Side Project Brewing Crusher

Crusher

 

Side Project Brewing in Maplewood, Missouri, United States 🇺🇸

Collab with: Casey Brewing & Blending
  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Special Out of Production
Score
7.33
ABV: 7.0% IBU: - Ticks: 5
Wine Barrel Fermented Missouri and Colorado Saison with Norton Grapes.

Crusher is a collaboration brewed with our friend Troy Casey at Casey Brewing and Blending in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Crusher is a Saison that was fermented and aged with mixed cultures from both Missouri and Colorado in French Oak wine barrels for 12 months and then refermented in a Missouri Oak Foedre with Missouri Norton Grapes before being naturally conditioned in this bottle.
 

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7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours unclear, dark pinkpurple red. No real head. Scent is tart, cherry-like grapes. Bit lactic. Tart, some oak. Taste is full, tart, pretty lactic. More typical US style AmLam than i'm used to from SP. Funk is fairly mild, bit pushed to the back by the acidity. Some wood.

Tried on 07 Apr 2025 at 15:22


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Shared at the March 2024 PS tasting, 3/16/24. Hazy red, thin tan head, average retention. Aroma of grape, bread, cherry, funk. Taste is cherry, plum, berry, funk. Bright, well balanced.

Tried on 25 Dec 2024 at 22:15


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

750mL bottle, blend 1, drunk 9/30/23. Clear, muted cherry-raspberry-cranberry color. Small ring of pinkish head quickly fizzles away. Tart, not quite sharp or heavily sour, with strong fruit tannin, moderate lactic acidity and crusty, rustic grain beneath. In the mouth it's reasonably malty, though fully attenuated with strong grape skin and high acidity. Big bursts of lactic acid, as well. Maybe some mellowing over the four years in bottle? Just a touch too dry, acidic, lactic and lightly bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Oct 2023 at 12:48


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

[2022-07-10] Flaska från USA, blend 1 (2020?). Något mörkare röd med tjusig tät vit krona som försvinner. Doftar druvor, björnbär, röda vinbär. Känns redan i doften att det är surt. Pigg och frisk, bra syra, mycket citron, druvor, bärigt. Syra som ligger i och hänger kvar, djupnar i eftersmaken. Men kommer aldrig in på vinäger-territorium. Kanongott. [9/4/9/4/17=4,3] [2023-02-18] Flaska från USA, blend 2. Mörkare lite disig röd med vit krona. Hög och djup syra, mycket fat, druvkärnor, toner från vinfat. Kanske lite väl intensiv för att dricka mycket av. Kanske inte så mycket att blend 2 var sämre som att min egen preferens förändrats. Lite väl surt för min del. [4/8/4/8/16=4]

Tried on 10 Jul 2022 at 09:52


8.2
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Pours a dark ruby with small off white head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is grape, yeast, funk, oak. Slick body, jammy grape, light funk, oak, more acidic than Casey version, enjoted this.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Dec 2020 at 00:03