Montmorency vs. Balaton
(has 3 batches)
Jester King Brewery in Austin, Texas, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Rotating|
Score
7.86
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Montmorency vs. Balaton is our barrel-aged wild ale re-fermented with Montmorency and Balaton cherries. These distinct cherry varieties that are sourced from our friends at King Orchards in Michigan lend their own unique flavor to the final beer. We create a blend of mature barrel-aged beer, add the cherries at a very high ratio (5lb. per gallon), then let the fruit re-ferment to total dryness. To us, we feel "MvB" has a perfect blend of bursting pie cherry flavor and aroma, dry drinkability, and elegant tartness.
Balaton® is a registered trademark of Michigan State University.
Balaton® is a registered trademark of Michigan State University.
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8/10
Tried
on 10 May 2019
at 10:12
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ MBCC 2018, Red Session
Pours hazy red with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, cherry, tartness and funk. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium sour with a long dry, fruity, cherry, funky and tart finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours hazy red with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, cherry, tartness and funk. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium sour with a long dry, fruity, cherry, funky and tart finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 26 Apr 2019
at 20:40
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Mar 2019
at 15:26
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml bottle at Kump's during the smashed week. Pours a murky purple with a rose head. Aroma brings out loads of dry cherries and barrel notes. Taste is similar. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2018
at 02:46
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Tap @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration Tokyo, Yellow Session. Nice pink pour, bright red with white foam. Nose has pithy cherries and cherry stones. Super pithy. Light tartness. Tastes tart, vanilla, light spice, some extra tartness. Pretty good cherry representation here, enjoying this quite a lot.
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Sep 2018
at 10:15
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
(2017 blend on tap @ Himmeriget, May 8/18) Pours nearly clear pinkish-red with a small pink-white head. Notes of fresh and bright tart-to-sour cherry flesh to the fore, subtle notes of cherry pit (almond/cinnamon/spice), lots of drying oak, subtle fruity sweetness, fairly high lactic acidity, mineral, very light hay-type funk, lingering tart cherry notes persist into the otherwise dry finish, faint dusty yeast. Rather light-bodied with soft carbonation. Nice flavourful cherry but not overly intense, fairly acidic but not out of balance. Rather easy drinking and quite well-made. Even better blended 50/50 with Atrial by inbreak ;)
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Sep 2018
at 21:13
9.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Draft. A- Cherry pie filling, A- Red color, hazy liquid, pink head. T- Cherry, tart, mild almond, mild vanilla. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, sweet finish. O- Wow, this is some good stuff. Definitely more on the sweet side rather than the funky side. In fact, the funk is really muted here. Don't really get any barrel aging notes either.This is like drinking cherry pie filling. Outstanding stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2018
at 00:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Intense deep ruby red color. Tart nose With cherry pits, sourness, cherry pie. Tart, Excellent cherry pits, light body really well Balanced. The cherries just shine. Love It
Tried
on 17 Jun 2018
at 12:22
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle into a wine glass showing moderately filtered deep cherry red and sparse white foam. The nose shows pronounced notes of clean sweet ripe cherries. The palate is well carbonated and light bodied. Dry and moderately tart with intense fruit forward ripe cherries throughout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Jun 2018
at 12:17
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Score: 8 / 4 / 8 / 4 / 16
Draught at MBCC 2018, red session.
Red, hazy body, with a medium, fluffy, light pink head.
Aroma with lots of smooth cherries, red wine, dried fruits, slight wood.
Tastes similar.
Medium, slick mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation.
Finishes medium sweet, a bit wooden, with lingering cherries, some berries.
Tasty. Very smooth, with lots of lovely fruit notes throughout. I really like the cherries here, which aren't too sweet, but also not very sour. Beatiful, elegant stuff.
Draught at MBCC 2018, red session.
Red, hazy body, with a medium, fluffy, light pink head.
Aroma with lots of smooth cherries, red wine, dried fruits, slight wood.
Tastes similar.
Medium, slick mouthfeel, with a moderate carbonation.
Finishes medium sweet, a bit wooden, with lingering cherries, some berries.
Tasty. Very smooth, with lots of lovely fruit notes throughout. I really like the cherries here, which aren't too sweet, but also not very sour. Beatiful, elegant stuff.
Tried
on 15 May 2018
at 22:26