Ventus
Mystic Brewery in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.05
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bkbergen (9279) ticked Ventus (2019) from Mystic Brewery 6 years ago
Ferris (26026) reviewed Ventus (2016) from Mystic Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Sharp funk and cheese. Clear gold with a small white head. Sour and sharp funk. Too weird and cheesy.
mcberko (47797) reviewed Ventus (2016) from Mystic Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3
375mL bottle, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of wild yeast upfront, with some barnyard funk, and a little citrus. Flavour is infected, with lots of phenols, perfume, and wild yeast. Lots of phenols -- nasty burnt rubber dominating. Horrendous.
superspak (10160) reviewed Ventus (2016) from Mystic Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
375 ml bottle into tulip glass, 2016 vintage. Pours lightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a small dense of white head with poor retention, that reduces to nothing pretty quickly. No glass lacing, some clinging bubbles and streaming carbonation. Aromas of big tart/sour lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, mango, melon, guava, berries, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with lighter notes of oaken vanilla, peppercorn, leathery/musty funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tart/sour lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, mango, melon, guava, berries, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with lighter notes of oaken vanilla, peppercorn, leather/musty funk, white wine vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness. Light-moderate lactic tart/sourness, wine tang, and light Brett/oak tannin spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/sour lemon, lime, orange, grapefruit, peach, pear, apricot, pineapple, mango, melon, guava, berries, red/green apple, white grape/wine, oak, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light pepper/leather/funk/vinegar, and yeast/oak earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/tart/sourness and oak/wine tang balance; with no puckering flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering tart/sourness and oak/wine tang after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/grainy, and fairly acidic/tangy/tannic mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 6%. Overall this is a fantastic sour/wild ale. All around fantastic complexity, robustness, and balance of fruity/funky/acidic/spicy yeast, oak barrels, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and fairly crisp/refreshing to drink with the modestly acidic/tangy/tannic/drying finish; not overly lactic. Amazingly well rounded Brett/Bacteria complexity; with great oak presence, and pale/wheat malts against acidity. Mild residual sweetness with lingering crisp acidic dryness. A highly enjoyable offering, and spot on style example as expected of the brewery. Aged wonderfully.
iphonephan (11573) reviewed Ventus (2016) from Mystic Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
From a 35 cl bottle. Pours a hazy gold with a scant head. Aroma of white grapes. Flavors are only moderately sour with a bit of fruity sweetness. Very nice, approachable sour.
mcm1 (3836) ticked Ventus (2016) from Mystic Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle CBC 4-23-18
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed Ventus (2016) from Mystic Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9
375mL bottle drunk 8/16/17.
No head, clear brass.
Acetic lovliness is "sticky", rich, tart, yet not overbearing and obviously well-lagered. Immediate parallels lambic or even a Flemish sour and probably somewhere in between both, yet never pouring on the acid or big oak notes as so many American versions do. Soft funk with cherry pie-like Brett, mild suggestions of citrus (lime, orange peel) and rich honey permeating on to the finish. Elegant and aromatic, rich and refined. No alcohol or flaw.
In the mouth it's malty with rich honey-vanilla tones creating a soft, supple texture as tight, moderate carbonation carries the moderate acidity about the palate, finding light lime, oak, cherry pie, horse and rustic hay-like character. Round and vivacious with a sweet/sour juxtaposition that leaves it perfectly balanced. Between Will from Cambridge Brewing and Brian at Mystic, the barrel program over in Chelsea is certainly going VERY well. Always excited to try every one of their true, barreled, sours (as opposed to their more ubiquitous kettle sours which are fine, but nothing out of the ordinary).