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[BANISHED] Better Off Red
Crux Fermentation Project in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Series Out of Production|
Score
7.20
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Flanders Reds may be called the Burgundies of Belgium, but we age our take on this complex style in red wine barrels for about a year with Brettanomyces induced secondary fermentation. A fresh batch will present spicier notes while older versions pick up more oak and yield cherry flavors. So we blended them figuring we’re better off presenting this exotic mélange simultaneously.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: mahogany colored with some transparent to lighter orangey tones closer to the sides of the glass, one and a half fingers of white foamy head dissipated to leave some light lace
Aroma: earthy to grassy tones, dark fruits, soured red apples, light vinegar, vinous (maybe more red wine-like) and woody/barrel character
Flavor: moderately funky to earthy sweet with the tart and sour tastes accompanying some dark fruity sweetness; mild barrel to earthy and funky finish
Texture: medium bodied, great as a sipper, some smoothness but active tart harshness on the tongue
Overall: I liked this for me and as far as I know pretty good for the style.
Bottle to tulip.
Appearance: mahogany colored with some transparent to lighter orangey tones closer to the sides of the glass, one and a half fingers of white foamy head dissipated to leave some light lace
Aroma: earthy to grassy tones, dark fruits, soured red apples, light vinegar, vinous (maybe more red wine-like) and woody/barrel character
Flavor: moderately funky to earthy sweet with the tart and sour tastes accompanying some dark fruity sweetness; mild barrel to earthy and funky finish
Texture: medium bodied, great as a sipper, some smoothness but active tart harshness on the tongue
Overall: I liked this for me and as far as I know pretty good for the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Feb 2026
at 19:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at the Portland location. Pours dull brown. Cherry, red wine, biscuit, vanilla, apricot, tart. Medium body. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Jun 2024
at 02:49
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sour plum and apricot. Great Flanders red. A hint of sugared peach. Amber orange pour with ok head. Tangy finish. Tap at Apex.
Tried
from Draft
on 15 May 2021
at 23:05
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Highlands 3-19-16
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Aug 2019
at 02:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Amber with off white head - Good sour malt wood aroma - Malt body with a good sour flavour with a nice wood barrel flavour - The good sour flavour goes into the finish - This was good
Tried
on 30 Jul 2019
at 17:21
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Muddy light brown, thin head. Lots of sweet whisky on the nose, maybe some bugs and definitely some wood. Strong, sweet, lots of boozy whisky notes, and woody brandy. Bit too yeasty for its own good.
Tried
on 15 Dec 2017
at 16:14
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottle at Rogue Kitchen & Wetbar (W. Broadway), Vancouver
Cloudy light amber color. Prominent acidity, also prominent acetone, some fruits, some perfume from the hands of the bartender too.
Cloudy light amber color. Prominent acidity, also prominent acetone, some fruits, some perfume from the hands of the bartender too.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2017
at 12:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at What The Funk!? on 10/04/2017. The beer is a cloudy reddish-amber color with a medium thin off-white head that diminishes quickly to an outer ring. Stringy lacing. Aroma of tart fruit, oak, yeast and malt. Medium body with flavors of vinous oak, red fruits, yeast and biscuit malt. The finish is oaky with a fruit and yeast aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2017
at 22:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared at DCLawyer’s, thanks Jason! 2016. Clear golden orange with off-white head. Aromas of cherries, funk, oak, hay. Tastes of cherries, oak, funk, vinegar. Light body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Aug 2017
at 19:29
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a pale amber color with a small white head. Has a fruity malty sour woody wine aroma. Fruity malty sour woody flavor with hints of cherry. Has a fruity sour woody wine finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2017
at 03:03