Vines Riesling (2021)
(Batch of Vines Riesling)
Bellwoods Brewery in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Sour / Wild Beer - Flavoured Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.36
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Vines is a series of oak aged wild ales that celebrates wine grapes in all manifestations.
Each batch is blended based on the grape varietal at hand, and fermented based on the state those grapes are in (whole cluster, de-stemmed, lightly pressed skins, etc.). The result is a unique collection of beers that incorporate wine grapes in all forms, and showcase process as much as ingredients.
Each batch is blended based on the grape varietal at hand, and fermented based on the state those grapes are in (whole cluster, de-stemmed, lightly pressed skins, etc.). The result is a unique collection of beers that incorporate wine grapes in all forms, and showcase process as much as ingredients.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from the brewery. Slightly cloudy yellow pour with a large white head. Aroma is sweet, and vinous, nice reisling notes, funky, pear, and apple skins. Bright mouth feel, lively carb. Funky, tart finish. Very acidic and vinous, lots of riesling notes with sharp citrus zest.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Feb 2025
at 06:50
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pale and cloudy. Medium head. Tart, with a great vinous character. Balanced sugars, this is very good.
Tried
on 04 Sep 2024
at 03:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024. Pours cloudy yellow. Smells like gasoline. Flavour is better, vinous white wine, nice balance of fruity and tart. [The beer was rather warm by the time I tasted, which I suspect caused the off aroma.]
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2024
at 23:40
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a golden color ale with a large white foamy head with limited retention and some light lacing. Aroma of funky ester with some vinous notes as well as tart notes. Taste is a nice mix of vinous notes with some tartness and light grape flavors with some funky finish. Body is about average with good carbonation. Nice complex wild ale with good drinkability though quite strong on the funky side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Jan 2023
at 02:11
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
500ml (thx, Peter K.!) @ Andrey's. Appearance: clear blonde with almost no head. Aroma: funk, barrel, nice fruity notes. Taste: along the same lines, highly carbonated, low to moderate acidic. Overall: good one.
Tried
on 27 Dec 2021
at 06:12
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
500mL bottle, pours a clear dull blonde with a small white head. Aroma is wonderfully effervescent, with lots of vinous notes, musty white wine grape skins, and moderate barnyard funk. Flavour is very vinous, with lots of white wine grape skins, champagne-like effervescence, some wild bugginess, and rustic saison yeast. Rustic, vinous, and vibrant, with aggressive carbonation that's totally fitting. Really nice stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Oct 2021
at 07:37
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle) hazy, bright yellow colour with a medium tall white head; aroma of barnyard, ink; balanced flavour with a long, light tart and bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2021
at 22:33