Enigma (2006)
(Batch of Enigma)
New Glarus Brewing Company in New Glarus, Wisconsin, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Rotating Out of Production|
Score
7.73
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A few times a year we cut Dan loose to brew whatever he chooses. Always handcrafted, the bottle you hold is brewed for the adventurous soul. This is a very limited edition and we make no promises to ever brew this style again.
A complex and intriguing original. The mystery began with wild yeast spontaneously fermenting a rich treasure of malted barley and cherries. Unlined Oak casks breathe deep vanilla hues and chords of smoke into this sour brown ale. Our Master Brewer has forged a smooth garnet tapestry that defies description. Wander off the beaten path.
A complex and intriguing original. The mystery began with wild yeast spontaneously fermenting a rich treasure of malted barley and cherries. Unlined Oak casks breathe deep vanilla hues and chords of smoke into this sour brown ale. Our Master Brewer has forged a smooth garnet tapestry that defies description. Wander off the beaten path.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
sample from bottle at the Hampton tasting - This reddish-brown brew has an excellent aroma of oak, malt, fruit, and cherry. All of these elements come through well in the flavor, which is both sweet and tart. Medium bodied and mildly dry in the finish, this is really good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 May 2007
at 18:57
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
A big thanks to footbalm for sending two bottles of this one. I don’t know how well this fits the profile that a Flemish Sour should have, but I am really getting to like this style of beer and so far this has been my favorite of all of them. Small head over a muddy, orange- tinted brown body. Complex aroma of spoiling apples, the aroma of an orchard after a rain in the fall. Nutmeg spice? Tartness. Lightly tart flavor with smooth sweetness. Very very tasty.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 May 2007
at 06:10
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
This is very good. I thought I tasted cherry and here I read it is part of the description. Interesting thy brewed this and the cherry stout at the same time; maybe they got a deal from their cherry supplier. Aroma is quite sour, with light yeast, just a hint of barnyard and some balsamic vinegar. Flavor is sour cherry and a hint of more vinegar. A little sugar. This beer is best when slightly chilled. The flavors and aromas are less vibrant when at room temperature.
Tried
on 07 Apr 2007
at 15:20
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 10
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
Bottled. Hazy amber colour, not much head. Aroma is coconuts, cookies, alcohol, grapes and some slight touch of caramel. Flavour is sweet fruits, malts, caramel, alcohol and some plum. Though the sweet fruits, the overall is quite sour. Wellbalanced, and quite easy-to-drink. Very pleasant thing! WOW!
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2007
at 11:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle from CaptainCougar. Murky orange-brown body, thin off-white/buff head. Peculiar aroma of gym socks worn several times without a wash. Pepper, leather, and tart bile. Not offensive, but not immediately appetizing, either. The body lacks bite, instead displaying sugars and turned fruits, with a light touch of balsamic vinegar. I didn’t really pick up the cherries; the fermented fruits reminded me of peach, but part of that may be due to the buttery characteristics imparted by the oak. Interesting but not exactly appealing, Enigma lacks the sharp, puckering acidity that I crave.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2007
at 19:31
4.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
(Bottle, thanks to Marsiblursi) Sampled at a tasting night at Marsiblursi’s place. I’m sorry, I just don’t like these types of beer... Anyway. Shady red and brown color, tan head. Scent is massive oak and vanilla, also vinous. Sour lactic taste, feels infected. All over just too sour! Lemon bite mouthfeel, low bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Feb 2007
at 14:10
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of Monger: Poured a dirty brown/reddish color ale with a medium light foamy head with average retention and good lacing. Aroma consists of oak with some tart notes and some red wine characteristics. Taste is a very well balance mix of oak with some tartness and some acidic notes well balance by light cherries and some dry red wine. Body is above average with some low filtration and medium carbonation. Very well done and definitely something that I would like to try again. Re-rate (2008): A lot more sweetness then first rating with some disctintive smoke and less vinous and red wine notes then previously. Extremely complex but I still think that I prefer the non-aged version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jan 2007
at 10:47
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a hazy, reddish amber with an off-white head. Sourish aroma with some bourbon. Medium body with sweet’n’sour notes of bourbon and vanilla. Sourish finish. Quite intriguing. Courtesy of JCapriotti - thank you Jason. 291206
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jan 2007
at 09:58
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottled. A hazy amber beer with a lazing light orange head. The aroma is sweet and acidic with light notes of wood and grapefruit. The flavor is very powerful with both sweet and acidic notes, as well as berries, wood, vanilla, and grapefruit, leading to a dry bitter end. The alcohol burns slightly on the tongue. The grapefruit note makes me think it is a new style: Imperial Flemish Sour - a flemish sour beefed up with American hops and stronger in alchol.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jan 2007
at 11:44
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle from iowaherkeye, Thanks Joey! Nose of cherries, funk, chocolate, but no hops! Hazy cherry brown with a good beige head. tart cherries lead off the flavor into chocolate, caramel, oak, and funk.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2006
at 21:50