Monolith
(has 1 batch)
Burning Sky Brewery in Firle, East Sussex, England 🏴
Sour / Wild Beer Special|
Score
7.10
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Black beer with brett & lacto. Aged for 8 months in ex red wine foudre.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Keg at BBF 6, 26/09/14. Extremely dark mahogany brown with moderate khaki spotting and edgework. Nose is dark berry fruits, earthy, bitter notes, light cocoa rub, tangy berries. Taste comprises soured berry fruits, spice, straw, damp hay, toffee, earthy. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Ok sour but not a huge amount of depth.
Tried
on 09 Oct 2014
at 14:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Sampled @ Borefts 2014 day 2. Dark brown color, small beige head. Smell and taste malts, lightly fruity, some citrus, lightly bitter. Decent body and carbonation. Hmm a bit disappointing.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2014
at 11:23
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at Borefts 2014. Pours clear dark brown with a bubbly ring tan head. Aroma of tart fruit, some funk, chocolate, caramel, soy and roast. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Sep 2014
at 09:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 9
At BBF 2014 . Pours almost black , no real head. Smell is cherry (?) , roasted malts, bit bitter . Taste is sharp , bitter , fruity ( cherry ) , oaty . Dark malts in the back . Thin mouthfeel , but good carbo .
Tried
on 29 Sep 2014
at 04:04
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
@ Borefts 2014. Dark brown colour, medium carbonation. Aroma of roasted malts with hints of coffee and chocolate. Sour notes and hoppy finish. Strange combination.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2014
at 02:50
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
sampled @ Borefts Beer Festival 2014: dunkelbraunes fast schwarzes Bier mit geringer bräunlichen Schaumkrone. Geruch fruchtig, röstmalzig, holzig. Geschmack mild fruchtig, röstmalzig.
Tried
on 28 Sep 2014
at 06:43
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Imported from my RateBeer account as Burning Sky Monolith (by Burning Sky Beer):
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
27/IX/14 - on tap @ Borefts 2014 (Bodegraven) - BB: n/a (2014-1149) Thanks to Benzai, fonefan and cgarvieuk for sharing today's beers!
Clear red brown beer, creamy irregular beige head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: dried fruits, roast, some caramel, malty. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter start, coffee, roast, little sour, hoppy bitterness. Aftertaste: roast, coffee, sourish, hops.
Aroma: 8/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 3/5, Overall: 14/20, MyTotalScore: 3.6/5
27/IX/14 - on tap @ Borefts 2014 (Bodegraven) - BB: n/a (2014-1149) Thanks to Benzai, fonefan and cgarvieuk for sharing today's beers!
Clear red brown beer, creamy irregular beige head, little stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: dried fruits, roast, some caramel, malty. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: bitter start, coffee, roast, little sour, hoppy bitterness. Aftertaste: roast, coffee, sourish, hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Sep 2014
at 13:02
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Keg at the de molen festival 2014... Deep brown black... Pinky tan head... Soft sweet fruits nose... Odd herbal toffee fruit... Soft bitter roast...3.0 Keg at the bat... Deep brown.. Thin tan lacing... Soft funky fruit nose... Dark roast.. Soft funk malts 3.3 Keg at bat March 15...Deep brown.. Thin tan lacing.. Dark fruits... Soft chocolate.. Soft funk nose.. Soft sweet chocolate.. Dark roast... Soft funk malts... Odd roast fruit 3.3
Tried
on 27 Sep 2014
at 03:37
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Had this at Borefts BF, Bodegraven, Netherlands, Friday 26th September 2014. Pours black with filmy edge/rim. Soft in mouth drinks very easy for 8%. Streaky, citrus, soft mouthfeel even a little lingering dark chocolate. Good beer. A7 A4 T8 P3 Ov15 3.7
Tried
on 26 Sep 2014
at 21:39