Vinland Four
Mystic Brewery in Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.28
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7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle drunk 5/30/16.
Big white head shows moderate retention atop a minimally hazy, deep hay-golden body.
Heavy lime, guava and pineapple kick things off giving a healthy dose of pretty lively brett. Hay, straw, biscuit and even light acetic notes sit behind it with very light lemon on the finish. No alcohol or flaw.
Very strongly carbonated, but very engaging it is, thus creating a nicely creamy texture with slick, acetic acid-like "sweetness" or "sweet/sourness". Lemon-lime and pineapple are highly enjoyable and there’s a big dose of vanilla-honey from the malt that keeps things soft and balanced. The attenuation seems to have increased based on earlier ratings, which makes sense as usually wild yeasts will keep eating through the sugar. Pretty nice stuff. There’s definitely some strange phenols, as others have alluded to, but I think it comes with the territory of using these types of naturally occurring bread/fruit/grain yeasts. Still miles better than the second and third beer in the series (really don’t think naturally occurring fruit yeasts work well).
Big white head shows moderate retention atop a minimally hazy, deep hay-golden body.
Heavy lime, guava and pineapple kick things off giving a healthy dose of pretty lively brett. Hay, straw, biscuit and even light acetic notes sit behind it with very light lemon on the finish. No alcohol or flaw.
Very strongly carbonated, but very engaging it is, thus creating a nicely creamy texture with slick, acetic acid-like "sweetness" or "sweet/sourness". Lemon-lime and pineapple are highly enjoyable and there’s a big dose of vanilla-honey from the malt that keeps things soft and balanced. The attenuation seems to have increased based on earlier ratings, which makes sense as usually wild yeasts will keep eating through the sugar. Pretty nice stuff. There’s definitely some strange phenols, as others have alluded to, but I think it comes with the territory of using these types of naturally occurring bread/fruit/grain yeasts. Still miles better than the second and third beer in the series (really don’t think naturally occurring fruit yeasts work well).
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Jun 2016
at 10:10
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
750 ML bottle at Mystic. Color is bright hazy gold, no head. Aroma is tart lemons, mild gentle yeast, honey grain.
Flavor shows no acidic hints, light oak barrel, delicate flavors. Balance of tart and funk is nice. Mellow sourness with tons of sweet grains. The balance of sour and sweet is wonderful. Exceptional balance. I really enjoyed it which for me; is rare in the style.
Flavor shows no acidic hints, light oak barrel, delicate flavors. Balance of tart and funk is nice. Mellow sourness with tons of sweet grains. The balance of sour and sweet is wonderful. Exceptional balance. I really enjoyed it which for me; is rare in the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jan 2016
at 14:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Taster at the source poured from 750ml hazy lemon pour nice white lacing. Aromas of sour funk lemon and a hint of grain. Taste is tart crisp funky and is well balanced. Excellent brew.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2016
at 18:19