Cletus
Oxbow Brewing Company in Newcastle, Maine, United States 🇺🇸
Sour / Wild Beer Rotating Out of Production|
Score
6.82
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Cletus is a mixed-fermentation dark farmhouse ale aged in bourbon barrels.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL batch 2 bottled June 2017, drunk 9/15/18.
Dark chestnut with an off-white head that fades slowly to cover. Good clarity.
Bourbon is notable, but not overdone while typical Oxbow acid profiles reveal light acetic acid and moderate lactic, moderate Brett. Malts add an interesting caramel-raisin-toffee character which works well with the lightly spicy bourbon. Cherry and raisin continue to linger with a surprisingly low amount of alcohol coming through. Malts add light honey with warming and cherry-like acetic acid continues to build.
In the mouth it's soft, malty, well-attenuated with tight carbonation. Cherry, bourbon, vanilla and honey all provide comfort and rich complexity with spicy bourbon being well-done and showing light tannin-like textures, as well. Great richness through the middle, drying out nicely on the end with lingering acidity that is also had time to mellow.
Dark chestnut with an off-white head that fades slowly to cover. Good clarity.
Bourbon is notable, but not overdone while typical Oxbow acid profiles reveal light acetic acid and moderate lactic, moderate Brett. Malts add an interesting caramel-raisin-toffee character which works well with the lightly spicy bourbon. Cherry and raisin continue to linger with a surprisingly low amount of alcohol coming through. Malts add light honey with warming and cherry-like acetic acid continues to build.
In the mouth it's soft, malty, well-attenuated with tight carbonation. Cherry, bourbon, vanilla and honey all provide comfort and rich complexity with spicy bourbon being well-done and showing light tannin-like textures, as well. Great richness through the middle, drying out nicely on the end with lingering acidity that is also had time to mellow.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2018
at 22:19
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared by Mike. Thanks dude. As usual, I liked this more than Andrew and Mike did. Still a pretty meh beer though. It pours brown with a khaki head. The aroma smells of oxidation and raisins. A little toast, sour plums and dates. Medium sour with more sherry-like oxidative notes. Maybe a bad bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Aug 2016
at 19:12
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle. Pours clear chestnut, small beige head, some lacing. Aroma is apples, bourbon, hints of varnish, toffee. Flavor is light plus tart, light Brett, some residual sweetness, acetone. Light plus body.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2016
at 21:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at Goods from the Woods 2014 with Festero. Sweet maltiness with big bourbon went down smooth on a beautiful day.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Nov 2014
at 16:56