Wunderkammer Biermanufaktur Red Fort

Red Fort

 

Wunderkammer Biermanufaktur in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸

Brewed at/by: Hill Farmstead Brewery
  Farmhouse - Bière de Garde Series Out of Production
Score
7.38
ABV: 6.8% IBU: - Ticks: 10
First beer out of my draft series, Red Fort, went out last week. It’s a French inspired ’Biere De Garde’, fermented in oak with lager and Brett. European malt and hops deliver candied malt aromas and flavors with a dry finish.
 

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7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Medium amber color. Frothy white head. Funky yeasty nose with peaches, oak and freshly baked bread. Medium body, very tart doesn’t come across as a Vienna lager. Very low bitterness. Semi dry. Still the yeast really dominates. Interesting

Tried on 26 Jan 2020 at 06:49


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle from BD Tower Hill. Herby vinous aroma. Cloudy amber. Thick creamy off-white head. Vinous. Underlying sweetness. Light. Thin. Low key fizzy carbonation. Astringent finish. More sour than Bier de garde but good stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Jul 2019 at 16:14


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

37.5 cl bottle. Pours hazy amber with a small and lacing head. Aroma is mild earthy, wineous and grapes fruity. Sweet, fruity. Lingering juicy. Smooth and lingering wineous. Smooth fruity finish.

Tried from Bottle on 17 May 2019 at 14:42


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at brewdog Edinburgh. Pours orange, nose is funk, grassy, pine, taste is funk, juicy, a little musty, tart.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Nov 2018 at 09:00


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle at BDTH - London. Pours clear red-gold with a frothy, white head. Aged berries in the nose, old wood, funk. Light sweet flavour with balanced acidity, more old drying woody character, leather, nips of earth, tart lemon. Light to medium bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Graceful finish, more citrus fruit acidity, woody dryness, low bitterness. Gorgeous stuff.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Nov 2018 at 19:45


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

From my brother: pours orange with small head. Aroma is woody and a little bit funky. Taste is woody, funky, earthy. Quite interesting. Nice sweetness. Good.

Tried on 23 Nov 2018 at 03:24


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle split with the Wingmane at BD TH, 13/11/18. Deep orange with reddish hues topped with a decent beige cap. Nose is damp grass, stewed fruits, wood must, red berry skins, earthy. Taste comprises light funk, tangy berries, wood must, grains, light brett, damp cloth. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid well flavoured number.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2018 at 13:30


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Tried from Bottle at BrewDog Brussels on 13 Nov 2018 at 19:45



7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draught at Three Penny, 5/25/17.
Drab auburn with darker chestnut hues a light haze and a small, beige head atop showing moderate retention.
Some toffee and red fruit in the nose showcase the specialty malt as hints of mild, fruity Brett rise up, as well. Good tartness forming but it mixes with the malts to form a very round, dry, almost woody character. A touch of vanilla through the middle, with more cherry, strawberry and apple-like esters ending on just a touch of toasted character that further dries things out. No alcohol or flaw.
Fairly soft in the mouth, given the specialty malt, but as a good BdG should be. Not richly-malted, but soft enough with low but tight carbonation and lots of dryness on the finish. Toffee, apple, strawberry and vanilla lighten the mood as light wood tannin and hints of earth and funky Brett are felt just below the surface. Quite a bit going on here and it definitely isn’t a classic BdG, despite traditional ingredients. Maybe just a bit more malt richness would help here, though it’s a very difficult line to tread, not wanting the beer to be too malt forward/rich, as I can understand. Anyways, nice stuff, love the complexity derived from the various yeast, hops and malts.

Tried from Can on 15 Jun 2017 at 17:24