Barrel + Beam Prêt

Prêt

 

Barrel + Beam in Marquette, Michigan, United States 🇺🇸

  Farmhouse - Grisette Rotating
Score
6.48
ABV: 4.9% IBU: - Ticks: 5
Prêt, which means "ready" in French, is the perfect starting point. A Michigan-sourced grisette, brewed with Great Lakes Malting Company wheat, spelt and pale malt and hopped with MI LOCAL HOPS Mackinac represents what we crave here at B+B in the summer: soft, tropical, citrusy, dry as a bone and only 4.9% ABV! Wild yeast and a hefty Mackinac dry hop carry the aroma, but it's the spelt and wheat that lend their epic mouthfeel and a touch of sweet balance to the flavor.
 

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Hazy gold bod large foamy white head. Spicy fruity aroma. Spicy fruity flavor. Med light bod mod high carb. 7/2/7/2/14 3.2

Tried from Draft on 14 Apr 2024 at 02:45


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Super hazy golden and pale straw coloured body with a hint of an orange glow with a thin off-white head that fades relatively quickly and leaves nothing up top or on the sides even after a few seconds. Aroma of super funky, dry, grassy and bretty notes from the yeast with a bit of spontaneous fermentation and lactobilly notes, but the complexity is evident from the first sniff that the yeast has paid a big factor into this one, with ample support from the malts and even some noticeable hops here, make this nice in the nose. Light-bodied; Very crisp and grassy, herbal and perfumey profile up front with a noticeable, but fairly light malt backbone and somehow even a touch of smoke or pungency from very strong notes on the tail end that gives off an almost acidic quality that brings out some complexity and pungency in a not so great way. Aftertaste shows some dry lavender, earl grey and oversteeped english breakfast tea notes with a lot of bitterness and astringency, especially at the end that really can't be hidden, given that there isn't any real sugars here and no depth in the profile. Overall, a decent enough, complex and especially funky (in terms of yeast) bite, with some deep, astringent and quite bitter flavours here that give this an interesting depth, but a bit too bitter in too many odd spots make this not as good as it smelled and looked that it was going to be. Still, nice to sample from the great state of Michigan of course and if you have a can of this (like I did), it's better to drink this NOW and not wait any longer, there's really no hope for this one. I sampled this sixteen ounce, pint-sized can, purchased from Siciliano's in Grand Rapids, Michigan on 03-August-2021 for US$4,37 sampled more than a year later here at my house here in Washington on 27-October-2022.

Tried from Can on 28 Oct 2022 at 08:13


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can. Pours a hazy yellow with a slight peach hue and a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has light grass and a hint of lemon with a bit of earthy flora and a touch of oak backing. Flavor has lemon and earthy flora with a bit of bread and oak supporting.

Tried from Can on 09 Jul 2022 at 03:09


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Pint can from Ridgeview Liquor, 12/30/21. Hazy yellow, thin fizzy off-white head, poor retention. Aroma of bready malt, yeast, citrus, vinous notes, white grape. Taste is citrus, lemon, bready malt, vinous notes. A bit thin. Crisp, refreshing. Perhaps December 30th is not the right venue, but, this did leave me a bit wanting.

Tried from Can on 22 Jan 2022 at 22:11


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a hazy, pale straw gold color with silver highlights and a finger of white foam that dissipates. Lovely brett focused nose with some dried orange zest, lemon curd and horse blanket aromas. More of the same on the palate with a touch of lime. A tad lower carbonation than I prefer, but very good table beer. Went well with dinner.

Tried from Can from Livonia Liquor & Fine Wine on 23 Jul 2021 at 23:58