The Blend 2018
Wild Beer Co in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England 🏴
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.49
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Barrel-Aged Sour + Blending + Time
The epitome of our sour beer blending program, taking the very best barrels from our library and blending beer that’s been aged for over 3 years for a truly Gueuze-inspired beer. This summer blend is very light and spritzy with bundles of juicy fruit character from the old fruited barrels and funky yeast strains. This beautifully balances the sour punch occurring from both fermentation and maturation developing in barrel.
The beauty of this years blend comes from 3 barrels that amalgamate together to bring a unique brilliance to The Blend 2018. Barrel 293: named ‘the fruit mongler’, is a single barrel blend of last years blend 17, with a touch of aged Wild Goose Chase and the lees of a barrel of Redwood. Barrel 319: a white wine barrel aptly named ‘Finger Crusher’ that held a year old Sourdough that has aged to perfection. Barrel 453: A Bordeaux red wine barrel first used to age a Modus blend for Beyond Modus 3.
The epitome of our sour beer blending program, taking the very best barrels from our library and blending beer that’s been aged for over 3 years for a truly Gueuze-inspired beer. This summer blend is very light and spritzy with bundles of juicy fruit character from the old fruited barrels and funky yeast strains. This beautifully balances the sour punch occurring from both fermentation and maturation developing in barrel.
The beauty of this years blend comes from 3 barrels that amalgamate together to bring a unique brilliance to The Blend 2018. Barrel 293: named ‘the fruit mongler’, is a single barrel blend of last years blend 17, with a touch of aged Wild Goose Chase and the lees of a barrel of Redwood. Barrel 319: a white wine barrel aptly named ‘Finger Crusher’ that held a year old Sourdough that has aged to perfection. Barrel 453: A Bordeaux red wine barrel first used to age a Modus blend for Beyond Modus 3.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On keg at Brewdog Lothian Rd, Edinburgh. Appearance - golden with thin but attractive lacing. Nose - tangy sour, melon. Taste - orange juice freshly squeezed and more melon. Palate - close to medium bodied with a rich zingy middle and finish. Overall - good gear.
Tried
on 21 Jan 2019
at 14:37
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle shared at a tasting at troubles' place. Cloudy yellow, white head. Barnyard, fun, oak, a bit vinous, fruity, cobwebs, sour, a bit lemony, light bitterish note, medium-bodied. Great stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2019
at 17:04
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
8-3-7-3-14
On tap @ What's Brewing 18. Pours hazy yellow, with a small, creamy head. Aroma is lactic notes of hay, lemon peel, pez and sour candy, as well as farmhouse and floral bretty notes. Medium body, with average carbonation. Flavour is tart fruity notes of lemon, lime, citrus peel and fruit pits, as well as grassy brett and farmyard notes.
On tap @ What's Brewing 18. Pours hazy yellow, with a small, creamy head. Aroma is lactic notes of hay, lemon peel, pez and sour candy, as well as farmhouse and floral bretty notes. Medium body, with average carbonation. Flavour is tart fruity notes of lemon, lime, citrus peel and fruit pits, as well as grassy brett and farmyard notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Oct 2018
at 11:14
7.5/10
Very lovely blend, nice funk
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Oct 2018
at 18:50
7.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap. Indyman. Yellow gold. Light haze. Ring of white. Nose has cut oak. Preserved lemon. White grape. Light, sweaty funk. Taste is dry and lightly tart, with a soft, lemony sweetness. Clean and light body. Crisp carbonation. Well balanced, sweet and tart finish. Nice one.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2018
at 11:24
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at IMBC 2018, session 1. Pours pours lightly hazy yellow with a small, bubbly white head. Dry pleasant, pretty dry, some lemon candies, pale wood, mellow acidity. Medium bodied with massaging carbonation. Quenching finish, more lemon, straw. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Oct 2018
at 18:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at the London Craft beer festival 03/08/2018. A light hazed yelow straw a fine white head.,,. Aroma is sharp yellow lpmeon. Flavour is citric acid sharp.. Dhurbury. Palate is pinch of avid alt. Tangy. Ok Mellow. Fink
Tried
on 04 Oct 2018
at 18:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at BD Mighty Boosh, 30/08/18. Very light haze on a pale golden yellow pour with a decent white cap. Nose is citric tinged straw, brett, funk, barnyard esters, damp hay. Taste comprises stoned fruits, musty oak, vanilla oak, funk, light barrel, green berry must, pissy citrics. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a rising but balanced acidic bite. Solid sour ... great depth of flavour for the relatively low ABV.
Tried
on 31 Aug 2018
at 07:14
8/10
Indeed quite geueze like aroma & taste,solid tartness,sourness,fruity suport,green apple,hint of pear,refreshing,puckering,slightly lactic
Tried
on 25 Aug 2018
at 17:43