Saint Dekkera Barrel Reserve Sour: Flanders Oud Bruin
Destihl Brewery in Normal, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.32
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Beer #6 of my 10,00th Beer Milestone Celebration! 2013 Vintage (in FDR3/Foeder? 3) Pretty muddied amber coloured body with a thinnish, single to two centimetre tall tan head that fades pretty quickly and leaves a very thin lace on the sides above the very nicely ruby tinted amber and copper tinted body. Aroma of soured, funky, bretty cherry notes with a lot of oak and cedar and woodsie elements right behind with some yeast and bread here as well, with a distinct rustic and almost mushroomy note towards the end with some light sweetness, but the cherries and wood really show through in the nose, at least. Medium-bodied; Pretty effervescent and bitter malt notes show at first with a dry and floral bite with some woodsie, rustic and nutty finishes from the malt with a little of the cherries here, showing tartness more than sweetness, all ending with a very drying, oaky, cedary note that brings out some big bitterness and a light funky tart quality at the end. Aftertaste shows some more of the tarter cherry and funky oak notes with some brett, light caramelised sugars, raisins, grain and rustic qualities and less of the sweet, cherry and complex yeast notes, perhaps this was aged TOO long? Overall, a pretty nice beer that shows a lot of good complexity, a great range of flavours and a ton of different notes, but less of the sugars, cherry and lightness than I was expecting, but more of the oak, dry and floral notes that make this dry and crisp throughout. I sampled this 50 cL, wax-sealed bottle, as Beer #6 [of 21 - 10 (for 10,000) of Each side of the 10,000 Beer Milestone and the 10,000th itself!] of my 10,000th Beer Milestone, purchased from BeerTopia in Omaha, Nebraska on 09-November-2018 for US$14,99, bottled in 2013 as FDR (Foeder?) 3 and sampled at my house here in Washington on 02-May-2023.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2023
at 07:34
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 22 Sep 2020
at 01:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sampled at a festival. Flanders oud bruin. Brown color. Surprisingly sour, definitely in the Flanders style Balsamic, yeast, fermenting cherry, and acid. highly acidic to the point it might be hard to drink a full bottle but great flavor.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2018
at 01:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL capped bottle. Clear ruby brown. Small head but sticks around. Great lack of acetic and very traditional earthy musky red grape and cherry. Smooth mouthfeel and light sweetness to work with earthy and potty cherriness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2018
at 00:46
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Sampled on draft at 3R6P this beer poured a dark brown color with a reddish hue and a small beige head that fades quickly and left no lacing. The aroma was sour with red wine vinegar and a bit of soy sauce. The flavor w assour with cherry, berry, soy sauce, red wine vinegar and a hint of wood. Long finish. Medium bodied but too flat. In the ballpark of the classics of the style in flavor but ends up a pale imitation. Ok.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Feb 2017
at 17:15
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 9/14/2015. Pours hazy nearly opque dark brown color with a 1-2 finger dense and fluffy khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big sour cherry, berry, green apple, raisin, plum, red grape, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, light chocolate, toasted oak, bourbon, vanilla, hay, straw, leather, pepper, musty funk, light red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, bourbon barrel, and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big sour cherry, berry, green apple, raisin, plum, red grape, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, light chocolate, toasted oak, bourbon, vanilla, hay, straw, leather, pepper, musty funk, light red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Good amount of fruity/acidic sourness and yeast/tannic oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of sour cherry, berry, green apple, raisin, plum, red grape, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toasted oak, bourbon, vanilla, hay, straw, leather, pepper, musty funk, light red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, bourbon barrel, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/sour/spiciness balance; and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from sour/spiciness as well. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, acidic/tannic, and fairly creamy/grainy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish. Overall this is an outstanding Flanders brown ale. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, bourbon barrel, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink; even with the high level of sourness/acidity. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2016
at 20:52
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Sample at GABF 09/26/2015, thanks to my sis for assistance with note-taking. Reddish-brown color with a medium light beige head that recedes steadily. Strings of lacing. Aroma of cherries, oak and malt. Medium body with flavors of funky cherries, yeast and malt. The finish is fruity with a dark cherry aftertaste. Above average overall.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2015
at 22:17
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle thanks to Rainer. Pours a hazy brown ruby with small beige head that lasts. The aroma is strong wood, dark cherry, vinegar. Medium mouth, funky, cherry skin, vinegar, tart, good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2015
at 22:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Pours dark brown tan head. Nose/taste of cherry, oak, earthy grainy sourness - medium body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2015
at 22:00
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated 0.5 L brown bottle poured into a glass. Clear deep golden, medium body, low carbonation, and no lacing. Taste is tart, wood, nice vanilla.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 May 2015
at 19:17