, currents, beets, vanilla, and black cherries. Odd and interesting. A beer infused juice concoction. Tastes like a health food drink.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2013 at 20:07