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
Bottle, 750 ml from Že v Redu Primož, shared with JFK10000 and Max. Pours brown with off-white head. Cherries, berries, vinous, some dark fruit, malty, caramel. Light sweetness, moderate+ sourness. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Že v redu, Primož - Ljubljana Beer Shop
on 22 Jul 2018
at 14:45
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle 750ml. [ As Wild Beer Beyond Modus IV ].[ Red Wax ] Clear medium to dark brown - red amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, wood, tart, barrel, wineous. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate acidic with a long duration, tart, barrel, berry, caramel, wineous - grapes. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20180414] 7-3-7-3-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2018
at 10:06
8.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft at Neked. Clearish amber maroonish color. Aroma of raisin dates and port wine. Taste is vinous plums and dates, soft sourness with light tartness. Delicious
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2018
at 10:48
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled draft @ TCBW 2018. Dark red, small tanned head. Nose is cherry pits and vinegar, odd spoiled puckering with sweet cherry on top. Sour cherry pits, fizzy S > T, spoiled cherry, bit thin, not optimal but interesting and nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 May 2018
at 23:51
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Tap at TCBW 2018. Pours copper. Aroma is sour, fruity, berries, oak. Flavor is sour with some sweetness and bitterness, oak, fruits, berries, somewhat acidic. Overall: good. --- Beer merged from original tick of Beyond Modus IV on 04 May 2018 at 20:24 - Score: 7
Tried
from Draft
on 09 May 2018
at 08:26
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at TCBW 2018, Tallinn. Color is slightly cloudy light brown with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Dryness, some vineous elements, wood, oak, some dry/ripe fruits and malts. Very interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 May 2018
at 17:51
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at Bodney, group purchase, 12/04/18. Reddish amber with a decent light beige covering. Nose is tarte red berries, funk, redcurrant tang, fruit balsams, oak, damp hay. Taste comprises pissy red berry must, apple core, grains, funk, oak, wood must, hay bale, acidic rise. Medium plus body, fine carbonation, tangy musty berry encore. Another solid sour from this series.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Apr 2018
at 07:29
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle @Ulfborg Tasting. Clear brown, small offwhite head. Aroma has dark berries, light sourish funk. Sour flavour, acetic with some rough funk. Not very balanced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2018
at 18:56
8/10
Tried
on 14 Apr 2018
at 18:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled. A dark amber beer with a lazing yellowish head. The aroma has notes of malt, fruits, ans spices. The flavor is sweet with notes of btett, alcohol, wood, and brettanomyces, leading to a tart finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2018
at 16:03