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[BANISHED] Freakcake
Crux Fermentation Project in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Series Out of Production|
Score
7.39
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We've taught an old brown new tricks. The brunette hue is derived from roasted Belgian aromatic malts, and fruity esters are augmented by lemon and orange zest. For a further twist, Brettanomyces induced secondary fermentation flecked with sour cherries, raisins, cranberries, figs, dates, and currants for a mildly acidic ale. Enjoy this gift now, or for even freakier, age it somewhere dark for the ultimate re-gift.
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6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draft - Tart cherry and light balsamic. Deep copper with a decent beige head. Rich and chemical rich. Ann odd sweet cherry and funky bitterness. Odd but not good.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Dec 2014
at 20:38
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
2013 bottle pour at the brewery. Pours a dark red color with a thin patchy head. A slight sour cherry aroma. Really easy drinking mellow sour fruit flavor with cherry and maybe a bit of plum. Finishes sour with a tiny bit of spice. Amazing beer here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Nov 2014
at 13:07
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
375ml bottle at the bend pub. Pours out a dark brownish amber topped with a touch of hear. Nose is nice sour funk fruit and some green apple. Taste is as the nose with a good pucker brett kick.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2014
at 19:58
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Will. Pours a cloudy amber with small frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is strong oak, funk, figs, raisin. Medium mouthfeel with dark fruits, raisin, and oak with light dryness. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2014
at 18:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Nicely done oud sour. Dark amber with minimal beige head. Aroma is pure sour, tart and elements of, some wine essences. wood aging. Taste is dark wood and malt, smooth yet tart.
Tried
on 03 Jul 2014
at 16:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Bottle at WWBA. Pours ruby brown. nose is zest, booze, and dark fruits. slightly tart up front but then mellows, you get Belgian spices, lemon zest, and figs, and woody. its slight boozy on finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2014
at 07:01
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at WWBA. Pours brown with off white head. Nose/taste of cinnamon, vinegar, brown sugar, acid, cranberry, sour fig and dates. Medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2014
at 22:36
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12.7 oz corked and wax-dipped bottle. Aroma is very woody, along with dark overripe fruit, raisins, dusty brett. Pours nearly clear mahogany with a one finger beige head that falls after a minute. Taste is strong in wood, and it does taste quite a bit like a fruitcake; very dry. Taste is mildly sour (2/10 on a sour scale). I like a funky beer; I really should have cellared this at a warmer temp to get that type of character. Dang. Very interesting, though.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Apr 2014
at 23:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours clear deep purple ruby, small creamy beige head, dissipates fairly slowly, nice lacing. Aroma is light, notes of cherry, oak, whiskey, dark sugars. Flavor is light sweet and quite light tart, a bit of funk and some cardboard. Minimal bitterness, some astringency. Fruity, a bit of cinnamon perhaps. Not a lot going on here, unfortunately. Medium body, fairly strong alcohol burn on the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2014
at 00:37
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle @ home, bro bro bronus of a chill trader. Thanks ! Pours an orangish maroon appearance with a thin off white head. A bit dusty, oaky / whiskey, dark berry aroma. Vanilla and herbal notes. Goopy / caramel / toffee taste with fig and date notes. A bit of berries. Pretty woody, light whiskey. Finishes pretty smooth. Not my favorite but not a bad effort.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2014
at 23:59