Sour Grapes - Barrel Aged
Lovibonds Brewery in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England 🏴
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.37
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Sour Grapes started out as a fermentation mistake with our flagship Henley Gold, with lactobacillus out-competing our wheat beer strain of yeast. The taste was no where near Henley Gold and tasted so good that it didn’t deserve to go down the drain.
We had the sourness of a Belgian Lambic, but without the funk, so we acquired a few used Pinot Noir barrels and aged this sour beer with a concoction of some of our other favourite micro flora.
In 2012 the first Barrel Aged Sour Grapes blend won the 2012 World Beer Cup Gold Award in the Wood Aged Sour Beer Category.
No.1 was a blend of two barrels and is no longer available. Currently available is No.2 which is a blend of 5 barrels with an average age of 2 years +.
Every now and then we release the raw, unbarrel aged version of this on keg…if in doubt, ask us. This version is much sharper on the acidity (like a Berliner Weisse) and does not have the funk or oak undertones
2012 Version, only 500 75cl wax topped bottled produced. This bottling was a blend of 2 barrels which aged our young Sour Grapes for 3.5 years.
We had the sourness of a Belgian Lambic, but without the funk, so we acquired a few used Pinot Noir barrels and aged this sour beer with a concoction of some of our other favourite micro flora.
In 2012 the first Barrel Aged Sour Grapes blend won the 2012 World Beer Cup Gold Award in the Wood Aged Sour Beer Category.
No.1 was a blend of two barrels and is no longer available. Currently available is No.2 which is a blend of 5 barrels with an average age of 2 years +.
Every now and then we release the raw, unbarrel aged version of this on keg…if in doubt, ask us. This version is much sharper on the acidity (like a Berliner Weisse) and does not have the funk or oak undertones
2012 Version, only 500 75cl wax topped bottled produced. This bottling was a blend of 2 barrels which aged our young Sour Grapes for 3.5 years.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Keg at Siren Brewery taproom July 2015. Poured clear gold with a fluffy white cap. Aroma: wine barrel, vinous, grape must. Taste: complex, dry, gentle tartness, notes of grape, apple and honey. Thin to medium body with spritzy carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jun 2023
at 22:07
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ Chriso pre-GBBF Shindig 2016. Pours a hazy yellow golden color with a small white head. Has a fruity spicy sour bretty funky aroma. Fruity malty sour tart funky woody flavor. Has a fruity sour tart funky woody finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Sep 2016
at 08:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Hazy hay yellow liquid with medium white head. Aroma of lemon, apple skin, wood and grain. Taste is dry and medium to high sour with notes of apple skin, lemon, passion fruit and lime. Medium bodied with medium carbonation. Great.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2016
at 12:20