Migration Series (Fall - Chardonnay Barrel)
Evolution Craft Brewery in Salisbury, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.35
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Last of the seasons thanks to Chris 750ml bottle pours out cola Amber color topped with a small sand head. Nose is some grape notes sweet malts and a little spice. Taste is more of the nice wine barrel notes spice sweetness and a touch of brett funk.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
2013 bottle. Nose is chardonnay, French oak, grapes, lightly buttery. No sign of brett except a very dry finish coming through after a sweet start. Grapes, honey, oily and smooth. Like this.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap. Pours clear amber, medium off-white head, dissipates slowly, good lacing. Aroma is Brett forward, oak, lemon, white wine, light stonefruit. Flavor is very light tart, light plus funky, Bretty, vinous, oaky. Medium body, good beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Received in trade. Just had tonight. Bottle 1305 of 1500. Thank you to a non-rate-beerian.
Whoah, where the heck did this come from?
Ok, here we go.
The appearance was a nice somewhat hazy amber to brown color with a nice one finger white foamy head that must last for at least a good freakin’ two minutes before it really dies to a nice coating of head to lacing at the top of the body.
The smell - uh... gee weez where do I start, ok, here goes: light somewhat tart to sweet apple to go to a nice pear intake and leading me onto a super nice resusicating sort of intake of a Belgian sort of spices invading the previously stated fruits.
The taste - once again, wow, ok, there is a decent sour to tart start to the flavoring but once it starts to warm a bit, it balances out and begins to let the fruits and Belgian spices overtake it a bit. The aftertaste, well, its a good one, hmmm.....everything previously stated does end up leading into this however the finish I get is somewhat dry but nothing misleading.
On the palate, there is nothing obscure about this beer as it sits a nice medium on the body but yet still tries to proclaim a decent sessionability about it. Does it? Yeah, in my opinion, it does.
Overall, ok, I get it, oaked in Chardonnay barrels and I still get a decent oakiness to it for the most part, complex - sure is! Would I have this again? Sure will, if I could get it again in my distribution. Until then, cheers to the Ratebeerians!
I’m glad I’m fully on here now.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
750 mL bottle shared by/with Maryland friends, poured into a tasting glass. Fall 2012, Bottle 1377/1400. Pours a hazy golden yellow with off-white head. Aromas of Brett, funk, wine, sour fruit. Tasting notes of tart fruit, funk, Brett, yeast esters, stone fruit. Medium body with a crisp dry finish. Light to medium carbonation. Tasty and interesting, though I don’t think I could drink the whole bottle on my own in one sitting.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
2013 Bottle thanks to Nick. Pours a cloudy orange with medium frothy white head that leaves sticky lacing. The aroma is oak and grape. Medium mouthfeel with strong grape and belgian yeast. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On draft at Pizzeria Paradiso DuPont Circle DC. Pours a pale amber with an off white head. Sour bread aroma. Flavors of virus with caramel notes. Medium mouthfeel with light carbonation. S
Tart, smooth finish
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Aroma Chardonnay and floral fragrance appearance a cloudy golden with a slight white head taste of grapes. With a strong after taste
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Thanks to Armin for sharing - turbid gold pour - nose is mostly chard, with some vanilla and light coconut from the oak - fairly creamy in the mouthfeel - flavor is a bit acidic, but is mostly chard and strong wood - finish is fairly acidic and watery - I thought I liked it, but meh.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle @ Armin’s house, courtesy of Armin. Huge thanks! A bit cloudy, golden orange appearance with a white head. Very nice, peach, apricot, white grape, rich pineapple, coconut, lemon citrusy aroma. Tangy pineapple, lemon, light passionfruit citrusy, coconut, light vanilla, bretty, lightly woody, white wine, sweet fruity flavor with a pineapple/coconut aftertaste. Quite refreshing. Nice one, thanks Armin!