El Cuatro
The Ale Apothecary in Bend, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Flemish Red / Bruin Regular|
Score
7.50
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An American Oud Bruin, open-fermented and barrel-aged in fresh pinot noir barrels, then finished in brandy barrels and naturally carbonated with wildflower honey.
EL CUATRO is made of barley and caramel malts co-mingling with lactobacillus and brettanomyces. After brewing and conditioning, the beer is transferred into brandy & whiskey barrels to age for over a year during an extended Brettanomyces Lambicus fermentation. Prior to bottling, the beer is blended with a small portion of year-old SAHALIE. The only hops added to this beer arrive from the aged SAHALIE. The brandy barrels and wild yeast fermentation give EL CUATRO a plum & cherry fruitiness balanced by the slight toast of the malt body.
EL CUATRO is made of barley and caramel malts co-mingling with lactobacillus and brettanomyces. After brewing and conditioning, the beer is transferred into brandy & whiskey barrels to age for over a year during an extended Brettanomyces Lambicus fermentation. Prior to bottling, the beer is blended with a small portion of year-old SAHALIE. The only hops added to this beer arrive from the aged SAHALIE. The brandy barrels and wild yeast fermentation give EL CUATRO a plum & cherry fruitiness balanced by the slight toast of the malt body.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours clear amber orange, small off white head, some lacing. Aroma is tannic, brett, lemon, oak, vinous. Flavor is light tart, medium funk. Medium body, litw carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Dec 2019
at 00:03
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Flight @ Ale Apothecary taphouse. Pours hazy dark orange with a small offwhite head. Aromas of brett, malt, vinegar, cherries, apples, sweet brandy. Taste is full of brandy, apples, lactic acidity, light malty finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
8/10
Dec132017, Brandy and wine tannic all over, tons of oaky booze, tart finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2019
at 18:28
July 2018. Super funky, nicely acidic with a honey flavor
Tried
from Bottle
at
Other Half Brewing Company
on 13 Jul 2019
at 07:51
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle@Lennart's Summer Tasting, Malmö (30/06/2018) - hazy orange coloured pour with a white head. Tart sour fruity with some brandy infused wooden accents, light funk and bretty notes, medium body and acidity, tart fruity finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2018
at 14:56
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle pour at Arrogant Sour Festival, Reggio Emilia. Hazy orange with off-white head. Fruity, wood, dark fruit, some brandy, caramel, vinegar. Medium+ acidity. Soft carbonation. Medium bodied.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Aug 2018
at 05:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity sour tart acidic woody aroma. Fruity sour tart woody acidic brandy and wine flavor. Has a fruity sour tart woody acidic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2018
at 16:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle 750ml. corked. [ As The Ale Apothecary El Cuatro ].Clear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt - sweet malt, caramel, aceton, berries, paint cleaner, wood, lacto. Flavor is moderate to light light heavy sweet and light acidic with a long duration, vinegar, berries, paint cleaner, tart, wood, acetone, dry. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft, finish feel is light alcoholic - acetone. 4me 2 much aceton - paint cleaner - vinegar ! [20180414] 7-3-7-3-14
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jul 2018
at 11:42
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle pour enjoyed at Ale Apothecary. First visit! Listed at 10.11%. I have notes on this beer from when Eugene opened this bottle a long time ago, but apparently I never uploaded it. Insanely tart presence. Golden orange pour. Plum, apple, and grape like flavors, and paired with a nice funk. A slight oak finish, paired with a dark fruit finish. Will add my notes from the first taste when I get the chance. An excellent, truly unique brew here.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Jun 2018
at 23:03
7/10
Tried
on 14 Apr 2018
at 17:32