Consider the Opposite
Threes Brewing in Brooklyn, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Collab with: Allagash Brewing CompanySour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Special Out of Production
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Score
7.22
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Brewed entirely with Maine-grown ingredients and fermented with Maine air. For real - the same air that ferments Allagash's legendary spontaneous coolship beers. We laid this beer to rest in wine barrels, aged it in oak for six months, then racked it onto wild blueberries.
Slow-conditioned in the bottle, this beer is a love letter written to Allagash's craft and respect for tradition. We pored over each word, like a suitor in a Jane Austen novel armed with fresh ink and a fountain pen. The beer pours an alluring light purple and is low acidity with big notes of blueberry jam and blueberry wine. Pairs well with a funky, flavorful cheese.
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SaltyGrog (4602) reviewed Consider the Opposite from Threes Brewing 3 years ago
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
Had both batch 1 & 2, might have preferred #1. Reviewing #2 because I'm down to my last of the former. Bottle delivery by 3s. Short tumbler @home.
Oude bruin sort of color, with a splash of purple, lingering pale pink foam; clear.
Smell is obviously sour, sharp & seriously tannic(grape skin).
I take back my opinion on batch 1 vs 2, as it's probably just inconsistent. This is again a mellower sour, fruit forward with dark & rich dried blueberry/concord/shiraz-y grape flavor. Wine-like acidity that lingers. Steel-y, green/stem bitterness, hints of beneficial oxidation & even some vanilla if you wait in between sips.
Smooth on the tongue but ending dry. Moderate to boozy, but warm. I've had richer fruit beers, but this is not on the low end either. Textured & not bluntly bashing me over the head with Sourhead candy. It drinks very much like a bottle of softly oaked wine.
Very good. --- Beer merged from original tick of (collab with) Allagash Consider the Opposite on 05 Mar 2024 at 00:05 - Score: Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9. Original review text: 02/07/22 Had both batch 1 & 2, might have preferred #1. Reviewing #2 because I'm down to my last of the former. Bottle delivery by 3s. Short tumbler @home. Oude bruin sort of color, with a splash of purple, lingering pale pink foam; clear. Smell is obviously sour, sharp & seriously tannic(grape skin). I take back my opinion on batch 1 vs 2, as it's probably just inconsistent. This is again a mellower sour, fruit forward with dark & rich dried blueberry/concord/shiraz-y grape flavor. Wine-like acidity that lingers. Steel-y, green/stem bitterness, hints of beneficial oxidation & even some vanilla if you wait in between sips. Smooth on the tongue but ending dry. Moderate to boozy, but warm. I've had richer fruit beers, but this is not on the low end either. Textured & not bluntly bashing me over the head with Sourhead candy. It drinks very much like a bottle of softly oaked wine. Very good.