Amalgam

Varvar Brew in Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine 🇺🇦

Sour / Wild Beer Special

Score

7.25

ABV: 7.5%

IBU: 17

Ticks: 21

We continue our experiments with vast universe of wild yeast and wood. Amalgam means mix, blend, fusion or alloy. And it's a perfect name for this beer which is a blend of wheat and rye beers transformed by work of tiny beasts (well, mushrooms, but it's details). More than half a year they works their way through this mix and changed the profile into a bone dry burst of tart apples, citrus (is it grapefruit notes? orange? tangerine? decide yourself) and pleasant glowing warmth. Deconstructed versions of wheat and rye are to follow. Time in the barrel (red wine): 8 month.

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smallwat3r (4866) ticked Amalgam from Varvar Brew 3 years ago

Dry, floral, tart

Tried from Bottle on 23 Nov 2022 at 20:06

MusingAnorak (11819) ticked Amalgam from Varvar Brew 3 years ago

Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2022 at 19:42

7.5

Robin Svensson (13124) ticked Amalgam from Varvar Brew 4 years ago

Tried on 02 Feb 2022 at 16:48

7.5

Camons (21577) reviewed Amalgam from Varvar Brew 4 years ago

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

Bottle @ Home. Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, sourness, yeast, funk, light caramel, fruit, wet wood. Flavor is sweet, lightly sour, malt, yeast, funk, litttle caramel, wood, fruit, light vinegar. Medium body, average carbonation, dry and light acidic finish. 080621

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jun 2021 at 16:41

7.1

fonefan (84534) reviewed Amalgam from Varvar Brew 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle 375ml. @ [ Last Højbjerg Tasting in Højbjerg 🇩🇰 ] - Saxo House - Højbjerg.

[ As Varvar Amalgam ].
ABV: 7.5%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, wheat, barnyard, leather, fynk, sour grapes - sour apples. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration, sour - tart, funky, grapes, apples, wet wood - oak, light umami feel. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20210605]
7-3-7-4-15

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2021 at 22:25

7.5

martin00sr (12419) reviewed Amalgam from Varvar Brew 4 years ago

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

Bottle @Last Højbjerg Tasting in Højbjerg. Clear golden, white head. Sour berry aroma, a little funk, a little solvent. Sour flavour, some berries, sweet fruit, again a little solvent in a very nice way.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2021 at 13:24

6.9

HenrikSoegaard (21963) reviewed Amalgam from Varvar Brew 4 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty and hopy nice acetic aroma. Moderate bitter nice acetic flavor. Average finish. Oily palate.

Tried on 05 Jun 2021 at 13:23

7.5

saxo (29721) reviewed Amalgam from Varvar Brew 4 years ago

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

Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are funk, lactose acid, fruits, citrus and malt. Nice sour finish.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2021 at 13:23

7.5

Rasmus40 (37007) reviewed Amalgam from Varvar Brew 4 years ago

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

Bottle @ Saxo tasting. Hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and barnyard. Flavor is quite sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 050621

Tried from Bottle on 05 Jun 2021 at 13:23

7.6

EvNa (6056) reviewed Amalgam from Varvar Brew 4 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle. Color: Slightly hazy pale golden, thin white head. Aroma: Tart, funky, fruity tart apricots. Taste: Over moderate tart, moderate sweet, funky notes, fruity notes of red wine and subtle tangerine, orange and apricot. Wood, quite a lot of tannins. Hints of vinegar. Dry-ish mouthfeel. Quite nice.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Apr 2021 at 18:29

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