Bright Black Delight
American Solera in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Rotating|
Score
7.55
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Sour Ale Aged in Oak Tanks with Blackberries
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle poured into a wineglass showing moderately filtered dark purple and burgundy with clean white foam lacing. The nose shows lightly tart notes of cinnamon with light notes of barnyard. The palate is well carbonated and light bodied. Moderately tart with moderately intense flavours of blackberries, plum, and bing cherry throughout.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Oct 2017
at 19:13
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Draught @ MBCC '17 [ Yellow Session ]. - Mikkeller Beer Copenhagen Celebration 2017, Øksnehallen, Halmtorvet 11, 1700 København V, Danmark. [ As American Solera Bright Black Delight ].Light unclear medium red colour with a small to average, fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white - pink head. Aroma is tart, black currant, sweet berries, wood, funky - barnyard. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a long duration, tart black currant, wood, dry, funky, sour dark berries. Body is medium, texture is watery and dry, carbonation is soft. [20170512] 8-3-8-3-17
Tried
from Can
on 07 Sep 2017
at 11:27
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
375ml bottle. Clear, reddish brown colour with small, frothy to creamy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, beige head. Tart-ish, slightly vinous and earthy, fruity aroma, notes of bramble, dark berries, hints of oak, balsamico. Taste is sour, acetic, astringent, tangy, oaky, slightly fruity, hints of bramble, dark berries in general, a touch of balsamico. Sourness is too much in acetic regions (instead of more digestible lactic of fruit acidic), therefore minimally displeasing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2017
at 14:33
8/10
Bardzo lekkie, pijalne, owocowe (jezyn bym nie zgadl), kwasnosc tez owocowa, dzikosc specyficzna, taka sianowata, ciut ciut octu, zlozone
Tried
at
Powiśle
on 12 Aug 2017
at 18:42
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled:
Pours deep red with small, pink head. Sourish aroma with notes of red currants and black berries. Sour taste of currants, black berries and cherries.
Pours deep red with small, pink head. Sourish aroma with notes of red currants and black berries. Sour taste of currants, black berries and cherries.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2017
at 03:12
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draft at the source. Dark reddish-purple, no head. Aroma of sour fruit, oak. Taste is tart blackberry, blueberry, oak, funk. Really good.
Tried
from Draft
on 03 Aug 2017
at 23:38
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
375 ml bottle into tulip glass, 2016 vintage bottling. Pours slightly hazy deep ruby red/light purple color with a small foamy pink head that reduces to nothing pretty quickly. Some light clinging bubbles on the glass, with light streaming carbonation. Aromas of big sour/tangy blackberry, strawberry, raspberry, cherry, lemon, green apple, red grape, hay, straw, oak, pepper, wheat, and cracker; with light notes of leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balanced and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, blackberries, oak, and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big sour/tangy blackberry, strawberry, raspberry, cherry, lemon, green apple, red grape, hay, straw, oak, pepper, wheat, and cracker; with light notes of leathery/musty funk, red wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness, fruit tang, and yeast/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of sour berries, lemon, green apple, red grape, hay, straw, pepper, wheat, cracker, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic yeast, blackberries, oak, and moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tart/spiciness balance, very slight increasing pucker on the finish. Slightly increasing dryness from tartness and yeast/oak spiciness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately bready/grainy/acidic, and fairly tangy/tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.6%. Overall this is a fantastic fruited sour ale. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance fruity/funky/acidic yeast, blackberries, oak, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the balanced lactic/tangy/tannic finish. Really well rounded Brett/Lacto complexity, oak presence, and blackberry intensity; with a nice malt backbone to balance the acidity. A highly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jul 2017
at 16:30
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2017 - Yellow Session
Pours hazy amber with a pink head. Aroma has notes of malt, tartness, cherries and citrus. Taste is light sweet and medium sour with a long dry, tart and cherry finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours hazy amber with a pink head. Aroma has notes of malt, tartness, cherries and citrus. Taste is light sweet and medium sour with a long dry, tart and cherry finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 08 Jul 2017
at 16:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap@MBCC May 2017, Copenhagen - pours dark red purple with a pinkish head. Sour fruity aroma and taste, prominent blackberry, berry fruits, light yeasty, tart blackberry fruity close.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jul 2017
at 04:53
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Clear ruby color with a fine head. Looks good. Solid aroma. Medium (+) body and a fine carbonation level. Pleasant acidity and a fine sour level. Dry ending. Lasting fine flavor with black currant, oak and some yeast.
[Bottle at The Blåbær Lambik 2017 Release queue outside Himmeriget in Copenhagen, Denmark]
Brewery #1717
[Bottle at The Blåbær Lambik 2017 Release queue outside Himmeriget in Copenhagen, Denmark]
Brewery #1717
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jul 2017
at 01:49