Changeling
Boulevard Brewing Company in Kansas City, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Rotating|
Score
7.44
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Dark Sour Ale
Changeling is an enchanting blend of dark sour ales aged in whiskey and wine barrels that were inoculated with Brettanomyces and lactobacillus. It pours a deep ruby color with touches of gold at the edges of the glass. Leading with plum and toasty malt, the flavor transmutes into a soft tartness, with notes of earthy, funky Brett and a touch of lingering caramel to create a delicate balance.
Changeling is an enchanting blend of dark sour ales aged in whiskey and wine barrels that were inoculated with Brettanomyces and lactobacillus. It pours a deep ruby color with touches of gold at the edges of the glass. Leading with plum and toasty malt, the flavor transmutes into a soft tartness, with notes of earthy, funky Brett and a touch of lingering caramel to create a delicate balance.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml corked and caged bottle purchased at Harry’s Liquor in Leawood, Kansas. 020117-1 on the label. The pour is a hazed brown ruby copper with a one inch foamy light tan head. The aroma is tart sour black cherry fruit, Brett funk, and nice oak barrel. As the beer warms, really soft and nice red wine character emerges. The taste introduces a bit of roast malt, and then opnes up to the clean sour tart black cherry, red wine tannins, funk leather, and wood barrel towards the back. Also a bit of whiskey warmth in the back. The palate is medium to heavy bodied with soft natural carbonation with the cherry sweet, fruit tart, sour, Brett funk finish. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2017
at 09:41
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
750 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 2/3/2017. Pours slightly hazy deep ruby red/light copper/brown color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings around the glass. Aromas of big tart/sour cherry, raisin, plum, prune, fig, date, berries, lemon, green apple, red grape, caramel, brown sugar, hay, straw, pepper, brown bread, and toasted oak; with lighter notes of vanilla, bourbon, cocoa, coffee, toffee, nuttiness, leather, musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and oak barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of huge tart/sour cherry, raisin, plum, prune, fig, date, berries, lemon, green apple, red grape, caramel, brown sugar, hay, straw, pepper, brown bread, and toasted oak; with lighter notes of vanilla, bourbon, cocoa, coffee, toffee, nuttiness, leather, musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness and yeast/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/sour cherry, dark fruits, berries, lemon, green apple, red grape, caramel, brown sugar, hay, straw, pepper, brown bread, toasted oak, leather, musty funk, light cocoa/vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and oak barrel flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/spiciness balance, and zero puckering flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from tart/spiciness and carbonation, increasing through the glass. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp/grainy/acidic, and lightly sticky/chalky/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is awesome. Zero warming alcohol for 7.3%. Overall this is an amazing blended dark sour/wild ale! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, dark/bready malt, and oak barrel flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink with the balanced tart/lactic/spicy finish. Phenomenal Brett and Lacto complexity in great balance with the blend of base beers. Great bourbon/wine barrel presence. A highly delicious offering. Would love to age another and see how it develops in a year or two.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2017
at 20:40
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours deep, dark mahogany into a tulip. Tan head with medium retention recedes to skim surface. Cherry and vanilla aromas. Tart chocolate-covered cherry and mild whiskey upfront turning to bitter pits in the lasting finish.
Tried
on 04 May 2017
at 19:14