Volume Twenty: Transformation Masks
Wunderkammer Biermanufaktur in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Hill Farmstead BrewerySour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production
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Score
7.36
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Volume Twenty, Transformation Masks, represents the arc of my thought and experience of working with yarrow. In this release, we explore the lovely depth this herb has to offer in a dark base beer; great rounded malt tones with spicy, herbal qualities the effect reminds me of a British ginger cake. This mixed fermentation ale was aged in wine barrels until beautiful and then packaged.
The artwork for the label is the first one I haven't created. It is by my old friend Steven Alvarez.
The artwork for the label is the first one I haven't created. It is by my old friend Steven Alvarez.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a deep amber color ale with a medium size off-white foamy head with limited retention and not much lacing. Aroma of tart notes with light acidic notes and some vinous and herbal notes with light caramelized notes also perceptible. Taste is a mix of herbal notes with light caramelized notes, some vinous notes with some oak presence and light acidity noticeable in the aftertaste. Body is about average with good carbonation. Enjoyable beer with nice complex mix of flavours.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Nov 2020
at 16:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
50cl bottle from CBC Waterbury, pours a hazy sepia, basically no head. Looks like iced tea. Mint is huge on the nose, black tea, lemon, salsify. Nose is wild, smells like no beer you've had. Flavor has some malt, some soggy bread, a little mushroom, but there's a nice a medicinal/herbal note running all the way through. Neutral barrel, but band aid is there now, no funk though, mint, basil seed, potpourri. Tastes a bit like kombucha, some maybe some ginger notes. Incredibly unique. 8 2 8 4 14
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2020
at 11:19
9/10
Mellow, not much funk, light tartness, slightly bitter finish
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Dec 2019
at 13:19