Vinifera: Pinot Gris (2020)
Temporal Artisan Ales in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Brewed at/by: Luppolo Brewing CompanySour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular Out of Production
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Score
6.29
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Still (Not carbonated)
An experiment in changing the definition of what beer can be. A blend of beers aged for an average of 24 months in wine barrels. Refermented in a fruiting barrel with 100kg of foot stomped Pinot Gris grapes that underwent carbonic maceration for 8 days.
75 days of skin contact during the refermentation have imparted a beautiful colour and some vibrant notes of grapefruit flesh and pale fruit to the blend.
Please enjoy at cellar temperature in a stemmed glass.
An experiment in changing the definition of what beer can be. A blend of beers aged for an average of 24 months in wine barrels. Refermented in a fruiting barrel with 100kg of foot stomped Pinot Gris grapes that underwent carbonic maceration for 8 days.
75 days of skin contact during the refermentation have imparted a beautiful colour and some vibrant notes of grapefruit flesh and pale fruit to the blend.
Please enjoy at cellar temperature in a stemmed glass.
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6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
750ml bottle decanted. Nice foggy rosé body, still and no foam. Soft vinegar on the nose but nothing else comes through. Flavour is grapeish, sour maltiness, soft funk. Warming, acidity helps with high fat foods. Nevertheless very simplistic and nowhere near worth what they're charging for a bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2021
at 00:38
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
750mL bottle, pours a clear dark red with almost no head. Nose is quite earthy, with musty grapes, leather, cardboard, and earthiness. Flavour reveals sweaty feet, musty grapes, earthiness, and a little leather. That sweaty feet on here really isn't all that pleasant. Flat carbonation, which is fine, but the flavours aren't so great. There just isn't all that nice a character from the grapes here. For the outrageous $30 (plus tax), this doesn't come close to delivering, and I'm annoyed I spent the $ on this. Unfortunately, there's little to enjoy about this one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2021
at 05:17