Balaton Reduction
Amalgam Brewing in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Fruit Beer Regular|
Score
7.01
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Inspired by Eisbier production methods, we reduced and concentrated a Balaton Cherry Golden Sour beer aged in California Cabernet Sauvignon barrels by freezing it. We then transferred the concentrated liquid to a freshly dumped bourbon barrel for extended aging. Packaged and served still.
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Buckeyeboy (18941) reviewed Balaton Reduction from Amalgam Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bottle pours out red amber color no head. Nose is nice sweet tart cherries oak some funk and booze. Taste is more of the nice sweet tart cherries oak barrel and a little funk. Really fun to try this.
Bytemesis (16229) reviewed Balaton Reduction from Amalgam Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Mini-bottle thanks to wchesser! pours murky mahogany, no head or lacing. Aroma is cherries for sure, oak tannin, light vinous notes. Taste is medium sweet, fairly tart, but a tart cherry more than a lacto tartness. Oak tannin, red grapes. Full body, rich. Some ABV heat. Not really any bourbon going on, oddly enough.
djd07 (28882) reviewed Balaton Reduction from Amalgam Brewing 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle thanks to Cole. Pours a ruby with no head. The aroma is honey, cherry pith, oak. Slick body, sweet cherry, booze, dry finish, good.
Mansquito (19100) reviewed Balaton Reduction from Amalgam Brewing 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
From wchesser, thanks: pours deep red with no head. Aroma is a huge burst of cherry, wood, and just a hint of booze. Taste is sweet, lightly tart, very full of cherry. It is indeed a little hard to find the beer here, and I am sure there are cherry wines that are pretty much this, but it is still very nice to sip on.