Amara Sour (Blend #1)
OEC Brewing (Ordinem Ecentrici Coctores) in Oxford, Connecticut, United States 🇺🇸
Traditional Beer - Grätzer / Grodziskie Special Out of Production|
Score
7.03
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Amara is our interpretation of a Grodziskie. Grodziskie is a style that was brewed in Poland (dating back to at least the 1400s) that used smoked wheat malt & quite a bit of hops. It was argued whether Grodziskie was actually sour or not. That being said this is our sour version of our Grodziskie.
Amara Sour (Blend #1) is a 50/50 blend of young Grodziskie and old Grodziskie matured in Zinfandel barrels coming from Napa, CA.
Amara Sour (Blend #1) is a 50/50 blend of young Grodziskie and old Grodziskie matured in Zinfandel barrels coming from Napa, CA.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Many thanks to Rian for sharing! Smooth sweetish sourish beginning. Hints of wood, nice sweetish fruity body. Easy to drink, fresh sourish red. Wood, fresh red fruit on a great deep body. Along deep aftertaste, great red sourish woody hints. Nice.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2015
at 14:23
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Growler filled and drunk 6/6/15
Deep burgundy/mahogany colored body is lightly hazy and topped by a rich butter colored head.
Didn’t get the smoked wheat, though perhaps this is more subtle than it sounds and probably more iodine-like, blending in with the sour notes (acetic and light lactic notes) to just add a more dry, rich, peppery phenolic character. Without reading anything about this beer before drinking it, it came off as a very lighthearted, rather simple oud bruin. Earthiness, crunchy dry caramel and plentiful cherry/strawberry fruity sweetness (no actual fruits, but a blend of acetic, esters and zinfandel influences, I assume).
Deceptively light in the mouth. It’s certainly not a big beer, nor is it punishingly sour, but there’s a good dose of both lactic and acetic acid which pucker the mouth at first. Slick-to-creamy texture delivers comforting, sweet malts quickly and it is nicely balanced by the finish, perhaps tending a bit sweet overall. Vanilla, oak and black pepper, along with the simple, sugary caramel notes linger on the finish. Not bursting with complexity but very drinkable and delicious. I know absolutely nothing about this style, but this seems really nicely done to me.
Deep burgundy/mahogany colored body is lightly hazy and topped by a rich butter colored head.
Didn’t get the smoked wheat, though perhaps this is more subtle than it sounds and probably more iodine-like, blending in with the sour notes (acetic and light lactic notes) to just add a more dry, rich, peppery phenolic character. Without reading anything about this beer before drinking it, it came off as a very lighthearted, rather simple oud bruin. Earthiness, crunchy dry caramel and plentiful cherry/strawberry fruity sweetness (no actual fruits, but a blend of acetic, esters and zinfandel influences, I assume).
Deceptively light in the mouth. It’s certainly not a big beer, nor is it punishingly sour, but there’s a good dose of both lactic and acetic acid which pucker the mouth at first. Slick-to-creamy texture delivers comforting, sweet malts quickly and it is nicely balanced by the finish, perhaps tending a bit sweet overall. Vanilla, oak and black pepper, along with the simple, sugary caramel notes linger on the finish. Not bursting with complexity but very drinkable and delicious. I know absolutely nothing about this style, but this seems really nicely done to me.
Tried
from Growler
on 11 Jun 2015
at 19:09