La Pienture (Cherry)
Draai Laag Brewing Company in Millvale, Pennsylvania, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.64
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Incorporating tones of a Flemish brown with the intricate subtleties of a Flemish red as well as the flavors of a kriek lambic, La Pienture integrates aspects of the most notable Old World wild beers. Characterized out of respect rather than definition, this American wild ale envelops all the traditional aspects of a wild beer: must, earthiness, funk, "barnyard", and of course, sour. In addition, this ale blends in a subtle sweetness without the use of pasteurization. To the best of our knowledge, this is the world’s first commercially available imperial, nitrogenated wild ale.
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5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
On tap at Tip Tap Room, pours a hazy dark amber with a small beige head. Nose brings out lots of wild yeast, with tart funky cherries and some oak. Flavour is very odd, with manure, balsamic, funk and oak. Dirty drain on the finish, with some manure. Not too impressed.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Aug 2018
at 04:49
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500 ml bottle into tulip glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy reddish orange/light copper color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of tart/sour black cherry, strawberry, raspberry, lemon, green apple, plum, red grape, hay, straw, pepper, brown sugar, toasted oak, and bread; with lighter notes of musty/leathery funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, cherry juice, oak barrel, and moderate bready malt notes; with good strength. Taste of big tart/sour black cherry, strawberry, raspberry, lemon, green apple, plum, red grape, hay, straw, pepper, brown sugar, toasted oak, and bread; with lighter notes of musty/leathery funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Moderate fruity/lactic tartness and yeast/tannic oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of black cherry, strawberry, raspberry, lemon, green apple, plum, red grape, hay, straw, pepper, brown sugar, toasted oak, bread, light funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, cherry juice, oak barrel, and moderate bready malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/spiciness balance, and zero puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. High carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, crisp, dry, and moderately acidic/tannic/grainy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 8%. Overall this is a great Kriek/Flemish red styled wild ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/spicy/acidic yeast, cherry juice, oak barrel, and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink with the balanced acidity and high carbonation. Great balance of Brett/Lacto complexity, cherry juice, and oak flavors; with a nice malt backing. Not too funky, but I am sure that would change with some aging. A very enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Jan 2017
at 19:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pour is a red-ish brown with a small white head. Aroma is a mix of cherries and vinegar with some wine must as well. Flavor is a very tart and pronounced cherry with some sour bacteria and a tart sourness that lingers after the swallow. Very kriek like but also with the sourness of a Flanders red. This is a well made beer with all the different styles coming together.
Tried
on 14 Jan 2017
at 19:17
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Some cherry and lots of citrus. Pours hazy pinkish with ok head. Sour and tangy finish. Sampled at Fathead’s in Pittsburgh.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2016
at 08:55
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle - Sweet Berry notes, juice like and soured malts. Cloudy dark gold with a decent white head. Hit of tart Berry then some, dirty earthy notes and very carbonated.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2015
at 22:56
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at la house de 1000. Very nice friendly tart anticipating aroma, like mild perfume across my olfactory. Very attractive inthe glass with a decent head. Brownish in color. Taste is mild friendly loving giving sourness, yum. I do detect some hints of sour cherries in ther? When I heard it was a sour, my mouth was watering so this is not quite as tart as I expected. It is like a cross between a real lambic and a fru-fru-fruity lambic. Not way this is 8%! This must be why it has more personal;ity than a fruti pop. Got to be the best dry log I’ve had. Very happy I chanced this and had it on tap, yummy. Could get a buzz on this easy if it really is 8%.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Jun 2013
at 14:29