Space Queen In Peril
Brewery Vivant in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.31
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shrubber (15804) reviewed Space Queen In Peril from Brewery Vivant 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Grass/hay and caramel malt aroma. Hazy amber with minimal head. Lightly sweet caramel malt, moderately sour citric acid, and mildly bitter dry hay flavor. Good body. A nice beer.
flatmatt (2380) reviewed Space Queen In Peril from Brewery Vivant 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
500 mL bottle. Pours a murky light brownish amber with an off-white head. Sour berry aroma, touch of oak. Tart, lightly sour flavor, an acetic sourness combining with red grape and some dusty brettiness. Oaky with some malty toastiness. Really good job.
deyholla (22727) reviewed Space Queen In Peril from Brewery Vivant 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at Hopcat Detroit. Pours a cloudy orange amber with a light tan head that dissipates slowly to the edges. Aroma has a decent amount of tart red fruit and oak with a hint of grain underlying. Flavor has a good amount of tart red fruits with earthy grains and a bit of oakiness underlying.
superspak (10160) reviewed Space Queen In Peril from Brewery Vivant 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
500 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled in 1/2017. Pours light hazy medium orange/amber/light copper color with a 1-2 finger dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of big tart lemon, lime, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, apricot, guava, papaya, strawberry, citrus peel, oak, pepper, pine, hay, straw, grass, caramel, and toasted bread; with light vanilla, leathery funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, citrus/pine hops, oak barrel, and moderate dark/bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart lemon, lime, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, apricot, guava, papaya, strawberry, citrus peel, oak, pepper, pine, hay, straw, grass, caramel, and toasted bread; with light vanilla, leathery funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Moderate fruity/lactic tartness, pine/citrus peel bitterness, and yeast/tannic oak spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of tart lemon, lime, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, apricot, guava, papaya, berries, citrus peel, oak, pepper, pine, hay, straw, caramel, toasted bread, vanilla, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a while. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, citrus/pine hops, oak barrel, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/bitter/spiciness balance; zero puckering or astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate dryness from tart/bitter/spiciness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and medium-plus body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, acidic/tannic/sticky, and slightly resinous balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.8%. Overall this is an outstanding sour IPA! All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, citrus/pine hops, oak barrel, and moderate dark/bready malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the balanced bitter/tart/tannic flavors. Pretty much perfectly balanced between IPA and Sour/wild flavors; with nice oak presence and balancing malt character. A highly enjoyable offering.