Hive Mind
Small Pony Barrel Works in Dunrobin, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.04
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At the heart of every cherry is an aromatic treat! We aged this beer on cherry noyaux for eight months to extract the almond and amaretto flavours. Our friends at Gael Glen Farm then brought a hint of sweetness in the form of fresh wildflower honey from their hives. After a sticky re-fermentation, dried chamomile flowers completed the flavour trifecta.
Consume! Enjoy! Pollinate!
7.3% alc/vol.
Released exclusively to our 2018 Culture Club members.
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BeerPlace (10899) reviewed Hive Mind from Small Pony Barrel Works 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
750ml (thx, Phill!) @ Salesforce. Appearance: hazy pale golden with a white head. Aroma: a lot of cherries and honey. Still. Whoa. Taste: along the same lines, lots of cherries and cherry pits. Acidity is still here, but it's overpowered by other falvors. Overall: pleasant.
RennyDoig (4553) reviewed Hive Mind from Small Pony Barrel Works 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
750mL bottle. Pours murky blonde with small white head. Aroma has tons of chamomile, oak, a bit of cherry. Flavour has oak, well-moderated acidity, some chamomile, oak. Very nice, strongly sour but not in excess.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Hive Mind from Small Pony Barrel Works 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Pale, and a bit of haze. Bubbly head. The aroma drops some floral honey and a bit of that cherry. It's got a hit of cherry up front, then it heads a bit of tartness, and again some floral notes. This definitely gets tart in the finish, but it's not bad.
mcberko (47456) reviewed Hive Mind from Small Pony Barrel Works 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
2019 bottle. 750mL bottle, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma has a nice honey character, gentle funk, and light cherry. Flavour has a nice semi-fermented honey character, barnyard funk, a touch of chamomile, and a touch of cherry. Lots of honey and funk that works well together. Acidity is pretty low, which is appreciated. Very good.
GRM (7524) reviewed Hive Mind from Small Pony Barrel Works 6 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Brown bottle, 750 ml, 2018 vintage, savoured on 14 December 2018; eye: straw, slightly veiled, no effervescence, no head, no lacing; nose: acidity, camomile, honey, slight musk; mouth: acidity, camomile, honey, slight musk, acidic finish with presence of camomile, light body, medium carbonation, slightly sweet, slick texture; overall: correct
FRANÇAIS
Bouteille brune, 750 ml, millésime 2018, savourée le 14 décembre 2018; œil : paille, légèrement voilée, pas d'effervescence, pas de mousse, pas de dentelle; nez : acidité, camomille, miel, très léger musc; bouche : acidité, camomille, miel, très léger musc, finale en acidité avec présence de camomille, corps léger, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : correct
omhper (44752) reviewed Hive Mind from Small Pony Barrel Works 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Bottled. Hazy golden, small head. Oaky tartness meet herbal spices up front. Tart and citric with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Citric acid and vinegar, chamomille and oak. Low bitterness.
Boutip (9769) reviewed Hive Mind from Small Pony Barrel Works 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle: Poured a slightly hazy color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and light lacing. Aroma of tart notes with some acidic notes also noticeable. Taste is a mix of tart notes with some acidic notes, some light honey notes with some cherry notes clearly perceptible. Body is above average with good carbonation. Enjoyable sour but a bit more balanced would remove some of the acidic notes and increase drinkability.
Lubiere (24459) reviewed Hive Mind from Small Pony Barrel Works 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
A hazed blonde ale with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light chamomile, honey final, alcohol warmth, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light acidity meeting honey, light chamomile, very nice and complex. Bottle at Pushkinwows Xmas 2018 gathering.