Special Herbs
Upright Brewing in Portland, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Gruit Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.61
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Special Herbs began as an experiment a few years ago when we decided to age a bit of our Reggae Junkie Gruit in Old Tom Gin casks. After a short time the beer tasted dull, but several months later it picked up some natural acidity along with the botanical aspects from the residual spirit in the oak. We loved the profile for having so much brightness and depth in the nose while maintaining a crisp and wine-like mouthfeel and finish. This new batch represents the first of annual releases for the Special Herbs, and in addition to two gin barrels we also mixed in two third use wine casks that were full of spent peaches carrying their own mix of yeasts and bacteria, contributing even more layers to this wild beer.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at the Jackie O’s Bottle Sale on 08/27/2011. The beer is a hazy tangerine color with a medium foamy off-white head that dissipates steadily. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. Aroma of funky fruits and herbs. Medium body with a moderately sour character and flavors of tart fruit, herbs and grainy malt. The finish is fruity with a spicy, herbal aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2011
at 21:14
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Courtesy of Sam, thanks! Pours slightly hazy gold with nice bright white head. The aroma has spiciness, hay, gin, spicy yeast and some herbal like goodness. The taste has a nice mix of spices, near lemon like acidity, some hay and meadow like notes and some herbs. The acidity grows right into the finish to go along with growing gin and herbal notes. This pulls together nicely.
Tried
on 01 May 2011
at 04:46
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle (70-166) listed as Sole Composition: Special Herbs, gruit aged in old tom gin barrels. Pours with a hazed golden body with a white head. Aromas of juniper, lactic acid, herbs, spice, wood and gin. Flavors are very lactic sour, spicy, acidic, light herbs. Dry, tart and acidic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Apr 2011
at 21:38
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared by Sam at the slc tasting, thanks
Appearance: Slightly hazy yellow with a nice sized white head and light lacing
Aroma: Tart fruits, herbal and spices
Taste: Tart fruits and sour malts
Nice and easy to drink
Appearance: Slightly hazy yellow with a nice sized white head and light lacing
Aroma: Tart fruits, herbal and spices
Taste: Tart fruits and sour malts
Nice and easy to drink
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Apr 2011
at 18:51