Bottleworks 10th Anniversary Wild Ale
New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Special Out of Production|
Score
7.80
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Matt Vandenberghe and Matt Bonney of Brouwers/Bottleworks trekked over to Colorado to attend the Great American Beer Festival and made their way over to Fort Collins to pay New Belgium a little visit. Along with “some of the Click Distributing guys, their guys and Dave and Jennifer Keane (from the Toronado),” they did a full tasting of each and every one of [New Belgium’s] foedres.”
Bonney and Vandenberghe decided on a blend of three beers from foedres #3 , #13, and #2 .
According to New Belgium Sensory Expert, Lauren Salazar, “This one actually used both our dark and light base beers – we usually use the dark for La Folie and the light for Eric’s Ale and Le Terroir, but they found a nice blend of both- old, mid and young barrels. After Eric blended and filtered he dosed the bottles and kegs with Brettanomyces Lambicus (not our house strain of brett), this one is known for its barnyard aromas- they really wanted to bring in the funk.”
Bonney and Vandenberghe decided on a blend of three beers from foedres #3 , #13, and #2 .
According to New Belgium Sensory Expert, Lauren Salazar, “This one actually used both our dark and light base beers – we usually use the dark for La Folie and the light for Eric’s Ale and Le Terroir, but they found a nice blend of both- old, mid and young barrels. After Eric blended and filtered he dosed the bottles and kegs with Brettanomyces Lambicus (not our house strain of brett), this one is known for its barnyard aromas- they really wanted to bring in the funk.”
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tasting at Eugene’s; corked bottle
Cloudy amber color with copper hue, small head. Nice aroma, sour with a lot of cherry pits, and some funkiness. Puckery sour, cherry flavor, very acidic; astringent in the final.
Very nice. Extreme. Complex.
Cloudy amber color with copper hue, small head. Nice aroma, sour with a lot of cherry pits, and some funkiness. Puckery sour, cherry flavor, very acidic; astringent in the final.
Very nice. Extreme. Complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jun 2016
at 21:27
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle knocking out some of my backlog. Pours out a cloudy copper amber topped with a small head. nose is big wood notes buggy funk lemon citrus. Taste is more of the heavy barrel notes lots of funky citrus and some cherries even.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2016
at 19:12
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle. Pours a cloudy dark orange with small off white head that diminishes to nothing. The aroma is funky, grape must, oak. Thin mouth, tart grape, funky, lemon, light acidity, held up very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Mar 2016
at 21:23
9.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle poured at a tasting. I have learned that Bottleworks anniversary beers are among the best I have ever had. I would say especially sours, but that is unfair. They are all good. This was so far from an exception. Thick apple juice like pour with a sour orange fruit aroma. Super sour cherry and apple flavor. Excellent tart linger to it. Those guys just get how to blend a beer. One of the best.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2016
at 11:39
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750mL bottle, pours a cloudy amber orange with a small white head. Aroma is quite complex, with wood from the barrels upfront along with various wild yeasts. Flavour is very complex, with loads of red wine barrels, medium tartness and wild yeasts. Harmonious and wonderfully balanced. The age has done this well, with no off-notes discernible. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Feb 2016
at 13:30
8/10
Tried
on 14 Nov 2013
at 21:03
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Andy at 5K/10K/4K. Pours dark orange amber with off white head. Nose and taste of citrus, tangy acid, funk, wild yeast and soured fruit. Medium body. Finishes with a lingering tartness/mostly acid. Well balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2013
at 13:32
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
750ml bottle pours a hazy amber with one ring of white head. Nose is fruity, apple cider, caramel, some solid wood. Flavor is sweet, tart, caramel apple, lemon, brown sugar, toasted bread. Medium bodied, sweet, brown sugary finish with some light acid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Dec 2011
at 12:46
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of GT2, thanks! Murky variegated yellow brown color, medium tan head. Aroma of rising brown sourdough bread. Taste is sour brown soda bread. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2011
at 14:35
8.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Hazy pale amber with a small white head. Aroma of funk, fruit and brett. Tart and fruity flavour, with some tannin, a little almond, and oak-ish coconut.
Tried
on 25 Jun 2009
at 15:49