Brett The Hipman Hop
Against the Grain Brewery in Louisville, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.29
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A solid dose of light pilsner malt along with a variety of
similarly undermodified German-style malts gave us a
crisp, clean base to work with. Then we got it All
Funked Up. Generous additions of Apollo and
Vanguard hops created a substantial flavor of citrus
peel and floral spice as well as plenty of IBUs for such
a mild malt bill. Ale yeast was then used for primary
fermentation before adding a blend of three strains of
Brettanomyces. These superattenuating little bugs
were allowed to thoroughly ferment out many complex
sugars and leave behind their characteristic (and very
apparent) wild and funky flavors. After about four and
a half months, we added a fresh addition of whole leaf
Amarillo hops that spent about a week imparting a
citrusy, almost candylike flavor. Finally, we moved the
beer to a bottle for a final fermentation that cleaned
and carbonated this beer to be ready for the glass.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a fairly light, glowy yellow-orange color. Quite cloudy. Small to medium white head. Somewhat frothy. Dissipates relatively quickly. The aroma has tons of fruity brett flavor alongside a big, tangy citrus hop note. Clean, mouth-watering funk. There’s a fairly light sourness to it. Particularly big on lemons with a little lime. Smells like mashed up lemons on a dusty farm. Grapes, apricots, peaches, pineapples, mangoes, honeysuckle. Very mild cheesiness and a bit of pale malt flavor, quite fresh. The taste is mildly sour, more tart than sour, really. Big on lemon. Lots of earthy, funky yeastiness. Finishes dry. Lots of really nice brett funk. Creamy, light feel. Full of flavor but not much booze or heat for 8% abv. Really, really good beer. I’m a big fan of the brett plus bright hop flavor profile, so this is right up my alley. I wish there were similar, easily accessible beers around. Unfortunately, they mostly seem to be limited or one-offs.
Tried
on 21 May 2014
at 15:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Holds up incredibly well despite the fact that I just had 3 fonteinen’s homage - an admirable feat. Pours cloudy golden with good head and lacing. Smells like slightly fermented orange juice with some sourness. Light bitterness with some orange peel. Nice tang, and good mix. Fizzy carbonation, some astringency from peel. Bottle brought in thanks to Travlr.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2014
at 09:16
8.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottle thanks to Rob. Pours a cloudy yellow orange with medium frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is strong funk and brett. Medium mouthfeel with nice citrus and brett with lingering light dry finish. Very impressive.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2014
at 19:07
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle. Moderately strong Brett- horseblanket aroma with mild lemon and malt notes. Golden yellow with small head - light effervescence. Forward funky horseblanket/barnyard and light lemon barley malt flavor. Mildly bitter orange peel finish. Strongest Brett presence of this series yet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2014
at 16:36
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle shared by jackl at the April 2014 Charlottesville tasting. Pours a hazy yellow with a thin frothy tan, decent. Aroma of brett, jammy stone fruits and berries. The taste is bretty funk, herbal, mustard note, dry stone fruits. Medium bodied, low carb, decent balance. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2014
at 16:12