Crossover Blendery Barbarian Lands - 2021

Barbarian Lands - 2021

 

Crossover Blendery in Weston, Hertfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular Out of Production
Score
7.25
ABV: 6.0% IBU: - Ticks: 17
Golden ale brewed with 60% malted barley and 40% raw wheat. Spontaneously fermented and aged in neutral french oak barrels for 14 months. The beer was moved onto Timperley Early (not forced) rhubarb from the 2021 harvest. The vegetable was from Styan Family Produce in Worcestershire. It remained on rhubarb for two weeks only to preserve freshness and avoid excessive acidity pick-up. We returned the beer to freshly emptied barrels which contained mount ida (our raspberry beer) for 4 months. Finally we blended with two further base golden ale components before bottling.
 

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7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle pour @ MBCC 2022, Copenhagen. Easy going, slightly fruity with hints of rhubarb, slightly oaky and funky
Tried from Bottle on 15 May 2022 at 14:53

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Sample from the bottle at MBCC2022, Copenhagen. Color is cloudy golden with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Herbs, dryness, floral elements, some sourness....
Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2022 at 10:18

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Unclear golden color with white head. Aroma is peach, citric, mild grassiness, good funk. Taste is white wine, a bit sweetish, but good balance. Oily mouthfeel, low carbonation. Good!
Tried from Bottle on 13 May 2022 at 08:29

7.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
MBCC. Hazy yellow with a tiny white head. Aroma is dry, malty, light fruity, wood and tart. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and moderate acidic finish. 130522
Tried on 13 May 2022 at 08:22

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in Watford - big thanks to Fergus. Pours lightly hazed gold with a creamy, white head. Lightly sweet with subtle acidity, melon, peach, lemon, a little pale wood. Medium bodied with delicate, massaging carbonation. Pretty clean finish, some lemon, melon, light dryness, relaxed funk. Solid overall.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2022 at 13:46

7/10
Tried on 11 Mar 2022 at 13:41

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle shared at the watford tasting 11/03/2022. From crossover online. A mostly clear golden orange coloured pour with a fine white head. Aroma is big grape must, waxy, lacto, brett, airy funk mint, leafy veg. Flavour is composed of dry earthy grains, flint, vinous musty funk, mellow rhubarb, grass, minty, leafy veg. Super dry finish. Palate is uber dry, prickly carbonation, chalky, airy. Horsey funk, squeeze of lemon.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Mar 2022 at 13:38