Side Project Brewing Merci (Blend #05)

Merci (Blend #05)

 

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

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Series Out of Production
Score
7.52
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 4
Merci was blended for our friend Paul Hayden at The Wine and Cheese Place in St. Louis. We would like to say “Merci” for all his support of Side Project Brewing by releasing Blend #5, a blend of our Fuzzy Base, a Missouri Brettanomyces Blonde, and a puncheon of Oude Fermier.

For this 5th blend, we focused on more "youth" to incorporate a softer, milder palate which will lead to better life and length in the bottle. We want this beer to express Side Project and our blending characteristics for years to come as you enjoy it now or later.
 

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7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cloudy. The aroma has a nice bit of brett, good stone fruit, it has medium acidity, lighter than this brewery's norm. Decent juiciness, again peach accents. Good balance. Off-dry wood note in the finish.

Tried on 23 Oct 2025 at 01:31


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7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

750ml (thx, Brent L.!) @ SF shared with Phill and Josh.
Aroma: wild, funky, Brett, oak, some acidity.
Taste: along the same, nice funk and fruity character.
Overall: good one and less acidic than I expected. Maybe mellowed over time?

Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2025 at 01:31


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Flaska från Side Project, blend 5. Klar ljusguldig med vit krona. Frisk, med riktigt pigg syra, massor av citrusskal/vita, grapebeska, pissoartablett, vita druvor, en gnutta citronmaräng, aprikoskärnor, vita persikor. Friska, klara smaker och syra med snygg avvägd beska till. Mycket gott.

Tried on 06 Feb 2022 at 20:48


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle. Pours orange gold with small frothy white head that lasts. The aroma is strong oak, straw, funk, citrus. Medium body, funky, apple skin, oak, light tartness, dry finish, enjoyed this.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Jan 2022 at 04:56