Pentagram
Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Rotating|
Score
7.52
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100% Brettanomyces dark beer, fermented in stainless and aged in used red wine barrels. “Brett” is a unique yeast strain that produces flavors that would be offensive if they weren’t intentional. Flavors of sour cherry, tobacco, oak, and classic “Brett” barnyard funk, balanced by Dark Munich malt chewiness. Enjoy immediately or age at cellar temperature for a couple years.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at CBC 2014. Dark brown in the glass, nice head. Fruity-sourish aroma. Starts intense sourish, fruity like cherries and some other fruity. Finish a bit milder, dry, bitter aftertaste. Okay.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Sep 2014
at 02:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
A hazed brown ale with a thin mocha head. In aroma, sweet fruity caramel malt with ground cherries, light Brett and cork, sour lactic notes, classic Oude Bruin. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with loads of lactic acid, woody notes, licorice, a bit dry and astringent, but well done. On tap at Links.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Aug 2014
at 17:00
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at the Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2014, yellow session. 02/05/2014. Rich red coloured pour with a lasting cream head. Aroma is big brett, funk, tart rapberry, musty funk. Flavour is tart rapberry, spicy rye bread, light phenols, acd and wood. Palate is crisp and light with a touch of acid in the finish.
Tried
on 29 Jul 2014
at 14:33
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 10
65 cl. bottle sampled @ "Er Klopt Iemand Op De Deur" Samson & Gert Bierproeving I. Thanks to Chris! Gorgeous waxed bottle. Spare rocky off-white head. Murky brown ruby. Molasses, lots of leather, oodles of wine, tobacco, vinegar, lactic, dark grapes, sour chocolate lactic vinous, cassis, thick lactic. Very interesting, reminds me very heavily of Surly Five, would be interesting to taste them side by side & see what the differences are.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2014
at 01:38
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Small white rim; deep brown beer. Very nice, aromatic nose, lactic, oud bruin, dark chocolate. Sourish, oud bruin, lactic acid, sour chocolate (does that exists?), bit of dark fruit. Medium bodied at least, very velvety slick, very light acid burn. Feels more carbonated than it looks. Very nice surprise - strong oud bruin.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2014
at 01:28
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle - Cherry and balsamic notes. Cloudy copper with a thin bubbly head. Light cherry and woody notes. Pretty uninspiring considering the cost and packaging. More like a basic Flemish Red.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jul 2014
at 00:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Surly Pentagram (by Surly Brewing Company):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5
11/VII/14 - 75cl bottle @ Eerste "Er Klopt Iemand Op De Deur" Samson & Gert Bierproeving (aka Epic Beer Tasting III) - BB: n/a (2014-802) Thanks to Chris - or was it Mathieu? - for the bottle!
Clear purple to red brown beer, big aery beige irregular head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: sour, earthy, some chlorine, bit spicy, unpleasant sourness. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very sourish, earthy, tobacco, bit lemony, some chlorine, leathery, unpleasant bitterness. Aftertaste: pretty sour, bit hoppy, earthy, some tannins, sour berries, bit hoppy.
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 6/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 13/20, MyTotalScore: 3.3/5
11/VII/14 - 75cl bottle @ Eerste "Er Klopt Iemand Op De Deur" Samson & Gert Bierproeving (aka Epic Beer Tasting III) - BB: n/a (2014-802) Thanks to Chris - or was it Mathieu? - for the bottle!
Clear purple to red brown beer, big aery beige irregular head, little stable, non adhesive. Aroma: sour, earthy, some chlorine, bit spicy, unpleasant sourness. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very sourish, earthy, tobacco, bit lemony, some chlorine, leathery, unpleasant bitterness. Aftertaste: pretty sour, bit hoppy, earthy, some tannins, sour berries, bit hoppy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jul 2014
at 12:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Haand Ølfestival 2014
Pours hazy amber with a off-white head. Aroma is sour with notes of malt, vinegar, caramel, funk and berries. Taste is light to medium sweet, light bitter and medium sour with a long sour, slightly dry and fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours hazy amber with a off-white head. Aroma is sour with notes of malt, vinegar, caramel, funk and berries. Taste is light to medium sweet, light bitter and medium sour with a long sour, slightly dry and fruity finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2014
at 16:41
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at WWBA. Etched glass. Pours brown with tan head. Nose/taste of oak, caramel, sour light vinegar, funk and wild yeast. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2014
at 22:39
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Appearance: Deep cloudy amberish color with a tan head. Ok lacing
Aroma: Yeast, fruity and oak.
Palate: Medium + body. Moderate acidic and a fine sourness. Average to soft carbonation.
Taste: Acidic and a bit vinous. Pleasant sour, brett, fruity and oak. Well balanced.
Overall impression: One more please. Pure class. On of the absolutely best at Haandbryggeriet Beer Festival 2014.
Personal stats: On tap at Haand 14 in Drammen, Norway
Aroma: Yeast, fruity and oak.
Palate: Medium + body. Moderate acidic and a fine sourness. Average to soft carbonation.
Taste: Acidic and a bit vinous. Pleasant sour, brett, fruity and oak. Well balanced.
Overall impression: One more please. Pure class. On of the absolutely best at Haandbryggeriet Beer Festival 2014.
Personal stats: On tap at Haand 14 in Drammen, Norway
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jun 2014
at 03:31