St. Bretta (Summer)
Crooked Stave Artisan Beer Project in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.57
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Brewed with Blood Oranges
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Säuerlicher Antrunk, vollmundig. Daneben wenig bitter, die Säure steht weiterhin im Vordergrund. Süffig, weich, wenig Zitrus. Nettes, schön säuerliches Bier. 9/11/12/9//10
Tried
on 26 Oct 2013
at 02:19
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[10/18/13] Draught at Eurhop Beer Festival 2013 in Rome. Cloudy yellow. Yeasty aroma, floral, a bit fruity, with light soapy notes and mild funk. Yeasty flavor, a bit fruity, with mild spiciness, some flowers, some sourness and a bitter hoppy finish, somewhat citric. Medium-bodied. Nice.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2013
at 23:55
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
18/10/2013 Eurhop (tap). Dorata, appena torbida, schiuma bianca media, abbastanza persistente. Al naso bretta dominante, forse un po’ monocorde, leggera scorza d’arancia, sentori di botte. In bocca ha una buona beva, mediamente acida, ma più del previsto, finale secco e pulito. Corpo leggero, carbonazione media. Molto originale!
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Oct 2013
at 02:19
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured into a Sante Adairius tulip - getting rustic tonight. The beer is an orangey golden color. Cloudy. Medium to small white head. Little to no lacing, bubbles burn out pretty quickly. The aroma is a big mix of wood, brett fruitiness and funk and blood orange with an interestingly musky, briny background - maybe more blood orange contribution. Blood oranges are an odd fruit for me, and I’m not a huge fan normally, but they work nicely in this beer. There’s also some fresh pale malt sweetness. The taste really needs some time to warm up (I started out with it a bit too cold and the flavor was quite muted), but once it does, things open up. Nice wave of citrus tartness. Big blood orange flavor with rind and juice popping up. It starts out a deep vinous and blood orangey sweetness with some fresh, doughy grain. Then, there’s an explosion of complexity, as layers of medium tannic oak, brett fruitiness, dusty farmhouse funk and tart/bitter blood oranges line up in harmony. Soft, full mouthfeel. Nice wheat body. This one crept up on me. When it was too cold, the beer seemed all washed out and mild. More and more flavor came out as the glass sat. There’s a ton of excellent brett fruitiness to it - stone fruit, berries, etc. Tasty beer. My regard for Crooked Stave continues to rise.
Tried
on 20 Oct 2013
at 00:42
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Unclear yellow with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, wheaty, citrus and bretty. Flavor is medium sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 121013
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 14:36
8.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle, 5.5%. Hazy yellow with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, brett and citrus. Flavour is malt, brett, lemon, citrus, medium sweet, little sour, fruit,
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 14:28
8.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich brett, vinegar, sour malt, fruits and hops. Almost a plaque remover.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2013
at 14:26
10/10
Tried
on 12 Oct 2013
at 14:25
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from brewery. Pours cloudy yellow gold with white head. Nose and taste of oak, oranges, lemongrass, light wheat and touch of banana peel. Dry finish. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Oct 2013
at 09:26
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Location: 375 ml bottle from The Hop, Beacon, 9/28/13, 2013, Batch 3, Rating #3200!
Aroma: The nose is heavy brett, funk, horse blanket, spice, wheaty notes, and light fruit
Appearance: Pours a cloudy golden color with a thick froth of creamy white head and lots of lace
Flavor: The flavor is funky up-front, brett, spice, yeast, similar to the nose, finishes more earthy
Palate: The body is medium, it has a creamy feel, average-plus carbonation, and a clean, dry finish
Overall Impression: This is a nice one with quite a bit of bretty goodness to it. Really works nicely. I didn't get too much blood orange, but there are some fruity notes mixed in here as well. Good stuff.
Aroma: The nose is heavy brett, funk, horse blanket, spice, wheaty notes, and light fruit
Appearance: Pours a cloudy golden color with a thick froth of creamy white head and lots of lace
Flavor: The flavor is funky up-front, brett, spice, yeast, similar to the nose, finishes more earthy
Palate: The body is medium, it has a creamy feel, average-plus carbonation, and a clean, dry finish
Overall Impression: This is a nice one with quite a bit of bretty goodness to it. Really works nicely. I didn't get too much blood orange, but there are some fruity notes mixed in here as well. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2013
at 18:19