Beyond Modus - IV (2017)
Wild Beer Co in Shepton Mallet, Somerset, England 🏴
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.54
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Double-Aged + Double-Barrelled + Double-Blended 2017
An annual release taking our flagship beer Modus Operandi which is a blended sour red ale, aged in red wine and bourbon barrels and then re-ageing that blend in more wood for further maturation, building complexity and intensity. The epitome of our barrels store is released each winter, the perfect time to enjoy Beyond Modus.
A masterclass in barrel ageing and blending, Modus Operandi is re-barreled and re-blended annually, taking disparate and distant barrels from the cobwebbed reaches of our barrel library and adding select beers to the mix for something truly transcendent. The complexity gained from the wood as well as the wine previously held in it means Beyond Modus is intriguing and delicious.
An annual release taking our flagship beer Modus Operandi which is a blended sour red ale, aged in red wine and bourbon barrels and then re-ageing that blend in more wood for further maturation, building complexity and intensity. The epitome of our barrels store is released each winter, the perfect time to enjoy Beyond Modus.
A masterclass in barrel ageing and blending, Modus Operandi is re-barreled and re-blended annually, taking disparate and distant barrels from the cobwebbed reaches of our barrel library and adding select beers to the mix for something truly transcendent. The complexity gained from the wood as well as the wine previously held in it means Beyond Modus is intriguing and delicious.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle from JB's Brewhouse in Jersey. Pours hazy red with a small beige head. Aromas & tastes of berries, grapes, caramel & wood. Medium body. Slightly sweet, sour & tart finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2025
at 00:20
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle, must be 3 or 4 years old now. Pours a dark reddy brown with a beige head. Aroma is woody, red wine, funk, berries. Taste is woody, oaky, vinous, berries, red wine, funky, hay, tangy sourness. Medium body and carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2021
at 07:11
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
The eighth and the last one for our 8th wedding anniversary. Bottle 0.75l. Cloudy, copper colored. AROMA- sour, red wine, mix of red berries - strawberry, red currant, black currant; plums, cherry, wooden barrel, pleasant alcohol. FLAVOR- silky, lightly sour, slightly sweet, a bit tart, the same as aroma. Medium bodied. Very good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2021
at 22:49
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled 750ml. -at Pivoteka Zagreb. Unclear brownish coloured, minimal off-white head, tartish fruits and wood in the nose. Tart fruity, dried fruits, light berries and caramel with woody vinous notes in the finish. Good one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2019
at 20:58
5/10
Tried
from Growler
on 08 Mar 2019
at 09:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750ml bottle at 7.7%. Pours dark reddy brown with a small head. Aroma is sour, jammy vinegar, a little ashy. Taste is jammy and red wine vinegar to start. Woody, jammy sour ashy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Dec 2018
at 19:31
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle from (quite short) notes. Nose soft wine. Taste is soft balsamic, grape, soft bourbon, vanilla, slight cherry, tannin, red wine in the bone dry finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2018
at 16:01
8.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
At a tasting, big fizzy head, murky dark red to brown color, aroma of sourdough bread, caramel, raisins, mellow wood and vanila, flavor of caramel and wood, coconut, metal and mellow dried fruits, noticable carbonation, amazingly balanced and not too heavy. Great.
Tried
on 02 Oct 2018
at 12:34
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, courtesy of DerA, thanks! Pours dark ruby with a beige head. Aroma is light acetone, vinegar, our bruin, funk, vineous. Body is medium, sour and tart, quite fruity, grapes, wine, barrel, bready, sweet, rusty and metallic. Palate is lingering, tart, barrel and wine. Good!
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2018
at 12:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Aus der Flasche (7,7% Abv.) im 2018-08 getrunken. Klar ein Sour Red/Brown und wie auch schon das Modus Operandi 2017 was ein Teil dieses Ales ist steht es für mich klar hinter einem Rodenbach. Der Einfluß auf den Geschmack durch die Kohlensäure ist mir etwas überdosiert. Daher komm ich bei dem sehr guten Ale nicht wirklich ins Jubeln.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2018
at 14:11