Grandma's Boy (2016-) - Shiro Plums
(has 2 batches)
Bellwoods Brewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.50
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The third iteration of the first barrel aged beer we ever made, this wild ale was aged with multiple strains of Brettanomyces and bacteria for a year in French oak, with Niagara Shiro plums thrown into the mix. We love how this beer has developed over time, and couldn’t be more proud to share the newest version, tweaked to include light acidity and a lower, more drinkable ABV. This 2016 version is all about clean brett aromatics, juicy stone fruit flavours, and a subtle but decidedly spicy oak character. The body is dry and lightly acidic, with notes of under ripe pear, apricot, and plum.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a bright yellow color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of tart and sour notes with light plum notes is pretty enticing. Taste is a nice mix of plums with some tart notes and light fruity notes with light oak notes also perceptible. Body is full with nice carbonation. Love the mix of complex notes with good drinkability and plums notes were definitely a plus.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jun 2016
at 14:50
7.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 9.5
Ah Bellwoods, you so rarely disappoint. And you don’t with this one, which is nice since I’ve been waiting, what? a year and a half for this beer to appear in the bottleshop again. The nose of this badboy is sweet malts, plums and a touch of honey all ramped up with a mildly vinegar-tart bite. The taste, my friends, oh the taste. Smooth soft malts, with oak that has been aged down to a vanilla and cream hug for my mouth. The zesty sour brett is much more green apple than harsh vinegar. And the afters taste just smoothly rolls on with waves of cream, and vanilla and malt and...well...beer awesome. If you like sours, you’ll like this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2016
at 19:09