BA Clausenii Cherry Stout - Hibernate
Cloudwater Brew Co in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Stout - Imperial Regular|
Score
7.45
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Easy drinking yet complex stout brewed with Brettanomyces Clausenii, aged on cherries in second fill bourbon barrels for six months.
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8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
From tap at In De Wildeman, Amsterdam, Carnivale Brettanomyces 2016. Aroma is tart cherries, dark chocolate, tart fruits, oak, vanilla, touch of Bourbon, a bit bretty, chocolate-cherry cake. Flavour is tartish with a touch of sourness, finishes nicely dry. Body is a bit above medium. Rich and tart fruity chocolate oaky ’wild stout’. I savoured every sip I took of this wonderful beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Feb 2025
at 15:38
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Cotteridge. Clear, dark cola brown. Thin and dense, lasting, lacing, pale tan head. Full marks for looks. Nose has Cherry B. Black cherry ice cream. Some wood. Some earth. Hint of brett. Hint of bourbon. Light roast coffee bean. Nice balance of twangy cherry and sweet brett. Taste is sour and dark chocolate sweet. Beer of contrasts, here. Smooth and easy drinking. Soft, foamy carbonation. Finishes up earthy, woody, tangy cherry sour. Loads happening. Great beer, and I wish I’d got another.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Jan 2018
at 14:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at L42, thanks to Kenny. It pours jet black with a thick tan head. The aroma is soft, sweet, sticky, little bit funky, Bakewell tart, juicy cherry, vanilla, treacle and chocolate cake. The taste is slick, rich roasted malt, toasty, jammy, cherry, fruit compote, earthy funk, vanilla, dull spice and light toffee with a slick, fruity finish. Full body and moderate carbonation. Juicy, fruity and bit funky. Good fun.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2017
at 08:00
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draft @ Mikkeller & Friends, Copenhagen. Pours a black color with a small tan head. Has a roasted malty chocolate cherry aroma. Roasted malty woody chocolate cherry flavor. Has a roasted malty chocolate cherry woody finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Feb 2017
at 10:38
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
9th February 2017
Level 42 Bottleshare. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft and mellow dark malts. Mild bretty bitterness. Trace of cherry led fruits. Light touches of dark chocolate and dark malt cream. Smooth finish. Hides the abv well but other than than it’s a bit recessed and lacking in boldness.
Level 42 Bottleshare. Almost opaque dark brown beer, small tan head. Palate is smooth and semi dry, reasonable fine carbonation. Soft and mellow dark malts. Mild bretty bitterness. Trace of cherry led fruits. Light touches of dark chocolate and dark malt cream. Smooth finish. Hides the abv well but other than than it’s a bit recessed and lacking in boldness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2017
at 09:58
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in London / big thanks to Kenny! Pours deep brown with a small, creamy tan head. The nose has some old leather, dried berries, aged wood. Light sweet flavour, a little tangy, with more old wood, dried berries, earth. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Warming finish, quite dry, with more old leather, dried berries, wood. Pretty drinkable given the ABV, and certainly interesting.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2017
at 14:59
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at L42, big thanks to Kenny, 09/02/17. Black with a decent tan cap. Nose is earthy fruits, spice, red berry must, toffee, cocoa nibs. Taste comprises earthy fruits, toffee, light cherry, dank notes, funk, brett strokes. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a boost to rise on. Decent funked up stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2017
at 14:53
8/10
Tried
on 09 Feb 2017
at 14:51
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
75cl bottle between four of us at the 25th Oct 2016 Shrewsbury Beer Share:cheers Paolo for this one. Poured dark brown, tanned head. Aroma was of over roasted malts and semi-sour cherries. The taste was less roasted’ malts, more chocolatey with cherries and more sweet than the nose intimated. A trace of Bourbon helps to balance the pleasant alcoholic brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Oct 2016
at 02:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
75cl bottle @ monthly tasting, at Chez Sophie, thanks to Paolo. Pours very dark brown, thin tan head. Aroma of charred roast and light berries. Taste is smooth with soft cherries, red berries, chocolate, hints of bourbon sweetness. Complex and delightful BA stout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2016
at 15:56