Oak and Orchard: Dark Sour with Plum
Epic Brewing Company in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
7.30
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Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Currant and oak aroma, subtle walnut and whiskey. Ruby brown, thin head. Currant and plum, coffee underneath. Subtle tobacco finish. Light body, easy carbonation.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Sample at the tap room in Denver. Reddish-mahogany color with a medium thin off-white head that dissipates steadily to a film. Short strings of lace. Aroma of dark fruit, oak, yeast and malt. Medium body with flavors of plum, oaky vanilla, yeast and biscuit malt. The finish is oaky and mildly tart with a fruity aftertaste. Pretty good overall.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Dark brown color. Thin head. Nice sour tart nose with lots of plums, dark fruit and a bit of oak. Good fruit character, modest sourness, the plums really shine. Low carbonation. Medium body. Smooth. Oak andplums linger in the finish. Good stuff.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
375ml bottle picked up at the brewery
Pours dark mahogany with a small off-white head, some lacing. Aroma is woody, dark fruit and oak. Flavor of oak, dark fruits,whiskey, tart and dry
Tasty
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Waxed bottle from Cap Tap. Pours darkly ruddy purple with a beige head. Aroma is plum with hints of some sort of whisky. Med body. Or so. Flavor is lots of plum, wood, earth, and something making me think of sour red/brown. Moderately sour. Tasty stuff.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
375 ml bottle into tulip glass; no bottle dating, but is a recent release. Pours slightly hazy deep ruby red/light copper/brown color with a 1-2 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of big tart red/black cherry, plum, raisin, fig, currant, berry, red grape, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, caramel, brown sugar, and brown bread; with lighter notes of leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, pepper, vanilla, toffee, whiskey, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, plums, dark/bready malt, and whiskey barrel notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart red/black cherry, plum, raisin, fig, currant, berry, red grape, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, caramel, brown sugar, and brown bread; with lighter notes of leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, pepper, vanilla, toffee, whiskey, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness and light yeast/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of red/black cherry, plum, dark fruit, berry, red grape, toasted oak, hay, straw, grass, caramel, brown sugar, brown bread, toffee, vanilla, whiskey, light funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak/toasted earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, plums, dark/bready malt, and whiskey barrel flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness balance, and zero puckering flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from tartness/acidity. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/grainy, fairly acidic/tannic, and lightly silky balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 7.5%. Overall this is an excellent Flanders brown ale! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/light acidic yeast, plums, dark/bready malt, and whiskey barrel flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the mellowly lactic/tannic/drying finish. Great fruit presence, Brett complexity, and dark/bready malt flavors; with just enough Lacto to balance the sweetness. Nice whiskey barrel presence as well. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle. Medium brown. Not much head. On the nose, the wood comes through pretty strongly, with lots of tannins. Touch of whiskey, and then some oud bruin vinegary tartness in behind that. Good, deep tart complexity, with a strong woody note. Tasty.
Draught @ Elizabeth Station. Medium brown, thin head. Tart, sweet, light fruit but seems indistinct. Tart and woody, with a nice oaky and dark fruit note. 7-3-8-4-15 = 3.7
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Sampled on draft at Tapped this beer poured a very dark brown color with a small beige head that faded quickly and left no lacing. The aroma was vinegar, soy sauce and a touch of vague dark fruits. The flavor was vinegar, soy sauce and hints of plum and wood. Long finish. Medium body and undercarbonated. Disappointing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle from ABV. Pours a dark reddish color with a small white head. A big sour woody berry nose. The flavor is sour sawdust, lactic, deep funky vinous notes. Very good.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
From a 375 ml bottle dipped in purple wax. Pours a deep mahogany with an ecru head. Aroma of tart red cherries. Flavors of plum and oak. Smooth and only mildly sour. A deliciously put together and presented beer.