L'Brett d'Or
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.45
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Surreal spontaneous sour ale aged in oak barrels
Spontaneously fermented in oak barrels, L'Brett d'Or's fermentation is kicked off with the help of the natural wild yeasts and bacteria residing around our coolship and native to our brewery. Since our spontaneous beers can only be brewed during the winter months, individual releases involve blending unique barrels to bring out the best of each brewing season. Characterized by funky citrus aromas, a crisp acidic bite, and a complex finish, L'Brett d'Or will continue to age with the best of them, gaining in complexity over the years.
Spontaneously fermented in oak barrels, L'Brett d'Or's fermentation is kicked off with the help of the natural wild yeasts and bacteria residing around our coolship and native to our brewery. Since our spontaneous beers can only be brewed during the winter months, individual releases involve blending unique barrels to bring out the best of each brewing season. Characterized by funky citrus aromas, a crisp acidic bite, and a complex finish, L'Brett d'Or will continue to age with the best of them, gaining in complexity over the years.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at Bruce’s pad, big thanks to our host with the most, 28/05/14. Hazed light golden with a moderate off white covering and associated edgework. Nose is zingy citrics, white wine rinse, peach, apricot, light pissoi, bretty floaters. Taste comprises peach melba, dried apricot skins, bretty pangs, subtle BA effect, tangy lemon rind. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a tarte peachy brett rinse. Decent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2014
at 03:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared in London - big thanks to Bruce. Pours mostly clear, orange-gold with a frothy, white head. Great aroma, lots of pale wood, peach, lemon. Light sweet flavor with some grass, lemon rind, a bit of rubber, soft funk. Light bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Lightly sweet to finish, oily, with more citrus, light rubber, hints of tart lemon. Smells good but the flavor and texture don’t follow on that well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2014
at 11:43
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, big thanks to Bruce. It pours pale golden with a small white head. The nose is fresh, sour apple, hay, dough, wood and lemon sherbet. The taste is crisp, tart, sour green apple, tart pear, lemon sherbets, lime, white grape, earth, funk, mild acidity and sherbet with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Crisp, tart and pretty easy going.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 May 2014
at 11:33
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sample from Batch #2 at Kurtkeller 011: Crooked Stave-tastic 01 on 05/02/2014. This beer is a clear golden color with a medium white head that dissipates steadily. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of citrus, oak and brett. Medium-bodied with flavors of tart citrus, earthy yeast and brett. The finish is moderately sour with a lingering brett and citrus aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 May 2014
at 13:53
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle 375ml.Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, brett, fruity, leather - brett, wood, funky. Flavour is moderate sweet and light moderate acidic with a long duration, brett, fruity, wood, funky, dry. IMO very clean and balanced .. very nice :D. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20131024]
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jan 2014
at 08:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12 oz goblet draft at Crooked Stave @ The Source in Denver, Colorado. The pour is hazed golden with a well formed one inch white head. Nice lacing. The aroma is lemon citrus, funk, general sour and barnyard earthiness. The taste starts bright with the citrus lactic sour, then moves nicely into the more nuanced funk of the Brett. The Brett really dries out the finish, and is a bit ripe / sharp. The palate is medium bodied, soft carbonation and the dry Brett finish. Nice beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Nov 2013
at 14:10
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ Crooked Stave @ The Source, Denver, CO. Pours a slightly hazy golden color with a white head. Has a fruity sour tart citrus aroma. Fruity malty citrus hoppy bretty flavor. Has a fruity sour tart citrus finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 Nov 2013
at 11:22
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
bottle @Sunshine Challenge-still-hazy yellow. A-brett, lt old malt. T-brett, vinegar, lt malt. 3.6
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2013
at 09:15
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
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Tried
on 24 Oct 2013
at 13:27
8/10
Tried
on 24 Oct 2013
at 13:21