The Truffle
de Garde Brewing in Tillamook, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.84
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A Golden Wild Ale aged in oak barrels with Oregon white truffles
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
The beer is a muted pale yellow. Somewhat cloudy. Not much in the way of bubbles and they fizzle off quickly. The aroma is lemons, oak and an interesting earthy flavor. It’s truffle-ish, I guess. Mostly straight sour action bouncing around. Medium tart. Pretty big pucker. Not as much earthy complexity in the taste. Fizzy feel.
Tried
on 02 Jul 2016
at 17:28
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Batch 1 bottle shared by Bobby on 6/10/16. Thanks!!
Good clarity with just a bit of haze. Pretty straightforward blonde/golden with an initially large white head that steadily fades to cover.
HUGE white truffle in the nose lasts for days...no just kidding, you can’t really find the truffle in this thing, but it’s no worse for the wear, as the beer aspects are just spectacular. Oak, brett, mild lactic acids and well-extracted, well-attenuated pils malts all balance nicely, with tons of earthiness, light barnyard and more wood on the finish. No alcohol or flaws.
Again, wouldn’t ever guess truffle if I wasn’t told (and even then, it’s only lightly perceptible after extensive warming/breathing, manifesting as light salinity and umami). But otherwise it’s a very lambic-esque beer with bright brett and lacto notes mixing with oak and soft funk. Sourness is moderate and quite delicious, with a perfect texture/tight carbonation and no flaw.
Batch 2 bottle, drunk 12/1/17.
Good clarity with just a bit of haze. Pretty straightforward blonde/golden with an initially large white head that steadily fades to cover.
HUGE white truffle in the nose lasts for days...no just kidding, you can’t really find the truffle in this thing, but it’s no worse for the wear, as the beer aspects are just spectacular. Oak, brett, mild lactic acids and well-extracted, well-attenuated pils malts all balance nicely, with tons of earthiness, light barnyard and more wood on the finish. No alcohol or flaws.
Again, wouldn’t ever guess truffle if I wasn’t told (and even then, it’s only lightly perceptible after extensive warming/breathing, manifesting as light salinity and umami). But otherwise it’s a very lambic-esque beer with bright brett and lacto notes mixing with oak and soft funk. Sourness is moderate and quite delicious, with a perfect texture/tight carbonation and no flaw.
Batch 2 bottle, drunk 12/1/17.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jun 2016
at 15:36
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle - pours gold white head - nose/taste of oak, funk, lemon, light earthy notes - medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Jun 2016
at 23:52
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at De Garde. Pours a cloudy orange gold with medium frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is funk, salt, oak. Medium mouth funky, oak, nice tartness, sea salt, very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 May 2016
at 16:40
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Poured from a bottle. Aroma is unique with nice citrus and pineapple notes. Medium light earthiness with some light truffle notes. Light oak notes. Moderate acidity with some light sugar notes. More truffle as it warms. Pours a slightly hazy, dull golden color and a medium sized, thin white head that recedes quickly. No lacing or legs. Flavor is fairly acidic, but not too sharp. Lots of lemon with some lighter pineapple and other tropical fruits. Nice light oak notes. Hints of sweetness. Some medium light earthy notes. Mouthfeel is light bodied with medium carbonation. Low astringency and low alcohol warmth. Overall, a pretty nice beer and likely my favorite beer from the "The" series that I have tried so far. Acidity isn’t too sharp. Light earthiness from the truffles. I still wish it had more earthy funk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2016
at 23:22