Peterson Amber
Hermit Thrush Brewery in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.93
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a dark red color with a quickly dissipating white foamy head. No lacing.
The smell takes on tart granny Smith apples riding into a sour sticky caramel malt. Light dry nutty and grassiness comes together.
The flavor brings in the sour with the malt. So there’s a nice blend between the sour and the sweet. Light tartness. Semi-sweet to sour apple aftertaste leading into the finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a light to medium on the body with a nice sipping to sessionable feel to it. Sly carbonation. Slick saltiness making a good effort to stick to my tongue.
Overall, it’s one of those balanced maltier sour/wild ales. I don’t mind it. But yeah, hmm....maybe again.
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Peterson Amber from Hermit Thrush Brewery 9 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 3/18/16.
An amber body with an off-white head that shows moderate to low retention. Light haziness.
I liked the aroma on the gold more than this one, at least initially, finding a bit more toasted/sourdough character from the malt than I’d prefer (in general but especially in a sour). Melanoidin-like fruitiness, as well as buttercream, vanilla and light caramel suggestions with plentiful tartness. No alcohol or flaws.
In the mouth it’s quite less bready/toasty than in the aroma, which isn’t usually the case. The base malt seems to cover it up much better here and you’re left with a honey-toffee-like character that allows for a good deal of red fruits and a tart, lightly sour finish full of light acetic and lactic acids. Ample, engaging carbonation and no alcohol or flaws.