Otterbank Brewing & Blending Time Will Tell

Time Will Tell

 

Otterbank Brewing & Blending in Muff, Donegal, Ireland 🇮🇪

Collab with: Third Barrel Brewing
  Amber / Red Ale - Imperial Series
Score
7.11
ABV: 9.1% IBU: - Ticks: 9
We had our good friends from Third Barrel up to brew in Donegal in between lock downs in 2020. A strong, dark & sour ale was hopped in the kettle with Mosaic. We fermented with our house mixed culture of ale yeast & multiple Brettanomyces strains before ageing in Médoc Bordeaux Red Wine Barrels for 18 months. The resulting beer is a bright rust red in colour, full of oak & fruity red wine on the nose, with more oak & a touch of blackberry on tasting and a dry funky finish.
 

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8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

--Sample, thanks fonefan! -- Clear mahogany colour, small head.Vinous tart nose with oaky dark berries. Mid sweet with medium to full body and rounded mouthfeel. Tart oaky red wine on dark bread. Peppery mid bitter finish. Intense and woody.

Tried on 29 Jul 2023 at 21:12


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Sample (thanks fonefan!). Amber colour, small off-white head. Aroma is floral, fruity, nutty, some dried fruity tones. Flavour is fruity, dried fruits, plum and some nutty tones with earth to it.

Tried on 24 May 2023 at 19:29



7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

14/1/2023. Bottle at the Haderslebener tasting. Pours hazy pale amber brown with a small frothy off-white head. Aroma is woody, fruity, earthy, red wine, hint of rhubarb. Moderate sweetness, medium sourness. Medium body, average carbonation. Enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2023 at 23:19


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5


Bottle 330ml. @ [ Haderslebener Beer Tasting 🇩🇰 ] - martin00sr House - Haderslev.

[ As Otterbank / Third Barrel Time Will Tell ].
ABV: 9.1%. Cloudy - hazy medium to red amber colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, berries, barrel, sour - tart berries - vinous. Flavor is moderate sweet and light acidic with a average duration, barrel, caramel, sour - tart berries - vinous. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20230114]
7-3-7-4-15

Tried from Bottle on 15 Jan 2023 at 14:00


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Cream whie good mostly lasting head. Amber colour. Moderate acetic flavor. Moderae bier aceic flavor. Long moderae bier finish. Cream palae.

Tried on 14 Jan 2023 at 22:38


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle @Haderslebener Tasting. Clear dark red amber, offwhite head. Sourish, vinous aroma. Sour flavour, some acetic and vinous notes, fruity, malty sweetness.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2023 at 22:37


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle @ Martin00sr tasting. Hazy red brown with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel, light bretty and wood. Flavor is quite sweet and moderate acidic. Dry and light acidic finish. 140123

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2023 at 22:36


7.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle @ Haderslebener beer tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is brown. Aroma and taste are caramel, lactose acid, citrus, wood, red wine, malt and hops. Nice sour finish.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jan 2023 at 22:36