Blood Eagle
Holy Goat in Dundee, Dundee, Scotland 🏴
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular|
Score
7.03
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A cross between a Flanders Red and a British Stock Ale, brewed with a mixture of crystal, amber and rye malts. Primary fermentation was undertaken with one of our favourite brettanomyces blends, in addition to our house culture of yeast and bacteria.
The beer was then blended (70/30) with 2 year old Amber Sour Beer aged Rye Whiskey barrels.
We transferred this blended beer directly onto the lees and spent fruit (200kg redcurrants/blackcurrants) from our previous Flanders Red – Blood Incantation, in addition to another 200 kg of whole victoria plums, harvested at Pittormie Fruit Farm, 7 miles from the brewery.
A portion of these plums were smoked at the brewery, using oak staves from a red wine barrel. The resulting beer is complex and vinous, with a subtle smoke.
The beer was then blended (70/30) with 2 year old Amber Sour Beer aged Rye Whiskey barrels.
We transferred this blended beer directly onto the lees and spent fruit (200kg redcurrants/blackcurrants) from our previous Flanders Red – Blood Incantation, in addition to another 200 kg of whole victoria plums, harvested at Pittormie Fruit Farm, 7 miles from the brewery.
A portion of these plums were smoked at the brewery, using oak staves from a red wine barrel. The resulting beer is complex and vinous, with a subtle smoke.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Brewdog Lothian Road. Pours hazy amber with a thin white head. Aromas of light acetic, red fruit, spice, dried herbs. Taste is sour, more fruitiness. Sour finish.
Tried
on 26 Feb 2022
at 22:54
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On keg at Brewdog Lothian Road. Appearance - amber and hazy. Nose - vinegar, capers, salt and green herb. Taste - green, sour and herbaceous. Palate - light bodied, persistent sour finish. Overall - lovely stuff.
Tried
on 22 Feb 2022
at 13:33
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Can sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Cloudy red-amber. Malt, vegetables, yeast, some plums, whiskey, smoky, vinegar, acetone.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Feb 2022
at 19:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Hoptimism. Rich hazy ruby colour with an off white head. Aroma and taste ar berry tart and citrus. Slight earthy smooth and crisp.t
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2022
at 20:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
375ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie, Jan 22. Pours a hazed reddish amber, off-white head. Aroma of sweet flanders fruits, brett. Taste presents a lovely Flanders feel, gentle sour edge with interesting wild nuances bubbling underneath, not getting too much of the fruity elements which seem a little subdued, but a nice sipper overall.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Jan 2022
at 16:46
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle, online from Rad Beer. Pours unclear deep red with a brown hue, beige head. Aroma: sour, tart fruity, light balsamic, vinous wood, funk. Taste: moderate tartness, sour dark fruits, balsamic, spicy,funk. Reasonable complexity for a newly released beer, hope it develops further. Medium body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
at
RAD Beer Tap Room
on 02 Jan 2022
at 22:10
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at a friend's. Pours deep orange, nose is funk, meaty, plum, cherry, taste is tart, juicy fruit, funk, sherbert
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2021
at 18:23