Albarrique
Oxbow Brewing Company in Newcastle, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Sour Saison Rotating|
Score
6.82
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Albarrique is a mixed-fermentation farmhouse ale with Riesling grape juice and apricots.
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Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Albarrique from Oxbow Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5
Bottled 4/10/19, drunk 7/13/21. Clear, light bronze-straw. White head is small and quickly runs to the edges. Lovely acidity in the nose mixes with moderate grape character. Very juicy and joined by rich, honey-like notes from the malt. Musty cellar and plentiful mineral with complexity from the lacto. Grapes aren't overdone, but I imagine fresh they must have been quite strong. No alcohol or flaw noted. In the mouth, it's lightly sweet, with buttery oak complementing rich, honeyed malts that are fairly well-attenuated. Grape acidity and flavor quickly balances with growing acidity climaxing strongly on the finish. My biggest complaint here is the buttery oakiness which dampens the brightness (though it does help balance the strong acidity). Just too sweet, overall, as well. Not as much finesse as I'd expect, but then, I've never been a huge fan of grape beers, finding the execution to be extremely difficult.
Mansquito (19100) reviewed Albarrique from Oxbow Brewing Company 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from Chris M: pours clear gold with a white head. Aroma is hints of grape some apricot notes. Taste is fairly sour, especially when you start but the sweet fruitiness comes out at the finish.
explosivedog (14050) reviewed Albarrique from Oxbow Brewing Company 5 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle. Pours yellow gold. Peach, sweet white grape, honey, lemon, farmhouse, tart finish. Medium body. Outstanding.
trapped (8300) reviewed Albarrique from Oxbow Brewing Company 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Draught @ Beer Run (9/12/19). Hazy bright yellow with small frothy off-white head, woodsy grape aroma, medium carbonation, sour grape taste with light woodsy flavor, thin body, long sour finish. Quite biting sourness.