The Establishment Brewing Company Amethyst Realm

Amethyst Realm

 

The Establishment Brewing Company in Calgary, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦

  Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular
Score
7.26
ABV: 6.4% IBU: - Ticks: 6
"Announcing the amethyst, the legend, and our latest barrel-aged mixed culture beer! Purple and precious, this brew smells of blueberry syrup poured over piping hot pancakes finished with lemon zest. We took inspiration from its ingredients and our love of blueberry lemon tarts, so if you’re looking to satisfy your craving for baked goods with a brewed great, look no further.

To make its base we blended three barrels of mixed culture Saisons and one Lambic-inspired brew before fruiting the lot. We were really looking to achieve a delicate malt to hop flavour ratio so that our whole, juicy blueberries could shine like the stars they are. It might sound like a dangerous game, but we all came out winners.

It’s low in acidity and high in funk, visual appeal, and probability of becoming your next favourite. It’s a feast for the eyes and guaranteed to get the taste buds a tingling. How could you not fall under its spell? Venture into Amethyst Realm at your earliest convenience."
 

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

Poured from 750mL bottle (Release 034; Bottled January 2023; 6.4% abv). Clear dark ruby red with small white head. Further pours were murky .Light blueberry and thyme with very feint wild yeast tartness, clean and simple, not especially interesting, but okay sipper.

Tried from Bottle on 31 Dec 2025 at 02:10


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

Purplish and hazy. No head. Gin barrel coming through - big, fruity, vinous. Well-balanced beer with grape, gin, and solid base.

Tried on 04 Sep 2024 at 04:34


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

Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024. Pours cloudy deep red. Aroma has a bit of barnyard moldiness. Flavour has slightly moldy cherries. Pretty solid.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2024 at 19:12


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle pour at FHF 2024, pours a cloudy dark red with a small white head. Aroma is quite dry, with dry blueberries, earthiness, and a touch of wild yeast. Flavour almost reminds me of a sahti, with soil-like funk, some juniper, and earthy funk. There's gentle jammy blueberries on the finish. Very nice — unique.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Aug 2024 at 04:55


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

FHF 2024. Appearance: almost clear purple with a rose head. Aroma: berries, a bit of soapy notes, dry. Taste: along the same lines, quite acidic, woody. Overall: meh.

Tried on 10 Aug 2024 at 22:11


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8

inky purple color. Inky purple color. Smells like black tea, raspberry, blackberry, mildly tart a touch of oak. Amazing depth. Soooo good.

Tried on 10 Oct 2023 at 14:58