3 Barrels Deep
Oxbow Brewing Company in Newcastle, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Rotating|
Score
7.15
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Boutip (9699) reviewed 3 Barrels Deep from Oxbow Brewing Company 3 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle: Poured a deep brown/burgundy color ale with a large foamy head with light retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of tart notes with some woody notes and some string bourbon notes are also part of the mix. Taste is a complex mix of bourbon notes with some woody notes, some oak and a tart finish with light cherry notes. Body is quite full with good carbonation. I loved the mix of bourbon notes with the tart notes of the Flanders red.
Mansquito (18977) reviewed 3 Barrels Deep from Oxbow Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle shared by Chris M: pours reddish with a fizzy head. Aroma has cherries, wine notes, wood, hints of vanilla. Taste is fairly sour, without being excessively acidic. Nice fruity notes. High level of complexity. It was not mind-blowing, but it was quite good.
explosivedog (14053) reviewed 3 Barrels Deep from Oxbow Brewing Company 4 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
Bottle, shared by Chris M. Pours deep amber. Funk, biscuit, lemon, blackberry, plum, tart, red wine vinegar. Medium body. Good.
Clarkvv (16327) reviewed 3 Barrels Deep from Oxbow Brewing Company 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Batch 2, I believe, bottle from 2016 brewing, released 2017, drunk 10/7/17.
Good clarity in this deep mahogany-auburn-hued beer. Dark beige head steadily fades to a ring.
Acetic acid is prevalent, though not unbalancingly-so. Tart cherries, balsamic notes, toffee and raisin are all par for the course with a big burst of lactic acidity and more mild, lime-tinged Brett notes. Not much base malt character, and seemingly very highly attenuated, leaving some bread and toast-like specialty malt and/or wood character from the barrel quite apoarent, as well. Light alcohol but not sharp or messy. No flaw.
Sweet and sour juxtaposition provides light balsamic with cherry-raisin and strong caramel. Drying out heavily through the middle with wood and specialty malt. Tart brett and lactic acids arrive with a stronger acetic character adding lip-smacking sourness on the very end. Sticky caramel/toffee and dark fruits fight back some of the sourness and dryness, while the carbonation is engaging, helping as well. Still, it's such a difficult style and while this is a good example and with no big issues, it's just a bit too sour/dry, I think.