Farmer's Reserve Blueberry
Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, California, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.50
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, 7.1%. Deep red with tiny head. Aroma is malt, berries, fruit, spices and wine. Flavour is malt, berries, spices, lemon, citric, little sour, medium sweet, wine and a little dry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2018
at 19:00
9/10
Blueberry juice to the heart.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2018
at 21:54
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft. A hazy red beer with a beige head. The aroma has notes of lemons, caramel, brett, and blueberries. The flavor is sour with notes of lemons, brett, and blueberries, leading to a tart finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 Aug 2017
at 11:50
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
From tap. Pours hazy amber with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, wooden and overripe. Dry and light herbal. Teaish. Lingering fruity and overripe to wooden.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2017
at 09:08
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Smells so good and tart, medium-high tartness. Mild fruitiness. Perfectly balanced, great beer. Bottle from SF ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2017
at 16:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Ratebeer Odense Summer Gathering, 2017. Pours Hazy reddish with a small pinkish head. Red berries, funk, vomit and barnyard. Dryish finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2017
at 10:35
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
375 ml bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 8/8/2016. Pours slightly hazy ruby red/light purple/orange color with a small foamy pink head with poor retention, that reduces to nothing pretty quickly. Minimal lacing on the glass. Aromas of lightly tart/tangy blueberry, raspberry, lemon, green apple, fruit skin, white wine, hay, straw, oak, wheat, and cracker; with light notes of pepper, vanilla, leathery/musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky yeast, blueberries, wine barrel, and moderate pale malt notes; with great strength. Taste of lightly tart/tangy blueberry, raspberry, lemon, green apple, fruit skin, white wine, hay, straw, oak, wheat, and cracker; with light notes of pepper, vanilla, leathery/musty funk, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate fruity/lactic tartness and yeast/oak spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of blueberry, raspberry, lemon, green apple, fruit skin, white wine, hay, straw, oak, wheat, cracker, light funk, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky yeast, blueberries, wine barrel, and moderate pale malt flavors; with an awesome malt/tartness balance, and zero puckering flavors after the finish. Moderate dryness from tart/spiciness, increasing through the glass. Medium carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp/grainy/acidic, and lightly tannic balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 7.1%. Overall this is a great fruited sour/wild ale. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky yeast, blueberries, wine barrel, and moderate pale malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink with the mellow tartness/acidity. Very well rounded Brett complexity, with great balance of all flavors. Not as lactic as I expected, but still very enjoyable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2017
at 19:47
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7
375ml bottle. Pours pinky orange red and hazy. Lemon, blueberry, white wine vinegar. Sweet blueberry dominates if you swill it around with a big tart finish. Very tart and very fizzy. Really good, though I could take a little more blueberry.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Apr 2017
at 06:07
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft. A- Funky, tart, citrus. A- Purple color, hazy liquid, pink head. T- Tart, mild funk, sour, subtle blueberry. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, tart finish. O- Lacking very much blueberry. In fact it could use a lot more of it. A decent sour, just sorta plain and in need of more fruit.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2017
at 20:52
7/10
Tried
on 07 Feb 2017
at 21:19