Velvet Thunder
Steel & Oak Brewing in New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Sour / Wild Beer Regular|
Score
6.74
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A dark English-style wild ale. Aged in Chardonnay barrels for over a year with brettanomyces to give it a fruity, funky hit. After another year of bottle conditioning, Velvet Thunder demonstrates notes of sherry, cherry and vanilla with a slight tartness to round it out. Complex but approachable.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Murky dark brown body and good foam on top. Kind of a musty light malt aroma, brightens into a mellow grape funk that works well if a little soft. Taste is malt and musty grape, slight wood funk, ending with okay grape tartness that teases out a little too much like steel wool. Enjoyable, just a few tweaks would make it great.
Tried
on 19 Feb 2022
at 02:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at Weathered 2022, pours a deep dark reddish brown with a small white head. Aroma is subtle, with gentle wild yeast and a touch of oak. Flavour is tart and buggy, with sour fruits, oak, and buggy. Tart and buggy, but not particularly complex.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jan 2022
at 08:01