Balaton
Side Project Brewing in Maplewood, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.67
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Cherry tartness on a side project funk nose and forward with a dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle @ Berry Bonanza Extravaganza, Ratebeer Odense June 2019. Pours Amber reddish with a small White head. Cherries, Wood, funk, slight Spice. Sophisticated and complex.
Beertalk (16425) ticked Balaton (Blend #01) from Side Project Brewing 6 years ago
Ratebeer Odense, June Monday. Red brown with a small white head. Malty aroma with cherry and oak and a touch of spice. Dry and tart flavour with sour cherry, oak, vanilla and almond.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle at Tilt Side Project Tasting; hazy vimto red pour with a thin pink head, aroma has cherry and oak character, cinnamon, red cherries, quite woody, tart fruits.
Travlr (30181) reviewed Balaton (Blend #01) from Side Project Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle shared at Salud by Hasheem, thank you sir! Dark brown color light tan head. Intense cherry aroma with light tannins. Taste has more tannins, softly sour cherry balanced by sweet vanilla. Delicious
Clarkvv (16327) reviewed Balaton (Blend #01) from Side Project Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
375mL bottle drunk 12/31/18.
Good clarity, leaving sediment behind. Deep chestnut-to-auburn with light mahogany. Dark buttery-beige head fizzles quickly to nothing.
Nose shows strong wood tannin, mineral, strong acetic and lactic acid with good Brett fruitiness. Overall it's a mix of aggressive and enjoyable (though I don't mind the aggressive, really). Doesn't remind of vinegar or balsamic, thankfully. Seemingly very well-attenuated with hints of tart cherry, raisin, other dried red fruits and strong cereal/biscuit underneath. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's highly acidic/sour initially, though the palate does accustom itself quickly. Cherries are brilliant and nicely attenuated/integrated with other red fruits, hints of dark bread, cereal and tons of lactic and acetic acid. The Brett is there and maybe not quite as strong/prominent as I'd like, but it helps take some of the focus off of all of this strong acetic character. Dry, biscuity-to-malty texture with fine carbonation and lingering oak and light mineral/grape character. Very complex indeed and nicely done, though it wouldn't hurt to tone down the sourness just a bit here.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Tap into a wineglass showing hazy turbid caramel brown with no head. The nose shows tart notes of brown sugar and light notes of baking spices. The palate is full bodied and lightly carbonated. Highly tart with light flavors of vanilla. Drinks like a weaker version of Rodenbach Vintage Ale.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle pour at RB Best. It pours brown with a khaki head. The aroma is a little toasted with some hints of walnut and tart cherries. The flavor has a hint of vinegar to go with some cherries and toast. This one was a little one note for me.