Dogpatch Sour
(has 4 batches)
Almanac Beer Company in Alameda, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Hermitage Brewing CompanyFlemish Red / Bruin Regular Out of Production
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Score
7.55
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Ale brewed with cherries and aged in wine barrels
This barrel-aged wild ale is named for our San Francisco neighborhood and pays tribute to the Flanders Red style of beer. Aged in wine barrels, this lightly tart ale is brewed with California Rainier cherries using a house blend of wild yeasts, bacteria and SF sourdough yeast. Pair this complex ale with ripe figs & blue cheese or seafood bouillabaisse.
This barrel-aged wild ale is named for our San Francisco neighborhood and pays tribute to the Flanders Red style of beer. Aged in wine barrels, this lightly tart ale is brewed with California Rainier cherries using a house blend of wild yeasts, bacteria and SF sourdough yeast. Pair this complex ale with ripe figs & blue cheese or seafood bouillabaisse.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
From a bottle shared at the DC Epic Sour Beer Tasting. Thanks Shaftie! Pours a cloudy gold with a thin off white head. Tart apple flavors. Very sour finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2014
at 07:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Poured a light hazy ruby color with a off-white head. Aroma is notes of light sour fruits. Flavor is light fruit, plenty of sour notes. Pretty tasty. Nice and funky. Liked it.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 May 2014
at 15:38
9.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
375 mL bottle poured. Pours a cloudy orange color with a big sour grape and cherry aroma. Huge sour flavor. Has to be one of the most sour beers out there, which is probably why I love it so much. Sour cherry is there, but there is many different sour fruit going on here. This is exactly what I look for in a sour beer. One of my favorites. Love this beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2014
at 19:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle split at Scopey’s 5K Extravaganza of Oompah Band meets doorbell music, big thanks to the King of Old Street - 15/02/14. Hazed orange amber with moderate off white spotting/edgework. Nose is tarte citric fruit, bitter orange, tarte apricot, dank tones, straw. Taste comprises pithy orange, dank tones, tarte berry fruits, woody booze notes, lemon rind. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close. Solid sour brown.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Feb 2014
at 14:23
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, thanks to Bruce. It pours hazy amber with a small tan head. The nose is tangy, vinous notes, earth, red grape skin, prune, wood and vanilla in the background. The taste is crisp, tart, acidic, wood, cherry, raspberry, berry yoghurt, tangy fruits and sherbet with a dry finish. Medium body and fine carbonation. Well rounded and rather drinkable. A nice take on the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Feb 2014
at 09:16
6/10
Tried
on 13 Feb 2014
at 18:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Multiple bottles and on tap. Pours with a hazy golden orange hued body with a scant white head. Aromas are of waxy pedio, deep funk, stewed fruit, cherries. Flavors are sour, somewhat funky, dried fruit, cherries, stewed prunes. Moderate malt. Vinous, medium bodied, lower carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Dec 2013
at 17:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
18th November 2013
Hazy deep amber beer with a tidy peach coloured head. Palate is dry and crisp. Nice sourish twang here. Sourish fizzy cherry sweets. Winey tang - grapey. I assumed this would be a red wine barrel but maybe it’s white wine. LIttle wood. Finishes light and crisp. Very nice.
Hazy deep amber beer with a tidy peach coloured head. Palate is dry and crisp. Nice sourish twang here. Sourish fizzy cherry sweets. Winey tang - grapey. I assumed this would be a red wine barrel but maybe it’s white wine. LIttle wood. Finishes light and crisp. Very nice.
Tried
on 24 Nov 2013
at 05:26
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle. Copper beer with an off-white head. Cherry and light sour aroma. Cherry and light sour flavor with light earthiness. Medium bodied. Cherry and light sourness lingers with light acetic notes, light tartness, and light earth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2013
at 16:02
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sampled at GABF 2013. Pours a hazy gold with some interesting orange head. Nose is sour, vegetal, rhubarb, orange rind. Flavor is malty, herbal, orange pith, rhubarb, some acid. Acetic finish.
Tried
on 21 Oct 2013
at 07:31