Cabernet Franc (2017)
Floodland Brewing in Seattle, Washington, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Special Out of Production|
Score
7.27
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Collaboration with Kobayashi. Cabernet Franc grapes from Red Willow. Several weeks on skins and then pressed off. The aromatics during fermentation were big herbaceous/pepper notes that you'd expect from Cab Franc. The beer transformed so much from pressing through the 6-7 months in barrel after... a distinct fruit character came to the front, the herbality pushed to the back. The finished beer is a dark pink/light red, creamy, with a prominent cherry character.
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8/10
Bottle thanks to Anthony. Pours a cloudy ruby with small off white head that lasts. The aroma is strong funk, floral, mineral, oak, grape skin. Medium body, funky, mineral, oak, vinous, light tartness, light dry finish, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2020
at 23:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Dink pour that left on the bottle for 4 hours during Black Christmas #7. Appearance: murky purple. Aroma: very nice wine and grapes notes. Taste: along the same lines, quite sour and dry. Overall: pretty good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2019
at 08:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
750mL bottle, pours a deep dark pink with a small pink head. Aroma brings out lots of red wine barrels upfront, with wild yeast, and oak. Flavour is loaded with tart berries, with wild yeast, and oak. Not particularly complex but it's pleasant. Dry-ish and fruity. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Dec 2019
at 07:10
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
750 ml bottle. Pale cloudy pink color. Nose is grapes, wood, lactic acid. Tart and really well balanced, not hugely sour, but complex and elegant. Yogurt, graprs, lemon in the flavor, also woody and herbal. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2019
at 02:13
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle - Light funk and some cheese with a bit barrel. Cloudy copper with a decent white head. Some light stone fruit, berry and light oak. A touch of funk and a nice finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2018
at 04:37