Carmine
Varvar Brew in Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine 🇺🇦
Sour / Wild Beer Special|
Score
7.02
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This is Carmine. Our first full-fledged blend: partly barrel aged (in one of our first barreled in 2017), partly aged in steel, partly young beer. We've been inspired by classic Flemish ales, but we don't try to call it so. We just attempted to come as close to those as possible. It's the least tart our BA release, fruity, softly oaken and with hint of funk.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
16/7/2021. Bottle sample courtesy of the Danish boys. Pours hazy amber bronze with a small bubbly white head. Aroma of toffee, citrus, malt, red grape, sour berries, dried fruits. Moderate sweetness and sour. Medium body, low carbonation. Liked this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jul 2021
at 13:34
8/10
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2021
at 19:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Home. Pours hazy brown with an offwhite head. Aroma of malt, sourness, caramel, wet wood, vinegar, balsamico, Flavor is malt, light sweet, light sour, little caramel, wood, vinegar, balsamico. Medium body, average carbonation, dry acidic finish. 080621
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2021
at 15:32
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle 375ml. @ [ Last Højbjerg Tasting in Højbjerg 🇩🇰 ] - Saxo House - Højbjerg.
[ As Varvar Carmine ].
ABV: 8.0%. Cloudy medium amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, vinours, caramel, wood, berries - cherries - grapes. Flavor is moderate sweet with a long duration, wood, tart, vinours, caramel, sweet malt, funky. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20210605]
7-3-7-3-15
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2021
at 22:25
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are lactose acid, sugar, caramel, malt and hops. Nice sour finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2021
at 13:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle @Last Højbjerg Tasting in Højbjerg. Clear amber, light beige head. Sour aroma, some vinous notes, some solvent and some disturbing cheasy notes. Sourish flavour, fruity with a good deal of solvent. No more chease or feet. Finishes with some woody notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2021
at 13:29
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Light malty and hoppy nice acetic aroma. Light bitter flavor. Average light bitter week acetic flavor. Averasge finish.
Tried
on 05 Jun 2021
at 13:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Saxo tasting. Light hazy brown with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and light acetone. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 050621
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jun 2021
at 13:29
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Color: Hazy brownish red, large beige head. Aroma: Tart, red and dark fruit, dark cherry, some wild yeast funk. Taste: Moderate to over moderate tart, sour and also bit sweetish dark and red fruit, dark cherries, some Balsamico vinegar. Light to moderate sweetness. Hints of caramel and light hints of vanilla. Very light metallic hints. Quite smooth and well balanced. Not that sour. Not that complex, but overall pretty nice. Unfortunately the flavours are fading out pretty quick after opening the bottle, resulting in a bit flatter taste already in about a quarter of an hour after opening. Nice to taste a Sour Flemish Red from Ukraine.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2021
at 20:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Hazy red, beige head. Sweet red malts and vinegar - sharp yet malty. Similar taste, malty acid and acetic - in a good beautiful way. Intense sharp, yet beautiful.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Dec 2019
at 07:55