Red Planet
Little Earth Project in Sudbury, Suffolk, England 🏴
IPA - Rye Regular|
Score
6.51
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Rye grain has a unique flavour so we decided to brew a funky beer that showcased it. Roasted Rye malt and Pale Rye Malt were used to give this beer a scarlet colour and impart the unique bitter and spicy bite. Primary fermented with Ale yeast we then transferred it to whisky barrels where our mixed culture of yeast and Bactria were added and left to mature for 6 months. As the flavour developed Amarillo hops were added to the complement it giving the finished beer a deeply complex flavour that still allows the Rye to shine. Very other-worldly!
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Cheeseboard (6269) reviewed Red Planet from Little Earth Project 3 years ago
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 15
Bottle online from Hoptimism, sampled back in the day. Pours brown orange with almost no cap. Aroma: tangy sour fruit, wood, berries. Taste: more tangy sour fruit & berries, vinous, wood, dried fruits. Medium body with low to no carbonation.
cagarvie (40076) reviewed Red Planet from Little Earth Project 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at salty... Dark brown.. Thin tan lacing. Msoft sweet toffee.. Light funk fruit nose... Soft funk wood toffee malts soft wood malts
McCash (16021) reviewed Red Planet from Little Earth Project 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottle thanks to allmyvinyl. Appearance - deep brown with orange shading. No head - very little evidence of carbon dioxide on opening, in fact. Nose - wood, dried fruit, sour tangy fruit, maybe cranberries or darker. Taste - wood, figs, sherry. Generally vinous. a bit light and thin cranberry towards the end. Palate - close to medium bodied. Long lean tangy middle section. Similar on the finish, but there is a lack of carbonation and it’s a touch thin. Overall - interesting, but the lack of carbonation perhaps is what is missing in bringing it all together. Would definitely seek out their stuff again though.
Fin (18365) reviewed Red Planet from Little Earth Project 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines, Cotteridge, Birmingham, consumed at home Thursday 27th April 2017 whilst cooking home-made Fish Pie for Tea. Murky red in colour with a light swirly lacing of film. Funkier than a Parliament gig, this is a zappy but very drinkable beer, in fact it drinks far easier than a 7+ beer. The whisky cask ageing softens this nicely and makes it very, very drinkable, it’s one of those beers that you could introduce someone keen to try sours to. It’s lovely, berries, a little soft wet wood with the latter complimenting as opposed to taking over with the usual too much vanilla or whisky. Lovely. A7 A4 T8 P4 Ov16 3.9
allmyvinyl (21071) reviewed Red Planet from Little Earth Project 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from drygate. Pours hazy red-brown with no head. Aromas of light sour yeast funk, wood, red berries. Taste is similar, almost a natural wine thing going on. Thin though. Not sure exactly what I was expecting, but somehow this left me a little flat.
Mr_Pink_152 (17201) reviewed Red Planet from Little Earth Project 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Beer Gonzo, Coventry. The colour can best be described as rufous with a thin tan head. Aroma is sour apples, stewed fruit and light spice. Taste is fruity virus and light sour with a winey dry finish. Body is smooth, with a touch of alcohol.