Wild Ambition Brewing A Suggestion of Dark Places

A Suggestion of Dark Places

 

Wild Ambition Brewing in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular
Score
7.24
ABV: 5.8% IBU: - Ticks: 3
Barrel-aged merlot sour. This bottle-conditioned beer was fermented with a full mixed culture on hundreds of pounds of pre-fermentation local merlot pomace from Arrowleaf Vineyards before maturing in an oak puncheon that previously held red wine (editor's note: pinot noir) for approximately one year before bottling.
 

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

inky purple color. Slightly tart, big merlot, oak and funky nose. Big wine character, tons of oak. Not overly complex but big and fun.

Tried on 10 Oct 2023 at 13:26


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

500mL bottle, pours black (or a very dark brown with an amber tinge) with a very small tan head. Nose is very vinous, with loads of wood, red wine barrels, grape must, and a little wild yeast. Flavour is tart, woody and vinous, with lots of woody oak and red wine barrels upfront, replace with tons of tannins. The backside is very tart, with lots of musty tart grape skins and gentle wild yeast presence. Definitely a very heavily vinous beer. Lots of layers than breathe as you nurse this thing. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Mar 2021 at 03:11


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Rich purple colour, no head. Very vinous aroma. On the palate, vinous for sure, all those red wine notes, dark fruits, but also brett, wood, the malt sweetness is different from wine, and everything really comes together. I like this - a true beer/wine hybrid, unique and tasty.

Tried on 13 Dec 2020 at 04:03