De Varenne
Mystic Brewery in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.85
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wombat23 (6046) reviewed De Varenne from Mystic Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
12.7 oz. bottle. Pours clear gold with a small white head. Aroma of white wine; funky and sour. Taste follows nose with some spiciness. Low carbonation. Good.
CLW (17000) reviewed De Varenne from Mystic Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
6 oz sample at the source. Crystal clear gold color, no head. Aroma is off the chain. Apple skins, mild funky yeast, pale rustic grain. The flavor is almost like a flat cider with a mild Funk note in the finish. Mouthfeel has a texture that turns dry. Very different.
Chalumeaux (5240) reviewed De Varenne from Mystic Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Taster at source poured from 375 ml apple juice color with no visible head. Aromas of lemon stone fruit apple and rustic funk. Taste is smooth and taste follows aroma no bitterness or tartness. Decent.
johnnnniee (7516) reviewed De Varenne from Mystic Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Colonial Spirits Slightly hazy light golden with a smattering of bubbles that dissipate almost immediately. Lemony tartness with a good deal of stone fruit and just a touch of earthy rustic funkiness. Pretty good beer, finishes a little dry but could really use some carbonation!!!
Clarkvv (16760) reviewed De Varenne from Mystic Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
6 oz sample from a 375mL bottle at Mystic, 11/21/15.
Very hazy, deep bronze-golden liquid shows a small, quickly diminishing white head.
Fresh, toasted oak is immediately apparent in the nose, combining with a melange of bacteria and yeast funk. More in the vein of a lambic nose than your typical American sour, though not nearly the depth or intensity, not that that’s necessarily a bad thing. Vanilla, stonefruits, baked bread, hay and lots of funk; it reminds me a lot of the oaked sours Allagash often puts out. No alcohol nor flaw to the nose.
Low carbonation, but fairly tight, translate to a slick, watery, not quite creamy texture. Some definite sharpness from the bacteria-derived acids, with a strong sourness, light wood accents contributing additional dryness, and a toasted oak flavor that is easy to pick up upon but isnt overdone. Some fruitiness emerges with warming ad there’s some more lighthearted brett character, as well. Good stuff. They were only pouring 6 ounces max, so I’d like to get another sample to shore up my review, but as it stands, seems a bit rough around the edges, with some slight texture/carbonation problems and maybe just a bit too much wood and oak notes.