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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8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9
0,05l from tap at MBCC Red Session 2018. bourdeaux like color, small white head. smells of cherries, marzipan, nutty, earthy, grassy, some wood. lovely smell. full body, soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of cherries, bit musty, lightly lactic, earthy, some citrus, wood, marzipan. finishes rather dry and lightly sour with notes of cherries, citrus and some marzipan. very nice one, great balance, enjoyed this very much. 8, 4, 9, 3, 18 Rerate 2019: 0,05l from tap at MBCC yellow. redish color, small off white head. smells of cherries, sour cherries, marzipan, nutty, earthy, grassy. very nice smell. full body soft carbonation, slick mouthfeel. tastes of marzipan, cherries, sour cherries, earthy, grassy. finishes dry and medium sour with notes of cherries, sour cherries and some marzian, nice one, bit on the simple side. 8, 4, 8, 3, 16
Tried
from Draft
on 14 May 2018
at 09:53
8/10
Tried
from Draft
on 12 May 2018
at 10:11
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap@Himmeriget, Copenhagen (08/05/2018) - pours red with a white pinkish head. Tart cherry fruity prominence, mouth puckering cherry, fruity, medium body and acidity, tart cherry fruity finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2018
at 05:34
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft @ Himmeriget, Copenhagen. Pours a hazy red color with a small white head. Has a fruity sour tart woody cherry aroma. Fruity sour tart cherry flavor. Has a fruity sour tart woody cherry finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2018
at 05:25
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
08.05.2018, tap (blend 4, 2017) @ Himmeriget:
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head, slightly hazy light reddish color. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, sour grass, cherry stones, hay, oak, minerals, berry skin, sour cherries, bark, cellar, hints of unripe red currants. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, sorrel, cherry stones, hay, grass, oak, berry skin, sour cherries, citrus acid, hints of unripe red currants. Medium bitterness, dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.
Nice fizzy-creamy mediumlasting head, slightly hazy light reddish color. Aroma is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, sour grass, cherry stones, hay, oak, minerals, berry skin, sour cherries, bark, cellar, hints of unripe red currants. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish fruity, sorrel, cherry stones, hay, grass, oak, berry skin, sour cherries, citrus acid, hints of unripe red currants. Medium bitterness, dry sour-ish fruity mouthfeel. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 May 2018
at 21:41
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle: Poured a red berry burgundy, white head. Funk cherry. Taste is sour tart tangy cherry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Feb 2018
at 03:53
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Taster at Sovereign 1-31-18
Tried
on 01 Feb 2018
at 00:13
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
[Copenhagen 2017] BIG THANKS! 500 ml. bottle split by 4 @ Himmeriget. 2016 Vintage. Batch 3. Bright red cherry syrup appearance, almost no head. Nose is huge puckering kriek, reminds me even a bit of Cantillon Kriek but less thick, low dirty ditch water funk, old lemon, huge cherry. Pits almost a touch watery, dirty lemon, ditch water but overall, fruit is amazing, puckering funky, acidic, cherry pits, acidic funk,… Might have been a bit better fresher with even bigger fruit but this is pretty awesome with this huge sour puckering funk. Really good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2017
at 03:26
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft, 4 oz. Copenhagen Beer Celebration, Boston, MA. 23 September, 17. Appearance shows hazy red color with fizzy head. Aroma is bold cherries, yogurt, oak, subtle acid. Taste is mild cherry jam character followed but yogurt and lasting tartness in the finish. Acid doesn’t overwhelm. I like it and for a sour ale, very approachable.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2017
at 11:30