Winter Rye
Hermit Thrush Brewery in Brattleboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.05
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8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at the brewery, 3/18/16.
Very large, dark beige head tops a minimally hazy dark mahogany-to-ebony body. Retention is moderate to moderately-strong.
More bacterial influences in this guy than some of the other stuff they had, but still a strong fruitiness (probably from the rye, yeast and bacteria) and ample light caramel character to balance. Dark fruits, spiciness, dry chocolate and moderate funk. Quite nice with none of the alcohol showing through.
Malty up front, with dark fruits and a lightly spicy rye character emerging as well as raisins and figs. Sour cherry, bitter chocolate and soft caramel all play nicely, with little/no aggressiveness. Not heavily toasty, or at least it doesn’t seem that way. Very nice texture, with engaging carbonation and no alcohol or flaws noted.
Very large, dark beige head tops a minimally hazy dark mahogany-to-ebony body. Retention is moderate to moderately-strong.
More bacterial influences in this guy than some of the other stuff they had, but still a strong fruitiness (probably from the rye, yeast and bacteria) and ample light caramel character to balance. Dark fruits, spiciness, dry chocolate and moderate funk. Quite nice with none of the alcohol showing through.
Malty up front, with dark fruits and a lightly spicy rye character emerging as well as raisins and figs. Sour cherry, bitter chocolate and soft caramel all play nicely, with little/no aggressiveness. Not heavily toasty, or at least it doesn’t seem that way. Very nice texture, with engaging carbonation and no alcohol or flaws noted.
Tried
on 24 Mar 2016
at 16:53
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Keg at the brewery taproom. Pours deep amber with a foamy, light tan head. A very nice beer, with pleasant grainy malt character, light tangy fruits, berries. Medium sweetness, light Belgian yeast. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming to finish with further yeast expression, some bready malts. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Dec 2014
at 00:06